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Post-Cursillo (4th Day) News from You Secretariat Diocesan News |
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Anticipated at the Grand Ultreya - Sunday July 27th
Don’t miss this
extraordinary opportunity to reacquaint yourselves with old and new
Cursillistas. Our witness this
year will be ... well, in keeping with tradition, you'll have to be there
to find out who will witness. Due to inspiration from Fr. Ray, the St. Peter Claver choir will join us and
lead our music during Mass. If you've never heard them sing before,
you're in for a real treat. As always, families and close
friends are invited to attend. This year
we will give a beautiful statue of "Joy of the Family" to the My small group,
consisting of myself, Claudia Johnson, Cindy Olson, Kathy Paris, and Susan
Whalen are coordinating this year's event but we need your support to make
it a success. Small groups, please bring a friend and let him/her
know what a wonderful De Colores, Ellie Durbin (click here for directions to Grand Ultreya)
Reunion Retreat Weekend was " ... like a refreshing drink of sweet water ..." The 6th Annual Reunion Renewal
Retreat weekend is now in the history books and by all After you read these reflections, I hope you'll mark your calendar for next year's Reunion Renewal which has been set for June 25th-27th and will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the start of regular Cursillo weekends in the Lexington diocese (before we became a diocese). |
(Click on Event Name for Details)
Sunday July 27th (2-5pm) St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Lexington
October 9th-12th, 2003
October 23rd-26th, 2003 |
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"Truly Renewing" (Harold & Bobbie Bayes) The Sixth Annual Cursillo Reunion Retreat was like a refreshing drink of sweet water from an old, familiar well. The weekend began Friday evening with a dynamic presentation from Father John Judie, who is a pastor in the Louisville diocese. Father Judie led the group through a "prayer y imagination" session that was powerful and calming at the same time. Each speaker Saturday and Sunday gave insightful talks on the fruits of the Spirit. We will never forget the symbolism of the literal fruits and the spiritual fruits. We were reminded that as Christians we are called to love unconditionally, just as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit love us. Like Cursillo, the impact of this experience is difficult to explain. The weekend was powerful in a way that defies description. (click here to continue this article) Make a Friend, Be a Friend, and Bring a Friend to Ultreya (Joe Lerza) In April I was blessed to be on Chris Weigel’s team. He asked me to give the Evangelization talk. As you are all aware, the final segment of this talk is Make a Friend, Be a Friend, and Bring a Friend to Christ. This section of the talk is derived from Jesus’ charge to his Apostles to go out and preach the Good News. On our 3-day weekends we were also given the charge by Christ to go out and preach the Gospel, and to use words if necessary. On our 4th Day journey we are living examples of Christ to others in our families, at our workplace, in our communities; wherever we are. In February I attended a Cursillo workshop in Richmond, put on by the regional service team. The theme was the Ultreya. I learned that in many Dioceses in the U. S., the Cursillo Community uses the Ultreya as a recruitment tool to evangelize potential candidates to weekends. So I got to thinking . . . how much easier is it to invite a potential candidate to a one hour “prayer meeting”, than to a full-blown 3+ day weekend? Much easier! |
"... breath of fresh spiritual air" (Mary & Phil Jackson) Phil
and I have recently returned from our fifth (of six) Reunion Renewal
Retreats. We have found them to
be a “summertime breath of fresh spiritual air” for us in the midst of
our active retirement years. From
7:00 p.m. Friday evening until Noon Sunday, we were surrounded by fellow
Cursillistas renewing ourselves in the Holy Spirit by the grace-filled
speakers who shared their wisdom and gifts with those in attendance. The Friday evening speaker was Father John Judie who spoke of how “All Prayer Leads To God”, but first we must clear our minds of all “clutter” – let it go – so that in our prayer time we can return to God the results of the gifts He has given us. Loving God in return for His love for us, and in so doing we will receive His “inner peace” which is His Love for us. (click here to continue this article) Lexington Ultreya Team Update (Tim Weinmann) I wanted to give everybody a quick update on what the Lexington Ultreya team is up to this summer. As most of us do during the summer, we've slowed down a bit as members of the team take some vacation and enjoy a little R&R time. But we aren't sitting still either. We are continuing to form ourselves as a team and at this point in time, we have completed the writing of our mission statement and supporting objectives which will guide us as we discern the many ways we hope to support our Lexington Ultreya community. Click here to see that mission statement along with other team information at the Lexington Ultreya Team website. The sole reason for the team's existence is to support the Lexington Cursillo Ultreya community in whatever way we can as we continue our 4th Day journey. In the same way that a 3-day weekend team begins the journey with the candidates that attend a weekend, this team is in place to support ALL the cursillistas after the weekend has concluded. (click here to continue this article)
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Fall 2003 Weekend Information (Tim Weinmann) The fall weekends will be upon us before you know it. Are you working on bringing any friends to Christ through these weekends? The teams are well into their formation and need your support by sharing your 4th Day with those around you in such a way that they see Christ living in and through you. Are you "praying to God about your friends before speaking to your friends about God?" Before you can invite someone to Christ by inviting them to make the weekend, you first have to "make a friend and then be a friend" so you can be in that exciting position of asking that friend to come closer to Christ through the Cursillo weekend experience. Invite a friend to come to Grand Ultreya. Invite a friend to come to your local Ultreya. Invite a friend to join you for one of your small group sessions. These are just a few suggestions you can use to give someone a taste of Cursillo as you witness to them about the impacts this movement has made in your life and how God is working in and through you. Pray and do palanca for your friend that God would move them to be open to that special invitation when you present it to them. And then act with confidence and be at peace as you work to bring your friend closer to Christ. Below you can find out all the details about the fall weekends including who is on each team and who is doing what talks, etc. Note that the section for candidates is blank. Let us all be praying and working to be sure we can fill in names for those slots this fall! Men's Fall Weekend Information October 9th-12th (Coordinator: Dan Nolet) Women's Fall Weekend Information October 23rd-26th (Coordinator: Babs Weinmann) |
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This year St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is hosting the Grand Ultreya on its
grounds in Lexington (
person(s) who bring the most prospective Cursillistas. What a wonderful
opportunity to "make a friend, be a friend, and bring a friend to
Christ" by sharing this special afternoon with someone you are
considering inviting to
join us in the Cursillo movement. 
experience Cursillo is by introducing them to our
4th Day community. Hope to see
you at Grand Ultreya!
