Update – Rectora Cursillo #144

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My Dear Cursillistas,

Christmas is fast approaching and we are busy preparing for its arrival, just as Mary and Joseph did before they began the long journey to Bethlehem. Mary packed everything she needed for the arrival of her firstborn son; filled with anticipation and faith in the angel’s proclamation, “And you will bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High”. At the same time Joseph brought food provisions and supplies; planned the travel route and obtained a donkey for Mary to ride upon; knowing this baby “is of the Holy Spirit, you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save His people from their sins”, this was no ordinary fatherhood. They awaited the Messiah’s coming; and we wait with them, soon we will observe his birth, “Christ the King is born, King of Salvation, the long awaited Messiah–Immanuel, God with us”.

After Jesus’ birth the Angels sang praising God, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased”. We also raise our voices singing, “Joy to the World, the Lord has come!” We rejoice in the coming of the Lord Jesus! Thanks, be to God!

It is my prayer our Lord Jesus renews your spirit with heavenly joy in celebration, peace in each moment shared and an awareness of his presence within you. May he bless you with a gift of time: to truly appreciate his birth, with marked hands, and to understand the magnitude of his unconditional offering of love and grace beginning in the manger.

Although we dearly miss our sister Judy, we celebrate the joy she has being in the arms of Jesus and in the light of His Glory, celebrating her arrival home! Her first Christmas in heaven! In her honor, I pray we will all be as devoted to our Rule of Life, Grouping and building the Kingdom as she did through Cursillo. May we emulate her loving heart, may we be ready to serve and may we warm the world with a smile that brings joy, just like Judy’s. Let light perpetual shine upon her Lord, give comfort and dry the tears of all who mourn and one day may we all hear, “Well done, good and faithful Servant”. In the Mighty Name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I wish you all a blessed Christmas with family and friends, filled with happiness and joy that comes from that tiny baby who stepped into the world to save us all!

Rejoicing in the Love of Christ Jesus,
Marta
Rectora #144

Cursillo of Southwest Florida Announces Endowment Fund

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Dear Brothers & Sisters of our Cursillo Community,

The Cursillo Secretariat would like to inform everyone that after prayerful discernment and discussion, we have entered into an agreement with the Diocese of Southwest Florida, establishing an Endowment Fund for Cursillo of Southwest Florida. This falls within the Diocesan Endowment Management Program of the Diocese.

The purpose of the Endowment Fund is to enable our community to fulfill the mission of the Cursillo movement in our generation and future generations to come. The fund is invested according to the Investment Policy Statement under the direction of an Endowment Fund Board. The Endowment Fund distributions are subject to the Spending Rule as determined annually by the Endowment Fund Board, and no distributions can be made from the principal. All contributions are tax deductible.

How may one support the Endowment Fund?
• Direct cash gifts may be made by check to Cursillo of SWFL. Be sure to write “Endowment Fund” in the memo line. A donation as a birthday or anniversary contribution is a wonderful way to celebrate friends and family.

• Bequests, the most common type of planned gift may be made by including the Cursillo Endowment Fund in your will, by designating a specific dollar amount, or designating a specific percentage of your estate to designating specific assets.

An informational brochure is in the process of being designed that will also have more complex suggestions for planned gifts.

If you would like any additional information, please feel free to reach out to a secretariat member or our treasurer.

Direct cash gifts (check) may be sent to our Treasurer, John Genter, at the address listed below. Please make the checks payable to Cursillo of Southwest Florida and indicate “Endowment Fund” in the memo line.

John Genter
559 Ladrone Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33606

Blessings to all,
The Secretariat
Cursillo of Southwest Florida

Thank you for helping to assure that the mission of the Cursillo movement grows and continues into the future.
The Cursillo Secretariat

Cursillo #144 Rectora Update

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Cursillo #144

February 20 – 24, 2020

Join the Team – Applications Click Here

Be a Sponsor – Pilgrim Applications Click Here

Dear Cursillo Brothers and Sisters,

I am filled with a new happiness this Thanksgiving as I think of my extended family in Christ and the endless blessings the Lord has, is and will provide.  I was reading one of my favorite psalms, Psalm 100: 1-5 and it made me want to shout for joy, especially in thanksgiving for each of you and the upcoming weekends!

