A Publication of the Cursillo Movement of the Albany Diocese

VOLUME 2015, ISSUE 3

August 2015

Message from the Lay Director

They will know we are Christians by our love. We will work, walk, pray, sing and play together, re-joicing in the unconditional love of God. We will reach out to all others in that love. In this manner, we will attract many people who will want what we have. This is the beauty and simplicity of the Cur-sillo message. I leave you with one other simple yet profound thought: Make a Friend, Be a Friend and Bring that Friend to Christ

Love and De Colores,

Nancy

Message from the

School of Leaders

Can you believe that summer is almost over?

The cold and snowy winter seemed to last forever,

but summer just whizzed by. I hope and pray that

you found time for rest and refreshment!

The School of Leaders will resume on Thursday,

September 3rd. I urge all Cursillistas to seriously

consider joining us as often as possible at the

School. The term ‘school’ might be a little threat-

ening to some, but look at it as you would a school

of fish swimming together to reach a goal!

Most months we will meet the first Thursday of

each month at St. Edward’s parish in Clifton Park.

Please note during January, February and March

we will meet the first Wednesday. There will be a

sign on the door indicating what rooms we will be

using this year. Please enter via the main church

entrance (through the Gathering Space) rather than

the back door we have been using.

I look forward to another fruitful year as we con-

tinue to learn and share! This year, Sr. Monica will

be focusing on the Prophets. We will continue to

use Whom Shall I Send, as an impetus to discus-

sion and sharing.

De Colores,

Tom

MEN’S WEEKEND

OCT. 8 — OCT. 11, 2015

Christ the King

Spiritual Life Center

Greenwich, NY

Closing Sunday, Oct. 11, 5PM

Meet in the Great Hall

at 4:15pm

WOMEN’S WEEKEND

OCT. 29 — NOV. 1, 2015

Dominican Spiritual Life Center

Niskayuna, NY

Closing Sunday, Nov 1, 5PM

Meet in the Dining Room

at 4:15 pm

IMPORTANT!!!

Information regarding the

Holy Hour

And

Reunions

Can be found on Page Two

The S P O N S 0 R S Responsibilities

The following has been excerpted from the Sponsor’s Booklet put out by the National Cursillo Center. “The purpose of sponsoring is to prepare a person or persons who can bring about a change in their environments. You should have a plan on how you are going to do this. Part of your plan would include identifying those individuals with the talents to bring about change; to bring Jesus Christ into their environments.” “Sponsoring is not a haphazard circumstance.. . A sponsor should know the candidates very well...” “Your candidates will become the agents of change in their families, work situations, neighbor-hoods, social gatherings, etc. “ “Being a sponsor is committing one’s self to the selection and preparation of a person for the Cur-sillo, and ongoing assistance to that person in the Postcursillo.” As part of this a sponsor should help the person they sponsor find a small group and bring them to Ultreya. This follow-up should be dis-cussed with candidates before they make a weekend. Remember to Make a Friend, Be a Friend, Bring your Friend to Christ (or to a better relationship with Christ). Always “remember to speak to God about the person before speaking to the person about God.” “It can be said that our Postcursillo will only be as good as our Precursillo. So candidate prepara-tion is an absolute necessity!

HOLY HOUR

MEN’S & WOMEN’S WEEKENDS

Friday, October 2, 2015 @ 7:00pm

Our Lady of Grace

Ballston Lake, NY

Holy Hour—7:00pm

Pizza & Fellowship to follow

Rich Athens

Mike Beehner

Hugh Cameron

Pat Cullings

Father Marty Fisher

Kevin Fragnoli

Barry Lupe

Deacon Mike Melanson

Tom Molloy

Father Frank O'Connor

Nick Papa

Rob Pilch

Tom Quinn

Carl Rosenthal

Mark Sabatini

Adam Stevens

Joe Thouin

Wil Trombley

John Wescott

MEN’S WEEKEND #52

TEAM

WOMEN’S WEEKEND #52

TEAM

Wendy Marino

Linda Molloy

Sister Monica Murphy

Rika Murray

Eva Pearce

Shirley Pilch

Djemila Stevens

Ann Van Wie

Anne Wasielewski

Father Pat Butler

Mary Ellen Crucetti

Grace Deasy

Deacon Warren Dorsch

Cheryl Dudinetz

Dona Fragnoli

Pat Galarneau

Pat Johnson

Linda Klupka

REUNIONS

MEN’S & WOMEN’S WEEKENDS Reunion: Sunday, Nov. 22, 2014 — 1:00PM

Followed by Diocesan Ultreya — 2:30

Place — TBD

Bring a dish to share!

