Worldwide Marriage Encounter DFWET Love Notes

Worldwide Marriage Encounter
DFWET Love Notes
Dallas - Ft. Worth - East Texas
Newsletter - January 2016
What’s Inside
News From Our
Encounter Leaders
Dearest Encountered Family,
We want to thank you and humbly ask you for your prayers
as we start our new journey of Encounter Leadership.
In the Lenten season the tradition is to give up something, a
sacrifice to allow us to participate in a small way in the
celebration of the ultimate sacrifice of Love on Good Friday.
Instead, this season, we challenge you to sacrifice for the sake
of your relationship. This is the best way we can give up our
lives to each other like Christ did for us. We know that you can
inspire and bless other couples by making your relationship
the best it can be. Jesus needs us to be a strong team sending,
us out 2 by 2 as his body that spreads His Love to the entire
world.
We challenge you this Lenten season to try daily dialogue.
Included in this newsletter are Questions for Daily Dialogue
during Lent. It doesn’t matter if your struggling or if you
haven’t dialogued in a while or even miss a day. What matters is
that you remember that tomorrow is a new day to begin again.
Our prayer for you as we begin our new journey is that each
of you will learn to listen to the wisdom of God, grow closer to
him together as a couple, and that you will let his love and
graces shower upon you.
May God Bless you always,
Tom and Lisa
When we are who we are called to be we will set the world on fire!
St. Catherine
Sharing Group Info
Sharing Group Contacts
Weekend Renewal Information
Community Happenings
& Events
DFWET Stellar Couple
Lenten Dialogue Challenge
Leadership Information
Did You Know???
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2016 Weekends
Hilton Garden Inn—Las Colinas
April 1-3
June 10-12
August 19-21
November 4-6
Tyler, TX:
September 30-October 2
Upcoming Events
Weekend Renewal
World Marriage Day
Dr. Greg & Lisa Popcek
WWME Convention
January 30
February 14
March 5
June 17-19
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What’s Going On In Our Sharing Groups
Southern Sweethearts
World Wide Marriage Encounter Couples,
Howdy! We are excited to be the new Southern Sweetheart Sharing
Group leaders. We have big shoes to fill as Steven and Patricia McGee
were amazing leaders the past two years. We thank them for all of their
work to make sure the Southern Sweethearts were alive and well. The
Southern Sweetheart Sharing Group continues to meet regularly to
promote strong marriages through dialogue and fellowship. We cover
a large area in southern DFW, and have a great group of couples. We
will meet next at Saint Vincent de Paul in Arlington, TX on February
27th, 2016 at noon. Childcare will be available. Feel free to reach out
to us if you are interested or have any questions. We hope to see y'all
there.
Gig 'Em & God Bless,
Jairo & Olivia Hernandez
Southern Sweethearts Sharing
Group Leaders
If you are new to our WWME Community and haven’t
been to circle yet . . .
Please come and join us we would
LOVE to have you!
If you haven’t been to circle in a while . . .
COME BACK your community misses you!
St. Joseph Circle
St Joseph Circle - Richardson, Garland, Rowlett, NE Dallas
FEB 14 Sunday 3PM
MAR 19 Saturday 7PM
APR 16 Saturday 7PM
MAY 20 Friday 7PM
JUNE 18 Saturday 7PM
JULY 16 Saturday 7PM
All meetings are in circle members homes. Please
email or call us for more information.
Harlan & Barbara Seagren
St. Joseph Sharing Group Leaders
Frisco Honeymooners
The Frisco Honeymooners celebrated a beautiful Christmas season
together with our Annual Family Christmas Party in December. We got
back to couple love in January with our focus on Couple Prayer.
Please join us for our monthly Sharing Group meetings. Our next one is
February13 at 6pm at St. Francis of Assisi in Frisco.
Childcare is available for each meeting with reservations.
Join us on Facebook: Frisco Honeymooners.
