| Dear eMatrimony Subscriber,
Hello again! We are so sorry we have been out of touch! It has been a hectic spring (year?!), and we have been struggling to keep up with life and work. It may have been the same for you. We hope and pray that you are well, and that you will find something joyful or inspiring (or at least interesting) in our letter today!
Love, Hilary and Jon Olson
eMatrimony editors
P.S. Just one more thing for those of you who like to plan ahead. The next WWME North American Convention will be held in Atlanitic City, New Jersey, June 25-27, 2010. Reserve those dates! |
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Godfrey and Selina Mwenelupembe send news that WWME is alive and well in Malawi, Central Africa. Below Godfrey and Selina (on left) are honoring Fr. Jos Kuppens on his 39th Anniversary of ordination.
The local WWME group also presented a donation to the Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi during Lenten season. More evidence of the strength of "couple power"!
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10/10 Dialogue
What would be a dream vacation for us this summer? Describe in loving detail. More dialogue questions... |
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Section 6 & 7 Convention at Notre Dame, IN
Sections 6 & 7 will hold their convention July 10-12, 2009. Register online. |
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Online Inviting Video Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, has made a great inviting video for WWME. | |
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Sección 14 Convención de Equipos 2009
 El Sueño Sigue Vivo...
¡Nosotros Podemos Cambiar el Mundo!
Querida comunidad del EMM, queremos compartir el gozo y alegría de la convención de equipos en la Sección XIV, con la asistencia de 305 parejas de equipos del fds, 17 sacerdotes y el Sr. Obispo Flores de Guatemala. Entre los asistentes e invitados de honor, se encontraba nuestro Equipo Eclesial del Secretariado de los Estados Unidos Tony & Cathy Witczak P.Emile Frische, MHM.
Esta alegría y gozo nos lo compartían nuestros coordinadores de la Sección XIV Juan & Irene Pérez P. José Varela.
Section 14 Team Convention 2009
The Dream Continues....
We can change the World!
Dear WWME Community, we would like to share with you the joy and happiness of the team convention in Section 14. Attending were 305 team couples, 17 priests, and Bishop Flores from Guatemala. Other honored attendees were the US Ecclesial Team of Tony and Cathy Witczak and Father Emile Frische, and also our Section 14 Section Leadership Ecclesial Team Juan and Irene Perez and Father Jose Varela.
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Stellar Community in Florida Panhandle
by Jeff and Rachelle Everts and Father Dennis O'Brien
Ecclesial Team - NW Florida and SO Alabama / Section 5
A shining star in the WWME community is the Milton / Pace sharing group community which is located in the NW Florida in Section 5. This community has been together as a sharing group for nearly four years and have never wavered from their deep commitments to each other or to the WWME commitment of daily dialogue and the WWME lifestyle.
Together, the couples of this community have gotten each other through separations, serious illness, child issues, financial issues, and trying times for our area and, yet, have remained a force to be reckoned with for WWME. An example would be when a member had what was expected to be a cancerous lump. The community prayed over her during a circle meeting on Saturday night and she was also anointed by their community priest. When she arrived at her pre-op MRI several days later, the lump had completely disappeared. The power of the community's prayer and the grace of our Lord were amazing in this case.
The Milton / Pace community also showed their deep commitment to area weekends recently by helping with inviting couples to attend during Valentine's weekend. The result was an overflow crowd of 27 couples attending, with many from the community helping as baggage porters on Friday night and coming for the send off on Sunday.
The complete nomination letter is posted on our web site ( English and Spanish). |
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Change in World and US Leadership
Tony and Cathy Witczak and Fr. Emile Frische have been the US Secretariat Team for a little over 2 years. They have been selected to be the new world leaders of WWME, a five year assignment as International Ecclesial Team. The new US Secretariat will be selected in October. Other leadership changes will be the selection of a North American Secretariat in July at a joint meeting between Canadian and US WWME leadership. The new International Ecclesial Team has this message to leadership around the world - "You are the ones changing the world! ... We love you for your faithfulness and dedication, for the joy and passion with which you proclaim the good news, for the growing miracles that you are!"
Fr. Emile, Cathy and Tony (from left).
The outgoing Ecclesial Team, David and Bronny Lea and Fr. John Rate, also wanted to share their appreciation with the couples of WWME. "We want to thank you for the wonderful inspiration you have all been to us throughout the world during our time of leadership. We will always keep deep in our hearts the memories of the different communities we have been blessed to visit, where we experienced a real depth in living our charism of dialogue and relationship 'to renew the Church and change the world', and a real creativity in dealing with the various challenges we have to face in our different parts of the world." Their full letter is posted on our web site ( English and Spanish). |
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Facebook and WWME
Facebook for Local and Global WWME Community Interaction
Facebook (free sign-up here) is an internet tool that communities around the US are using to maintain closer relationships among their members. Some communities have created a local group in Facebook, and there is even a global WWME Group that anyone can join. The global WWME Facebook group currently has more than 600 members from WWME Communities around the world. To join the global WWME Facebook group, click here. For more information on how to set up a local WWME Facebook group to help with your community interactions, please contact Jose and Marilyn Garcia.
Facebook para Interacción de Comunidad de WWME Local y Global
Facebook (libremente registración) está una herramienta de internet que las comunidades alrededor de los EE.UU. están utilizando para mantener relaciones más cercanas entre sus miembros. Algunas comunidades han creado grupos locales, y hay hasta un grupo global a que cualquiera puede pertenecer. El grupo de WWME Facebook global tiene actualmente más de 600 miembros de Comunidades de WWME alrededor del mundo. Para entrar en el grupo de WWME Facebook global, chasque aquí. Para mayor información sobre cómo instalar un grupo de WWME Facebook local para ayudar con sus interacciones de comunidad, por favor contacte a Jose y a Marilyn Garcia.
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| Mission Statement |
| As an online publication of Worldwide Marriage Encounter, eMatrimony serves as a resource to support, encourage and challenge couples, priests and religious to live the values of the WWME experience and grow stronger in their efforts to renew the church and change the world. |
| Contact Information |
For comments related to this newsletter, or if you have something to contribute related to WWME, send e-mail to the editors, Hilary and Jon Olson .
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