USA, Enrique Soros. Saturday, March 5th will be a great day for couples from the North American East Coast, because of the first United States and Canada’s East Coast Couples’ Conference will take place in New York City. The distance is great, so it is not easy to carry out a project of this kind, but when there is a mission and enthusiasm nothing is impossible.
The invitation indicates that the idea to organize such a conference has been in many hearts, and now the hour has come. The date set is Saturday, March 5th, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in New York City at the Schoenstatt Shrine, 337 Cary Ave. Staten Island, NY 10310, and all couples who want to attend are invited; those who have belonged to Schoenstatt for some time as well as newcomers. One of the main reasons for this conference is to unite in spirit, to set concrete goals to follow as couples from the East Coast for the purpose of maximizing the potential of Schoenstatt’s reach and that of its couples in this region.
“Father, give us your light”
This year’s motto for Schoenstatt in the United States is: “Father, give us your light.” The mission of the New York Shrine is to be a Shrine of light in New York City, a city flooded by electric lights, by taking the light of the Shrine, Father’s light, and the Blessed Mother’s light flooding hearts with the light of God’s love that will fill and transform the entire city and beyond.
For this reason, the theme for the conference will be: Father, give us your light in our family. Key subjects will be discussed for a profound understanding within the couple to overcome crisis, to elevate love, and to empower the couple’s abilities to reach the maximum in their relationship. The conference is open for new couples as well as those who are Schoenstatters. However as it was mentioned above, it will also be a time of great importance in uniting different cities from the eastern provinces of Canada and some of the eastern states from the United States, where there is a presence of Schoenstatt couples, who have expressed interest in participating in places such as: Montreal, Boston, New York and its different counties, Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Southern Maryland, Virginia Beach, New Jersey, Atlanta, and Miami that has eleven active couples’ groups. Father Hector Vega is the adviser in charge of the conference, and Sisters Iraida Guerra and Angela Macan will assist as our advisers.
Information
Father Hector Vega is the adviser in charge of the conference, and Sisters Iraida Guerra and Angela Macan will assist as our advisers.
The suggested arrival time is 8:30 a.m. in order to begin on time with the Morning Prayer that will be followed by a community breakfast, introduction of communities, dynamics, talks, discussion groups, and Mass. The conference will end at 5:00 p.m.
The couples from New York City and Washington DC are organizing this conference. New York will be in charge of decorations, breakfast, catering for lunch, and suggestions for hotels. Yanny Jure is the contact person at 718-908-1225 or yjure@yahoo.com. The Washington DC community will be in charge of the program and dynamics.
As to who can attend, the invitation extends a welcome to all couples from any part of the country.
The conference will be bilingual, English and Spanish. For more information, contact:Rosario Santos, who is charge of registration, vía email: srsantos@comcast.net, or by telephone: 301-785-8090.
Translation: Celina Garza/Melissa Janknegt, USA
