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A Publication of the Cursillo Movement of the Albany Diocese
VOLUME 2017, ISSUE 3
July 2017
Spotlight on the Post Cursillo Chair
DeColores my friends! You may or may not be aware that my term as Post Cursillo Chair ends on December 31st. Where did the time go? It’s been wonderful for me to get to know you better over the last couple of years. Your spirit of love and service to help at every fourth day event truly amazes me and I’ll forever be grateful for your kind-ness, contributions and efforts to implement these events for the community. I can’t tell you the number of times I heard, “what can I do to help?” Ever wonder what the position of Post Cursillo Chair is about? The objective of the chair is to support one’s on-going conversion and transformation of his/her environ-ments through and for Christ, in persevering in their Fourth Day. Put more simply, the purpose is to provide opportunities to grow in friendship and love in Christ. The Office of the Post Cursillo Chair is a voting position on the Secretariat and responsible for guiding sponsors and candidates to continue living their 4th Day beyond the 3 Day Weekend. The Post Cursillo assists the Cursillo community by coordinating Group Reunions, Ultreyas, and other community events such as workshops, Lessons and Carols, etc. Working with the Pre Cursillo and 3 Day chairs, the Post Cursillo will encourage the growth and spiritual development of the movement through commit-tees established at the School of Leaders meetings. This is a call out to Cursillistas who might be interested in
learning more about the position of Post Cursillo Chair.
If you think God is calling you to serve the community in this way, please contact me with your interest. The com-munity is looking for someone who lives as a Cursillista, can coordinate the 4th day events and works well with oth-ers in service of the community. Saint Paul writes that God loves a cheerful giver and that would be a desired trait for this role! I’ve been blessed beyond measure to be able to serve you in this way. Please remember that all of you are in my prayers daily. Also, my time is not up yet. So if there is anything I can do to help you live out your Fourth Day more fully, please do not hesitate to contact me. marino_w@msn.com or call 518-280-0338.
With love and De Colores!
Wendy Marino
MEN’S WEEKEND
AUG 24 — AUG 27, 2017
Dominican Spiritual Life Center
Niskayuna, NY
Closing: Sunday, Aug. 27, 5PM
Meet in the Dining Room
at 4:15 pm
WOMEN’S WEEKEND
SEPT. 28 — OCT. 1, 2017
Dominican Spiritual Life Center
Niskayuna, NY
Closing: Sunday, Oct. 1 5PM
Meet in the Dining Room
at 4:15 pm
IMPORTANT!!!
Information regarding the
Holy Hours and Reunions
Can be found on Page Two
CAN YOU HELP? For many years Barry Lupe has capa-
bly managed the Cursillo database and
has sent out emails to the Cursillo com-
munity. At this time Barry would like to
train someone else to take over this im-
portant Cursillo responsibility.
If this is something that you would
like to do it would be much appreciated.
Contact me, Linda, at (518)899-9631 or
lindavmolloy@nycap.rr.com and I will
pass your contact information on to
Barry
MEN’S WEEKEND
Fri., Aug. 18, 2017 @ 6:00pm
St. Edward’s, Clifton Park
Holy Hour—6:00pm
Pizza & Fellowship to follow
WOMEN’S WEEKEND
Fri., Sept. 22, 2017 @ 6:00PM Place: Our Lady Queen of Peace/St. Margaret
of Cortona mission church, Schenectady
Holy Hour—6pm
Pizza & Fellowship to follow
Maureen Athens
Lee Bateman
Mary Anne Brown
Fr. Vincent Citolli
Mary Ellen Crucetti
Nancy Cullings
Dcn. Warren Dorsch
Eva Fitzgerald
Dona Fragnoli
Elaine Granato
Patty Johnson
Anne LaBounty
Marcia Lupe
Wendy Marino
Rika Murray
Shirley Neet
Mairin O’Rourke
Djemila Stevens
Carmela Vecchio
Sr. Sue Zemgulis
MEN’S WEEKEND #54
TEAM
WOMEN’S WEEKEND #60
TEAM
Tom Molloy
Dcn Jim O’Rourke
Nick Papa
Keith Reynolds
Mark Sabatini
Adam Stevens
Sr. Betsy Van Deusen
Bob VanAlstine
Bob Vitullo
Rich Athens
Hugh Cameron
Dick Carusone
Ed Falterman
Joe Fitzgerald
Kevin Fragnoli
Larry Hill
Greg Kaczmarek
WOMEN’S & MEN’S
WEEKENDS When: Sunday, Oct. 22 @ 1:00PM
Followed by Diocesan Ultreya
and Pot Luck Dinner @2:30
Place: St. Pius X, Loudonville Come
and support our
new Cursillistas!!!!
Watch your email for further details from
Wendy Marino
Information regarding our candidates will be sent out via email
as we get closer to the weekends!
De Colores
DE COLORES
The Commissioning Celebration for Women's
Weekend #60 and Men's Weekend #54 was held
on June 10th at St. Pius X Church in Loudonville.
