DIGEST CONTENTS - April, 2008

(To see list of previous Digests, click here.)

*****JAYNE O'BRIEN TO TAKE OVER CURSILLO EMAIL DIGEST

*****WEEKENDS 250 & 251 - Palanca Lists

*****PRE-CURSILLO COMMITTEE - Oct 2008 Weekends

*****SCHOOL OF LEADERS - Tonight in North County!

*****CALENDAR - Stay informed on What's Up!

*****PRAYER REQUEST - Knee time for our friends!

*****CURSILLO COMMUNICATIONS

*****LIAM HEARNE UPDATE

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JAYNE O'BRIEN TO TAKE OVER CURSILLO EMAIL DIGEST

Beginning in May Jayne O'Brien will be facilitating the monthly email digest. It truly has been a blessing for me to be the facilitator for the last five years. I believe it is a vital part of keeping our community informed. We truly are blessed with a community that loves and cares for each other. I have seen first hand the outpouring of support you have shown for each other and it is humbling. Many thanks to Jayne for taking on this important task.

Your Brother in Christ,

John Sawaya

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CURSILLO WEEKENDS 250 & 251

The weekends are fastly approaching! Please keep the team and candidates in your prayers. See below for candidate list.

Men's Cursillo Weekend 250: Glenn Wilhite - gandswilhite@cox.net Theme: "My Peace I Give You"

April 10-13, 2008

Please consider doing palanca for the following candidate for weekends 250 & 251.

Candidates for Men's Weekend 250:

Scott Davis * Stuart Edleson * Gus Franco * Ryan Garcia * Marvin Gergen * Gil Gonzales * Matthew Grivich * Gerry Harms * Tim Hilgeman * Kevin Keating * Dominic La Russa * Lane Litke * Jon Lutack * Nicolas Martinez * Paul Melcher * Jim Moitoza * Mike Moore * Larry Nuffer * Mark Pearson * John Stuhr * Mike Stuhr * Mike VanAntwerp * Tom Waddell * Rich Ward * David Warren * Kenneth Wood * Jeff Woollard

Women's Cursillo Weekend 251: Linda Daniels - lindaniels@aol.com Theme: "Pray, Hope and Don't Worry"

Candidates for Women's Weekend 251:

Emi Belotti * Mandy Clemens * Mary Criscenti * Mary Daniels * Lucy Davis * Charlene Edleson * Chris Franco * Lori Garcia * Mary Gergen * Dot Harms * Bernadette Hilgeman * Zulema Hokanson * Carol Keating * Nicole Kubitza * Gaby Litke * Aimee Martinez * Devin McCord * Tamra Mecklenborg * Theresa Melcher * Aimee Moore * Kathy Nuffer * Theresa Pearson * Joy Rapp * Patricia Rice * Mary Ann Russo * Kathleen Shallow * Christine Sperrazzo * Cynthia Stojeba * Sue Sullivan * Mary Ward * Laura Wood * Karen Woollard

Don't forget to come to the Welcoming Ultreya on May 3rd at St. Brigid's 7:30 am.

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PRE CURSILLO - SPONSORING CANDIDATES

Applications for the October 2008 weekend will be due August 1, 2008. October weekends are as follows... Men's Ocotober 9-12 and Women's October 16-19.

For applications contact the Pre-Cursillo Chairpersons: Patrick and Danielle McCay. They can be contacted at precursillosd@gmail.com or 858-272-7286. Be sure to use the current applications and send them to Pre-Cursillo Committee, 2025 Chalcedony St., San Diego, CA 92109

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SCHOOL OF LEADERS

Dearest Cursillistas:

This is a reminder that Thursday night, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. is the School of Leaders North at Jim Koed's home in Escondido. We hope that all of you who live in the North County or who just like to enjoy the spirit of the Lord in the loving setting of a Cursillista's home will attend.

What a great way to celebrate the week before the beginning of 250 then 251! Deacon Mitch Rennix will give this month's talk, he says it's on rebuilding Ford automatic transmissions. We're sure he can work that into Blessed are the Peacemakers! If any one can, Deacon Mitch can!

And remember, next Monday, April 7 is School of Leaders Central at the Mission San Diego, also at 6:30 p.m.

See you there!

