Great time at Twin Cities Retrouvaille Annual Summer Picnic

Marketing Opportunities
Can you help?
The next TCR weekend is scheduled for September 4-7, 2025.  We are reaching out to ask for your help to reach couples in need.  The TCR Board has put together the list of suggestions below, and we encourage you to help us reach couples who need help with their marriages and fill the September weekend.
 
Option 1:  Couple Outreach - Do you know a couple struggling in their marriage?
Share this link with a Hurting Couple
Option 2: Parish Pastor:  Reach out to your parish pastor and ask them to put this blurb in their weekly parish bulletin
Share this link with your Parish Pastor
Option 3: Bulletin Ad:  Sponsor a Retrouvaille Ad on the back of your parish bulletin.  Single-block space ad on back of parish bulletins cost $500-$750 per year depending on size of parish and number of bulletins printed each week.  
Ad on Back of Parish Bulletin
Option 4: Yard Signs:  Help put up Yard signs are your neighborhood
Help put up Yard Signs
Option 5: Billboard:  Sponsor a Billboard or Do you know of someone who owns land next to a busy highway that would let us put up a Retrouvaille Billboard?  
Billboard for Retrouvaille
HELP DESPERATELY NEEDED

POST Coordinator Couple CRITICALLY NEEDED

Please consider volunteering to be TCR's Post Coordinator couple.

Training is provided.
Click Here for TCR Post Coordinator Job Description

FREE CONCERT TICKETS

CITY ON THE HILL
MUSIC FESTIVAL

Duluth, MN
August 1st & 2nd, 2025

Join us for the 10th Anniversary of the City on the Hill Music Fest !!

City On The Hill Music Fest is set to unite believers for a joyous weekend of music and fellowship at the stunning Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, MN.

We are looking for couples to help us "man" the Retrouvaille booth on
Friday 8/1/25 and Saturday 8/2/25. 

Any person who volunteers at least 4 hours at the Retrouvaille booth will receive a free day pass to the City on the Hill Music Festival ($60 value!!)

Please click on the button below to review the available time slots and to sign up. 
Click Here for more Information and to Sign-Up

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st :

2 pm - Gates Open

2:30 pm - Derek Charles Johnson

3:15 pm - Presence Music

4:14 pm - Adelaide

5:15 pm - Katy Nicole

7:00 pm - Tenth Avenue North

9:00 pm - Jeremy Camp

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2nd :

2 pm - Gates Open

2:30 pm - Undefeated

3:15 pm - The Scally Brothers

4:15 pm - Eagle Brook Music

5:15 pm - Caleb & John

7:00 pm - Danny Gokey

9:00 pm - Matthew West

Digging Deeper:
The Path to Forgiveness
September 12-14, 2025
Christ the King Retreat Center, Buffalo, MN

When it comes to your marriage...
Are you struggling with FORGIVENESS issues?
Are you stuck in the pain or anger of the past?
Do you feel entitled in your anger?

“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison expecting the other person to die” --Buddha

How do we let it go? 

Step by baby step. Making a choice in the moment. 

Join us as we work on digging deeper into forgiveness and how to let it go so your marriage can thrive.

This weekend is an opportunity to 'go-deeper' on Retrouvaille concepts while giving you time to focus on a specific area in your relationship where you need more growth and healing.

Please prayerfully consider joining us as we deepen the strength of our marriages.

Presenters will be Mike & Ann Cerney.

Early Bird Registration: $495/couple if registered before August 15, 2025.
Click Here for more Information and to Register
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TCR SATURDAY POST MEETINGS
 
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM   
Missed a POST Session?
Need a refresher?

Join us any Saturday!

ALL ARE WELCOME!


All TCR POST sessions are available both in-person and online.  

Guardian Angels Catholic Church 
8260 4th Street North 
Oakdale, MN 55128 

https://www.guardian-angels.org/
 
Click Here to Help Set-Up for Post Session
INTERNATIONAL
VIRTUAL POST SESSIONS
TUESDAYS 7-9 PM

Session 10 July 29 Our Sexual Relationship

Session 11 August 5 Marriage as Vocation

Session 12 August 12 Review/Sharing Gift

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

Please enter the first name for both Husband and Wife in the First Name box when registering. This will present both names in the Meeting window. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Click Here to Register
 - ALL ARE WELCOME -

TCR Eagan & Plymouth CORE


Program-wise, Plymouth is doing a mix of couple presentations and Gottman's All About Love (focusing on the non-conflict elements of the Sound Relationship House). Eagan is doing a mix of couple presentations and some of the SRH sessions.

August 1 - Eagan @ St. John Neumann 6 PM potluck
August 16 - Plymouth @ St. Mary's of the Lake 6 PM potluck

September 5 - Eagan @ the Hotel, 7 PM, no potluck
September 20 - Plymouth @ St. Mary's of the Lake 6 PM potluck

October 3 - Eagan @ St. John Neumann 6 PM potluck
October 18 - Plymouth @ St. Mary's of the Lake 6 PM potluck

November 7 - Eagan @ St. John Neumann 6 PM potluck
November 15 - Plymouth @ St. Mary's of the Lake 6 PM potluck

December 5 - Eagan @ the Hotel, 7 PM, no potluck
December 20 - Plymouth @ St. Mary's of the Lake 6 PM potluck

General info from the monthly CORE email:
  • St. Mary's of the Lake, 105 Forestview Ln N, Plymouth, MN
  • St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 4030 Pilot Knob Rd, Eagan, MN in the Youth Room
When CORE is at the Hotel: Come at 5:30 and help greet the new Friday Night Couples!  Dinner is included.

