Trenton Cursillo
Calendar
Friday, July 10th, 2009 - Diocesan Mass @ St.
Pius X - Forked River @ 8:00 PM
August, 2009 Diocesan Mass @ St. Mary's - New Momnouth @ 8:00 PM
Friday, September 4th, 2009 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany Worship Area - Brick @ 8:00
PM
Saturday, September 12th, 2009 - Picnic/Evangelization Walk at Turkey Swamp Park,
Oak Point Picnic Area @ 12 Noon - ???
Friday, September 18th, 2009 - School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Thursday, September 24th to Sunday, September 27th - Men's Weekend Begins at Jeremiah House - Keyport
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany Worship Area - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, October 16th, 2009 - School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Thursday, October 22th to Sunday, October 25th - Women's Weekend Begins at Jeremiah House - Keyport
Friday, November 6th, 2009 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany Worship Area - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, November 20th, 2009 - School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, December 4th, 2009 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany Worship Area - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, December 18th, 2009 - School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, January 1st, 2010 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany Worship Area - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, January 15th, 2010 - School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, February 5th, 2010 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany Worship Area - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, February 19th, 2010 - School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, March 5th, 2010 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany Worship Area - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, March 19th, 2010 - School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany Worship Area - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, April 16th, 2010 - School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, May 7th, 2010 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany Worship Area - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, May 21st, 2010 - School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, June 4th, 2010 - Diocesan Mass @ Epiphany Worship Area - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Friday, June 18th, 2010 - School of Leaders @ Epiphany Parish Hall - Brick @ 8:00 PM
Click here for directions to The Church of the Epiphany in Brick, NJ
The Office of Parish Life, Diocese of
Trenton, promotes opportunities to form disciples of Jesus Christ and enhance the quality
of parish life through evangelization, small faith-sharing groups, parish pastoral
councils, and lay ministry. To see their latest offerings, go to: http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/spiritual/vibrantparishlife.asp
From Deacon Tony Martucci
He's Alive!
"You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the
crucified. He has been raised. He is not here." (Mark 16:6)
We read this at the Easter Vigil. It is a
major tenet of our Catholic faith. St. Paul tells us "If Christ has not been raised,
then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain."(Corinthians 15:14) Each of us
believe that Jesus is alive, but do we know it in our hearts? How do we understand it?
I remember how I saw it. Jesus rose from the
dead. He is alive and has ascended into heaven with His Father. I did not see Him as alive
and living in me, or accessible to me. Jesus was someone I could pray to "up
there," but He was very distant. I did not realize then what it really means that
Jesus is alive.
Think for a moment about George Washington
crossing the Delaware River in 1777. We can go to the spot where he crossed into Trenton.
We can see markers showing where he and his men landed and we can recall that famous
event. However, it is all in the past, just a memory.
It is not like that with Jesus. When He
visited the Apostles, He told them, "I am with you always, even to the end of the
time." (Matt. 28:20) that means He is here with us today. If we cannot feel His
presence, we need to search our own hearts to find out why. Perhaps we have become too
entrenched in the world, busied ourselves too much with material things and spent too
little time in prayer and meditation.
Jesus gave all that He had for you and for
me. He only asks that we accept His gift of life and allow Him to be a part of our life.
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door,
I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me."(Rev. 3:20) Each time
we attend Mass, we dine with Jesus. He is the "living Bread" that feeds us.
Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist we receive. It is not a lifeless memorial or
representation of Him. We receive the true living Christ.
Do you know that you are the tabernacle of
Christ when you receive Him in Communion? Do you take time after receiving to meditate on
the great mystery of the Holy Eucharist? Look about you the next time you are in Church to
see how many Catholics receive Communion and walk straight out the door, as though they
had just taken a cracker. They do not take even a moment to say thank you to the God who
has saved them and comes into their life. How it must wound the heart of Jesus to be taken
so casually!
Please, listen to Him, especially in this
Easter Season. Spend some time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Realize that Jesus
is alive and present there. Invite Him to come into your life and bring Him into your
home. You will be blessed beyond your wildest imagination when the King of Kings becomes
your guest.
May you experience the joy of the Risen
Christ this Easter.
My Prayer by Joe
Vella, Sr.
Author of creation I am grateful for the dawn,
Because of you I am able to meet the morn.
Thank you for including me in your divine plan.
A role for each of us to play since time began.
I am set apart because you are a kindly God,
Justice seeking as from Aaron’s rod.
Your kindness and patience is never ending.
Forgive me for being misguided and offending.
Restructure my errant attitude,
Replace it with oceans of gratitude
Permit me to be fruitful and of use
Rid my brain of obstacles and excuse.
Assist me to reassess and grasp your Word,
So that your call is distinctly heard.
Free my senses, enhance my intellect
That I may be among the elect.
Would your thoughts infuse into mine,
And our spirits eternally combine.
Let me not bleat or snivel at your appeal.
Rather your beauty and love reveal
Enhance your study with the
following. (Included 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.
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.
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.
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).
Read an 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.
Read a new article, I Am Thanking God For My Pain by Len Capobianco
"Little Course, Big Impact - The Cursillo
Movement" from
The National Catholic Register (You need Adobe Acrobat on your computer to view it.)
Your own way of the cross by Til Dallavalle &
Arny Dupont (You need Adobe Acrobat to view the file. You can download Adobe Acrobat free
at Adobe.)
"Praying with Scripture" by Til Dallavalle
(You need Adobe Acrobat to view the file. You can download Adobe Acrobat free at Adobe.)
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.
Applications
and Other Resources
Here is the Adobe Acrobat
version of the new Weekend Application. You need Adobe Acrobat 3.0 or greater to view the
file. You can download Adobe Acrobat free at Adobe.
These resources are printable.
Use the "print" command under "file" to print the sheet. Use your
browser's "back" icon to return to this page.
Secretariat
John DiStefano, Lay Director
Mary Ann Dowd, Assistant Lay Director
Father Jay Bowden, Spiritual Director
Sr. Clara Schroeder CSJP, Spiritual Director
Sister Simon Robb, Acting Spiritual Director
Deacon Walter Price, Spiritual Advisor
Mary Power, Liturgy Section
Kathy Tucker, Pre-Cursillo Section
Mary Weis, Cursillo Section
Dawn Von Spreckelsen, Post Cursillo Section
Cheri Price, Secretary
Mary Ann Dowd and Johnny Distefano, Treasurers
Special to Secretariat
Jeanne Hagarty, Honorary Palanca Person
Marty Weisman and Janet Fitzgerald, Prayer Tree
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