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eMatrimony News Flash - January 21, 2007

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

eMatrimony News Flash
January 21, 2007

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,

On Saturday August 16, 2003 the United States Secretariat of Worldwide Marriage Encounter chose new National Leaders - Bob & Joy Hernandez from Upton, MA (Section 1) and Fr. Chuck Kosanke from Detroit, MI (Section 6). On February 17, 2007, a process will be held to select the next National Leaders for the United States Secretariat. Bob & Joy and Fr. Chuck have served us all commendably, giving far more of their time, talent and treasure than any of us will ever know. We offer them our greatest appreciation and gratitude for the loving gift of self they have been to all of us. We offer our prayers for wherever the Lord will lead them next. We ask all of you to join us in prayers between now and February 17 for a Spirit-led National Leadership Process. May God continue to protect and guide our Worldwide Marriage Encounter ministry.

Highlighted in this News Flash are the following articles:

Under News - National
He Was Priest, Bishop, Decorated Military Officer, Episcopal Moderator, Leader, & Lover reflects on the many blessings of Bishop Jack Kaising who passed away January 13, 2007.

Under Family/World Marriage Day
With three weeks left we are reminded to complete plans to celebrate World Marriage Day. Included are a copy of the World Marriage Day letter and along with a link to the World Marriage Day web site is The Purpose and History of World Marriage Day.

Under News - Section/Local
WWME Great Community January 2007 helps explain how the lovers in Phoenix keep things hot in Arizona.

Under Love Letters/Readership
A priest shares how he has reached an understanding about “celebrating” the Eucharist in Celebration, “Do this in memory of me.”

Under Dialogue - Guidelines & Support
We are asked in Dialogue, A Time for Us, What about your dialogue? Have you made a conscious, mature, couple decision to make your daily love letters an important part of your life?

Under Resources - Miscellaneous
“Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti” does not seem to be international news unless it is realized that WWME is using the book for enrichments from Australia to New England.

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_20070121.htm

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