Spring 2011
THE 4TH DAY MAGAZINE
Spiritual Direction 1
The Spiritual Gift... 2
From the Editor 2
Living out the 4th Day 5
You will get something better
7
From Ugh to OK 8
Put on the Armor of God
9
A Jump Start
Christian Authenticity
12
13
There you Stand... 6
Inside this issue:
Special points of interest:
• President’s Letter 3
• ECLWs 14
• Newsnotes 15
• District Coordinators 16
• Palanca 17—21
• NECC 21—23
As I returned home from the Cursillo
weekend that I attended, my mind was
filled with so many possibilities. I
reflected on the weekend and
wondered what it meant to me and
how was I going to proceed with my
life. I wanted to find my new place in
God’s creation and get started “now”.
I had learned about Ultreya, group
reunion and Spiritual Direction on the
weekend and although it took me
almost 4 years to find a reunion group,
I started attending the Charlotte
Ultreya on a regular basis. Spiritual
Direction was something that people
did not talk much about.
The National Cursillo library defines
Christian spiritual direction as “Help
given by one Christian to another
which enables that person to pay
attention to God’s personal
communication to him or her, to
respond to this personally
communicating God, to grow in
intimacy with this God, and to live
out the consequences of the
relationship.”
My experience with Spiritual Direction
started after a conversation with my
Rector. He suggested someone that I
might talk with and advised that if that
person wasn’t a good fit for me, we
could find someone else. As it turned
out we got along just fine.
During our time together we focused
on my relationship with God and how
HE is present and working in my life.
We talked of His love. The process
has helped me form my relationship
with God and to encounter Him in so
many more ways than I believed
existed. Spiritual Direction has
introduced me to many of the Saints
and their spirituality. I have learned
how quiet and stillness opens us to
God’s presence and allows us to ex-
perience Him in a deeper way. And I
believe that quiet is one of the few
ways we can experience who we are.
It has also introduced me to contem-
plative prayer.
Spiritual Direction has helped me get
past the arguments of “religion” and
move toward a relationship with God
and His people. It seems to me that in
many “religious” places and people,
God is nowhere to be found. Spiritual
Direction helps me to keep my focus
on God and to trust Him in all
circumstances.
From THE FOURTH DAY A Cursillo
publication of the Diocese of North
Carolina by Doug Spreen
GROWING CHRIST-CENTERED
LEADERS
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
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THE SPIRITUAL GIFT OF GIVING
The spiritual gift of Giving is defined as the Spirit given ability to contribute
significant personal and material resources to the Lord’s work freely, cheerfully and
sacrificially.
The spiritual gift of Giving is identified in Romans 12:8 along with several other gifts.
The Greek word, which Paul uses to describe this gift, places emphasis on “giving
and sharing of ourselves” as we give. This involves giving that responds to a
specific need, giving in which we share not only our resources, but also ourselves. The gift of giving
celebrates the compassionate concern of the giver.
The gift of giving does not belong exclusively to high income people. The Macedonian Christians were
impoverished, but by the grace of God, their extreme poverty “welled up in rich generosity”, says Paul,
so that they gave “even beyond their ability” (2 Corinthians 8 1-3). The amount given is not the issue;
rather, the gift of giving has to do with the attitude and spirit of the giver.
While certain persons have the gift of giving, all believers have a responsibility to give. How do they
differ? The gifted giver is distinguished by a willing attitude and spirit. Gifted givers have a strong
interest in the people and the causes that they support; they see money and all their resources as a way
to serve God.
From the Nebraska Cursillo Newsletter by Nancy Benton-Brown
FROM THE EDITOR
Please accept my apologies for the lateness of this issue of the 4th Day magazine. I was tied up preparing for a Cursillo weekend the first weekend in March which coincided with the usual final days of preparation of the magazine. However, it was wonderful to get into a weekend once again and to watch the Holy Spirit work so richly in the entire process. It reinforces the beauty of the Cursillo movement when one sees 25 people arrive as strangers and leave as family ready to go out and spread Christ’s love in the world. This group has a closed Facebook group and are continuing to interact with each other. It is gratifying to hear what they learned on the weekend and to see how they are continuing to grow in their faith and in their reaching out to the community. They are not just praising the wonders of the weekend. Instead they are applying their learning and are growing. This Facebook group is like a mini-group reunion. What a blessing to have this method of communication.
One thing on the weekend raised questions. We received lots and lots of palanca letters from Emmaus communities, Kairos prison groups, and a variety of other 4th day movements but only two palanca letters from other diocesan Cursillo movements. Having worked diligently to have the information about pending weekends on the website and in the 4th Day Magazine I have to wonder what is falling apart. Do the people who are currently serving as Palanca coordinators know what they should be doing to send and receive these letters? It is a question to ponder. How about an article for the 4th Day magazine written by someone with a clear idea and procedure for sending and receiving palanca letters? I challenge someone to come forth and write this article.
PRESIDENT’S
LETTER
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4th day reflection
Piety, Study and Action - those are the rules of our 4th
day lives. In this season of Lent, I invite you to focus
on piety and in particular to focus on prayer. Prayer is
more than just words spoken at worship or a time
sitting and talking with God. Prayer is the way that we
become intentionally aware of God in our lives.
Prayer can take place in the midst of a busy day or in
the quiet of an empty church. Lent is a good time to
explore the various forms of prayer in
order to seek to be of one will with God
as faithfully as Jesus did.
Public or corporate prayer is what we
do when we worship on Sundays or at
other times like the prayers of the daily
offices which you may do in your
parishes. Corporate prayer is what
Jesus did at the synagogue and when he went to the
temple to pray with the gathered community there.
Within the Anglican communion, we can envision the
prayers of all the congregations around the world who
lift up corporate prayer on behalf of themselves and
others - the prayers of the church never cease! What
an exciting thought - that when our own corporate
worship is finished someone else in some other place
is beginning their worship and prayer. Always and at
all times prayer is offered because we are part of that
larger group of saints. Corporate prayer unites us
with those close by and around the world so that our
prayer does not stand alone. Prayer engages our
body as well as our mind as we speak the words, bow
our heads, kneel or stand, so that we offer to God our
whole being along with all those who pray with us. A
good book to consider this Lent is In Constant Prayer
by Robert Benson, which the NECC just finished
studying.
Personal prayer is what we do when we are alone
with God. This is best accomplished in a place
where we can escape the demands of the world for
a few minutes or hours. Whether we use words
spoken aloud or simply listen to the words spoken in
our minds, this type of prayer is framed around
thoughts and uses words to both express our
petitions and to “hear” in our mind God’s response
to us. This is the most common
type of prayer that people use.
Contemplative prayer is that
form of prayer which uses
silence and an emptying of our
minds as the path to hearing
God. This form of prayer invites
God into our souls without us
forming words or seeking to speak petitions or
intercessions. Many people find this form of prayer
hard to do, because it is an activity which we find
difficult. It is often hard for us to stop talking inside
our heads and even when we do, thoughts intrude
and doubts nag at us. Some find it helpful to focus
on a candle flame or to focus on rhythmic breathing
patterns or the simple repetition of a word or phrase
as a way to slow down our busy minds and to rest in
God’s presence. When an intrusive thought comes,
simply let it go. Sometimes those intrusive thoughts
are what we need to hear from God and so if the
thought returns again and again then listen to see
what you are to do with it. I find contemplative
prayer to be a restful prayer since I am not asking
for anything and not seeking anything on behalf of
another - I am simply present to God and waiting on
God’s refreshing spirit to fill me.
