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    June Newsletter

    Happy June! June 1 was a very special day for our beloved Fr. Jim Boyd who celebrated his 60th anniversary of Ordination! Please join us in prayer and thanksgiving for Fr. Jim and his many gifts. Fr. Jim has presented Marriage Encounter, Engaged Encounter, and Retrouvaille weekends in English and Spanish. He has also been active in support of Knights of Columbus and the Apostleship of the Sea. You are amazing and we love you, Fr. Jim! Our June 3-4 San Diego WWME Experience has concluded and we welcome 12 new couples into our WWME Community. Thank you to all who supported this Weekend Experience at St. Elizabeth Seton in…

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    May Newsletter

    We want to begin this month’s update with a heart-felt thank you to all of the community who supported the April 14-16 weekend attendees with your prayers and presence at the beginning of the weekend and at the end as well. San Diego WWME couples are the best! We are happy for the 14 couples who completed the weekend experience. To those of you who signed up to receive our community updates, welcome to the family! We also had our annual Sweetheart Dinner & Dance. We were happy to see all 25 couples who signed up for the event there and we know everyone had a great time. Our next…

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    March Newsletter – Sweetheart Dance!

    Congratulations to the couples who made the February 3-5 Weekend at Mission San Luis Rey! Many thanks to all the prayer couples, team, and support couples who made the weekend possible. You are awesome! Our thanks to all of the couples who helped prepare and present the Happily Ever After Enrichment at St. Elizabeth Seton parish on February 11, as well as all of the attendees, both from our community and the parish. If you are looking for a parish enrichment at your parish, please let us know! Our next San Diego Marriage Encounter Weekend will be April 14-16 at St. Charles Retreat Center in Imperial Beach. Please save the…

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    February Newsletter

    February is upon us and with it comes our first Weekend Experience of the year, hosted at Mission San Luis Rey Retreat Center in Oceanside, February 3-5! We have a full weekend. Thank you to all those who have said “yes” to being prayer couples and also to helping on Friday night of the weekend. The Weekend can’t succeed without the support of community. We’re also very excited to share the upcoming, parish based enrichment for married couples at St. Elizabeth Seton in Carlsbad. The enrichment is entitled Happily Ever After and will take place on Saturday, February 11 from 10am to 4pm. There is also a Mass with a…

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    Happy New Year!

    We hope all of your Christmas and New Year community celebrations were joyful and uplifting. Our San Diego Worldwide Marriage Encounter is jumping into 2023 with a lot of exciting events. Firstly, the East Valley and Northeast Communities will be hosting their annual Pie Party on Saturday, January 7 at 9am in Poway. It will be a gathering of community friends to enjoy good food and drinks. All that is asked at that you bring a “pie” of some sort (e.g. fruit, meat, pizza, etc.) to share. The same day, January 7 at 6:30pm, the Northwest Community will be hosting its annual Epiphany party. Highlights of that event will include…

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    November Newsletter

    Earlier in November we were blessed to meet with the San Diego community leaders. Heading into Thanksgiving this year, we are most grateful for everyone’s steadfast support of their communities and our experiences. In the next month, each of our San Diego Community groups will be gathering. If you would like to try to attend a gathering but don’t know who to contact for specific dates and times, fill out the contact form and we will connect you. Our combined weekend with Orange County was a success, completing 18 couples, 5 of whom were originally signed up in San Diego. The presenting team included one couple from Orange County, two…

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    October Newsletter

    Hello San Diego Lovers! It’s October and time for another of our monthly newsletters. World Priest Day is coming up on Sunday, October 23. Here is a prayer for our priests… Heavenly Father,We come before you today to ask your blessing on our brothers, whom you have called to the Sacrament of Holy Orders and in Priesthood.Lord Jesus,We ask that you support them with your presence and fill them with grace to serve You faithfully.Gracious Spirit,Unite us in service with those whom you have called.Open our hearts to encourage our brothers and sons to pursue your calling and open their hearts to hear Your call to this most Holy Sacrament. Amen. Our…

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    September Newsletter

    Hello San Diego Lovers! Here is what’s coming in our San Diego WWME Community! Congratulations and welcome to the 18 couples who completed the September 9-11 Weekend! Special thanks to East County Community for hosting Friday night of the Weekend, and thanks as well to all those who were prayer couples. You made a huge difference in the Weekend! The next Weekend in San Diego will be November 11-13. Mark your calendar now and plan on being a prayer couple. (We are still in need of a host Community for the November Weekend.) Sunset Dialogue is September 24! Come on out and enjoy a dialogue together while the sun sets…

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    August Newsletter – Upcoming Weekend and Sunset Dialogue

    Hello San Diego Lovers! We are excited to share some upcoming events in our beloved San Diego WWME Community! First, the September 9-11 Weekend is in awesome shape for attendees. We are going to need all of the prayer couple help we can get, so please work with your local community leaders to get signed up and help us pray for all the couples attending. Many thanks to East County Community for offering to host this weekend! Second, as you can see in the flier above, Sunset Dialogue will be on September 24 this year. Come on out and enjoy a dialogue together while the sun sets romantically and picturesquely…