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Cursillo Newsletter March 2017 1

FROM THE LAY DIRECTOR

We have a Back to the Mountaintop experience planned for June 17, 2017. Mark your cal-

endars. All Cursillistas plus guests 18 and older are welcome to attend. It will be held at

DaySpring in the new Conference Center from 8:30 am 3pm. Registration begins at 8

am. This gives you a chance to renew Christs spirit within you a Day of Renewal.

The day will begin with Morning Prayer and music, followed by some panel discussions on

topics that you chose. The afternoon has two breakout sessions. You will select which

breakout session you want to attend on the registration form. It will be coming to you soon

by Constant Contact. We have some interesting speakers lined up, both clergy and lay per-

sons.

One of the afternoon breakout sessions is specifically for those who are scheduled to serve

in a leadership position on an upcoming weekend. The panel will also cover leadership po-

sitions in your parish, in the Diocese, or on the Secretariat.

We invite each parish to bring a display board or a sample of some of the missions their

Cursillistas support. The parish displays will be on tables around the room, ready to share

with others on breaks, to get ideas on some missions they would like to support. Parish

displays will be set up between 8 and 8:30 a.m., and able to be viewed until 3 p.m.

The cost to attend is $15, which covers a continental breakfast and a full lunch. This can

be paid when you send in your registration form or you can pay at the door.

Yours in Christ,

Karen Jones, Lay Director

Southwest Florida Cursillo Web Site: http://www.cursilloswfla.org

National Cursillo Web Site: www.nationalepiscopalcursillo.org


SATURDAY, MARCH 18 - 4TH DAY, 8:30 AM until 3:00 PM.

HOLY INNOCENTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, VALRICO, FL 604 Valrico Road, Valrico, FL 33594

MAY 18 - 21, 2017 SPANISH CURSILLO 4 - CURSILLO #136 DAYSPRING CONFERENCE CENTER, PARRISH

MAY 20, SATURDAYSERENADE7:00 P.M.

MAY 21. SIUNDAY - CLAUSURA4:00 P.M.

Saturday, June 17, 2017 , 8:00 AM 3:30 PM BACK TO THE MOUNTAINTOP DAY OF RENEWAL Dayspring Conference Center

Monday, April 10th, 2017 - 6 PM St. Marys Episcopal Church 9801 Bonita Beach Road, SE, Bonita Springs, FL 34135

Bring a friend and a dish to share.

Theresa Rowe, 239-298-6095, [email protected]

Saturday, April 29th - 3 PM

St. Marks Episcopal Church

13312 Cain Road, Tampa, FL 33625

Anna Ashworth, 804-247 1655 [email protected]

Monday, June 12th, 2017 - 6 PM St. Marys Episcopal Church 9801 Bonita Beach Road, SE, Bonita Springs, FL 34135



Monday, May 8th, 2017 - 6 PM St. Marys Episcopal Church 9801 Bonita Beach Road, SE, Bonita Springs, FL 34135




SIGANME (FOLLOW ME)

A NOTE FROM THE RECTORA OF CURSILLO #136-4TO EN ESPAOL

Theme: Siganme (Follow Me)

May 18-21, 2017

The Leadership Team had its first meeting on January 21 at St. Francis, who is sharing

space at St. Marks Tampa. We then traveled to Redeemer in Sarasota on February 18.

Were very excited to be the first Hispanic Cursillo at the new Program Center. Lots of

room to dance! Thank you, Lord.

Theres still room for team members. Im accepting applications, and Spanish is not

required. The leaders speak both languages, and some non-Spanish speaking team

members have worked a Spanish weekend before. So you wont be completely lost!

The pilgrim applications are slowly coming in. If you know someone who speaks

Spanish and is looking to share in Christs blessings, please encourage them. Both the

Team and Pilgrim applications are on the website, in Spanish.

Please continue to keep the team and pilgrims in your prayers. De Colores!

In HIS name,

Mickey Vallejo

Rectora #136-4to en Espaol


FROM THE SERVANT TEAM - CURSILLO #136-4TO EN ESPAOL

There are many time slots available on the Prayer Vigil during each of the four days of

Cursillo #136. Please sign up for these open times and encourage other Cursillistas at

your parish church to sign up for their prayer times. Go to the www.cursilloswfla.org

website and drop Patricia Bailey an email ([email protected]) or give her

a call 941-296-5832..