“Prayer is the
way we become
intentionally
aware of God in
our lives.”
Continues on pg 4
Peace,
Ted Ederer
Ted Ederer
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Daily office prayer is another type of prayer which can
be done as a corporate act of worship, but it can be
done by an individual. We are reminded that one is
never really alone when praying the office, even if no
one else is in the room. Others are praying with you,
for you, on your behalf, alongside you. We are joined
in our prayer by all the communion of saints in heaven
and on earth and we are part of the offering of prayer
to God on behalf of ourselves and others.
Journaling can be another form of prayer. Journaling
tends to be either conversational or as answers to
prayer or pondering of questions. For example, if I
journal my concerns and later journal my answers to
those concerns and engage in “conversation” with God
it becomes a process for patiently looking forward and
backward to see how God is working in my life. Other
times the journal is to record times when God has
answered prayer and it can be a record of those
puzzling and troubling things in my life which seem to
have escaped God’s attention and care. Journaling
lets me see that when I look back in the journal I can
see a pattern of God acting in those troubling times
and I can be reassured that God will act again.
Journaling helps one focus on prayer when we might
otherwise get sidetracked. Journaling also uses our
eyes, our hands and our minds as well as our hearts
so it helps us engage fully in the prayer practice.
Walking or exercise can be prayer. Walking as prayer
is more than a brisk form of exercise. Walking as
prayer is intentional. We walk and talk or listen to
God. We let the rhythm of our walking become the
background to still our hearts and minds. We let the
path we are on invite us to reflect on the path God calls
us to. We let the surroundings of nature or the gym
provide us with opportunities to give thanks for the
beauty of a bird’s song or to marvel at the mystery of
the human body which God has given us. We focus
our minds and our hearts on God with us in the
immediacy of this moment as we walk the path.
Walking as prayer is often a way to ponder where we
are being led because the path we walk invites that
type of reflection. Whether we always walk the same
path or vary the path is less important than the pattern
we develop of looking for God around us and of
listening for God to speak to us in the midst of our
daily activities. Like journaling, walking engages our
body and our mind in prayer.
Using the rosary for prayer is just one more option
and many of you may have tried this form of prayer.
Using a rosary or other prayer beads is one more tool
where we engage our body and our mind in prayer.
Whether the rosary is used to pray the daily office or
to pray ACTS or to simply give us something tangible
to hold, it is one more tool in our spiritual tool belt
which helps us remember to pray and it helps us
balance our petitions and intercessions with an
acknowledgment of God’s glory by offering praise
and thanksgiving as well. Often the rosary is used
with quiet repetitive words which lets us move from
spoken to unspoken prayer as we finish the rosary
and then simply sit in quiet contemplation.
Work as prayer - ok, now you think I have finally gone
off the deep end. But work can be prayer, if we
approach it with the attitude of awareness to God.
Work as prayer are those times when we have to do
something repetitive or something so simple that we
really don’t have to think about it. Shoveling snow or
washing dishes or vacuuming the floors can all be
turned into prayer. We don’t really do much
intellectual reasoning during those tasks but we can
be intentional about praying as we do them. For
example, I can pray for all the people who may walk
on the path I am shoveling - I can pray for them by
name or simply by thinking that thought, shovel after
shovel and step after step. I can pray for those in
need while I wash the food from my plate and I can
pray for those who have no plates to wash or food to
eat. I can open myself to God and ask how I can help
provide food for those who have none. I can give
thanks to God when I vacuum that I have a house to
clean and the strength to clean it. I can give thanks
for the marvel of the human body which has so many
muscles and tendons and how the brain signals the
correct arm to push and pull. You get the idea. Work
can be prayer if we approach it with intentionality and
we structure our prayers to the task at hand.
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So you see there are many forms or styles of prayer
and I invite you to explore various styles of prayer this
Lent. Remember that styles of prayer are simply tools
and different tools accomplish different tasks.
Abraham Maslow said, “If the only tool you have is a
hammer, you tend to treat everything as if it were a
nail”. Instead we are invited to gather ourselves a tool
belt full of different prayer tools so that we can use
them to help us find that unity with God which we all
seek. When you try a new prayer form, share your
success or frustration with your reunion group and
encourage others to try it with you.
May God’s peace and blessings surround you,
The Rev. Pat Miller, NEC President
LIVING OUT THE FOURTH DAY
Having attended Cursillo 100, I have now had some
time to experience the “Fourth Day “ a bit. I went to my
Cursillo weekend to begin with to get some insight on
my journey of faith. That weekend definitely delivered.
However, the real challenge is what you do after your
weekend—your Fourth Day.
In my professional life, I often go to conferences and
seminars and many of them end with the question:
“What are you going to do differently on Monday
morning?” Reflecting on my “Fourth Day” or my
continuing journey, if you will, is kind of like that. Here
is what has happened for me.
Not long after returning from my Cursillo weekend, our
priest announced that she was going to mentor
an Education for Ministry (EfM) group at our
church. This is a big commitment of study and
reflection spanning four years and I wasn’t sure if
I could handle it.
After much prayer and some guidance from my
wife on what to keep and what to let go in my
already busy life, I signed up for EfM. So far, it
has been great, but I doubt I would have
considered it at all had I not already been
steering in that direction anyway.
Even before going to my Cursillo weekend I had
been part of what is called the “men’s group” at
our church. We meet on Saturday mornings at
8AM, drink coffee and talk. We use the small
group reunion format of Cursillo except for the
part of keeping it to 30 minutes. We usually go
about 2 hours and it’s a wonderful time that I look
forward to throughout the week. I have no
problem most of the time getting out of bed on
Saturday morning and the discussion of piety
(especially our moment closest to Christ), our
study, and our actions helps keep me focused as
well as connected to my brothers in Christ in the
group. I have never felt closer to a group of men
since leaving the service. We all have our
struggles and triumphs. The key is being in
community. That is what we do on Saturday
morning (as well as Sunday morning.) Being
faithful and being in community—that is what the
Fourth Day is for me..
From THE FOURTH DAY a Regional Cursillo
Publication for the Diocese of North Carolina by
Walt Joyce, NC Cursillo 100 St. Clement’s
Clemmons, NC
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THERE YOU STAND,
ACROSS MY FLOOR
I LOVE DARK, SAD MUSIC. Country and blues
and Julie Miller. They understand me. One of
my favorite songs of late is “Willing to Love
Again” by Hayes Carll. It’s secular. About a guy
and a girl. Imagine that. The guy is a slob or a
sometimes slob. The girl is always there,
standing across the room, willing to love again—
to forgive the sometimes slow.
Here are the lyrics (although you really need to
hear Hayes sing the song.)
I Drink too much and I smoke too much
I laugh at all my own jokes too much
I’m hard to tell and soft to touch
And easy at sayin’ goodbye.
I broke your heart a thousand times
With wasted nights and rambling’ rhymes
I thought I’d leave you far behind
But time just wouldn’t let go
I walk the streets; I kick the cans
Tore down walls with my two hands
And still across my floor you stand
Willing to love again
Out of all the dreams in this whole world
How’d you get so unlucky girl
To find a shell that had no pearl
And a man who couldn’t find home
I feel too much I protect too much
And most times I probably expect too much
I spend my life on this broken crutch
And you believe I can fly
I walk the streets, I kick the cans
Tore down walls with my two hands
And still across my floor you stand
Willing to love again
Certainly I can relate to this song on its secular
level—probably the only level that was intended.
There are many times that I’ve been so thankful that
my loving and patient wife, Margaret, was standing
there across my floor, willing to love again. I’ll bet that
many of you have similar feelings about someone in
your life.
