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eMatrimony News Flash - March 25, 2007

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

eMatrimony News Flash
March 25, 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,

Happy belated Saint Patrick’s Day and may God grant you and your loved ones a very blessed and Holy Easter.

The concept of an electronic magazine to replace the paper issue of Matrimony was the 2003 vision of Bob & Huli Tabone, the United States Secretariat National Leadership Couple. Bakers, from the west coast, and Beckers, from the east coast, communicated by email the first time on February 17, 2003 to begin brainstorming how to develop what has become eMatrimony. George & Judy Denton who had just moved from Texas to Arkansas were recruited to design part of the home page. It has been over four years now and we hope Bob Tabone, who passed away in March of 2003, is pleased with how eMatrimony has grown.

As we head into our fifth year we ask you, our readers, for your thoughts and suggestions. One early thought was for presentation outlines, and that suggestion led to the development of the Encounter Resource Library (erl.wwme.org). If you have not visited this valuable resource we encourage you to do so.

Please let us know how we are doing and, more importantly, send us articles to share with the WWME family around the globe.

Highlighted in this News Flash are the following articles:

Under Dialogue - Guidelines & Suggestions
In Obstacles to Great Dialogue a couple looks at their journey in dialogue asking themselves why they could not find 20 minutes out of each 24 hour day to more fully share their love with each other.

Under Resources - Miscellaneous
The way we are married and yet always marrying is looked at in Marriage: A Story and A Sacrament. We also include a link for those wanting to lend their aide in the entry titled Rome Office Issues Prayer Cards, Relics to Promote John Paul II Sainthood.

Under News - Section/Local
Oklahoma City, OK is featured as the WWME Great Community March 2007.

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.

Help eMatrimony to grow!

- Is anything interesting happening in your area?  We need your input! Your articles and your opinions about what you want to see are important to keeping eMatrimony new and exciting.  Email your articles to

- Include an eMatrimony flyer in every weekend take-home packet, and make flyers available at all Community and Presenting Team meetings and functions.

- Forward a copy of this News Flash (or a link to its web page) to other encountered couples and priests in your area, and encourage them to submit their email addresses to receive future news flashes. To sign up, all they need to do is send a blank email message to

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_20070325.htm

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