DeColores

Glenn and Sandra

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CURSILLO SAN DIEGO CALENDAR 2007

* Spring 2008 Men's Weekend April 10-13, 2008 - Rector: Glenn Wilhite - gandswilhite@cox.net

* Spring 2008 Women's Weekend April 17-20, 2008 - Rectora: Linda Daniels - lindaniels@aol.com

* Spring Weekend's Welcoming Ultreya May 3, 2008, St. Brigig's 7:30 am.

* Fall 2008 Men's Weekend October 9-12, 2008 - Rector: TBA

* Fall 2008 Women's Weekend October 16-19, 2008 - Rectora: TBA

* Fall Weekend's Welcoming Ultreya November 1, 2008

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PRAYER REQUEST

Please take a few minutes to pray for the following........

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Note: If one of the following prayer requests is from you, and the information can be updated, please email me at cursillocommunications@arc-socal.com with the updates. Thanks. John Sawaya

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Please keep Mickey Boggs in your prayers. He was just diagnosed with cancer.

Keep the faith, Gary Mac Isaac

Sent 3-5-2008

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Please add Fran Chavez Diener to the Cursillo prayer chain. Fran is a Cursillista from Albuquerque New Mexico, she was my candidate. She's been diagnosed with several tumors in her lungs and back, they have metastasized and she is in need of the Cursillo prayer army to go to work and carry her through the ordeal. Thank you all.

Chris Chavez

Sent 3-31-2008

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Please pray for Bob Benz, stepfather of Cursillista Grant Milbrand. Bob is at UCSD Thornton Hospital suffering from Pulmonary Hypertension. He is in need of a lung transplant but it unlikely to receive one due to his age.

Tara Milbrand

Sent 3-24-2008

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Please Pray for the Repose of the soul, of my cousin Daniel Cook. Danny was chief engineer on the Alaska Ranger, the boat that sank off the Alaskan coast Easter Sunday, He was one of the four who died. Please pray for his brother Eddie who was on the sister ship Alaska Warrior, Eddie was the one to recover his brothers body from the sea. Danny lived here in San Diego with one on his sons. Please lift up his entire family in prayer his 3 sons, his grand childern, his four sisters and three brothers as well as the extended family.

Thank you for your Prayers,

Colette Hazlet

Sent 3-24-2008

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I ask for you prayers for my sister who went in for an operation for an aneurism yesterday and had a small stroke. We don’t know the full effect at this time, but any stroke is not good. Thanks. De Colores.

Emmett Durnan

Sent 3-12-2008

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Annamarie Marotta has had another bout with face cancer and it is quite serious. I have heard that she is struggling with her faith and having a really hard time. She was very active in Cursillo before she moved to north county. Annamarie was known for her remarkable attitude with having lost her leg through an accident years prior.

Pat Kankowski

Sent 3-11-2008

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Please pray for Zeke who is having surgery for a broken hip. The last time he had surgery he had a heart attack during the surgery then almost died of a pulmonary aneurism afterwards.

Please also pray for Vino Pajanor's 5 yr old niece who is in her 3rd round of chemo.

Thanks!

Jim House

Sent 3-10-2008

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Please keep Angelica's friend in your prayers. Her name is Theresa she is 18 and is in the ICU at Sharp Hospital.

She is a senior at Patrick Henrey. She was hit by a car while running in her neighborhood training for track.

She has suffered a fractured ankle, pelvis and skull.

Please keep her and her family in your prayers. Thank you so much.

Barbara Williams

Sent 3-8-2008

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BATTLING CANCER:

