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Fort Hood / Heart of Texas Cursillo
Board of Directors Meeting
May 30, 2008
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER:
The monthly meeting of the Fort Hood/Heart of Texas Cursillo Movement was held on Friday, May 30, 2008
at the 58th Street Chapel, Fort Hood, Texas. The meeting was opened at 4:40 PM with a prayer by Deacon
Fred Jones.
ATTENDANCE:
Board Members John Frost, Deacon Fred Jones, Cynthia Neve, Shirley Nagle and Maria Sanchez were
present. Absent were Linda Abrams, Nyrma Navarro, Orie Sanchez and Jim DiSimoni. Cursillista Greg
Ganslen was a guest attending the meeting.
Minutes from the last meeting (May 2, 2008) will be presented at next month’s meeting for approval or
corrections.
OLD BUSINESS:
Meeting with Austin Secretariat: No meeting date has been set as calls to the people there have not
been returned. We are still researching other options to obtain Cursillo supplies for our weekends.
Deacon Jones met with the Archbishop of Military Services and spoke about our affiliation with National
Cursillo. He seemed favorable and asked Deacon for an e-mail with information about our movement.
After Deacon sent the e-mail, it was obviously intercepted and the response back to Deacon was not
favorable. He has resubmitted a message to the Archbishop and is awaiting a reply.
Fee: Following discussion as to whether or not we should request a fee with each application to a
Cursillo weekend, a motion was made by Cynthia Neve to request a $25 non-refundable fee to accompany
each application. Motion was seconded by John Frost. Motion carried. The web master will modify the
current application to include a notation of the fee. The financial secretary requested that a copy of the
application accompany each check that is turned in. In the event the weekend is cancelled on our part,
the applicant has the option to have the fee refunded to him/her or to attend the next men’s/women’s
Cursillo.
Update roster: It was suggested to get the rosters back from the Community Action team to check
for updates that have occurred due to their calls for donations or prayer wheel. The web master will
then update the roster and will provide a current roster for everyone at the next board meeting. Pages
will be distributed among board members and they will be responsible for contacting those on their list
for complete updated information.
Fall 2008 Coordinators: This item was tabled until a decision about the upcoming men’s weekend was
made.
Oven Donation: The 30” wall oven that was donated by a Cursillista was delivered to the retreat
center, and the appropriate thank you note sent to the donor.
MEMBER REPORTS:
President: absent
Lay Director: reserved comments for New Business portion of meeting
Assistant Lay Director: absent
Financial Secretary: submitted the report, to include donations made by the community, and all
expenses since last month’s report. Report was approved.
Secretary: absent
Outside Palanca Coordinator: absent, but submitted an e-mail report of Palancas sent in February
60, March 62, April 146, and May 75. Palancas were submitted to 41 different states and 20 countries.
Pre Cursillo Coordinator: reported that she had arranged for drivers to take candidates to the
retreat center for the men’s weekend. She also reported that the parish representatives have
responded to her requests to make bulletin announcements regarding upcoming Cursillo events at their
respective parishes. The parish representative for St. Paul Parish in Harker Heights submitted notice
that she is unable to continue as representative. A replacement will be named. The parish
representative for St. Mary Parish in Lampasas will be out for an extended period of time due to surgery.
Post Cursillo Coordinator: Announced that Ultreya will be held on Sunday, June 1st at 3 PM.
Scheduled speaker is Jesse Guerra. Discussion followed about changing the date for July’s Ultreya to
July 13 instead of July 7th which is part of the Fourth of July weekend.
Spiritual Director: Father John becomes Active in September, and that’s likely to affect his
assignment. Father Gus is scheduled to be here through September and perhaps beyond that. At
present there are 3 priests deployed.
NEW BUSINESS:
Parish representatives: reported that they are working out well. It was suggested that the Diocesan
newspaper (Catholic Spirit) be notified of upcoming Cursillo events and ask that they be published.
Community donations: Funds received from the community to date total $1,375.00. Initially $700 was sent
to the retreat center owner to begin repairs to the water line. The remaining amount donated will be
sent to the retreat owner to finish the water repairs and for other maintenance that is required.
Appropriate thank you notes were mailed to donors. The Lay Director will speak to the community at
Ultreya regarding the donations received.
Finance report: See notation from Financial Secretary.
Men’s weekend: After discussing the dilemma of having only three candidates for the upcoming
men’s weekend, and all the logistics required to hold a weekend, a motion was made by Deacon Jones to
cancel the weekend and seconded by Maria Sanchez. Motion carried.
Picnic: A tentative date was set for Sunday, September 13th. Post Cursillo Coordinator will make
calls to secure a location that is central to all Cursillistas. More details will follow. It was decided that a
“clean up day” and “picnic” at the retreat center as had been discussed previously was not a wise
choice, due to rising gas prices and the distance to the retreat center could be a factor to some. Also,
the retreat center area would not properly facilitate activities for children.
The next meeting date was not set due to a work related shift change for one of the members. It will be
decided by e-mail or similar contact with all board members as to a suitable date.
Meeting adjourned at 6:15 P.M. with a prayer by Deacon Fred Jones.
