Worldwide Marriage Encounter - Diocese of Orange County, California
Community Corner
The local Marriage Encounter Community is an important part of keeping the dream alive. Here are ways you can stay involved in the Marriage Encounter movement.
Community/Encounter Nights:
Groups meet at least once every month and then after each Marriage Encounter Weekend. Evenings consist of a short presentation, 10/10, group sharing and socializing (with dessert!) For information, click here.
Email List:
After attending a weekend, you are automatically added to our email list. We will keep you up-to-date on the latest happenings in the Orange Encounter and alert you to special events. If for some reason you are not receiving emails and you would like to, please send an email to: Orange.WWME@gmail.com. In the subject line, put something like "Please add me" and in the body, say something similar to "Please add me to your email list."
If you are currently receiving email and do not wish to, please use the same address and simply say "Remove me from the list".
Contact List:
Here is a list of couples to contact in the Orange Encounter.
Upcoming Community Events:
Saturday, November 21st at 7:00 p.m. North County Community Evening at the Williamson's. Contact Rich & Linda Williamson at 714-223-9834 for details.
Sunday, November 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Coastal Community Evening. Contact Angelo & Cindy Giambrone at (714) 927-3198 for details.
Sunday, December 6: Annual Christmas Party and Potluck at Chick & Christine Kenney's. Join us at 5:00 p.m. and bring food and drinks to share! Bring a white elephant gift for the gift exchange--it gets pretty wild! Call 714-744-4731 for directions. Click here for details.
Sunday, December 27th at 7:00 p.m. Coastal Community Evening. Contact Angelo & Cindy Giambrone at (714) 927-3198 for details.
Sunday,January 3rd at 2:00 p.m. South County Community Evening. Contact Wally & Maria Claudio at 949-598-2910 for details.
Saturday, January 16th at 7:00 p.m. Central Community Evening at Chick & Christine Kenneys. Contact Chick & Christine at (714) 744-4731 for details.
Saturday, January 23rd at 7:00 p.m. North County Community Evening at the Williamson's. Contact Rich & Linda Williamson at 714-223-9834 for details.
Sunday, January 24th at 7:00 p.m. Coastal Community Evening. Contact Angelo & Cindy Giambrone at (714) 927-3198 for details.
Pulpit Talks
The Marriage Encounter Community holds pulpit talks at various parishes in the Diocese of Orange. We need your help and support! Click here for information.
Continuing the Journey:
Three informal evenings of small group presentations in a couple’s home. Topics introduced on the Weekend are covered in greater detail. Lots of time for sharing and questions. If you missed your session after your weekend, you can attend any other session. Contact Dave & Carol Knobbe at (714) 256-1575 for details. All encountered couples are welcome to attend! The next session will start after the December Weekend.
Spirit Newsletter:
The Spirit Newsletter is published bi-monthly via email by the Orange County Marriage Encounter Community. Comments and suggestions, as well as article ideas, are always welcome. If you wish to subscribe or you need to change your address, please contact John & Maggie Lee at lee4wwme@roadrunner.com.
Read back issues of the Spirit Newsletter! Click here for a listing!
Encounter Resource Library:
There is a site containing tons of WWME resources! It's called the Encounter Resource LIbrary or ERL. It's designed to provide a repository for files that offer resources to help everyone in the WWME community. On the site, you'll find inviting tools, sharing group topics and outlines, prayer couple information, and other interesting items. Visit http://erl.wwme.org and try it out!
How Can We Help?
Many hands make light work! The Orange County Marriage Encounter Community always needs help in many areas. Involvement in your Community also energizes your marriage and keeps your commitment to your relationship foremost in your life. Here's how you can help!
Sample Dialogue Questions:
Out of ideas of what to write about? Here are a few ideas!
Gifts From Your Heart and Everything-ME:
Gifts From Your Heart (http://www.wwmegifts.com) offers affordable merchandise for all your Marriage Encounter needs. Candles, jewelry, supplies and more. Everything-ME is also an officially authorized distributor of Marriage Encounter merchandise. They offer custom and specialty Marriage Encounter products. Visit www.everything-me.com
Matrimony On-Line Magazine:
If you don't read this magazine, you should! It is now on-line! Follow this link to their site (http://ematrimony.org).
Photos of our Community Events:
Here you will find photos of community events and other fun stuff! See pictures from the convention, Community events and more! Follow this link.