CATHOLIC MEN FOR JESUS RALLY

The Annual Catholic Men for Jesus Christ Rally that will be held on March 5, 2011 at Mater Dei Prep in New Monmouth from 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.  Cost is $25 in advance, $30 at the door and $10 for students.  One of the couples who help organize the event have made a WWME weekend and WWME will have a table there. This is a great way to get the word out about WWME.
It is a wonderful opportunity and a great day of spirituality with some really great speakers, such as Fr. Larry Richards and Peter Herbeck (from EWTN's Crossing the Goal).  Our new Bishop David O'Connell will be celebrating Mass and Eucharistic Adoration also takes place during the day. This year there will also be a youth break-out session for 8th graders - college age.   
To register, visit their website at http://www.catholicmenforjesuschrist.org/

WWME Bowling Event 2011

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for this fun afternoon of bowling.  We were able to raise $380 for WWME!   Click on the pictureto the left for a full slideshow from the event. If you missed it, watch these emails for the next event you and your family can attend! 

JANUARY WWME WEEKEND AND REUNION

Thank you to those who volunteered to pray for those making the January weekend (vigil hour couples and prayer couples).  Please pray the weather does not keep anyone from coming to the weekend they so deserve!

As you know, several weeks after a WWME weekend, we hold a reunion for those couples who made the weekend.  This is really their first taste of what attending a Sharing Circle is like. The reunion for the January weekend will be held on February 12th at 7:30 at the Hampton Inn.  Remember, if you are a prayer couple, you should attend the clap out on Sunday, Jan 30th at 3:30pm as well as contact your couple to make sure they know about the reunion.  You are welcome to come to the clap out, even if you are not a prayer couple.

KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS - RESULTS!

The Keep Christ in Christmas magnet/window cling sales have raised $725 for Marriage Encounter in just a few months! If you have any magnets that you were unable to sell, please bring them to the January Sharing Circle.  We will try to sell the remaining magnets/clings next fall as Christmas approaches.  Thanks to all who purchased and sold these items.

An extra thank you goes to Roy and Columbia Emilio and Patricia and Lou Orlando who are our high sellers!

2011 MONMOUTH/OCEAN SHARING CIRCLE DATES

We thought it might be easier to plan to attend Sharing Circles if the dates were provided well in advance.  To that end, here are the date for the 2011 Sharing Circles (we gather at 7:30pm and begin at 8pm). Also, we will be looking for couples to host Sharing Circles as well as present so please bring your calendars (along with dialogue books and a dessert to share) to each Sharing Circle.

Thank you!

• January 22nd - At the home of Dan and Donna Weeks
• February 12th - At the home of Joe and Monica Rotolo
• March 19th
• April 16th
• May 21st
• June 18th
• July 16th
• August 20th
• September 17th
• October 15th
• November 19th
• Dec - TBD for Christmas Party

FAMILY BOWLING EVENT

Please join us for a family bowling event on Sunday January 16th from 12-2:30pm at Brunswick Zone Bowling Alley in Hazlet.  It will be a fun afternoon for couples and their families. It is also a great way to invite a couple who is considering a Marriage Encounter weekend.  The price is $14 per person.  With six people bowling on a lane, the price includes two hours of bowling, bowling shoe rental, a pizza pie and a pitcher of soda per lane.  Additional pizza can be purchased for $10 per pie.  There will be a raffle and a 50/50 with all proceeds going to Marriage Encounter.  We hope to see you all there! 

World Marriage Day Luncheon

Sunday, February 13, 2011, 12 to 3 p.m.
Crystal Point Yacht Club, Point Pleasant, New Jersey
Our diocesan World Marriage Day luncheon is held at the Crystal Point Yacht Club located on the inlet in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. This special event is open to all married couples in the Diocese of Trenton. Since 1982, the Worldwide Marriage Encounter organization has set aside a Sunday each February as a special day to honor husbands and wives as the head of the family, the basic unit of society. World Marriage Day salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life.
The World Marriage Day luncheon is a gathering of couples from throughout the diocese, to share stories and enjoy presentations about marriage, in an elegant and romantic setting. The cost of the luncheon is $75 per couple. For more information, contact Donna Goodwin at (609) 406-7400, ext. 5592. click here to register online for this event or download a registration form below. Reservations are limited and must be made in advance.
Download your World Marriage Day response form today! (87k,. pdf)