#ForeverHoneymooners
Quad C
Our group is meeting this Saturday January 30th
at 7:00pm. We will continue with our Book Study
based on Matthew 5 - 7 Titled: How to be Happy.
This meeting will cover Chapter 4: Just Between
You and God.
This format has improved couple participation and energized our Couple Dialogue. We will also set the Dates and Times for our Sharing
Circle covering the next 6 - months at this meeting. We continue to
meet in couple's homes to provide location flexibility and babysitting
depending on the home setup.
Love,
Bryan & Melissa Causey
Frisco Honeymooners
Sharing Group Leaders
Love,
Randy and Liz Moore
Sharing Group Leader Information
ALL - East Texas - George & Jan Albanese
903-806-7955 easttexas@dfwme.org
St. Catherine of Siena - Tom & Annette Snodgrass
972-939-7967 stcatherine@dfwme.org
Frisco Honeymooners - Bryan & Melissa Causey
214-709-4677 stfrancis@dfwme.org
St. Joseph’s - Harlan & Barbara Seagren
972-495-0338 stjoseph@dfwme.org
Lakeside Lovers - Dan & Ann Dominski
972-567-9538 lakesidelovers@dfwme.org
Southern Sweethearts - Jairo & Olivia Hernandez
512-633-6495 southernsweethearts@dfwme.org
Mid-Cities Soulmates - Victor & Michell Tamez
214-870-1830 midcitysoulmates@dfwme.org
Texoma Lovers - Howard & Stephanie Green
903-583-7228 texomalovers@dfwme.org
Quad C - Randy & Liz Moore
972-333-3850 quadc@dfwme.org
Westside - Ron & Judy Pekny
817-498-6828 Westside@dfwme.org
Red River Romantics - Jack & Jenny White
940-297-9795 redriverromantics@dfwme.org
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Red River Romantics
The RRR sharing group had a spirit filled
gathering in January. We chose our
schedule for the coming months: FEB 21,
MAR 13, APR 17, and MAY 15.
Blessings,
Jack & Jenny White
Red River Romantics Sharing Group Leaders
Have
You
Dialoged
Lately?
Cowtown Cuddlers
The Westside Sharing Group is undergoing transformation!!! At our
meeting last week, a name change was overwhelmingly approved! SO
(fanfare) please let it be known that the Westside Sharing Group will now
be known as the “Cowtown Cuddlers”! (All the impossibly cute children
from this group inspired this impossibly cute name – so come check us
out!) We welcomed a number of new couples in November – had a great
meeting on the lake front in January – and are looking forward to meeting
the amazing couples on this January weekend. We meet on the third
Saturday of the month (usually), with our next get-togethers set for
Saturday, Feb 20, and Saturday, March 19 - with potlucks starting at 5
pm. Children are always welcome – that’s why we start so early!!! Y’all
come (boots and spurs optional). For more info, contact Ron & Judy
Pekny!
Have you dialogued today?
If you love somebody, tell them.
We love you,
Ron & Judy
Cowtown Cuddlers
Sharing Group Leaders
Weekend Renewal
Saturday, January 30th
2:00 - 6:00 PM
St. Ann Catholic Church - Room 330
1897 W. Main Street - Lewisville, Texas 75067
Please contact Jennifer Wiederkehr at (972) 691-8622
for babysitting, no later than Wednesday,
January 27th to reserve and guarantee a spot.**
What to bring: Notebooks, Pens, and a snack to share
**Please note: The amount of reservations determines the adults provided for childcare.
If you do not make a reservation, childcare could not be available for you.
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Community Happenings & Events
Come and celebrate our
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Family
and our Church Family as we gather in
beautiful
Tampa Florida!
Family Friendly!
Convention Hotels * Beach Condos
RV Campgrounds * Local Community
Find out more information and
register now to get an
early bird discount!
WWME2016.org
“As the Family Goes…”
Marriage and Family Conference
Saturday, March 5th - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
$25/Person
Speakers Dr. Greg & Lisa Popcak will be presenting:
“For Better...Forever: Four Secrets of an Incredible Christian Marriage”
and “Making PEACE in the Family”
There will be opportunities for Adoration and Reconciliation.