Let us pray…

“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.  Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.  Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.”

Thank you Lord for the joy we have as the Body of Christ,  knowing we are worshiping and praising your Name together in thanksgiving with family and friends!

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”

We give you all the honor and glory of our praises, Loving Father, Son and Holy Spirit!  We lift up our voices in song and prayer thanking you for every blessing–for everything on earth is yours, O Lord.  Your generosity is beyond measure and our offering of thanks is simple and yet  given in love.

“For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.”  We thank you Lord God, we are yours and your love is everlasting.   Help us remember the needs of others as we gather; protect all those traveling where ever they may go; renew the spirit with the joy of celebration and may we all be ready to serve at your call.

In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ.
Amen.

Wishing Everyone a very Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving!

Love in Christ,

Marta Meloy
Rectora #144

Cursillo #144 Rectora Message

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Marta Meloy

De Colores, Brothers and Sisters in Christ!

It is with a great deal of joy and anticipation I am writing to introduce myself in the usual Cursillo way as our community of Christ continues to grow every glorious weekend! This last weekend was truly a wonderful blessing for everyone, pilgrims and team alike, thank you Lord!

My name is Marta Meloy, I attend St. Anne of Grace in Seminole and made my Cursillo on weekend #49 at Dayspring in 1995, just a few years ago! Needless to say it was a life altering experience of unconditional love, with the perfect timing only God can give. Over the years I have returned to serve on weekends when called and continue to strive in fulfilling my Rule of Life, with God’s constant help! I am so grateful for these tools to guide, grow, support and account for my spiritual journey, for on my own it is definitely a struggle to abide in the presence of Jesus. What a difference Cursillo makes!

About a year ago the Secretariat asked me to prayerfully consider leading a weekend. After a time of discernment, I said yes, and the journey to Cursillo #144 began. I confess this is a very humbling experience learning patience and to wait upon the Lord’s revelation, yet at the same time, I am so incredibly excited over what the Lord has planned! I also feel relieved and deeply thankful He is in charge of it all, otherwise it would be overwhelming! He will make the weekend perfect in accordance to His will, far beyond what I can even imagine!

The theme is taken from Matthew 10:8 when Jesus sends out the disciples saying, “Freely you have received, freely give.” As I consider what I have received over my life from Christ, I am in awe of the abundance of blessings, faith, love, forgiveness, restoration, mercy and grace… now it is my time to freely give.

Cursillo #144 will be held February 20-23, 2020 and I know the Lord will bless the work of our hands as He calls us to serve on team, in sponsorship, prayer, giving palanca, or attending the Serenade and Clausura. Every offering and sacrifice magnifies the glory, honor and love of Christ Jesus.

Thank you for all of the prayer time and thoughtfulness given as you discern participation in the weekend. Should you have any questions, please contact me anytime. It will be wonderful to watch how the Lord leads us to unconditionally love and to build leaders in the Body of Christ on Cursillo # 144.

Love, peace and blessings in Christ,

Marta Meloy – Rectora #144
11763 Camphor Way, Seminole 33772
Cell: 727-421-1075 (please leave a message)
Marta.meloy@gmail.com

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Cursillo #143 Update – Bless the Lord Oh My Soul

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Hello Brother and Sister Cursillistas!  I pray you have had a blessed Summer!  Now that Fall is here, we look forward to cooler weather (or at least temps “only” in the 80’s), and maybe pumpkin “everything”, and of course, Ultreyas, and the Fall Cursillo weekend Oct. 24-27.

