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In Northern California, the United Church of Christ expression of Marriage Encounter is a community of about 150 couples who have been encountered. It is a growing community and we welcome any interested couples who want to join. All you need is to have been an encountered couple from a UUC or other expression and want to become involved.
Once a couple has been encountered, they are given the opportunity to stay involved with the local community. There is no requirement or pressure of any kind and you need not be a member of the UCC faith to become involved. We also have ties to some of the other expressions in the area and can direct an encountered couple to the appropriate community group for more information.
Different expressions have different names for the active community groups. Whether you call it a "ring", "love circle", "flame", "spiral", "support group" or simply "community", the idea is the same. Encountered couples meet on a regular basis to participate in mini-encounters where various pre-planned topics are discussed and each couple practices what was learned on the encounter weekend. Some group discussion is involved in these meetings, but anyone may simply "pass" on any discussion or topic. No one is required to participate.
| Hayward | Meets in the Hayward/Union City/Fremont area Contact Clyde and Sandy Nachand |
| Pleasant Hill | Meets in the Concord/Pleasant Hill area Contact Jan and Mary Nijhuis |
| Newark San Jose |
Meets in the Hayward/Fremont/Milpitas/San Jose area Contact Clyde and Sandy Nachand |
We also have a M.E. Board which meets periodically. Its function is primarily to prepare for and host the weekends, but we sometimes participate in group discussion activities. The members of the board change from time to time as our commitments and time demands change. Our current board consists of:
| Area Coordinators | Clyde and Sandy Nachand |
| Booking Couple | Rod and Pat Wolcott |
| Finance Couple | Hop and Carol Jeong |
| Housing Couple | John and Carol Wolfe |
| Interfaith Couple | Clyde and Sandy Nachand |
| Newsletter Couple(s) | Carl Baltrunas and Cherie Marinelli Jan and Mary Nijhuis |
| Internet Coordinators Web Pages |
Carl Baltrunas and Cherie Marinelli Rod and Pat Wolcott |
| Address List Couple | Pat and Rod Wolcott |
| Prayer Couple Coordinators | ---- available ---- |
| Recruitment Couple | Don and Betty Maynard |
| Supply Couple | Jan and Mary Nijhuis |
If you want further information about Marriage Encounter or about our local community please send email to marriage@reststop.com, marriage@bigfoot.com or postal mail to "Marriage Encounter Info, c/o Rod and Pat Wolcott, 7331 Lemonwood Way, Pleasanton, CA 94588-4881". If you are interested in signing up for a Marriage Encounter weekend in the Northern California (San Francisco/San Jose Bay Area) please use our information form or print a copy of our printed form, fill it in and mail it to:
Marriage Encounter Registration
c/o Rod and Pat Wolcott
7331 Lemonwood Way
Pleasanton, CA 94588-4881
and we will mail you a registration and information packet.
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