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Weekends
Men's
Cursillo Weekend #250
April 10-13, 2008
Glenn Wilhite, Rector
gandswilhite@cox.net
Women's
Cursillo Weekend #251
April 17-20, 2008
Linda Daniels, Rectora
lindaniels@aol.com
Team School Information:
Team school for weekends 250 & 251 begins on Friday January 25, 2008 at St Therese.
Gather at 6:30 pm and start team school at 7:00 pm.
March 21st will be a "Dark Night" for Good Friday.
The church is reserved for the team mass on March 28.
All Cursillistas are invited to attend and work
the weekend.
Don't forget to come and show your support at Clausura on Sunday April 13 (men)
and April 20 (women) at 5:00 pm and the Welcoming Ultreya (date forthcoming).
See calendar below for more details.
SPONSORING CANDIDATES
The next weekends will be here before you know it and they are filling up
fast!
Get your applications in soon!
When's the last time you sponsored someone to a Cursillo retreat? There no
better gift to give someone then to sponsor them on a Cursillo weekend. 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
PALANCA: Palanca is the driving force of Cursillo. Please keep the team
coordinators, teams and candidates in your prayers over the coming months.
Cursillo 250 and 251 CALENDAR of ALL EVENTS
- April 10 - 13: Men's Cursillo Weekend 250 - Rector: Glenn Wilhite gandswilhite@cox.net
- April 17 - 20: Women's Cursillo Weekend 251 - Rectora: Linda Daniels lindaniels@aol.com
- May 3, 2008: Welcoming Ultreya for Weekends 250 / 251: Location: St. Brigid's Parish
For more information contact team rectors.
 Weekends
held at Whispering Winds
Catholic Conference Center. Where is Whispering Winds? We'll show
you the way!
WANTED- A
FEW GOOD MEN and WOMEN
Just as the United States Marines say in recruitment
ads, we in Cursillo are out to recruit future LEADERS for Christ.
When we look for these potential candidates we should take this
responsibility seriously. "The purpose (or goal) of the Movement
is to make Christian community possible in neighborhoods, parishes,
work situations and other places where people live the greater part
of their lives. It makes possible for anyone in the world to live
a Christian life in a natural way." (Leaders' Manual-page 13.)
As the purpose
of sponsoring is to bring a change in the environment, you should
have a plan on how you are going to do this. Part of your plan would
include identifying those individuals that have the talent to bring
about a change and bring Jesus into their environments.
Know your candidate
well.
Sponsoring your
candidate is not a haphazard circumstance. It should be a deliberate
act to bring Jesus into the World. Therefore, you should know your
candidates very well. If they are married, you should know their
spouse as well. Your candidates will become the agents for change
in their families, work situations, neighborhood, social gatherings,
etc. Your candidates will become active participants in Group Reunion,
Ultreya and Grouping. Your candidates will become part of the Christian
community that links together with others to bring Jesus to the
world. If you are sponsoring a married couple, it is important that
both spouses attend the Cursillo weekend. It is not recommended
to sponsor a couple who are not willing to make the consecutive
Cursillo weekends.
Candidates
who should be considered:
-Individuals
who are truly the backbone of their environments.
-One's who have a deep personality and are able to make their
own decisions and are interiorly motivated.
-They are natural leaders.
Candidates
who "can" go:
-Anyone who
is eligible to receive the Sacraments.
-The ordinary Catholic-one trying to live the Catholic life as
best they know.
Candidates
who cannot or should not go:
-Those who
have a physiological or emotional problem.
-Those who have a deep drinking, drug or moral problem.
-Those who have a major marital problem.
Candidates
age and physical condition:
-Youthful
candidates are encouraged. They should have a sufficient life
experiences to integrate the Cursillo message into their lives.
-Seniors should be carefully considered due to the possible physical
strain of the weekend at Whispering Winds. The camp is at an elevation
of 4,500 feet and climbing of the gradual hills could possibly
be a problem.
- Additionally consideration has to be made for the bunk beds
and the
possibility of inclement weather.
What a candidate should bring on a weekend…
Sleeping bag or linens, earplugs, pillow, an extra blanket, towels,
wash cloth, a warm jacket, comfortable shoes and clothing, and toiletries.
Label or tag all luggage prior to leavinghome.
A sipper bottle for water, insect repellent, a flashlight and sunscreen are
essential items.
Asthma, Allergy or any medication that you would typically need.
Bee sting antidote if you are allergic, etc.
Application
process:
-Obtain a
current application. (Note the expiration date on the bottom of
form.) Use original color coded candidate sponsor and candidate
application forms. (This makes it MUCH easier to process the forms.)
-Have the candidate (candidates if married) COMPLETELY fill out
the blue Candidate application form.