This song reminded me of a passage from ”Traveling
Mercies,” by Anne Lamott. She tells of a time in her
life about one week after she had undergone an
elective abortion. She had been drunk the entire
week, mixing alcohol and pain pills, and smoking
dope. She was lying in bed late that night angry, guilt
ridden and not able to sleep.
She says that as she lay there, she became aware of
someone with her, hunkered down in the corner. The
presence was so strong that she tuned on the light to
see who was there and, of course, she did not see
anyone. But the presence remained. Anne simply
knew that someone was there in the corner looking at
her. He didn’t say a word. It became very obvious to
her that the man in her room was Jesus.
Although she had been
attending church
occasionally, she did not
want to become a Christian.
She was too ashamed.
Anne said to him, “I would rather die.”
But he stayed, watching her with patience and love.
She finally fell asleep and in the morning, he was
gone. She thought it had been an apparition, but
everywhere she went, she felt the presence, like a
little cat following her around.
She tried to get away from it, but she could not shake
the presence. It remained “across the floor.” She
knew that if you give a stray kitten a bowl of milk, it
is yours forever. So she resisted. But finally one
afternoon she gave up and said, “All right. You can
come in.” And that was the beautiful moment of her
conversion.
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“It became very
obvious to her that
the man in her room
was Jesus.”
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I don’t really know much about Hayes Carll beyond
his talent as a writer and singer. I suspect that his
song is simply about a girl and a sometimes slob.
And that’s enough to make it really good (if your
taste in music runs like mine).
But seen through a Christian lens, the song is quite
beautiful and describes what each of us already
knows. It tells the “same old story” just with
different words. God is always there, standing
across our floor, willing to love again. Like the
loving father in the parable, He is there waiting to
run down the dusty road, embrace us prodigals and
welcome us home. Slip on your Christian glasses
and take a moment to read the lyrics again.
We don’t know what happened to the guy in the
song—just that whatever he did, his girl was
always standing there, willing to love again. But
what we do know is that when we give that little
kitten a bowl of milk and welcome it in, our lives are
changed forever.
When we open the
door, forgiveness and
freedom rush in and
wash over us. And as
a result, we are then
able to stand across the floor,
willing to love again. I think that is what we in the
Cursillo community give as a gift to each new set of
pilgrims and to each other. Our love is imperfect,
but it’s not because we don’t have a good model.
That man hunkering in the corner shows us exactly
what to do. And because of Him, sometimes we
get it right. Even though we limp through life on a
broken crutch, God believes we can fly. For that,
we should shout with joy.
From VIVENCIA newsletter of the Cursillo
community of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama by
John Paul Mussleman, Secretariat President
.
YOU WILL GET SOMETHING BETTER
Since I retired from parish ministry, I have had the
opportunity to sit with my wife and worship together
in the church we are now attending here on the
Cape. We are also currently enjoying a book
discussion group, led by the rector, which meets
mid-week for four weeks in the afternoon.
The book we are reading is The Great Divorce by
C.S. Lewis. It has stimulated alot of discussion
among those attending and between us about faith,
the meaning of Heaven and Hell, and what
constitutes sin and grace for contemporary people (If
you have read The Shack and found yourself bowled
over, as I was, by the gospel good news in new
images in that book, you will get an idea of the power
of this little book by the author of The Screwtape
Letters, Mere Christianity and The Chronicles of
Narnia, written almost 50 years ago.)The plot is a
dream-like fantasy where “the Narrator” finds himself
as a passenger on a bus that has transported a
group of people from a drab and dreary “gray town”
(Hell) to the outskirts of Heaven—a place of beauty,
unconditional forgiveness and joy. As each
passenger disembarks, each is described as a
“ghost”, transparent in his or her sin. There is the
vain ghost, the ghost who is cynical about life; there
is the over-loving mother ghost and a variety of other
self-preoccupied types, blind to their own prejudices,
judgments and delusions.
Lewis uses these stereotypes to help his readers
relate to their own lives, to the human condition,and
to point out the sins that people hold back and refuse
to admit in themselves, and confess.
They are met at the bus by the “solid” people,
already residents and beneficiaries of Heaven, who
invite them to come and enjoy the wonders and
beauty of the grace and peace they have found. Yet,
as the Narrator (Lewis himself, as a kind of
“Everyman”) observes, the “ghosts” wrestle with the
decision whether to stay in Heaven or to hold on to
their petty sins and return to the lonely darkness of
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page 7
When we open the
door, forgiveness
and freedom rush
in and wash over
us.
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the “gray town,” continuing in the lives they have led.
C.S. Lewis’ descriptions and characters are what
really make this story believable and relevant. For
example, there is rough, unforgiving “ghost,”
preoccupied with his own self-
righteousness, who is invited to come
into Heaven by a former associate, who
once committed a crime, but has found
redemption and forgiveness.
“Look at me now”, said the ghost,
slapping its chest (but the slap made no noise).
“I’ve gone straight all my life. I don’t say that I was a
religious man, and I don’t say I had no faith, far from
it. But I done my best all my life, see? I done my best
by everyone, that’s the sort of chap I was. I never
asked for anything that wasn’t mine by rights. .You
may think you can put me down because you’re
dressed up like that, which you weren’t when you
worked under me down there. . . .”
“On no. It’s not as bad as all that. I haven’t got my
rights either, or I should not be here. You will not get
yours either. You will get something far better, never
fear!”
That’s the message from C.S. Lewis— and it is the
message of Cursillo! “You will get something far
better!”
From THE TRIPOD a publication of the Cursillo
Community in the Diocese of Massachusetts by the
Rev. Bill Heuss, Spiritual Advisor Cursillo Weekend
#143
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
National Episcopal.Cursillo
Conference
October 27-29 Phoenix, Arizona
A PERSONAL TRIP FROM UGH TO
OK
"Grumble... do we have to do that again?" "Do we have to do it every time?" I confess -- not too long ago that was me. I came to Ultreyas and loved the friends, enjoyed the music, learned from the talks, gobbled up the food,... but, each Ultreya, the Floating Reunion Group kept coming back. What should I say? I'm an introvert and not a big sharer, and here I am sitting with three people I don't know that well. What studying? Are you kidding?
So what to do? My suggestion is to persevere. Relax. Try again. How many times in life has Christ asked us to do that? How many good things have occurred because we simply persevered? That's what I ultimately had to do. And, it has been worth it.
The process of changing did take time. First, I came to realize how truly loving the community gathered at each Ultreya was. No matter how lame my response, no matter how little I had actually done, they were always receptive and supportive. If I had nothing to say or add, that was always okay too. Each time I sat in a group -month after month -- there were gradually fewer and fewer people that I knew nothing about.
Contribution Updates
Diocesan contribution
This fiscal Year to date
Diocesan Contributions
$22903.04
Friends of Cursillo
This fiscal Year to date
$12161.34
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There were many wonderful witnesses for Christ's love and lay action, but there were an equal number who struggled just like me. There were always those who were more comfortable saying very little. And, no matter what, it was all acceptable to the group. It was always okay. So I began to relax.
Then, the whole purpose of a Reunion Group began to work. Once I was more relaxed, I could see the support and reassurance that the group was always willing to give. Then, knowing that I would be part of a Group again next month, I began to focus more on what action I was taking... what moments close to Christ I had experienced. And, voila! The next month, there was more to share. It wasn't that I really did that much more. My daily life did not change. It was just that I came to recognize the parts of my life that were part of a bigger plan. I began to participate in that plan in a more intentional way. I began to see why the Reunion Group is sometimes called an Accountability Group.
