Exciting news!
The Marriage in Christ team has been working on translating our five-week seminar into Spanish. We began with translating and adapting the written versions of the seminar manual and weekly episodes to reach the Spanish-speaking population, and are now filming videos for Matrimonio en Cristo! It is our hope to release the Spanish version this fall.
Our actors are a married couple from St. Paul, Minnesota, Francisco Martinez and Maricruz Hernandez. Originally from the state of Morelos, Mexico, they moved to Minnesota for new employment opportunities and because Maricruz has extended family in St. Paul. They eventually met Jim & Beth Bulger and Matt & Mary Brickweg (both couples are MIC alumni). Beth introduced Maricruz to Fran Willard and Fran asked Francisco & Maricruz to present Matrimonio en Cristo in the weekly episodes and various videos, which of course includes revealing their marriage and the work of the Holy Spirit in their life.
Maricruz is from a very small town named Joaquin Caamaño, where most of the people in town are related. Francisco is from Axochiapan, which is the larger town in the area. They had friends in common, and although they had been introduced and they often rode the bus together, they never talked. They met again at Maricruz’s cousin’s quinceañera celebration, and the rest is history. They married on October 27, 2007. They have two school-aged sons.
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“We feel very blessed to be helping with the seminar. It's funny how we thought we were doing great in our marriage; this seminar helped us to realize we do have room to be better, lots of room! It has been fun to work with everyone on the set and to know that the Holy Spirit is at work. We pray that couples will be blessed by the seminar and find new ways to love each other!”
Francisco & Maricruz
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The Marriage in Christ At Home seminar can be used by parishes or groups! |
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Fellow MIC alumni, we began our new fiscal year July 1, 2021 with few financial reserves.
Our need is to raise $60,000 this fiscal year to meet our administrative needs and produce Matrimonio en Cristo.
Please consider a one-time gift, or if possible, a monthly recurring gift.
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Your financial support will sustain our mission to be a visible sign of Christian marriage, to encourage personal love and friendship between spouses, and to present an opportunity for couples to invite the Holy Spirit into their marriages.
You can support our mission by contributing electronically on our website at www.marriageinchrist.com/supportus or by sending a check to Marriage in Christ, 601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN 55121.
Thank you for your prayers and for considering this partnership with us to strengthen marriage and change our world.
May the Lord bless you and keep you,
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Executive Director, Marriage in Christ |
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Is there a ROAD Trip in your future? |
"We used the conversation starters on a recent trip and it was wonderful; we pondered our relationship
and we laughed!
Made the 9-hour trip fly by!"
Barbara & Norbert Bittner
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July 2021
The covenant with Abraham: Genesis 12–22
The Scriptures reveal the true story of God’s good creation and of mankind’s nature, purpose, fall, and rescue. It is a story about God’s love and mercy. For his own mysterious reasons, God the Creator bound himself to humanity from the beginning. How do we know? We see in the genealogy at the end of Genesis 11 that Abraham is connected to Noah, who is connected to Adam. So, the story of Abraham is the beginning of the story of God’s definitive plan to rescue all of Adam’s children.
Blessings,
Bill Wacker
Director Emeritus
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Please note: The Covenant with Abraham was inadvertently missed in the May newsletter and would come before Exodus Part One. |
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Conversation Starters and Loving Actions for you! |
In what ways do you woo your spouse?
In what ways do you share your marriage with God?
What is the best part of a parade?
Have you ever been to a rodeo? If so, what is your favorite event?
Is there a story from your life where God moved you to act and you trusted and obeyed?
If you could see the front of the tapestry that you and your spouse are creating of your married life, what colors and images would you hope to see?
Go to a neighborhood festival together.
Go to an outdoor play or concert together and bring a picnic dinner, snack, or beverage.
Make homemade ice cream.
Go on a road trip and bring along a box of Marriage in Christ conversation starters.
Rent a double kayak and paddle together.
Take a ride on a ferris wheel and kiss your spouse when your car is at the top!
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Follow Marriage in Christ |
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Come, Holy Spirit, inspire our hearts; inspire couples to desire your presence in their life, marriage, & family. Draw them to you. May we be a vehicle to reveal you to them. |
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