-The sponsor is to fill out completely one gold colored sponsor
sheet for each candidate. TWO GOLD SHEETS ARE REQUIRED IF IT IS
A MARRIED COUPLE.
-Send the completed application together with a $20.00 processing
fee ($40.00 if a married couple) to
PRE-CURSILLO
COMMITTEE
2025 Chalcedony St.
San Diego, CA. 92109
-Applications
are processed on a first come, first serve basis. The earlier
an application is received the sooner the Pre-Cursillo Committee
can act on it. HOWEVER, DO TO LIMITED SPACE ON THE WEEKENDS, PLEASE
DO NOT PROMISE YOUR CANDIDATE A SPECIFIC WEEKEND.
Questions:
-Obtain applications
from any Ultreya or contact Danielle or Pat McCay through Email at precursillosd@gmail.com.
Would you
like to register to work a Cursillo weekend?
A message
on Team Participation from Lay Director Jim Koed (1/10/03)
Cursillo has
a long and exciting history in San Diego. Whether you have been
involved for twenty years or six months, the prospect of working
a Cursillo
weekend brings feelings of great joy and anticipation. However,
we must all remember that it is a privilege to work a team, not
a given right. We are invited to work by the team coordinator, the
rector/rectora, who are invited to lead under the guidelines presented
by the Secretariat. This team only exists to serve our Lord Jesus,
by bringing about a transition or change in the candidates He
has chosen so that they might become greater disciples for Him.
We select a "team of leaders" to represent this community
as a witness to the candidates of how a community of Christian Leaders
can serve God and His people. This team exists to pray, sacrifice
and to serve. This and all future teams must be comprised of Christian
Leaders. Are you a Christian Leader? How would we know? Who is to
say whether you are or are not? Each of you is your own best judge.
You know that Jesus speaks to you through your conscience. For the
majority in this community, these are easy questions with positive
answers and for some additional discernment is necessary.
Cursillo is
a movement within our Catholic Church. We operate under the guidelines
of our Bishop, who is our local authority for the Church. All Cursillo
teams must present themselves as examples of Catholic leadership.
Therefore, all teams members must be leading lives, to the best
of their
abilities, under the guidelines of the doctrines of the Catholic
Church. If any of us, for any reason, are not making decisions to
live within the guidelines of the Church, we need to step back from
this team and all future teams, until we have committed ourselves
to live within the boundaries of
our Church. Some examples of not making good Catholic decisions
would be, but not limited to, leading sinful lives which keeps us
from participating in the Sacraments. Placing ourselves in personal
or professional relationships contrary to Church law; for instance,
sexual activity outside
of a marriage or being married outside the church with no active
attempts to having that union blessed by the Church. Being involved
with business or investments, which profess amoral standards or
conditions. I ask each one of you tonight, to look into yourselves,
into your daily personal decisions,
and determine if you, at this point in your life, are making good
Catholic decisions. Are you, to the best of your abilities, in full
compliance with the Church? If not, take the time now, instead of
working this team, to begin the process of committing fully to Jesus
through His Church. Then come
back, at some time in the future, and join us again. We have many
wonderful clergy members within this movement eagerly waiting to
help and guide you on this journey. Seek them out.
The second part
of this leadership evaluation is within Cursillo. Are you a leader
in Cursillo?
The most basic
element of participation in Cursillo is a regular group reunion.
Are you grouping on a regular basis? If not, please step back from
this team and spend this time beginning the grouping process. Grouping
is what keeps the meaning of Cursillo alive within each of us. It
is what keeps
us accountable within the movement. Without grouping, we cannot
call ourselves leaders in Cursillo. Are you attending Ultreya on
a fairly regular basis? Ultreya is where we witness to the community
our successes and failures to inspire and instruct others in our
daily work for Jesus. This
witness is a critical component to Cursillo.
Are you committed
to the method and purpose of Cursillo? Are you actively looking
at all your daily environments to find others that can help you
create a better environment for the presence of Jesus? Are you working
on creating and guiding that Christian community in these environments?
Cursillo calls us to a higher standard. We must be sure this "higher
standard" is maintained on our weekend teams.
As the Lay Director
of this movement, my promise to you and our Bishop, is to help Cursillo
grow and prosper within our diocese while maintaining the integrity
of what makes this movement guided by the Holy Spirit, so unique.
The Cursillo team is our most visible arm of this movement. It must
be true
to what Cursillo is and stands for. I invite all of you to come
share your gifts with this team, if after searching your own heart,
mind and soul, you feel you are living these basic standards.
I pray we can work together and with the guidance of our Lord Jesus
and the gifts of the Holy spirit, this Cursillo movement of the
Diocese of San Diego can give honor to God our Father. God bless
you.
To request a Servant Sheet, email Pat or Danielle McCay at precursillosd@gmail.com.
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