But what about that study part? I'd completed EFM years ago, so I couldn't fall back on that. We had study programs at church, but not every month. And, oops, I'm just not able to stay awake when reading essay or meditation type books. With progress being made on the other aspects of the Reunion Group, study became my next challenge. It finally dawned on me that I could find something to study that suited my own interests. Being very interested in history, I "googled" topics that combined religious topics and history. I hit a treasure trove and now I keep my "study" book on my bedside table to read every night.
Growing acceptance of the monthly Floating Reunion Group had another positive effect for me. For years, I had tried different ways to be in my own small group reunion. Like so many of my Cursillo friends, getting around the issues of scheduling, geography, and inertia seemed to make it a difficult thing to do. I went long periods without truly being in reunion. Of course, that made the Floating Group Reunions at the Ultreyas even more difficult. If you're not doing one, it's harder to do the other. So, as I began to feel more at ease each month at Ultreyas, I saw the urgency to strive harder to be in my own group reunion with a few Cursillo friends. And, that was the final part of my little trip. It took a bit of maneuvering with schedules and time, but I'm now part of a regular reunion group. We meet and enjoy a lunch, we share our activities, and we support each other. At last!
So, is the Floating Reunion Group my favorite part of Ultreyas? No, not really. But, I don't mind them anymore. I've found value in what I've learned in them. They've given me new friends. I've seen the power of action for Christ in other's lives. I have seen what can happen if I just relax, persevere, and give them a chance. From THE LEVER Heartland Episcopal Cursillo Dioceses of Kansas and West Missouri and Iowa Cursillo by Harriet Duff St. Michael and All Angels, Mission, KS
An amazing phenomenon occurred Friday night at the All Saints’ Whitman Ultreya. Now I know why Satan tried so hard to keep me away. From the moment I walked in the door and proceeded to the front to find a seat, I had this overwhelming feeling of the presence of my mom. For those who don’t know, mom “went home to be with Jesus” on Epiphany, January 6, 2007. As we settled in, my suggestion for a song was one of my favorites “Just a Closer Walk with Thee.” I stood there in the front row and I could actually visualize my mom there with me, smiling, with her hands raised, singing so joyfully at the top of her voice with us. “I am weak, but Thou art strong; Jesus, keep me from all wrong; I’ll be satisfied as long As I walk, let me walk close to Thee. Refrain: Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my plea, Daily walking close to Thee, Let it be, dear Lord, let it be. Through this world of toil and snares, If I falter, Lord, who cares? Who with me my burden shares? None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee. When my feeble life is o’er, Time for me will be no more;
PUT ON THE ARMOR
OF GOD
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Guide me gently, safely o’er To Thy kingdom shore, to Thy shore.”
That song will never be the same to me. What a precious gift from God. My heart and soul were so full of emotion, I couldn’t sing through my tears. The feeling is still with me. It is soooo cool. The only thing I couldn’t figure out was what mom was doing in the “front” row. She always sat in the back, you know “cradle” Episcopalians fill in the pews from back to front. To top it all off, the witness speaker was Dave Frazier and the theme “The Armor of God” Ephesians 6:10-18. Get out your Bible, it’s study time!! If you have not heard Dave give a witness, he is awesome, his words are always from his heart, in layman’s terms, often funny and very thought provoking. Most definitely from God. I remember the exact words, but the thing that hit me was when Dave said that putting on the full armor of God isn’t so people see us shining and elegant, you know—conceited. It is for our protection.
Later, I was thinking about the shining armor thing and started visualizing what “MY armor”
must look like since living my weekend in 1987. I could just see: My belt of truth and breastplate of righteousness totally DENTED. My feet DULL and dirty, sunken in the mire and muck to be in readiness with the gospel of peace. My shield of faith SCORCHED from the evil one’s flaming arrows. My helmet of salvation NICKED and perforated. AND my sword of the spirit which is the word of God HIGHLIGHTED and WORN from the millions of verses hurled out in defense. Not pretty looking, but durable, reliable, incredibly strong and never failing. Sound like our God? So when was the last time you took stock of your armor? Then again, when was the last time you went to Ultreya? You may be amazed at who you meet! love, peace, joy
From THE TRIPOD a publication of the
Massachusetts Episcopal Cursillo by Marsha
Corliss, Editor
? ? ? WHY SHOULD I GO ON A CURSILLO WEEKEND? ? ?
Most people ask: Why do I need to go on a Cursillo weekend? I am a Christian, I go to church
every week, I read the bible, I have a busy life going on, with work, church activities and family.
I just do not have time to take a weekend off to go.
My answer to those who ask this is: no matter where you are in your Christian journey, you
need this weekend. This weekend is about YOU AND GOD. Think of it as a long needed
vacation with your Saviour. This is a time to be away from all the distractions of every day life.
A time for yourself, a time to pray and to unload all the junk that weighs you down. This is a
time to learn about the tools that will help you to have a closer relationship with your Lord.
We all know that our lives are filled with activities that distract us from our Lord. We know that
family is important. If we are to take care of our families, we must take care of ourselves first.
Sometimes we need to take time for ourselves to become healthy both in our bodies and our
spiritual well being. The weekend will give you that time to reflect on what is important in your
life. You will have time to talk with other men and women about their challenges in their
Christian journey. Most importantly, you will have the time to pray and listen to your Lord.
From ALBANY EPISCOPAL CURSILLO NEWSLETTER by Barb Mitchell
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Pre-Registration
for the NEC Conference
Phoenix, Arizona
October 27-30, 2011
Name: ______________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________
______________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________________________
E-Mail: ______________________________________________
Diocese: _____________________________________________
Deposit $ 25.00
NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE,
GOOD FOR REGISTRATION ONLY
TO HELP YOU PLAN:
Early Bird Registration (prior to August 15) will be $199.00;
Regular Registration will be $250.00.
Hotel will be $104.00 per night (single, double, triple or quad)
Registration Brochures will be available mid to late Spring
Mail to:
NEC Office 2683 Highway 701 N #4
Conway SC 29526-3882
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Friends of Cursillo Pledge Card
Yes, I want to support the work of the National Episcopal Cursillo!
I (we) hereby pledge:
$500.00 $200.00 $100.00 $50.00 $25.00 Other $_________
To be paid: annually quarterly monthly enclosed ______________
to help fund the work of the National Episcopal Cursillo.
This pledge is for the fiscal year October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011
Name ____________________________________ Diocese _____________________________
Address ____________________________________ Phone _____________________________
____________________________________ Email _____________________________
Please complete this form and return it to:
The NEC Office 2683 Highway 701 N #4
Conway SC 29526-5124
DO YOU NEED A JUMP START?
Have you ever had to have a jumpstart on your
car? Usually that means your battery is “kaput”
but sometimes a little TLC gets it back to working
order, and your car runs like a top.
Your Cursillo weekend is like that. You go along
smooth sailing, go home Sunday night, still
running real good. The first week great; second
week—real good, as well as the third, still good.
Suddenly it starts to sputter and eventually stops.
You can’t find time to be bothered. Then you
recall your Fourth Day, and the commitments you
made that Sunday afternoon—and it gives you a
start, and once again, it’s smooth sailing.
It is hard in the beginning to start a group or join
one, but it will pay dividends. You will find new
friends and other untold benefits. There will be
times, just like your car battery, when you will
need a jumpstart. It is not always going to run
like a top, but you will enjoy the ride.