Sam Trozzo 2-20-2008 * Julie Anderson 2-8-2008 * Pauline Turrrieta 12-3-2007 * Dan Eaton 11-28-2007 * Rob Younkin 11-25-2008 * Anne Farrar 9-20-2007 * Michael Sprecco 9-10-2007 * Anne Marie Marotta 9-9-2007 * Carolyn Watson 8-3-2007 * Paul Mossuto 7-30-2007 * Michelle Lake 7/30/2007 * Benae & Monique 4-28-2007 * John Kammerer 4-30-2007 * Maria Roberts 12-11-2006 * Kathleen Forgione 11-6-2006 * Maria Aguirre 10-23-2006 * Mona Ohlin 10-9-2006 * Kristen Lepard 10-10-2006 * Matthew 9-11-2006 * Kristin Schwartz 9-6-2006 * Patsy E Musson 8-21-2006 * Terri Odell 8-3-2006 * Paula Scull 5-22-2006 * Rosemary Crivello 4-24-2006 * Tom Bigler 4-10-2006 * Marcia 4-7-2006 * Margie Piatkiewicz 3-23-2006 * Sheri D. Kidder 3-22-2006 * Irma Espinola 3-21-2006 * Cecilia (Joe Vina's niece) 3-10-2006 * Maria Brown 2-9-2006 * Bonnie Basener 2-9-2006 * Liz Schwartz 2-2-2006 * Friend of Yesmin Saide 1-30-2006 * Cynthia Martinez 1-4-2006 * Liz Ravenis * LEUKEMIA: Deacon Bob Fitzmorris * Roy Hubecki *

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SERVING IN IRAQ / AFGHANISTAN

Lt. Col. Alton Cochran USMC 1-11-2008 * Luke Spencer 78-20-2007 * David Pierce 4-20-2006 * Charlie Johnson 1-11-2006

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DECEASED

Nancy Bernens 2/25-2008 * Phillip J. Forgione 2/8/2008 * Eduardo Bonnin 2/6/2008 * Katherine Preston 2/2/2008 * Brian Fitzgerald 1/1/2008 * George Paluso 12/22/2007 * Margaret Chambers 12/19/2007 * Dr. John Joseph Clifford 11/29-2007 * Uncle Pepe 9/15/2007 *Bill Verger * John Kammerer Sr. 10-9-2007 * Jose Mendoza 9-15-2007 * Jim Kilcoyne 6-2007 * Maureen Greer 6-29-2007 * Sgt Michael Martinez 6-28-2007 * Sokie Vasquez 6-2-2007 * Fr. Walt Vogel 4-28-2007 * Joan McBride 4-18-2007 * Brian Sperry 3-2007 * John Mazurowski 3-26-2007 * Tracy Favreau 2-2007 * Alex Perwich 2 15-2007 * JoAnn Gardo 1-16-2007 * Sally Manolovitz 12-26-2007 * Dale Haggard 12-17-2007 * Mary Mac Isaac 12-7-2006 * Henry G. Vasquez 10-9-2006 * Frank Sandoval 8-29-2006 * Seth Simpson 5-2007 * Robert Carey 8-26-2006 * Julie Gabbard's dad 8-25-2006 * Valerie Farris 8-25-2006 * Julie Shultis 8-8-2006 * Mary Peri 8-5-2006 * Janelle Darmody 7-21-2006 * Norma Carey 7-25-06 * Paul Carey 7-25-06 * Juanita Villavicencio 7-24-2006 * Clint 7-14-2006 * Bob Murphy 6-1-2006

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Please don't forget...

* George Anderson, back surgery 2-28-08

* Jerry Smith, health issues 12-12-2007

* Raeleen Whitt, battling leukemia 9-9-2007

* Christina Dodd, recovering from a broken neck. 6-15-2007

* Dominic F. LaRussa, Complications from Diabetes 6-15-2007

* Marion Adams, knee problems 3-6-2007

* Doug Broding, Heart problems 1-15-2007

* Dale Amorosia, Heart Problem 12-1-2006

* Bobbi Valente , Blood disorder 11-27-2006

* Mary Beth Ekhaml, ongoing medical conditions 10-12-2006

* Teresa Marcotte, for peace and healing 10-10-2006

* Tom Drabek, diagnosed with a rare bone disease 7-17-2006

* Frannie LaRussa, battling Leukemia 4-11-2006

* Liam Hearne and family in your prayers as they continue to fight CF 2-3-2006

* Dave Pierce, Parkinsons Disease

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CURSILLO COMMUNICATIONS

GALLINA GAZETTE - Cursillo Newsletter Needs Help

The Gallina Gazette is the official publication of the San Diego Cursillo movement. It is sent out via US mail 2-3 times a year. The Cursillo Secretariat has decided to change it to an email format. The communications committee is looking for someone who would be interested in putting this newsletter together electronically. If you have any expertise in this or would just like to help please contact Paul Greer at (858)573-1500.