Deacon Warren Dorsch led our Communion Ser-
vice. Team members were warmly greeted by
Rika Murray and Mark Sabatini, Rectora and Rec-
tor for the upcoming weekends who commis-
sioned their teams after Mass.
We then gathered at the Crossing in Colonie for
the Annual Cursillo Picnic. Good weather, excel-
lent food, and warm friendship was enjoyed by
all.
Thank you to all who contributed to make
these two events such a success.
Nick Papa
Fifty Cursillistas met at Transfiguration Par-
ish in Speigeltown for an inspiring Cursillo
workshop on Saturday, April 29th.
Those who attended the workshop spent the
day enthusiastically discussing a variety of
C u r s i l l o
topics. For
P r e c u r -
sillo, we
discussed
r e a s o n s
why we
are reluc-
tant to be a sponsor and how we can get be-
yond those tendencies, prayer being a vital
step. Other topics were responsibilities for
sponsoring a friend and preparing him or her
for the Cursillo weekend. Session 2 of the
workshop focused on what happens during a
Cursillo weekend and the role of Table Lead-
ers. These leaders
promote an attitude
of community and
have a responsibility
for being available
and listening to those
attending so each per-
son gets the most out
of the weekend. The
afternoon workshop
sessions centered on
Postcursillo and the
opportunities to con-
tinue to grow in faith
and community. Eze-
kiel 37 was read, a
scripture where dry
bones came alive when God breathed onto
them. When we tend to get dry in our faith,
we learn that others can strengthen and en-
courage us, breathing life into dry bones
whether coming together after a weekend in
small groups, or in monthly Ultreyas as a larg-
er group. A short video of Pope Francis speak-
ing to a World Ultreya of Cursillistas was
shown. by Wendy Marino
Cursillo Workshop presenters (from
left to right) Harrilyn Beehner, Pat
Galarneau, Dona Fragnoli, Wendy
Marino, Mary Ellen Crucetti
Twenty five people gathered together for the
Cursillo Information night on May 17th at Our
Lady of the Assumption
Church in Latham. Out of the
25 attendees, there were 8
prospective candidates who
attended with their sponsors.
A short summary of the Cur-
sillo movement was present-
ed with a video from the Na-
tional website. Many of the
cursillistas who were there
witnessed their reasons for being in the Cursillo
movement. They spoke of community, faith and
the joy they
have experi-
enced.
This is the
second year
we have held
an infor-
mation night, and it was very beneficial for the
potential candidates who could feel the love and
friendship of the Cursillo community.
by Harrilyn Beehner
Aug. 18 6PM Holy Hour Men’s Weekend, St. Edward’s, Clifton Park
Aug. 24-27 Men’s Weekend, Dominican Spiritual Life Center, Niskayuna
Sept. 12 7PM School of Leaders, St. Jude’s, Wynantskill
Sept. 22 6PM Holy Hour Women’s Weekend, Our Lady Queen of Peace/St. Margaret of Cortona mission church, Schenectady
Sept.28-Oct. 1 Women’s Weekend, Dominican Spiritual Life Center, Niskayuna Sept. 26 7PM Secretariat, St. Edward’s, Clifton Park
Oct. 10 7PM School of Leaders, St. Jude’s, Wynantskill
Oct. 22 1PM/2:30PM Weekend Reunions/Pot Luck/Diocesan Ultreya, St. Pius
Oct. 24 7PM Secretariat, St. Edward’s Clifton Park
Nov. 14 7PM School of Leaders, St. Jude’s Wynantskill
Nov. 28 7PM Secretariat, St. Edward’s Clifton Park, NY
Dec. 12 7PM School of Leaders, St. Jude’s, Wynantskill
Dec. 15 7PM Lessons & Carols, St. Edwards, Clifton Park
Dec. 17 Christmas Luncheon, TBD
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 indi-viduals 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, neigh-borhoods, social gatherings, etc. “ “Being a sponsor is committing one’s self to the selection and preparation of a person for the Cursillo, 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 discussed with candidates before they make a weekend. Remember to Make a Friend, Be a Friend, Bring your Friend to Christ (or to a better rela-tionship 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 preparation is an absolute necessity!
What is P A L A N C A
With the men’s and women’s weekends rapid-ly approaching, it seems appropriate to remind
ourselves exactly what PALANCA is meant to
be. Following is a definition of PALANCA and a
PALANCA Letter.
A PALANCA Letter is one that is sent to the
candidates and team, informing them of the prayers and sacrifices that you are offering to God on their behalf. A letter may be sent ex-
plaining what type of PALANCA is being of-
fered, but the letter is NOT the PALANCA. The
actual PALANCA is the action - intercessory
prayer, sacrifice, or works of mercy, and it can
be done without writing a letter. What PALAN-
CA has been done should ALWAYS be included
in the PALANCA Letter.
Sooo, let’s get started on that PALANCA!!!!
IMPORTANT!!!
Please note that the
Cursillo day at Pyramid Life Center
originally scheduled for 9/9/17
has been cancelled
due to scheduling conflicts!
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 during the Women’s and Men’s Weekends.
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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Evening
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