From THE FOURTH DAY regional Cursillo
Publication for the Diocese of North Carolina by
Jim Herlihy
Please send complete Secretariat Rosters to your
NECC Representative and the NEC Office.
Rosters should include name, address, phone,
email address, and term of office. This is very
helpful for the National Episcopal Cursillo office
and committee.
ATTENTION SECRE
TARIATS
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Christian Authenticity • The Heart of Evangelism
When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling." (2 Corinthians 2:1-3) Paul tells this young church that he did not come to them as a great philosopher with "lofty words or wisdom" but as a regular guy who knew nothing "except Jesus Christ, and him crucified" and he came in "weakness and in fear and in much trembling." Paul came to Corinth as a tent maker. Corinth was host to the Isthmian Games – the second largest competitive games in the ancient world (the largest being the Olympics). The well-to- do of Corinth would purchase tents to shade themselves while watching the games from the stands. Paul had a perfect market for his tents in Corinth, and we can imagine as he worked on tents and talked to customers, Paul would find ways to share his faith with co-workers and clients. Paul encountered people through his every day life and work and found ways to "make a friend, be a friend and bring a friend to Christ."
This Epiphany season we hear Paul's words to the Church in Corinth. The Corinthians could be described as Paul's "troubled children" in the faith. An ancient Greek proverb said the "trip to Corinth was not for the weak of heart." It was a thriving and prosperous city on the Isthmus of Corinth— a narrow 2.5 mile strip of land separating the Aegean Sea from the Mediterranean Sea. In Paul's time, merchant ships loaded with goods moving between Rome and the east would portage their ships across the isthmus to avoid the dangerous route around the Peloponnesian peninsula. The Corinthians became quite wealthy from the fees collected for the movement of goods. The people became quite prosperous and a thriving artisan and merchant class arose leading to a strong class consciousness in the region. The Corinthians were rather well-educated and had a great appreciation for philosophy and rhetoric. The Corinthians were the "upwardly mobile" professionals of their day. Paul reminds us that
Christian authenticity is the heart of evangelism. It's not about having "lofty words" or "wisdom." It is about having a living relationship with Christ, letting that relationship shape us into Christ-like people, and being willing to tell others what difference Christ makes in our lives. We belong to Christ and this makes each of us a "living gospel." We often think the gospels are the four written testimonies of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. We forget that the gospel is still being proclaimed by each and every one of us as we live our faith in ordinary words and deeds— as we "make a friend, be a friend, and bring a friend to Christ." DeColores From THE ABRAZO newsletter of the Maryland Episcopal Cursillo by Anjel Scarborough+, MD 72 Spiritual Director, Maryland Episcopal Cursillo
We belong to Christ and
this makes each of us a
“living Gospel “
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Episcopal Cursillo Leaders
Workshops (ECLW)
Northcentral District
Josh Swallow (2013)
2002 Lyon Des Moines IA 50317
515-727-6496 E: [email protected]
Diocese of Iowa Spring 2011
Northeast District
Ronnie Barhite, District Coordinator (2010)
227 W. Oak Orchard St. Medina, NY 14103
H: 585-798-3753 E: [email protected] Western District
Ted Ederer (2013)
10503 NE 53rd St. Kirkland WA 98033-7422
425-827-1404 [email protected]
National ECLW Coordinator:
Nina-Jo Moore
763 Jimmy Billings Rd. Vilas, NC 28692 H: 828-297-5079 E: [email protected]
Southeast District Jan Millar (2012)
606 Mirawood Trail NE Concord, NC 28025
H 704-782-1318 [email protected]
Diocese of Southwest Florida April 29—30,
2011
Southcentral District Colleen Lambert (2011) District Coordinator
2025 Marge Lane Sulphur, LA 70663
H: 337-625-4274 E: [email protected]
The purpose of the ECLW is fourfold:
1. To deepen the commitment to Christ and
living of a life in Christ among the Cursillo
leaders in the country.
2. To clarify the purpose and method of the
Cursillo movement as it seeks to work within
the Episcopal Church to fulfill the Great
Commandment to love God and one another
and the Great Commission to go and make
disciples of all nations.
3. To help grow new leaders for the Cursillo
movement so that it may continue to be an
effective instrument in the mission of the
Episcopal Church to “restore all people to unity
with God and each other in Christ.” (BCP 855)
4. To help diocesan Cursillo communities assess
how they live out the Cursillo method and
encourage them to explore how to do it more
effectively.
The ECLW is intended for any Cursillistas who are
called to make Cursillo a major focus of their
ministry in the Church. We encourage dioceses to
identify future as well as current leaders and to
send them to an ECLW even if it means helping to
finance their participation. Some dioceses require
attendance at an ECLW as a prerequisite for
serving on their Secretariat. Investing in the work
of growing leaders is the best investment a
diocesan Cursillo community can make in its own
future and in the growth of the Kingdom of God.
Would your Diocesan Cursillo
Movement benefit from holding an
ECLW?
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News Notes from the
October 2010 meet- ing
The National Episcopal Cursillo Committee convened in Concord, NC on Feb 3rd
hosted by All Saints Church in Concord. The committee members braved blizzards
and high winds to arrive for their work together, and all traveled to and from the
meeting safely. The Executive committee began their work on Thursday morning
with a wonderful breakfast followed by worship. The Executive committee completed
recommended work from the finance servant community and approved a preliminary
2011 Conference budget, a NEC personnel handbook, the purchase of a new office
computer, and finalized paperwork for the office administrator’s enrollment in The
Episcopal Church’s lay pension plan. The Executive committee then met all the
newly elected district representatives for an orientation time. The full committee
arrived Thursday evening and we shared our study of the book, In Constant Prayer
by Robert Benson. Everyone felt that the book was wonderful and we commend it to
you for your study. The first day’s work concluded with Compline.
The committee continued their work on Friday and Saturday and concluded
the meeting with an Ultreya Saturday afternoon, jointly attended by cursillistas
from the Dioceses of North Carolina and Western North Carolina. Our special
thanks to All Saints Church in Concord for their gifts to us of hospitality, space
and resources. We are most grateful for Dave Millar who served as host
community coordinator and, especially for Jan Millar, who cooked, cleaned
and cared for us. Jan had a marvelous kitchen team who helped out, but Jan
was the one who made sure we left the meeting weighing more than when we
came! A final thanks to Calvin Hefner who coordinated the airport arrivals and
Ken Parker who coordinated the departures for the entire committee. As you can tell, the logistics for a NECC
committee meeting are somewhat like those of a 3 day weekend - lots of behind the scenes work so that the
committee can efficiently and effectively do their work. Thanks to everyone who helped!
The NECC meeting included time for district meetings, group reunion, worship and subcommittee work as well
as time for the work of the entire committee. The NECC approved a
preliminary budget for the 2011 Conference in Phoenix, prioritized a
list of possible workshop topics for the conference and discussed the
pending decision about a keynote speaker. The communications
subcommittee was given approval to hire a website vendor to upgrade
our web hosting capabilities and to improve our ability to provide you
materials and information more quickly. The publications
subcommittee completed work on the revision of the “Secretariat” book
for the library and also mapped out a better method to get NEC
materials and the library translated into Spanish. Watch for news of the
National Episcopal Cursillo
Newsnotes
-________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NECC Meeting February 2011 Diocese of North Carolina
Spanish materials being available later this year. The Cursillo Leaders Development subcommittee
focused their work on identifying dioceses in need of support and also developing ways to strengthen the
4th day activities within Episcopal Cursillo.