The usual practice for your scheduled hour of prayer is to pray for the Pilgrims, the

Team Members and for Christ to be among and guiding the weekend of Cursillo #136.

At the end of your prayer hour, please phone or email the next person on the Prayer

Vigil schedule to alert them that their prayer hour for Cursillo #136 Vigil is now begin-

ning. It is appropriate and usual that you include in your notice to them the phrase,

"Christ is counting on you."

Drinks are needed for the weekend. Soft drinks and large supplies of water are welcome

as your palanca. Smaller bottles of water are encouraged as many people leave water

bottles half filled. Beverages can be given to any team member or Sponsor for delivery

to Dayspring. Assorted candy (both sugar and sugar free) are welcomeremember

LOTS of chocolates! Green palanca is also welcome, and that can go to Barbara Marti-

nez, the weekend's Bell Ringer.

All placemats are out for coloring and we thank you for taking them. Please be sure to

return them promptly. AND remember, no colored markers. Only crayons should be

used as the colored markers run on the tables when they get wet. Please return them to

Patricia Bailey.

SiganmeFollow me

Patricia Bailey

Servant Chair


CCCURSILLOURSILLOURSILLO #135 F #135 F #135 FOURTHOURTHOURTH D D DAYAYAY FOURTH DAY MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR MARCH 18TH 2017 The Cursillo Weekend is not an end to itself. It begins the rest of your life. It is a starting point that

lasts the rest of your life and a springboard to a long-range practice of the Baptismal Covenant in the

life of the Church called the Fourth Day. Everything that is done in terms of the Cursillo methodology

and purpose has the 4th Day as its end objective.

Cursillo is patterned on Jesus' own example. He searched out and called a small group of potential

leaders (Pre-Cursillo); He trained them by word and example and inspired them with a vision (Three-

Day Weekend); He linked them together and sent them out into the world to bring the world to Him

(Fourth Day).

Cursillo goals are to change the world, to remake the world in Christ, and to restore all things to

Christ.

What a wonderful vision this is!!! And this is what the Fourth Day is all about. Whether this is your

first Weekend or your fiftieth Weekend, come and renew your understanding of the fundamentals of

the Cursillo movement and share your victories in Cursillo.

0ur Fourth Day Gathering for Cursillo #135 will be held at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, 604

Valrico Road, Valrico, FL 33594, on March 18, 2017 from 8:30 AM until 3:00 PM.

Pilgrims, Sponsors, and Team from #135 are expected to attend. Everyone in the Cursillo Community

is encouraged to come and share this continuation of Cursillo #135. Your participation is a blessing.

Your brothers in Christ,

John Maurer [email protected]

Jack Overton [email protected]

4th Day Gathering Coordinators


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CCCURSILLOURSILLOURSILLO W W WEEKENDEEKENDEEKEND #135 #135 #135 A A ASSS O O OFFF M M MARCHARCHARCH 12, 2017 12, 2017 12, 2017

1. A total of 24 parishes participated in Cursillo #135, Feb 2017, sending 27 Pilgrims and 45 Team

members.

2. Two parishes sent their first Pilgrims in over 13 years: St Peters Cathedral, St. Petersburg and

Good Shepherd, Venice; each sent one Pilgrim.

3. Across the Diocese of SW Florida, 31 parishes (or about 40% of the parishes in the diocese)

have not sent a Pilgrim to a Cursillo Weekend within the past 10 or more years. These

churches represent an estimated (based on 2015 parochial reports) Average Sunday Atten-

dance (ASA) of 4440 people (or about 35% of the total 2015 ASA for the diocese) who have not

received any of the potential benefits of having an active Cursillo Ministry.

4. Of the 10 most active parish Cursillo Ministries spanning 2004-2013 (Legacy period), seven

sent Pilgrims to Weekend #135. Of these, two parishes, St James House of Prayer, Tampa and

St. Anne of Grace, Seminole, sent their first Pilgrims in over four years.

5. The 13 most active parish Cursillo Ministries in the period spanning 2014-2017 (Current pe-

riod) represent a combined 2015 ASA of 3165 parishioners and sent 6% of their combined con-

gregations as Pilgrims over this time period. Six of these parishes sent over 10% of their indi-

vidual ASA as Pilgrims between Feb 2014 and Feb 2017; four of these six sent 19% or more.

