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eMatrimony Newsletter
Supporting, Encouraging and Challenging the WWME Community |
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Post Convention News | July 2010 |
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Greetings!
Lots going on in Worldwide Marriage Encounter in our areas, sections, and secretariats! Here's the latest - enjoy!
Love,
Joe & Linda Oppelt
eMatrimony editors |
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 The new WEDS Manual - 90 Days Dialogue Companion is available on ERL
An update to the previous WEDS manual is now posted on ERL and can be linked in your local websites or downloaded and printed for use by your communities. The link is: WEDS Manual
The manual includes 90 days of updated dialogue questions with brief reflections on topics of the weekend and everyday life experiences, and a review of the current Weekend concepts including the Five Tools to Keep Your Relationship a Priority. While the manual is geared to helping couples just finishing a Weekend gain the habit of daily dialogue and consider joining community, it can also be used by other couples that would like to regain their daily dialogue practice or to refresh their Weekend experience.
Happy dialoguing!
Jose & Marilyn Garcia & Fr Mitch Walters
North American Secretariat Ecclesial Team |
Updated WWME Web Site!
The web site for Worldwide Marriage Encounter has been renovated and improved! Go to www.wwme.org and you will see a clean new look. The home page lists upcoming weekends, and has an easy zip code search for weekends as well. Take some time to re-acquaint yourself with this site!
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 Stellar Priest Nomination -
Padre Manuel Rivas
El Padre Manuel Rivas, perteneciente al Area de Georgia, vivió su FDS en Agosto 2008, su FDS Profundo en Dic. 2008 y debutó en Marzo 2009. Recientemente, participó en su 2do. FDS en Mayo 2010.
También en Marzo 2009, cuando fue la selección de nuevos coordinadores en Georgia, no tuvo reparo en aceptar ser equipo eclesial con Luis y Martha Quintana, con quien ha desarrollado una relación muy bonita y de mucha apertura y disponibilidad.
Unos meses después, fue nombrado por el Arzobispo de Atlanta director espiritual del movimiento de Cursillo, y desde entonces no ha parado ni un minuto de colaborar con ellos y con nosotros simultáneamente.
Las principales virtudes que hemos visto en el Padre Manuel son su entrega incondicional y compromiso con las parejas del Encuentro Matrimonial. Asiste con regularidad a las reuniones de Pilares de comunidad, de Equipo, nos ha acompañado a varios enriquecimientos a pesar del poco tiempo de que dispone, pues además de todo esto es vicario en 2 parroquias que no cuentan con Ministerio Hispano, aunque sí con muchos feligreses, por lo que le ha tocado trabajar desde cero con ellos.
El Padre Manuel nos merece todo el respeto del mundo, ya que ha sido más que un guía, un gran amigo y se ha involucrado tanto, que a la fecha ya es un experto reclutador.
Con amor, Esteban y Gloria Nolasco |
 Greetings from Fiji
The attached photo shows ME couples from Fiji.. We are not a very very big community, but are an aspiring lot, believing in our couple unity.
This a couple formation held on 29th May, 2010 at the St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Tamavua, Suva, Fiji Islands.
In late June, we're preparing for the ME Pacific meeting here in Tutu, Taveuni. There will be 13 Priests (Teams) and 41 team couples. We will be having a Retreat, seminar and meetings for
2 weeks. Please keep us all in your prayers, that the meeting may be fruitful and to enrich the couples in the Pacific. |
 Atlantic City: North American Convention
Were you there? What were your impressions? Do you have photos to share?
Here is a link to a synopsis of one couple's experience (many thanks to Canadian eMatrimony Editors Doriano and Patricia Baisi for writing your thoughts and for some great photos!):
Here is a link to a great article in the diocesan paper for Southern NJ:
Here is a link to some photos taken by your eMatrimony editors:
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10/10 Dialogue 
What are my expectations for this summer? How are they being met so far? HDIFAMA? |
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| North American Convention 2012 | |
At the end of the convention, the location for the 2012 North American Convention was announced:
jointly hosted by Sections 12 and 17 the convention will take place in Sacramento, CA. Mark your calendars for July 13-15, 2012!
Pictured below are, left to right, Jose & Marilyn Garcia & Fr Mitch Walters (North American Secretariat Ecclesial Team), Jose & Trini Chavez, current Section 17 leaders, Mike & Jeanne Emry (former Section 12 leaders who were representing the current Section 12 leaders, Brian and Claudine Perry) and Father Emile Frische and Cathy & Tony Witczak (International Ecclesial Team).
See you in Sacramento! |
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