Prayer is the most important thing you can contribute to the weekend, and also it’s vital that we support one another at Ultreyas as much as possible.  Many churches are having Ultreyas now, and you receive notice about them via email or you can look at the website at www.cursilloswfla.org. There is great energy when we come together as the body of Christ, which can then carry us forth to our home churches with renewed spirit and purpose.

Another extremely important task we each have to pray about is Sponsorship.  Pilgrims don’t just show up, they are sponsored by all of us in the Cursillo community.  We cannot even have a weekend without Sponsors–you are the lifeline of a Cursillo weekend.  Sponsors are as much a part of each Team as the actual Team members.  Remember our motto?  Make a friend, be a friend, bring a friend to Christ.  Look around your church this week.  Pray about a person, or persons, and talk to your Priest about whether or not he or she or they might be a candidate for the upcoming weekend or for a future weekend.

An invited candidate can always turn down an invitation and be held over to the next weekend, so you can submit applications even if a person isn’t sure about attending the October weekend.   How did you feel when you were invited to Cursillo?  What impact did it have on your life?  Did the Lord change your life through your Cursillo experience?  If you answered in a positive way, then maybe Sponsorship is for you!

Other ways to support the weekend are numerous-prayer vigil, pillow palanca, water, candy, and green palanca. Thank you for blessing #143 in all of these ways!

Blessing the Lord,
Barbara Kunath
Rectora #143

Prayer Vigil Cursillo #143

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Dear Cursillistas,

Cursillo weekend #143,  “Bless the Lord, Oh my Soul”  

is coming upon us very fast.  We are in need of your assistance again as Prayer Warriors for the pilgrims, team and the entire weekend. 

The Prayer vigil is open-

Please send me your request for time(s) that you will be available for prayer.  

Please email me your name, parish, and phone number to my email: spoonwomanpc@hotmail.com.

Thank you so much and Bless the Lord!!!

Janet Spooner, #114

Servant Chair

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 

7 PM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2019

1 AM 11 AM 4 PM
3 AM  12 NOON 5 PM
4 AM 1 PM 6 PM
9 AM 2 PM 7 PM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019

1 AM 12 NOON 5 PM
3 AM  2 PM  6 PM
4 AM 3 PM 8 PM
7 AM 4 PM 9 PM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019

1 AM 8 AM 2 PM
2 AM 9 AM 3 PM
3 AM 11 AM 4 PM
4 AM 12 NOON 5 PM
7 AM 1 PM 6 PM

All Cursillistas Ultreya – Hosted by the Secretariat

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The Secretariat is hosting a Diocesan wide Ultreya at Dayspring for All Cursillistas

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2019

Time: 3pm – 5pm
Where: Dayspring
Pavilion A

Witness Talk, Fellowship, Grouping,
and of course
All Musicans
(Musicians please be there by2:30pm)

De Colores

Update Cursillo #143 – Barb Kunath

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Oh the lazy, crazy days of summer! What better time to start thinking AND PRAYING for Cursillo #143 being held on October 24-27!

If you would like to serve on the Team, please fill out and send in your application; all will be prayed over and the Lord will put together an awesome Team to serve the participants.

The theme for the weekend is “Bless the Lord Oh My Soul” and the song is “10,000 Reasons Bless the Lord”.

A very sweet sister in Christ made the banner based on a picture I had found. If you’ve ever stood near the ocean and marveled at God’s creation, then you know that feeling of pure joy. And I feel the banner evokes that emotion; it makes me want to raise my arms to praise and bless the Lord and give Him thanks.

As you know, prayer is the most important part of any Cursillo weekend. Our Servant Leader, Janet Spooner, will soon be asking you to sign up to pray during the weekend. And our Set-Up Leader, Chandra Williams, will be looking for sweets and beverages. Be on the look out for their announcements in the near future.

Barb Kunath #143 Rectora

I’m looking forward to all the phases of this journey and I thank you for coming along with me!

