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UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, May 2 - Diocesan
Mass @ Epiphany, Brick, NJ @ 8PM
Friday, May 16 -
School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall, Brick, NJ @
8PM
Friday, May 30 - Diocesan Ultreya @ TBA @ 8PM
CLICK HERE FOR THE
2008 CURSILLO SCHEDULE
Giving a witness at Diocesan Mass? Read these guidelines.
Here is the full text of the beautiful
prayer Pope Benedict prayed at Ground Zero on
Sunday, April 20, 2008:
"O God of love, compassion, and healing,
look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions, who gather today at this site,
the scene of incredible violence and pain.
We ask you in your goodness to give eternal
light and peace to all who died here - the heroic first responders: our firefighters,
police officers, emergency service workers, and Port Authority personnel, along with all
the innocent men and women who were victims of this tragedy simply because their work or
service brought them here on September 11, 2001.
We ask you, in your compassion to bring healing
to those who, because of their presence here that day, suffer from injuries and illness.
Heal, too, the pain of still-grieving families
and all who lost loved ones in this tragedy. Give them strength to continue their lives
with courage and hope.
We are mindful as well of those who suffered
death, injury, and loss on the same day at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Our hearts are one with theirs as our prayer embraces their pain and suffering.
God of peace, bring your peace to our violent
world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the Earth.
Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and
minds are consumed with hatred.
God of understanding, overwhelmed by the
magnitude of this tragedy, we seek your light and guidance as we confront such terrible
events.
Grant that those whose lives were spared may
live so that the lives lost here may not have been lost in vain. Comfort and console us,
strengthen us in hope, and give us the wisdom and courage to work tirelessly for a world
where true peace and love reign among nations and in the hearts of all."
An Easter Message from Our Lay Director,
Pat Martucci
Hello and Happy Easter!
Time is flying and Easter
Sunday is right around the corner. I hope that you all can experience the Holy Week
services in your parishes. They are what makes Easter
so real! All the special moments in Christ's life culminate this week; the washing of the
apostles feet at the Last
Supper, Adoration of the Cross on Good Friday, along with
Stations of the Cross, and of course, the Easter Vigil. If you
haven't experienced the Vigil with our new baby Christians, it is something to attend. For
me, my faith comes alive when I see the new Christians become Baptized, Confirmed, and
receive Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time. This is what our Catholic Faith is all
about; Evangelizing the world one baby Christian at a time. We do the same thing when we
"make a friend, be a friend and bring that friend to Christ." We are part of the
Easter Vigil. Tony and I
want to wish you all a very Holy and Blessed Easter as we pray for you
and your families. Please keep our movement in your prayers as we continue to serve
you.
God Bless You All,
DeColores!
Pat
18th NATIONAL ENCOUNTER
APPLICATIONS FOR THE ENCOUNTER CAN BE FOUND IN THE DECEMBER, 2007 NATIONAL
NEWSLETTER, FOUND AT http://www.natl-cursillo.org/news/
The 18th National Cursillo® Encounter will be
held at the Catholic University of America, CUA,
in Washington, D.C. on July 31 – August 3, 2008. The theme for the 2008 Encounter is:
“Christ
Is Our Light”. The Encounter will commence on Thursday, July 31, 2008, with the
Keynote
Address by Most Reverend Francisco González, S.F., and immediately followed by
Eucharistic
Adoration, Reconciliation, and Benediction in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception.
The Encounter’s Fiesta will include time for one brief performance (song or dance)
from the
different cultures and ethnic groups in the National Cursillo® Movement. Dioceses wishing
to be
included in this program must contact Phyllis Winston at 202-723-6756 by May 31, 2008. The
timeline for the Fiesta is limited, but we hope to accommodate each of the different
cultural
groups.
The registration cost is $325.00 if you register by May 31, 2008. We strongly encourage
you to
make your plans now to attend the 18th National Cursillo® Encounter by sending the
attached
registration form to the National Cursillo® Center. You may also register on-line at
www.natlcursillo.org. Lodging capacity is 600 persons. Rooms will be assigned on a first
come, first served basis. The Registration Fee includes transportation to/from Reagan
International Airport only, three nights lodging, dinner on Thursday evening, 3 meals on
Friday and Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday morning. Catholic University of America, CUA,
is approximately 40
minutes from Reagan International Airport. We invite you to go online at
http://visitors.cua.edu/CUAmap.pdf, to view a layout of CUA campus.
While online you can also visit the City of Washington D.C. webpage at
http://www.dcvisit.com, for more information about places to visit while in the area.
Enhance your study with the following sites providing
sounds and sights!
Here are some prayerful sights that include Podcasts (audio files) and Multimedia:
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Pray As You Go - Daily prayer for your MP3
player, from Jesuit Media Initiatives in London, UK. Pray-as-you-go is not a sermon or a
bible-study, but a framework for your own prayer. It combines music, scripture and
questions for reflection in a new 10-12 minute prayer session every day.
Catholic Insider is a podcast
by Father Roderick Vonhögen, Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Utrecht, The
Netherlands.
Daily Readings is
the website for Audio Readings from the official New American Bible and Vatican approved
for use in U.S. Catholic parishes.
Going
Fourth Podcast - The podcast dedicated to the person trying to live out their fourth
day, or anyone wanting to know more about someone's experience in the Cursillo Movement.