If you plan to come and greet, please let the Weekend Coordinator Couple know. Their email is TCRWeekend@tcr-mn.org.

Questions?  Please contact Eric & Char ewander124@gmail.com

Central Wisconsin CORE


August 3, 2025

COREs are the first Sunday of the month at 7:00 PM.

If anyone wants to join in on our CORE sessions, please contact at us 2039@helpourmarriage.org and we will send them the link.  All are welcome !

Central Minnesota CORE 
August 17, 2025

Meetings held 3rd Sunday of the month (except December) from 1:00-3:00 PM.

St. Michael’s Church
1036 Co Rd 4
St Cloud 56303

Please contact Kyle or Jennifer for additional information
jennifer_paumen@hotmail.com
 
International CORE Meetings

1st Thursday of Month 7- 9 pm

Retrouvaille International hosts an online CORE the first Thursday of each month, from
7-9 pm Central Time.

August 7, 2025

Click below for the current link to register for the Online CORE presentations.  You will be invited to a Zoom meeting.  Register in advance of the meeting.
Click Here for International CORE Registration
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
This is a new link and all need to reregister.  The old link is no longer in use.
We look forward to seeing many of your shining faces on this monthly Online CORE.
TCR Board Meeting


August 19, 2025

Meetings held the 3rd Tuesday of the month starting at 7 PM.

All Welcome to Attend 

Please contact Greg or Suzie at TCRCoordinator@TCR-MN.org for information on meeting location.
Click here for Email Address List of Board Members
Click here for list of Marriage Counselors
WE NEED MORE BOOKS
for Friday Night Couples

Do you have books that helped heal your marriage?  Would you be willing to donate them to other couples who need help with their marriage? 

Bring any books you would like to donate to the Best Western Dakota Ridge in Eagan during a Retrouvaille weekend or to any Post Session.
Click here for list of book recommendations

Doug Hinder 

Relevant Radio 1330AM has a New Radio Segment on helping marriages become stronger.

Marriage Unhindered is a sincere exploration of the joys and challenges within the realm of marriage. Hosted by seasoned Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Doug Hinderer, this one-hour, caller-based show offers listeners an authentic journey into the complexities of marital relationships. Tune in and take the first step towards a happier, healthier relationship with your spouse!
Click here to search podcasts for subject matter
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Struggling to quit watching porn?

YOU'RE NOT ALONE

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Relevant Radio
Relevant Radio

Bringing Christ to the world through the media

We would like to thank Relevant Radio for their support and sharing Retrouvaille through the media.

Tune in to 1330AM
Click here to support Relevant Radio
Patron Saint of Retrouvaille - St. Joseph

O blessed Joseph, faithful guardian of my Redeemer, Jesus Christ, protector of thy chaste spouse, the virgin Mother of God, I choose thee this day to be my special patron and advocate and I firmly resolve to honor thee all the days of my life. Therefore I humbly beseech thee to receive me as thy client, to instruct me in every doubt, to comfort me in every affliction, to obtain for me and for all the knowledge and love of the Heart of Jesus, and finally to defend and protect me at the hour of my death. Amen

'I know by experience, ' says St. Teresa of Avila, 'that the glorious St. Joseph assists us generally in all necessities. I never asked him for anything which he did not obtain for me. 
Mission & Vision Statements
Mission Statement

Twin Cities Retrouvaille is a Christian peer ministry that, with the help of God, teaches communication skills and offers a support community to couples experiencing pain and disappointment in their marriage relationships. 

Vision Statement

The vision of TCR is to build a healthy, vibrant, and expanding community which provides a nurturing environment that inspires Retrouvaille couples to grow in support for each other, other couples, and to reach out to other communities.

TCR Board Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7pm-9pm.
Meetings are open for all community members to attend.
If you would like to attend, please contact any of the board members listed below.

TCR Board Members:

Chaplain:  Reverend Matthew Shireman  fathermatt@stgregorynb.org
Community Coordinators:  Greg & Suzie Cozine   TCRCoordinator@tcr-mn.org
Finance Coordinators:  Paul & Kathy Markert   TCRFinance@tcr-mn.org
Secretary Coordinators:  Stan & Mary Nordin   TCRSecretary@tcr-mn.org    
Registration Coordinators: Dean & Pat Ziegenbein   TCRRegistration@tcr-mn.org 
Weekend Coordinators: Tim & Teresa Sazma   TCRWeekend@tcr-mn.org 
POST Coordinators: OPEN  TCRPost@tcr-mn.org
Volunteer Coordinators:   OPEN  TCRVolunteer@tcr-mn.org
CORE Coordinators:  OPEN   TCRCore@tcr-mn.org