Paul Greer

Communication Chair

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LIAM HEARNE UPDATE

March 13, 2008

So sorry we have been out of touch for so long. You all have been so good about asking how Liam is and keeping him in your prayers. Liam has been doing well but not without a few stressful complications along the road. All the daily ups and downs sometimes makes it difficult to give an accurate update. The good news is that his new liver is doing great. His medical team has even taken him off or reduced the dosing on several of the medications he was taking. He still has his wonderful smile and great spirit about him.

On the "that stinks" side of the ledger he is still not eating, but is being feed through his feeding tube. He still has severe nausea and vomiting once or two twice a day, every day. God bless him… it must be so miserable. He is fighting a lung infection with IV antibiotics which ended a week ago. His blood work from Monday indicates that he is harboring a new virus, not remembering which one it is??? Nothing they can do about it at the moment but the Doc’s will keep an eye on it.

Now… for the Latest in "Liam Miracles". The Tuesday before last, Liam was admitted into the hospital to start his IV antibiotics to fight a festering lung infection. The morning after he started IV’s and while still in the hospital Liam had, what the doctors on the floor were calling, for 48 excruciating hours, a stoke. The droopy face, numbness head to toe on his right side, unable to communicate or understand direction, his personality completely gone. Lights out, gone. In all of Liam’s 16 years of medical care this was the hardest 48 hours for us, his parents. Liam has always had his bright personality, spirit, sense of humor and positive attitude, glistening smile, penetrating eyes and warm hugs. All that was all gone. Liam’s strengths have always been in his confidence and ability to love and be loved. Our hearts break for families and loved ones of children that are faced with these types of mental illnesses. We prayed and Liam’s faith community prayed, that we would all once again experience Liam’s loving personality, but how much more could this poor boy take? We became aware of the miracle Thursday afternoon when the results of his several scans… MRI, CT and contrast scans, returned showing no permanent damage and by Friday night he was 100% back to himself, even his sense of humor as to what he remembered about the stroke.

Successful milestone! On Tuesday (3/11/08) Liam and Dad were able to experience yet another wish list item. Snowboarding was on the top of Liam’s post transplant "things to do when I get out", list. Among other things, before his transplant, Liam’s medical team determined snowboarding to be too dangerous for his condition. With the new liver, he was given the green light. As you could imagine the altitude and endurance were both major factors but that didn’t stop Liam from enjoying a two hour lesson and 2 ½ runs down the beginners training slope at Snow Summit in our local mountains. It was an epic day for both Dad and Liam, one that will remain with the two for them forever. What a difference a week makes!

Yesterday (3/14/08) was Liam’s second day back to school. He was full of excitement to be back with his friends and back to some sense of normalcy with his life. Now for the "That’s just not right, give the kid a break" moment. We can only imagine how difficult it must be for a 16 year old boy, two years behind in grade, to be out of school, especially High School, for such a long period of time and then come back and try to fit in… especially difficult to do while wearing a medical pump on your back with a feeding tube attached to your abdomen. By the way, we are sure Liam is handling this much better than we would in the same scenario. Anyhow, at the end of second period with the entire student body rushing to their next class, there is Liam, throwing up in a planter so violently that he throws up his feeding tube. 24 inches of medical tubing hanging out of his mouth, gagging him while onlookers wondered what was going on. The length of tubing was the tube leading from his feeding port to his lower intestine, his ‘J’ tube. So, with the medical tube hanging out his mouth and the opposite end still attached to the inside of his stomach, what is a person to do? Liam was able to call over a district employee that had a cart with scissors on it. Liam used the scissors to cut the end of the tube at his mouth and then swallow the remaining portion back into his stomach. Wow, what a stud! Long story short, Liam spent the rest of the day (10 hours)at Children’s Hospital in surgery and recovery getting a new feeding tube installed. We are so proud of the calm that Liam had throughout the entire situation.

That’s Liam’s life for the past three weeks in a nut shell. On to tomorrow! What an exciting life we lead. God has certainly blessed us with the living testimony of the power of prayer and the Hope of salvation. Liam continues to show us what true faith and perseverance look like.

As always, we thank you for your continued love, support and prayers.

Bill, Nancy, Liam & Shannon

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John Sawaya

Cursillo Communications

cursillocommunications@arc -socal.com

Last Updated: April 1, 2008