The committee approved our participation in a nation-wide ecumenical survey of 4th day movements. The
survey will be distributed to all cursillistas by e-mail and we hope that you will watch for the web link and
that you will take the short survey. The NECC will be able to extract the information and have a better
sense of the health of Episcopal Cursillo and will also be able to compare that data to other 4th day
movements. Please help us with this effort.
The committee also had the opportunity to meet with Bishop William Gregg and Bishop Chip Marble,
assisting Bishops of NC, and to also meet with the Secretariat for the
Diocese of North Carolina. We shared best practices from NC and from
around the country and we talked about opportunities to strengthen the
Cursillo movement. Our thanks to the NC Bishops and Secretariat for
taking time to meet with the NECC.
May your days be filled with God’s grace and love,
The Rev. Pat Miller, NEC President
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DISTRICT SERVANT COMMUNITY COORDINATORS Northcentral District Southeast District Judith Stark (2012) Jean Stafford (2011) 10121 S. Springfield 2980 Crestline Drive Macon, GA 31204 Chicago, IL 60655 H: 478-477-8706 [email protected] H: 773-233-7949 E: [email protected]
Northeast District Southcentral District Dorrette Headley Jim Swaney 129 Beach 61st. St. #1 15718 E. 40th Terrace S., Averne New York 11692 Independence, MO 64055
H: 347-230-43651 H. 816-350-3417
E: [email protected] E. [email protected]
Western District Vacant Contact District Representative if interested in serving
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Palanca Coordinators & Palanca Requests
received by March 15, 2011 See also our web site, www.episcopalcursillo.org
Please note that we do not have dates for all weekends that may be scheduled. We can only print what we
receive. Please send your palanca information to [email protected] and to [email protected]
Northeast District
2011
March 17 Long Island
Massachusetts 24 Albany (men)
May 19 Maryland New York
27 Long Island (sp)
June 11 Pennsylvania
September 29 New York
October 27 Albany (women)
November 17 Long Island
Province 1
Connecticut: Send to: JoAnn Cromwell, 22 7th St.,
Newington, CT, 06111-3309, [email protected]
Maine: Send to: Vicky Lesmerises, 4 Grove St. Camden
ME 04843 [email protected]
Massachusetts: 3/17, Send to: Kathy Jeffrey, 9 Revere Rd, Tewksbury MA 01876-3207,
Rhode Island: Send to: Marcia Butler C/O Diocese of Rhode Island, 275 N. Main Street, Providence RI 02903
Vermont: Send to: Betty Packer, 1120 Village Grove, Williston VT 05495
Province 2
Albany: 10/27 (women’s) Send to: Debbie Fish 6054 Schoharie Turnpike Delanson, NY 12053,
Central New York: Send to: Barb Craner, 7088 E. Seneca Tpk, Jamesville, NY 13078
Long Island: 2011 3/17, 5/27 (sp). 11/17 Send to: Kenrick James, 1135 East 51st Street, Brooklyn NY
11234, [email protected]
Newark: Send to: The Rev. Eric Soldwedel
New Jersey: Send to: Jim McConnell, 14 Windsor Court,
Sayreville, NJ 08872 [email protected]
New York: 5/19, 9/29 Send To: Dianne Zimmer-man 2501 Summit Terrace, Linden N.J. 07036
Western New York: 9;29 Send to: Linda Makson 2419 Krotz Road Warsaw, NY 14569
Province 3
Easton: Send to: Joyce Smithson, 21020 Haven Road, Rock Hall MD 21661.
Maryland: 5/19 Send to: Elizabeth (Liz) Brodell, PO Box 536, Williamsport, MD 21795
Pennsylvania: 6/11 Send to: Sherrie Tatman, 1101 Raymond Road, Swarthmore, PA 19081,
Southern Virginia: Send to: Mary Lou Crifasi
Southeast District
2011
March 12 North Carolina
24 Central Florida (women)
April 6 Alabama 28 Mississippi
June 9 Southwest Florida Alabama
September 29 Florida (men)
October 6 Central Florida
13 Southwest Florida
27 North Carolina
29 Florida (women)
Province 4
Alabama Send to Hank Poellnitz, III, 701 Crest Lane, Homewood, AL 35209
Atlanta: Send to: Jean Stafford, 2980 Crestline Dr., Macon, GA 31204
Central Florida: 3/10 (men) 3/24 (women) 9/30 Send to Mari Parsons, 625 E.Chapman Rd. Oveida, FL
32765 [email protected]
Central Gulf Coast: Send to: Tut Wynne, PO Box
1367, Fairhope, AL 36533 [email protected]
East Carolina: Send to:Denise Wheeler, 138 Tiger
Woods Dr. , New Bern, NC 28560 [email protected]
East Tennessee: Send to: Bobbie Suttles, Lay Director, 823 Spring Park Road, Knoxville, TN 37914
Florida: 9/29 (men) 10/6 (women) Send to: Carlos Delgado, 1122 NW 12th Ave, Gainesville FL 32601-
4114, [email protected]
Georgia: Send to: Susan Gonzales 233 Silver Brook Circle Pooler, GA 31322
Kentucky: Send to: Herb Meister, 7110 Glen Arbor
Road, Louisville, KY 40222 [email protected]
Lexington: No contact at this time
Louisiana Send to: Kay Starns, Cursillo Louisiana Palanca c/o Solomon Episcopal Conference Center,
54296 Highway 445, Loranger, LA 70446
CursilloLouisiana [email protected]
Mississippi: 4/28 Send to: Ken Ruckstuhlk
North Carolina 5/12, 10/27 Send to: Sam Hamilton 2749 Wildwood Ct. Winston-Salem, NC 27103
South Carolina: Send to: Jim Gray, 1930 Old Georgetown Road, Manning SC 29102,
Southeast Florida: Send to: Claudette Wray, 1861 Via Bellessa, Wellington, Fl. 33411,
Jamaica 4/7 (women) 7/14 (men) 10/20 (women),
10/27 (men) Send to Fr. Michael Elliott, Anglican Cur-sillo Movement, Jamaica Diocese of Jamaica and
Cayman Islands Church House 2 Caledonia Avenue
Cross Roads Kingston 5 Jamaica
Southwest Florida: 6/9, 10/13, Send to: Bette Armon, 5948 Beech Street, Zephyrhills FL 33542,
Tennessee: Send to: Brea Cox, Church of the Good Shepherd c/o TEC Cursillo, 1420 Wilson Pike,
Brentwood TN 37027 [email protected]
Upper South Carolina: Send to: Ralph L.Coleman, 1353 Sanford Dr.,Columbia, SC
29206 [email protected] Western North Carolina: Send to:Cynthia Drake, 503 Claremont Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731
Northcentral District
2011
April 28 Chicago
May 19 Colorado
September 15 Colorado
October 27 Chicago
Province 5
Chicago: 2011 4/28, 10/27 Send to: Nancy Nix, 4515 Franklin Ave., Western Springs IL 60558
Eau Claire: Send to: Janet Sterken, 100 Avon Rd
#95, Sparta WI 54656 [email protected]
Fond du Lac: Send to: Lisa Alexander, 15420 Brandenburg Avenue, Merrill WI 54452,
Indianapolis: Send to: Peggy Miller, 115 Painted Hills Martinsville IN 46151,
Michigan/East Michigan: Send to: Charles Reagan, 4574 Crutchfield, Saganaw, MI, 48603
Northern Indiana: Send to: Laurie Thompson, 30357 Meadowbrook North, Elkhart, IN 46514,
Springfield: Send to: Peggy Graham, 335 Ellison,
Carlinville IL 62626 [email protected]
Western Michigan: Send to: Cathy Fries 275 West 23rd St., Holland, MI 49423
Province 6
Colorado: 5/19, 9/15 Send to: John Mitchell, 835 Sabeta Drive, Ridgeway, CO 81432
Iowa: Send to: Robin Sade, POB 2179,
Davenport, IA 52809-2179, [email protected]
Minnesota: Send to: Jerry Harris, 835 Sabeta Drive, Ridgeway, CO 81432
raharris @kmtel.com
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Southcentral District
Nebraska: Send to: Lyndle Lewis
Wyoming: Send to Doreen Chavez, PO Box 253, Ft. Whasakie WY 82514,
2011
March 24 Dallas/Fort Worth
May 12 Dallas/Fort Worth (sp)
West Texas
September 15 Dallas/Fort Worth
23 Oklahoma (sp)
October 13 Dallas/Fort Worth
West Texas
November 10 West Texas
17 Dallas Fort Worth
Province 7
Arkansas: Send to: David Cox, 3304 Park Ave. Hot Springs AR 71901-5013
Dallas/Fort Worth 3/24, 5/12(Sp), 6/2 ,9/15,
10/13, 11/17 Send to: Palanca c/o Center for Renewal, 10290 Monroe Suite 101, Dallas, Tx.