Respectfully Submitted,
Shirley Nagle, Lay Director
(For Orie Sanchez, Secretary)
Board of Directors Meeting
May 30, 2008
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER:
The monthly meeting of the Fort Hood/Heart of Texas Cursillo Movement was held on Friday, May 30, 2008
at the 58th Street Chapel, Fort Hood, Texas. The meeting was opened at 4:40 PM with a prayer by Deacon
Fred Jones.
ATTENDANCE:
Board Members John Frost, Deacon Fred Jones, Cynthia Neve, Shirley Nagle and Maria Sanchez were
present. Absent were Linda Abrams, Nyrma Navarro, Orie Sanchez and Jim DiSimoni. Cursillista Greg
Ganslen was a guest attending the meeting.
Minutes from the last meeting (May 2, 2008) will be presented at next month’s meeting for approval or
corrections.
OLD BUSINESS:
Meeting with Austin Secretariat: No meeting date has been set as calls to the people there have not
been returned. We are still researching other options to obtain Cursillo supplies for our weekends.
Deacon Jones met with the Archbishop of Military Services and spoke about our affiliation with National
Cursillo. He seemed favorable and asked Deacon for an e-mail with information about our movement.
After Deacon sent the e-mail, it was obviously intercepted and the response back to Deacon was not
favorable. He has resubmitted a message to the Archbishop and is awaiting a reply.
Fee: Following discussion as to whether or not we should request a fee with each application to a
Cursillo weekend, a motion was made by Cynthia Neve to request a $25 non-refundable fee to accompany
each application. Motion was seconded by John Frost. Motion carried. The web master will modify the
current application to include a notation of the fee. The financial secretary requested that a copy of the
application accompany each check that is turned in. In the event the weekend is cancelled on our part,
the applicant has the option to have the fee refunded to him/her or to attend the next men’s/women’s
Cursillo.
Update roster: It was suggested to get the rosters back from the Community Action team to check
for updates that have occurred due to their calls for donations or prayer wheel. The web master will
then update the roster and will provide a current roster for everyone at the next board meeting. Pages
will be distributed among board members and they will be responsible for contacting those on their list
for complete updated information.
Fall 2008 Coordinators: This item was tabled until a decision about the upcoming men’s weekend was
made.
Oven Donation: The 30” wall oven that was donated by a Cursillista was delivered to the retreat
center, and the appropriate thank you note sent to the donor.
MEMBER REPORTS:
President: absent
Lay Director: reserved comments for New Business portion of meeting
Assistant Lay Director: absent
Financial Secretary: submitted the report, to include donations made by the community, and all
expenses since last month’s report. Report was approved.
Secretary: absent
Outside Palanca Coordinator: absent, but submitted an e-mail report of Palancas sent in February
60, March 62, April 146, and May 75. Palancas were submitted to 41 different states and 20 countries.
Pre Cursillo Coordinator: reported that she had arranged for drivers to take candidates to the
retreat center for the men’s weekend. She also reported that the parish representatives have
responded to her requests to make bulletin announcements regarding upcoming Cursillo events at their
respective parishes. The parish representative for St. Paul Parish in Harker Heights submitted notice
that she is unable to continue as representative. A replacement will be named. The parish
representative for St. Mary Parish in Lampasas will be out for an extended period of time due to surgery.
Post Cursillo Coordinator: Announced that Ultreya will be held on Sunday, June 1st at 3 PM.
Scheduled speaker is Jesse Guerra. Discussion followed about changing the date for July’s Ultreya to
July 13 instead of July 7th which is part of the Fourth of July weekend.
Spiritual Director: Father John becomes Active in September, and that’s likely to affect his
assignment. Father Gus is scheduled to be here through September and perhaps beyond that. At
present there are 3 priests deployed.
NEW BUSINESS:
Parish representatives: reported that they are working out well. It was suggested that the Diocesan
newspaper (Catholic Spirit) be notified of upcoming Cursillo events and ask that they be published.
Community donations: Funds received from the community to date total $1,375.00. Initially $700 was sent
to the retreat center owner to begin repairs to the water line. The remaining amount donated will be
sent to the retreat owner to finish the water repairs and for other maintenance that is required.
Appropriate thank you notes were mailed to donors. The Lay Director will speak to the community at
Ultreya regarding the donations received.
Finance report: See notation from Financial Secretary.
Men’s weekend: After discussing the dilemma of having only three candidates for the upcoming
men’s weekend, and all the logistics required to hold a weekend, a motion was made by Deacon Jones to
cancel the weekend and seconded by Maria Sanchez. Motion carried.
Picnic: A tentative date was set for Sunday, September 13th. Post Cursillo Coordinator will make
calls to secure a location that is central to all Cursillistas. More details will follow. It was decided that a
“clean up day” and “picnic” at the retreat center as had been discussed previously was not a wise
choice, due to rising gas prices and the distance to the retreat center could be a factor to some. Also,
the retreat center area would not properly facilitate activities for children.
The next meeting date was not set due to a work related shift change for one of the members. It will be
decided by e-mail or similar contact with all board members as to a suitable date.
Meeting adjourned at 6:15 P.M. with a prayer by Deacon Fred Jones.
Respectfully Submitted,
Shirley Nagle, Lay Director
(For Orie Sanchez, Secretary)
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