Hosted by George Leite, from the Worcester MA Cursillo community.
Life of John
Paul II - A celebration of the life of Pope John Paul II, with talks about his life
and thought available for download.
Praystation Portable - A podcast
that offers the Morning and Evening Prayers from the Liturgy of the Hours
Rosary Army - A podcast dedicated to
the Rosary and Our Mother
Sacred Space - The Irish Jesuits invite you to make a 'Sacred Space'
in your day, and spend ten minutes, praying as you sit at your computer, with the help of
on-screen guidance and scripture chosen specially every day at Sacred Space. Thank you, Sam Bruno
for this link.
The Bible
In A Year - Tune in for a daily reading of the bible.
Vatican Radio
Podcast - The daily half-hour English program of Vatican Radio with
news, interviews, background information and documentaries straight from the Vatican. The
Pope's own Podcast!
Weekly Roman Observer - Keep up-to-date on the Holy Fathers
teachings and the good news of whats happening in the Catholic Church. The Apostolate for
Family Consecration invites new guests every week to comment on the highlights of the Holy
Fathers weekly newspaper, LOsservatore Romano, the English Edition.
Your Daily Tripod - On this site, we
will reflect on the Scripture readings from daily Mass and consider how they might move us
to Piety, Study and Action. “Your Daily Tripod” is a service of the Fourth Day
Committee of the Cursillo Community of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington, VA
(www.arlingtoncursillo.org).
Something to Think About
Read a NEW article by Deacon Tony Martucci on "Love and Marriage"
Read "The Rich
Young Man" a beautiful article by Deacon Tony Martucci about his become a Deacon
and his "yes" to God. The article appeared in Deacon Digest in the
November/December 2006 issue.
To read a wonderful article on the REAL St. Nicholas of Myra,
go to:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Dec2002/Feature1.asp
Thanks, Tony Martucci for the link and a wonderful talk at School of Leaders of Friday.
Read a new article, I
Am Thanking God For My Pain by Len Capobianco
At the November Memorial Mass for our Deceased
Cursillistas, a beautuiful meditation, written by Dick Andrejack, was read. You can read
the meditation here.
"Little Course, Big Impact
- The Cursillo Movement" from
The National Catholic Register (You need Adobe Acrobat on your computer to view it.)
Check out the updated Links/Resources section. It now
includes Podcasts that you can listen to on your computer or download to your MP3 player.
The National Cursillo Office has
suggested the following intentions for daily palanca for the Cursillo Movement:
Monday - Secretariats
Tuesday - School of Leaders
Wednesday - All Cursillistas in the United States
Thursday - Cursillo's Apostolic Action
Friday - All 3 Day Weekends
Saturdays – OMCC Executive Committee
Prayer of the Cursillista
Lord, help us to use our time,
our talents, our lives for the building up of Your Kingdom. Instill courage into our
initiatives, good judgment in our choice of the proper means, and that determination which
assures success even in times of seeming failures.
Move us above all discourtesy,
sensitivities and rivalries, which not only discourage and divide us, but lead us away
from loving You and each other. Help each one strive for the gift of Your unselfish love
that will embold us to prefer the more humble tasks and rejoice in the good done by
others.
Lord, let all see Your
attractive goodness marked on all our faces, Your warm accents in all our works and in our
community, a unity and a holiness that proclaims Your living presence in our midst. Amen.
St. Paul, Patron of the
Cursillo. Pray for us.
2007/2008
Cursillo Schedule
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF THE SCHEDULE
May, 2008
Friday, May
2 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany, Brick, NJ @ 8PM
Friday, May 16 -
School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall, Brick, NJ @
8PM
Friday, May 23 - Secretariat @ 7:45PM
Friday, May 30 - Diocesan Ultreya @ TBA @ 8PM
June, 2008
Friday, June
6 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany, Brick, NJ @ 8PM
Friday, June 20 -
School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall, Brick, NJ @
8PM
Friday, June 27 - Secretariat @ 7:45PM
July, 2008
Friday, July
11 - Diocesan Mass @ TBA @ 8PM
Friday, July 25 - Secretariat @ 7:45PM
August, 2008
Friday,
August 1 - Diocesan Mass @ TBA @ 8PM
Friday, August 22 - Secretariat @
7:45PM
September, 2008
Friday,
September 5 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany, Brick, NJ @ 8PM
Friday, September 19 -
School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall, Brick, NJ @
8PM
Friday, September 26 - Secretariat @ 7:45PM
October,
2008
Friday,
October 3 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany, Brick, NJ @ 8PM
Friday, October 17 -
School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall, Brick, NJ @
8PM
Friday, October 24 - Secretariat @ 7:45PM
November,
2008
Friday,
November 7 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany, Brick, NJ @ 8PM
Our Sixth Annual Memorial Mass
for Deceased Cursillistas
Friday, November 14 - Secretariat @ 7:45PM
Friday, November 21 - School of Leaders @ Epiphany
Parish Hall, Brick, NJ @ 8PM
December, 2008
Friday, December 5 -
Diocesan Mass @ St. Ann's, Browns
Mills, NJ @ 8PM
Friday, December 12 -
Secretariat @ 7:45PM
Friday, December 19 -
School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall, Brick, NJ @ 8PM
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