6. During 2014-2017, 23 parishes sent at least 12 participants to Weekends as either Pilgrims or

Team Members. Of these parishes, three sent many more Pilgrims than Team Members (ratios

of 4:1 or higher); six parishes sent many more Team Members than Pilgrims (ratios of 4:1 or

higher); with the remainder sending a more evenly divided mix of Team-to-Pilgrim ratios.

Rick Barfield

Parish Rep Coordinator


BACK TO THE MOUNTAINTOP DAY OF RENEWAL

Saturday, June 17, 2017

9:00 AM 3:30 PM (Registration Table Opens at 8:00 AM)

Dayspring Conference Center

Hosted by The Cursillo of Southwest Florida Secretariat

Please join us for a day of renewal! This event is open to all Cursillistas and their guests (18 and older)! Look forward to Christian fellowship, prayer, inter-

esting talks, and music.

Only $15 per person - covers continental breakfast and lunch.

Talks include:

RESPONDING AS A CHRISTIAN IN AN UNCHRISTIAN WORLD

LIVING OUT YOUR FOURTH DAY

DISCERNING GODS WILL

INNER HEALING

IMPROVING PRESENTATION SKILLS, USING AUDIO VISUALS

CURSILLO WEEKEND LEADERSHIP/LEADERSHIP IN YOUR PARISH AND ON

THE SECRETARIAT

BIBLE AND BOOK STUDY

HISPANIC CURSILLO WEEKENDS

You are invited to bring a display showing some of the missions your

Cursillistas support.

Registration form is due no later than June 2nd, 2017

SAVE THE DATE


CURSILLO SECRETARIAT

Assignment Voting Member Term Ends Phone Email

Lay Director Karen Jones (10/15) 2018 941-526-9029{c}, 941-538-3131 [email protected]

4th

Day Chair Nancy Kinney (10/15) 2016 727-458-4138 {c} [email protected]

Pre-Cursillo Chair Judy Wenzel (10/15) 2016 239-823-3682{c,} 239-282-6251 [email protected]

3 Day Weekend Chair John Goodhue (10/15) 2017 941-545-1392 {c} [email protected]

Hispanic Chair Barbara Martinez (10/16) 2019 626-833-9209 [email protected]

Music Chair Rick Barfield (10/16) 2019 813-362-4293 813-741-9504 [email protected]

Communications Chair Anna Ashworth (10/15) 2018 804-247-1655{c}, 813-412-1675 [email protected]

Member-At-Large Chandra Williams (10/16) 2019 941-812-1026 (c) [email protected]

Co-Spiritual Director Fr. John Heirs (9/16) 2019 727-460-3030 (cell) [email protected]

Co-Spiritual Director VACANT

Position Ex-Officio Member Term Ends Phone Email

Secretary Zulay Gallagher Annual 407-501-0551 [email protected]

Treasurer Mason Ayres (10/15) Annual 239-248-4570 {c} [email protected]

SERVANT COMMUNITY CONTACTS

Coordinator Cursillista Phone Email

Songbook & Music Sherre Henley 813-988-5479 [email protected]

Palanca Karen Jones (10/15) 941-526-9029{c}, 941-538-3131 [email protected]

Registrar English Mary Anders (2/14) 727-430-2467 [email protected]

Registrar Spanish Mickey Vallejo (5/14) 727-743-1772 [email protected]

Website Mike Magnant 813-784-9767 [email protected]

Email Prayer Requests Mike Magnant 813-784-9767 [email protected]

Clausura Karen Companaro 727-460-9732 [email protected]

4th

Day Gathering English Jack Overton (2/14) 813-949-1011 [email protected]

4th Day Gathering - Asst. John Maurer 941-266-2899 [email protected]

4th

Day Gathering Spanish Brian Cleary (12/15) 239-949-2518 [email protected]

Parish Representatives Rick & Connie Barfield (2/14) 813-741-9504 [email protected]

Newsletter Editor Sharon Stoll (11/14) 813-258-8725 [email protected]

Book Table Karen Maurer 941-266-2899 [email protected]

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