75229 [email protected]
Kansas/West Missouri: Send to Theresa Rathbun, 1326 Quarry Rd. Manhattan, KS
66502 [email protected]
Northwest Texas: Send to: Patti Nabors, 2502 Allendate Rd. Big Springs. Tx 78720
Oklahoma: 9/23 (sp) Send to Gretchen “Biel”
Johnson [email protected]
Rio Grande: No contact
Texas: Send to: Debra Gallington, 811 Oak
Leaf, LaPorte, Texas 77571
West Texas: 5/12 10/13 11/10 Send to John
Mackechney, 307 Basin, San Antonio, Tx.
78216 [email protected]
Western Louisiana: Melinda Zolzer, 193 Northwood Lane, Nachitoches, LA 71457– 7843
,
Western District
2011
April 28 San Diego
June 23 Spokane
September 30 San Diego
Province 8
Arizona: Send to Sue Gruenberg [email protected]
Eastern Oregon: Send to: Riki Strong, 21980 Butler
Market Rd., Bend OR 97701
El Camino Real-Monterey: Send to: Tamara Santos, 2907 Granite Creek Road, Scotts Valley, CA 95066,
El Camino Real - Santa Clara: Send to: Isabelle
Wright, [email protected]
Hawaii: Island of Hawaii: Send to: Cathy Sugiyama, P.O. Box 3028, Kailua Kona, HI, 96745-3028;
Los Angeles: Send to: Sherry Wright 21718 San
Leandro, Mission Viejo CA 92692 [email protected]
Los Angeles Spanish weekends: 10/20 (men)
10/27 (women) Send to Jose Rene Lopez, 801 N. Culver Ave. Compton, CA 90220-2215
Central Coast (Los Angeles): Send to: Jody Spindel, 217 El Pasillo, Newbury Park CA 91320
Northern California: Send to: Leslie Grier 2748 Tunnel Street, Placerville, CA 95667
Olympia: Send to: Ben Johnson 13731 62nd Dr. SE
Everett, WA 98208 [email protected]
Oregon: Send to: Winnie Carey
San Diego: 4/28, 9/30 Send to:Judith Potter, 19430 Paint Brush Trail, Desert Hot Springs CA 92241-7413,
San Joaquin: Northern and Southeast: Send to: Vicki Swinford, 805 W. Janelle Ct., Ridgecrest, CA
93555 [email protected]
Spokane 6/23 Send to: Jeanne Devenport 6111 S. Summerwood St. Spokane WA 99224 or
email to [email protected]
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Foreign Palanca
Bahamas: Send to:Cursillo Palanca P.O. Box N-3539 .
Nassau, Bahamas [email protected]
Barbados: Send to: Gillian Robinson
Belize: Franicis Wilson, Anglican Diocesan Office, PO
Box 535, Belize City Belize, [email protected]
Cuba: Send to: Antoinette Capaz, 7702 N.W. 42 Ave.,
Gainesville, FL, 32606 or e-mail to [email protected]
Cuernavaca Mexico: Send to: Sra. Flor Garcia, Apartado Postal 4-538, Chapultepec Cuernavaca,
Morelos 62431 Mexico
Dominican Republic: Send to: Bob and Ellen Snow, DMG 13388,7990 15th Street East, Sarasota, Fla.34243.
Kenya: Send to: Palanca at Renewal Center, 10290 Monroe Suite 302, Dallas TX 75229
Mexico: Send to Nancy Howard, Av. San Jeronimo 117, San Angel, 01000 Mexico D.F.
Puerto Rico:Send to Esther Vila, Box 7368, Mayaguez PR 00681
Australia
Adelaide: Send to: Janet Marshall, 14 Ironbark Ave.,
Craigmore, South Australia [email protected]
North Queensland, Send to: Beverly Fernance, 27 Chiquita Ave., Rasmussen Qld. 4815, Australia
North Territory: Send to: Marian Ah Toy,
South Australia: Mrs. Pat Went
Tasmania: Send to: Donna Moss , P.O. Box 483, North Hobart, Tasmania 7002, Australia,
Canada
Victoria, British Columbia: Send to: Mark Benewith, Palanca Director, Diocese of British Columbia, 1424
Leask Rd., Nanaimo, BC, V9X1P8, [email protected]
Canada: Send to: Anglican Cursillo Movement (Diocese of NS and PEI); P.O. Box 41086;
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4P7 CANADA,
Ontario Send to: Margaret Watsa, Box A7 Argyle Beach, RR#, Harrow Ontario Canada N0R 1G0
Ottawa: Send to: Ottawa Anglican Cursillo, 71 Bronson Ave, Ottawa Ontario K1R 6G6.