Pray for Cursillo #`41

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CURSILLO #142 

        May 17th – 19th, 2019      

 Please pray for the following pilgrims and team, that their hearts and their minds will be open to the Holy Spirit’s guidance for the upcoming Cursillo weekend.

 Updated pilgrims are in RED as well as a correction to Griselda Gris to Griselda Lorca 

 

PILGRIMS

NAME: LAST NAME:FIRST CHURCH
Beto Julio G. St. Mary’s Palmetto
Blas Alejando St. Mary’s, Palmetto
Camacho Perfecto St. Mary’s, Palmetto
Chamorro Hector M. St. Francis, Tampa
Felix Angela Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, Waukegan, IL
Garcia Rosa

 

 St. Mary’s, Palmetto
Lorca Griselda St. Mary’s, Palmetto
Jaraba Jose W. Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, Waukegan, IL
Leon Joanne St. Francis, Tampa
Lopez Jose St. Mary’s, Palmetto
Martinez Carmen M. St. Mary’s, Palmetto
Montoya Gladys St. Francis, Tampa
Nolasco Wilma St. Mary’s, Palmetto
Ramirez Yorleni St. Francis, Tampa
Santiago Filemon C. St. Mary’s, Palmetto
Zuniga Julio St. Francis, Tampa
Cadiz Margarita Redeemer
Garcia Maria Redeemer
Quintero Maria Redeemer
Reyes Manuel Redeemer
Rodriguez Eda Redeemer

 TEAM

Rectora- Cynthia Lamont-Wint  Observing Rector – Yamilet Roman Bell Ringer – Sandra Gallego
Set-Up Chair – Maria Medrano Set-Up Chair – Karen Maurer Servant Chair – Ivy Sommerbell
Servant Chair – Anna Grace Burke  Reyes Madrano Martin Medrano
Josefina Sanchez Alfredo Sanchez Ana Valdes
Mickey Vallejo Marta Jimenez Hector Mosqueda
Gloria Ramirez Diego Ramirez Alba Rodriguez
Edgar Acosta Edwin Mata Jack Thompson
Juanita Thompson Jose Olarte Lucy Martinez
Sherre Henley Arelis Ramirez

 

 

 

 

Cursillo #142 Approaching – Reminders and Ways to Help

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“For the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many”. Mark

The weekend fast approaches and we are blessed with a full team and 16 Pilgrims! Praise God for all the enthusiasm and many hands that make this possible! However, we do continue to need your prayers, Palanca and assistance.

Palanca needs include bottled water, both small and large bottles, a variety of soda (regular and diet), “Pillow Palanca” (for Pilgrim bed pillows, 2 nights) and “Green Palanca” additional money to cover a variety of expenses that may arise. This all can be delivered on Friday, May 17th by Sponsors when luggage is dropped off at the cabins, and we thank you and praise God for your continued love, offerings and sacrifices.

A reminder to Sponsors: Please be sure to feed and then deliver your Pilgrims (after enjoying a meal together) to Day Spring between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. Look for set up people in yellow vests who will direct you to the cabins. There the Pilgrims will be welcomed and escorted to registration. Set-Up in yellow vests will be at the cabins to unload. Then stop by St. Thomas Chapel for prayer time before you leave.

We are looking forward to seeing you all at the Saturday Night Serenade on May 18. This is a special gift! Arrive between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. and park in the soccer field past the Bishop’s office on your left as you drive into Day Spring. Set Up in yellow vests will direct parking. Golf carts will be available for transportation to the Program Center. The Serenade is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. and finish at 7:30 p.m.

On Sunday May 19 please drive up to Luke Cabin to pick up your Pilgrim’s luggage upon arriving. Then return and park in the soccer field and walk up to the Program Center. Golf carts will be available for transportation. Please be seated no later than 3:30 p.m. for fellowship, singing and the arrival of our new Cursillistas at 4:00 p.m.

Decolores!