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eMatrimony News Flash - December 31, 2006

Jack & Karen Baker and Ralph & Jane Becker
Marco & Irma Saldaña and Benny & Vicky Castro

eMatrimony News Flash
December 31, 2006

Thank you to all who have been visiting eMatrimony.org. We are sending this email to you because either you, or someone who loves you, asked us to send you updates about eMatrimony. If you have not yet visited eMatrimony.org, please do so. If you are bilingual in Spanish, be sure to click on the link Versión en Español at the top of the home page to see the wonderful work the Spanish-speaking sections are doing with eMatrimony.org/Spanish.

Dear Lovers,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2006 has been a memorable year for us as we are sure it has been for many of you. We pray that 2007 will be a year full of happy family times, growth in your WWME Community and full Weekends. May your daily dialogue bring renewed closeness to you in your relationships. May you and your loved ones be prosperous emotionally and financially.

We in the Northwest are hoping for some milder climate ahead. This fall we experienced record rain falls and a wind storm that took power out from over a million families, some lost power for over a week. We realize this is minor to what some other areas have experienced so we thank God for reminding us just how vulnerable we are.

Highlighted in this News Flash are the following articles:

Under News - Section/Local
“Be…Encountering”, a WWME sharing group community in Bolingbrook, IL, is the WWME Great Community for December. Read how they follow the FAMIS acronym in building and maintaining their Community.

Under News - International
From Kinshasa, I wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, we receive Season’s Greetings and news of life in the Democratic Republic in the Congo..

Under Resources - Miscellaneous
Spirituality and Sexuality in Marriage tells us that our sexual relationship is very important in establishing and maintaining our unity, and is a gift from God. Learn how to receive a daily reflection and along with it links to learn about WWME in Give Us This Day.

Under Dialogue - Guidelines & Support
A question we may at some time each ask ourselves is provided a response in Why Dialogue?

When you visit eMatrimony, please remember to check our Prayer Intentions page. Our family relies on your prayers when they ask us to include their special intentions.

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In Christ's Love,

Managing Editors:
Jack & Karen Baker
Bellevue, WA

English Editors:
Jack & Karen Baker
Bellevue, WA

Español Editores:
Marco & Irma Saldaña
San Diego, CA

English Webmasters:
Ralph & Jane Becker
Milford, MA

Español Soporte:
Benny & Vicky Castro
Chandler, AZ

eMatrimony 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.

This News Flash can be found at:
www.eMatrimony.org/news/ematrimonynewsflash_20061231.htm

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