September 28-30, 2007
It Was The Women Who Stayed
Join us for a special weekend designed for women.
$125/single room or $100/shared room.  Women from the Bible carry messages across the generations that are very relevant to our daily life. Taking a breath from the daily rush, they bring messages of faith, love, courage, and the living Christ.  We can laugh with these women, cry with them, and see ourselves in their stories.

October 5-7, 2007
Movin’ With The Marianist
$95.00 per adult.  Ray McCracken, Assistant Director of NACMS (North American Center for Marianist Spirituality) and intern, Ben Dougherty, will present an adult (18 years of age and older) program covering the life and times of the Marianist founders, as well as their charism, their view of Mary, the lay communities, the Marianist world today and the founders’ inspirations for today.

October 26-28, 2007
Fall Family Festival
$95 for ages 8 and older. $65 forages 2-7. Pack up the family and come to this special weekend filled with old-fashioned fun, pumpkin carving, games and lots of fun!

November 16-18, 2007
Loss As A Transformative Experience
$125/single room or $100/shared room. The weekend includes Celebration of the Eucharist and sacrament of reconciliation, presentations on loss, group sharing, private time, opportunity for healing touch and free time for relaxation.

December 7-9, 2007
Advent – Preparing the Way of the Lord
$110 for ages 8 and older.  $75 forages 2-7.  All ages are invited to this special weekend focusing on what is most important in the celebration of the Christmas season.  Family activities include making Luminaries, baking cookies and singing Christmas carols.

Dear CFL Family,
It is an honor it is to serve you as Board Chair. My involvement with the Marianist Family Ministry began in 1985 with my husband Bill, and four children, Ken Dan Greg and Beth, participating in the Family Retreat at Cape May, New Jersey. Since then we have added Erin, our daughter-in-law, and Zachary and Teghan, our grandchildren, to our family fold. Our family has participated and staffed from Maine to North Carolina the CFL experience. We, as a family, have been blessed by this most awesome ministry and hope to give back, with all of you, in some small way. We thank the Riders for beginning the journey in North Carolina as we all continue the work of God for families.

Together, in order to carry out our mission and to communicate our vision for MFM, Inc., we must not only be fiscally sound, but we also need to be committed to our core shared belief that family is sacred. Most importantly, the essence of our ministry is grounded in prayer allowing Jesus to guide us and Mary to model for us. My personal philosophy in how that is accomplished is guided by a sincere and respectful belief that I am me, I need you and I want us in all that happens.

Now how about you? What do you need from your new Board? The newly elected Officers include: Tom Jones, Vice Chairman, Ted Galantowicz, Secretary and Carol Weiss, Treasurer. We welcome our new Board members; Gaye Hieb, Phil Lohr, Don Meyers, Judy Scarzafava, and Sister Grace Walle, FMI. Many thanks to our returning Board members Angel Bonet, Dr. Terry Jackson, Emelina Marsh, Dan Malechuk, and Brother Jack Ventura, S.M. Let us hear from you. Our correspondence with you will be email, web-site and/or the local postal carrier. Our updated web-site is www.christianfamilyliving.com and future plans will make the site more user-friendly. A list of all Board members, committee members, and Board minutes is on the web with lots of wonderful information.

One exciting opportunity for us all right now is promoting, participating in, and pledging to support the Father Richard Kuhn, SM Capital Campaign. The proceeds from your generosity will be designated for the renovation of the buildings that will allow us to keep our doors open to all who enter the Holy Ground we call the CFL Retreat Center. Father Rich has touched many of our lives since he begin serving families in the CFL retreat ministry in 1985. Please consider a pledge as a way of saying thanks to him and all who have served so selflessly. (See photo of my family and Father Rich above).

Blessed William Joseph Chaminade shared his vision of Marianist Family with others, allowing them to stumble along the way. He always, however, offered forgiveness and encouragement, willing to entrust this work to God. Through collaboration with Adele de Batz de Trenquelleon and Marie Therese de Lamourous, they became the head, heart and hands that established the Marianist Family. That spirit is alive today in Topsail and throughout the world.

On behalf of the entire Board, I ask for your prayers and steadfast, selfless support, as we continue the journey together.

Marianist Blessings,
Tina Bauman

Bro. Jack Ventura of the Marianist Province of the United States invites you to help create a Marianist presence at World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney Australia, July 15 to July 21, 2008.

Registration and a $600 per person deposit must be returned no later than Oct. 15, 2007.Bro. Jack must have 25 people registered by Oct. 15, or the trip will be cancelled.

The Marianist Office of Religious Life is coordinating two tours, one leaving from Los Angeles and another leaving from Honolulu, and offers special invitations to campus ministries, LIFE programs, high schools, parishes, retreat centers, and to those who are temporary professed.

A “Marianist Day” is scheduled for all pilgrims from Marianist ministries attending World Youth Day.

If you have questions, email Bro. Jack at: jventura@sm-usa.org

The Christian Family Living Center
2006 Wicker Street
North Topsail Beach, NC
910-328-1584
www.ChristianFamilyLiving.org