Quebec Send to: Diocese of Gatineau-Hull
Western Newfoundland: Send to: Ms. Yvonne Young, PO.Box 127, Mt. Moriah, NF AOL 1J0,
Canada
New Zealand
Christchurch: Send to:Roy & Claire Bickers 119 Hackthorne Road, Cashmere,
Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
Wellington: Send to: Peter Totman, Chester Road,
Carleton NZ, [email protected]
Waikato: Send to: Jesse McElroy 135 Golf Rd. Taumaruni, King Country, NZ,
United Kingdom (UK)
Blackburn: Send to: Tony Ellwood, 3 Dublin Drive, Cypress Point, Lythan St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8
4KJ England, [email protected]
Bradford: Send to: Hillery Carroll, Lower Burnt Hill, Black Lane Ends, Colne, Lancashire BB8 7ER
Bristol: Send to Chris Newton Evans, The Rectory, Rectory Close Stanton St., Quinton Wilts, England
SN146DT, [email protected]
Chester: Send to: Catherine Shambrook, 16 New Street, Elworth, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 9JF, UK
Coventry: Send to: Keith Haywood, The Vines, 5 Church Road, Lawford, Rugby Cv23 9L0
Cumbria: Send to: Patricia Irwin, 31 Blackwell Road, Carlisle, UK CA2 4AB
Cymru Bangor: Send to: Janet Tattersall, 118 Fford Naddyn, Glan Conway, Clwyd, UK
Derby: Send to: Alan Randle, 44 Evershill Lane, Morton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 6HA UK
Durham: Send to: Eileen Matthews
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Exeter: Send to: Rev. & Mrs. Elain Harewood, 19 Swains Road, Badleigh, Salkerton, Devon, UK
Gloucester:Send to:The Rev. W. Vane, 95 Cheltenham Road, Gloucester GL7 2JB UK
Leeds: Send to: Prem Gunga, 12 Greenfield View, Kippax, Leeds LS 25 7PR, West Yorkshire, England
Leicester: Send to: Nanette Grundy, 136 Conway Drive, Shepshed, Loughborough Leicestershire LE12
9PN England; [email protected]
Lichfield: Send to: Chris Lawlor, Glenealy , Moss Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, Salop UK TF2
7BN
Lincoln: Send to: Barbara Preston, 21 McMillan Avenue, North Hykeham, Lincoln, UK LN6 9SA
London: Send to: Sheila Coules, 14 Mayfields, Wembly UK, HA9 9PR;
Northcentral District
Diocesan distribution no available at press time. Please
call any of the three Representatives in this district for
information, if needed
Pat Steele (2010-2011)
Communications Subcommittee
10644 Bennett Lowell MI 49331-9444
H: 616-897-8777 E. [email protected] or
The Rev. David Pike (2012)
Communications Subcommittee
1519 Elmwood Rd. Lansing, MI 48917-1543
W: 517-323-2272
E: [email protected]: or
Dee Settlelmeyer (2010-2013)
Publications Subcommittee
56708 E. Prentice Pl Strasburg CO 80136-9604
H: 303-622-6264 C: 303-905-6053
Northeast District
Lance Crawford (2011)
Publications Subcommittee-chair
204 Treehaven Dr. East Aurora, NY 14052-1355
H: 716-652-2407 C: 716-432-4508
Long Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Rochester,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Western Massachusetts, Belize, Barbados
The Rev Rick Simpson (2009-2012)
Cursillo Leaders Development Subcommittee
754 Montauk Hwy. Islip, New York 11751-3650
H: 631-581-4306 W: 631-581-4950 C: 631-804-8353
Bethlehem, Central New York, Connecticut,
Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, West Virginia ,
Northwest Pennsylvania, Virginia , Western New
York
Valerie Crosdale (2010-2013)
Cursillo Leaders Development Subcommittee
670 E 42nd St. Brooklyn NY 11203-6503
Albany, Armed Forces, Central Pennsylvania,
Easton, New York, Newark, Pittsburgh, Southern Vir-
ginia, Southwestern Virginia, Washington DC
Salisbury: Send to: Trevor Hogarth, 665 Dorchester Road, Upwey, Weymouth, Dorset UK
Southwark: Send to: Molly Osborne, 2 Imperial Garde, Cedar Ave., Mitcham, Surrey CR4 1ER,
UK 32 or Crown Drive, Inverness, IV2 3QG,
Scotland
Southwell: Send to: Martin Tyack, 52 Davies Road West Bridgeport, Nottingham UK NG2 5JA
St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich: Send to: Tracy Dove, 47 St. Wendred’s Way, Exning, Newmarket,
Suffolk, UK CB8 7HJ
Wakefield: Send to: Lynne Germain, 19 Central Ave. South Elmsall, W Yorks WF9 2HH, UK
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Southcentral
Linda England (2008-2011)
NECC Secretary
315 E. Partridge Independence MO 64055-1452
C: 816-830-4423 E: [email protected]
Texas, West Texas, Rio Grande, Mexico, Puerto Rico,
Dominican Republic
Charles D. Hood (2008-2012)
NECC Vice President/Communications –Chair
46 Lorca Way, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909-4482
H: 501-922-4800, W: 501-922-1411
Dallas/Fort Worth, Arkansas, British Anglican Cursillo,
Honduras, Northwest Texas, Oklahoma,
The Rev. Peisha Roumas (2010-2913)
Publications Subcommittee
913 E. 100th Terrace Kansas City MO 64131-3372
C: 816-507-8099 E. [email protected]
Kansas/West Missouri, Western Louisiana, Scotland,
Western Kansas
Western The Rev. Scott Jones (2009-2011) Cursillo Leaders Development– Chair 10716 E. Medina Ave Mesa AZ 85209-3213 H: 480-284-4605 W: 480-964-5820 C: 786-376-9002
California, Los Angeles, Nevada, San Diego, San Joaquin, Utah
Debi Rhine (2009-2012)
Publications Subcommittee
5356 Kettler Ave, Lakewood, CA 90713.-1732
H. 562-804-2167 C: 714-319-8044 W: 562-356-5618
E. [email protected] or [email protected]
Alaska, Australia, Eastern Oregon, Hawaii, Idaho, New Zealand, Oregon, Olympia
Matthew Finnigan (2010-2013) Communications Subcommittee 7715 Pacific Hwy E. Milton WA 98354-9635 H: 425-643-3861 W: 800-551-0511 [email protected] or matthewf@national concretecuttinginc.com Arizona, El Camino Real, Northern California, Spokane, Navajolands, Belize
Southeast
Holly Walker (2008 -2011)
NECC President Elect
9251 Hwy 78 W Okeechobee Fl. 34974 H: 863-763-7245 C: 706-969-3877 E:[email protected] Florida, Central Florida, Southeast Florida, SW Florida, Upper South Carolina, Tennessee, Bahamas
Calvin E. Hefner (2010-2012)
Cursillo Leaders Development Subcommittee
5518 Lancelot Dr. Charlotte NC 28270-0422 E: [email protected] East Carolina, Mississippi, Western North Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, Cuba
Fr. Dave Newhart (2010-2013) Publications Subcommittee 901 Clearmont St. Sebastian FL 32958-4978 W: 772-589-2770 E: [email protected] or [email protected] Central Gulf Coast, East Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, West Tennessee, Georgia, Lexington, South Carolina
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Ex-OfficioThe Rev. Pat Miller (2008-2011) NECC President
17212 East 44th St. Court.
Independence MO 64055-6786 W: 816-373-5333
E:[email protected] or
Dave Millar, Treasurer
606 Mirawood Trail NE Concord NC 28025-3185
H: 704-782-1318, W: 704-427-6921
C: 704-796-0536
E: [email protected] or
Sue Davis, NEC Office Administrator
2683 Hwy 701N #4 Conway SC 29526-3882
W: 843-488-2956 W: toll free, 1-877-ULTREYA
The Rev. Alan Scarfe Bishop LIaiason
225 37th St. Des Moines IA 50312-4305
W: 515-277-6170
Esther Bell
Editor 4th Day Magazine 203 McClure Gonzales, TX 78629
H: 830/672-3853; F: 830-672-1388 E:[email protected]
Nina-Jo Moore National ECLW Coordinator 763 Jimmy Billings Rd., Vilas, NC 28692
H. 828-297-5079 E. [email protected]
Judy Hood
Consultation Servant Community Coordinator
4164 Col. Vanderhorst Circle Mt. Pleasant SC 29466
H: 843-884-7667 [email protected]
Thom Neal Conference Servant Comm. Coordinator
PO Drawer 90405 Columbia SC 29209
H, 803-783-6588 W: 803-931-0028 C: 803-466-4718 E: [email protected]
Joe Welch
Coordinator for NECC Veterans
1821 College Park Dr. Taveres, Fl. 32778-5777
H. 352-742-0321 E. Roy [email protected]
The Rev. Don Nesheim
Webmaster
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Robbinsdale MN 55422-2183
763-529-9079 [email protected]
Holly Walker
Finance Servant Community 9251 Hwy 78 W Okeechobee Fl. 34974 H: 863-763-7245 C: 706-969-3877 E:[email protected]
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