Information regarding our candidates will be sent out via email

as we get closer to the weekends!

Over thirty Cursillistas and guests at-tended the Day of Reflection at the Pyra-mid Life Center May 30th. The afternoon retreat was facilitated by Claire Bradley, a licensed counselor and speaker. The calm waters of the Adirondack lake, the breez-es through the trees, and the singing of the birds made it the perfect place to re-flect on the topic of Listening. We dis-cussed listening not just to hear, but as a sacred experience between souls. In re-flecting on our own listening habits, we discovered the barriers to listening well and how to prepare to be a better listener.

Many chose to stay for dinner and over-night in the lodge and although a rain storm dampened the evening campfire, we enjoyed conversation and practicing our new ‘listening’ skills with one another. Photo by Eva Pearce

The Commissioning Mass for Women's Weekend #58 and Men's Weekend #52 was held on June 27th at St. Pius X Church in Loudonville. Father Pat Butler presided and reminded the weekend teams along with the supporting Cursillo community present, to live the gospel faith from our hearts and that our claim to be Christian must be one that is authentic. Team members were warmly greeted by Linda Molloy and Mike Beehner, Rectora and Rector for the upcoming weekends.

That afternoon, we gathered at the Cross-ing in Colonie for the Annual Cursillo Picnic. We all enjoyed good weather, excellent food, games of bocce ball and warm friendship. Thank you to all who contributed to make these two events such a success.

By Wendy Marino

Photos by Wendy Marino

Cursillo greatly thanks Sr. Monica Murphy and her helpers for their labors, kindness and hospi-tality.

By Wendy Marino

Grill Masters

Nick Papa Tom Molloy

Sept. 3 7PM School of Leaders, St. Edwards, Clifton Park

Sept. 24 7PM Secretariat, Mater Christi, Albany

Oct. 1 7PM School of Leaders, St. Edwards, Clifton Park

Oct. 2 7PM Women’s & Men’s Holy Hour, Our Lady of Grace, Ballston Lake

Oct. 8 — 11 Men’s Weekend #52, Christ the King Spiritual Life Center, Greenwich

Oct. 22 7PM Secretariat, Mater Christi, Albany

Oct. 29-Nov. 1 Women’s Weekend #58, Dominican Retreat/Conference Center, Niskayuna

Nov. 5 7PM School of Leaders, St. Edwards, Clifton Park

Nov. TBD 7PM Secretariat Business Meeting, Mater Christi, Albany

Nov. 22 1PM Men’s & Women’s Reunions ????????? followed by

2:30PM Diocesan Ultreya, and Pot Luck????????

Dec. 3 7PM School of Leaders, St. Edwards, Clifton Park

Dec. 4 7PM Lessons and Carols/Basket Raffle, St. Edward’s, Clifton Park

Dec. 20 1:30PM Christmas Luncheon, TBD

Jan. 5 (WED) 7PM School of Leaders, St. Edwards, Clifton Park

We are looking for singers for

Lessons and Carols!!!

Please consider being part of this

Cursillo event.

We are forming a choir under the

leadership of Mary Jo Brue

(music director at St. Edward’s Church)

and would like as many Cursillistas as

possible to be part of this choir.

Contact Linda Molloy for further

information.

lindavmolloy@nycap.rr.com

Join the Cursillo community for Lessons and Carols at

St. Edward’s Church

569 Clifton Park Center Road

Clifton Park NY 12065

Friday, December 4 at 7:00 pm

It will be followed by refreshments and a Basket Raffle

December 20, 2015 at 1:30pm

Place: TBD

An informal gath-

ering for those who

would like to have

a Christmas lunch

together.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

PRAYING FOR OUR CANDIDATES & TEAM!

All Those who are part of the Cursillo Movement are asked to do Palanca in the form of

Prayer for the upcoming weekend. The following instruction is How you know your time

to pray for the Candidates and the Team.

Your times are determined by the 1st initial of your last name.

Please help keep our candidates and the teams in constant prayer.

You know the power of prayer!

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