Luau of Love Tonight at PIC!

Dear Lovers!

The CNMI Marriage Encounter is organizing the Luau of Love Cocktail Party tonight at PIC's Seaside Grill from 6:30-9:30pm tonight!

The price is $22 per person or $44 per couple and includes food, open bar, games, dancing and raffles.

This is a great opportunity to invite prospective couples for the next ME Weekend, scheduled at the Saipan Grand Hotel on 19-21 March 2010. We look forward to welcoming another 20-25 couples to enhance their marriages through ME.

Tickets for tonight are available at the door. See you then!

ME Weekend Registration foms are available on http://cnmime.org/

World Marriage Day Mass This Sunday

Hafa Adai, M.E. Family!

As you may have heard, this Sunday, February 14, 2010, was proclaimed World Marriage Day by Lt. Governor Eloy S. Inos. The Most Reverend Bishop Camacho also sent his message regarding World Marriage Day.

To celebrate this prodigious occasion, all Encountered Couples and Families are encouraged to attend the World Marriage Day Mass (see details).

Presiders: The Most Reverend Bishop Thomas Camacho & Reverend Father Ryan Jimenez

Location: Mt. Carmel Cathedral, Chalan Kanoa

Time: 9:00 am

Suggested Attire: Wear your M.E. shirts

If you need shirt, the red M.E. Shirts are available for purchase from Mark & Jenni Aguon. You can contact Jenni at 287-9742. If you want the shirts for the mass, please contact Jenni before Saturday at noon. Shirts are $18 each and XXL are $20 each.

Get ready for lots of M.E. Hugs. We'll see you there.

Love & Hugs,
Vince & Hilma Castro

ME Weekend Planning Meeting Tonight

Hello lovers!

Please show your support to help with the ME Weekend Planning Committee Meeting tonight at 7pm at the NMPASI bldg on Middle Road.

As usual, please bring a dish to share and registration forms for your new recruits.

If you can't make it tonight but have registration forms, please email the Thornburgh's at maniekka@yahoo.com or tomthornburgh@gmail.com.

We also need help for the World Marriage Day Mass this upcoming Sunday and planning for the Luau for Love (aka Valentine's Ball).

We look forward to seeing you there!

Vince & Hilma Castro

To Love is a Decision

CNMI Marriage Encounter Weekend

Date: March 19-21, 2010

Venue: TBA

Hafa Adai CNMI M.E. Family,

May your homes be filled with the graces of our Lord this New Year! The time has come to begin preparing for the March 2010 Marriage Encounter Weekend. The weekend will be held on March 19, 20, and 21. The venue is still being negotiated. We are writing to invite all ME Couples to join us for the first preparation meeting scheduled for this Thursday, January 28, 2010 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at NMPASI. (NMPASI is located on Middle Road, south of Pacific Medical Center or North of Gualo Rai Intersection). It has been said by many before that miracles happen during an ME weekend! Your help and support will indeed ensure that these miracles happen once again! We hope to see you there!

Remember to please begin recruiting couples! Our goal is to encounter 25 couples this weekend! Registration forms will be sent to you shortly!

Should you have any questions, you may contact Tom at 287-9205 or Erica at 285-7372. We send you our love and prayers and wish you all a wonderful week! May God Bless our M.E. Community and may we always "Love one another as God has loved us".

Love and Prayers always,

Tom & Erica Thornburgh

March 2010 Weekend Coordinators

CNMI Marriage Encounter Pillar Meeting

The CNMI Chapter of the Worldwide Marriage Encounter holds monthly pillar (board) meetings much like any other organization. Last week, we revealed our Secret Santa couples and had an entertaining evening trying to guess which couple "romanced" the other.

Julian & Marcia Calvo are now one of our presenting couples. Their secret santa couple was...

Mark & Jenni Aguon.

John & Carol Hosono are relatively new as encountered couples. They are fun-loving, vivacious and committed to ME!

Ironically, Jun & Linda Pangelinan were our Secret Santa couple. We "romanced" them with gifts each week but they were completely surprised to learn it was us. We also discovered that they were our couple! We received a beautifully arranged gift basket full of goodies from them!

Vince & Hilma Castro and Father Issac are part of the Ecclesial Team.

And, we also celebrated Father Ryan's birthday!

The next weekend is scheduled for March 19-21. If any couple is interested in participating in this life-changing event, please email me at kanaequinn@yahoo.com

Christ for the Masses

With the busy-ness of the holidays upon us, we need to be reminded of the meaning of Christmas, which signifies Christ for the Masses! Gift buying & giving in addition to Christmas parties and vacations are all meaningful ways of celebrating the joy of love & family when performed from the love of our hearts. But, we must not forget what we're actually celebrating... Christ came to Earth to show His love for all. Jesus mandated us to love each other so let's remember to be extra kind, compassionate, gentle, patient and most of all forgiving this season.

Prayer Warrior for Encha

Dear Companion on the Journey~

We ask for your prayers for Father Isaac's sister, Encha Ayuyu Lydia. You may have met her. She is a flight attendant for Continental.

Encha is seriously ill with a liver problem. She is being evacuated to the Philippines Tuesday or Wednesday this week for a liver transplant. She is currently at the Guam Memorial Hospital.

Father Isaac will be leaving today for Guam to anoint his sister Encha, before she departs for the Philippines.

Please keep Encha in your prayers.

Vince & Hilma Castro