| The
Heartland
Region and Jefferson
City Marriage Encounter are excited to welcome the National
Marriage Encounter Annual Conference back to beautiful Jefferson
City, Missouri for the 2008 Conference. This fun-filled,
family event will be held at Lincoln University in Jefferson
City, Missouri.
The NME
Annual Conference is a celebration of marriage and family and is held
annually by National Marriage Encounter (NME);
a group founded by Father Gabriel Calvo,
that is devoted to strengthening marriages and families. NME has
affiliates located throughout the nation. Please check out the national
website, marriage-encounter.org for
additional information on NME or affiliates and weekends near you.
| Countdown
to 2008! Reserve
your spot now!
There are only
days : hours : minutes : seconds
left
until the 2008 NME Conference!
| Children's Program:
While
Mom & Dad or
Grandpa & Grandma
are attending workshops or renewing old friendships, children will be
well cared for in a safe, fun children’s program. With an
overall theme of “We Are the World”
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Information | WELCOME
BACK To Jefferson City!
We've
got a great conference planned and we can't wait to see you!
| What's New? |
Important Information!
Events
previously scheduled to take place in Richarson Auditorium are being
moved to Langston Hughes Auditorium in the Martin Luther King Building.
These events include the Keynote presentations, religious
services and conference registration. Please check out the updated schedule for the correct locations of all events. Also see the updated conference map and driving directions pages. | | | Here are just a few of the highlights:
(click on the underlined links for more info)
Keynote Speakers:
Featured Speakers:
- Joe
Bilgriene- How to eat an elephant
- Sr.
Marilyn Wuster, SSND- Marriage, The Committed Conspiracy
- Bob
and Barb Zielinski- The Need has not
Diminished
Workshops:
- Jim
Wieberg - Intergenerational Diversity
- Central
Travel- Top Travel Trips and Tips
- Chris
Alvarada- Couple Massage
- Sister
Mary Joe Polak - Benedictine Family Life
- Donnie
and Ruthann Schnieders, Joys of Companion Gardening
- Lisa
Schulte - Personalities (Who Are You?)
- Country
Line Dancing with James & Kim Raum
- Couples
Yoga with Jan Harcourt
- Kevin
Grelle - Financial Success
*** $200 Attendance Drawing (more details)
- Tom
Gubbels - History of Route 66
- Doyle
Sager - Love Busters
- Candy
Smith- Identity Theft: How it
Happens & Tips on Preventing It
Teen
Program:
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This
year's Teen Program will feature Odd Walk
Ministries, a group that "
exists to help young and old alike embrace life as Eucharistic people
through fun, upbeat and interactive music and witnessing. We bring a
message of community, participation, and mission to every group."
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