St. Mary Catholic Church
125 E ST SW, Ardmore, OK
Register on-line at:
www.stmaryardmoreok.org/registration.php
Mention you are with the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Group!
Sunday
February 14th
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Do you know a couple that exhibits a spirit of joy and interdependence. Or, are passionate about the mission and about living the WWME lifestyle. How about a couple that is committed to their church community
or prays together as a couple? We need a couple that is committed to dialogue, supports the weekend, and
actively invites couples, priests and religious to the Weekends and Community Events. If you know a couple
that has these qualities and continue to inspire you to be the best couple you can be nominate them for our
“StellarCouple”!
For nominations please let us know of how they inspire you to be a
DFWET Stellar Couple at tomlisalinnebur@gmail.com
Congratulations to our DFWET Stellar Couple
Andy and Ann-Marie Dean!
Andy and Ann-Marie Dean are vibrant part of the Frisco
Honeymooners Sharing Group! They have been married for 26
years and have 3 children and 3 grandchildren. They experienced
their Weekend in 2015 and have been an important part of our
DFWET community ever since. They said YES to the gift of being
prayer couple coordinator for DFWET and they lovingly fulfill their
role. As a couple, their most endearing qualities are: honesty,
generosity and affection.
We love you Andy and Ann Marie!
Your Frisco Honeymooners Sharing Group
2016 Weekend Dates
Hilton Garden Inn - Las Colinas
April 1-3 - June 10-12
August 19-21 - November 4-6
Tyler: September 30-October 2
If your church allows groups to do
Mass talks let us know!
Does your church have WWME as
part of their bulletin? If not let us
know so we can help you get the
information in there!
Do you know the webmaster for
your church? Do you have a link
to WWW.DFWME.ORG? If not we
can help!
masstalks@dfwme.org
Mass talks are an opportunity to speak to
couples at Masses about Worldwide Marriage
Encounter. They are an opportunity to reach
hundreds of couples in a more personal way.
Giving mass talks allows us to “tell our story”;
the romance stage of our courting days and
early marriage, how we got caught up in the
modern world, our disillusionment and what
attending the Weekend has done for
our marriage. Since we’re speaking at Mass,
we have a somewhat captive audience. We use
this opportunity to make Worldwide Marriage
Encounter “come alive", peak the interest of the
married couples, and make them want to find
out how they, too, can bring the romance and
joy back into their marriages.
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Dialogue
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Leadership Information
Encounter Leaders: Tom and Lisa Linnebur
Application Couple: Philip & Vicky Shortino
Prayer Couple Coordinator: Andrew & Ann Marie Deans
Weekend Supply Couple: Tim & Arlene Smith
Structure Pillar Coordinator: Bill & Theresa Geck
Team Pillar Coordinator: Ron & Judy Pekny
Weekend Pillar Coordinator: Jack & Jenny White
Community Pillar Coordinator: Bryan & Melissa Causey
linnebur@dfwme.org
apply@dfwme.org
pcc@dfwme.org
supply@dfwme.org
structurepillar@dfwme.org
teampillar@dfwme.org
weekendpillar@dfwme.org
communitypillar@dfwme.org
Why Change Terminology?
Some of you may have noticed we are no longer an Area, but an Encounter. We no
longer go to Circles, now they are called Sharing Groups. Why in the world cause the
confusion and change the way we know things? Well, as many of you know we are in 80
countries all over the world and we have all different names for levels within Worldwide
Marriage Encounter. So, with that in mind Worldwide Marriage Encounter World Council
has changed terminology in order to become an official ministry approved by Rome.
After much thought and advice they have changed names of things so that no matter
where in the world you are, you know what they are talking about.
So, while the change might be difficult for those of us who do not like change, hang in
there! Before you know it, it will come naturally.
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for more information.
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