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ULTREYA! Our monthly Ultreya is normally conducted of the first Sunday at the 33rd Street Chapel located on
Fort Hood. (map) From Hood Road, (Main Gate to post) turn right at the intersection of Hood Road and Battalion
avenue, then left onto 31st Street then take the first left into parking lot. It lasts approximately 2 hours. See
dates/times below:
Fort Hood. (map) From Hood Road, (Main Gate to post) turn right at the intersection of Hood Road and Battalion
avenue, then left onto 31st Street then take the first left into parking lot. It lasts approximately 2 hours. See
dates/times below:
| >>> May 1, 2005, 2:00 pm --- Regular monthly Ultreya at 33rd Street Chapel (map). |
| >>> August 27, 2005 --- Annual Fort Hood Cursillo Picnic at BLORA more details coming soon. |
WEEKENDS
Our Weekends are conducted at Good News Christian Center in Elk, Texas. We conduct one Men's and one
Women's weekend in the Spring and one of each in the Fall. Dates for the weekends will be published on this
page. (below)
For more information on Cursillo Weekends, click here.
Our Weekends are conducted at Good News Christian Center in Elk, Texas. We conduct one Men's and one
Women's weekend in the Spring and one of each in the Fall. Dates for the weekends will be published on this
page. (below)
For more information on Cursillo Weekends, click here.
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From the Lay Director-Greg Ganslen
Sponsoring-Some Things to Consider
Do you realize that no matter what day it is, we are just around the corner from another pair of Cursillo Weekends?
Today, or yesterday, or even before, is (or was!) the time to prepare for sponsoring one or more candidates for the
weekends.
Whom do you sponsor?
Those who will grow from an increased awareness of how much they are loved by God,and from a new understanding
of their dignity as persons, and from a willingness to exercise their natural leadership abilities.
How do you begin?
• Prayer.
• Make a friend . . . (or even begin with someone you have known for years.)
• Be a friend . . . Speak with them on matters other than the weather or last night's game. Start talking about what
Cursillo means to you . . . the sparks of energy, the support of community. . . Then begin to encourage them to
consider the weekend.
• Bring that friend to Jesus . . . if Jesus says "Yes" in answer to your prayers asking Him if this is what He wants.
The practical details . . .
• Live your Cursillo -- be the person God wants you to be.
• Get them an application form. (Available on our web site: www.hot-cursillo.org ) Have them fill it out, helping
them, if desirable. Encourage them to be specific in answering "health concerns/ restricted diet" and be thorough
yourself when you fill out the sponsor's part (on the paper form).
• Encourage them . . . tell them something about the format of the weekend, without concentrating on negatives;
like long hours, bunk beds.
• Let them know that you and others are praying for them.
• Help them when it comes time to pack, with helpful suggestions . . a flashlight, ear plugs .
• Bring them to 58th Street Chapel on Thursday evening. Stay and make them feel comfortable, and then go into
the chapel to pray before you go home.
• Find out if there is anything you can do for the family over the weekend.
• Check and see who might want to go to the closing on Sunday and provide them with directions.
• Have a palanca letter for the candidates telling them of the prayers and/or sacrifices that you are doing for them
personally.
• Be at the Sunday closing. Take them home after (if they have no family coming), and give them a chance to
unwind by talking about their experience if they wish.
• Phone, or visit within the next few days, asking how their fourth day is going. Remind them of the upcoming
Ultreya, and offer to take them there, and be there yourself; and the same applies to the other Ultreyas of the year.
And most important . . . pray. Pray at every stage of the process. And get moving!
The team's job is formation.
The community can help by shouldering the candidate recruiting efforts.
For listings of other Cursillo Weekends click here.
We need your assistance in our “P.R.” efforts.
Pray! Pray for the coordinators and the team. Without Prayer there is no Power.
Recruit! Recruit people. The guidelines for candidates are:
+ They be 18 y.o or older and/or have graduated from High School.
+ They must be either a practicing Roman Catholic or be in the process of becoming Roman Catholic (RCIA).
+ As to their general suitability to be Cursillista; let the Holy Spirit direct you.
Without Recruits, there is no Reason.
Sponsoring-Some Things to Consider
Do you realize that no matter what day it is, we are just around the corner from another pair of Cursillo Weekends?
Today, or yesterday, or even before, is (or was!) the time to prepare for sponsoring one or more candidates for the
weekends.
Whom do you sponsor?
Those who will grow from an increased awareness of how much they are loved by God,and from a new understanding
of their dignity as persons, and from a willingness to exercise their natural leadership abilities.
How do you begin?
• Prayer.
• Make a friend . . . (or even begin with someone you have known for years.)
• Be a friend . . . Speak with them on matters other than the weather or last night's game. Start talking about what
Cursillo means to you . . . the sparks of energy, the support of community. . . Then begin to encourage them to
consider the weekend.
• Bring that friend to Jesus . . . if Jesus says "Yes" in answer to your prayers asking Him if this is what He wants.
The practical details . . .
• Live your Cursillo -- be the person God wants you to be.
• Get them an application form. (Available on our web site: www.hot-cursillo.org ) Have them fill it out, helping
them, if desirable. Encourage them to be specific in answering "health concerns/ restricted diet" and be thorough
yourself when you fill out the sponsor's part (on the paper form).
• Encourage them . . . tell them something about the format of the weekend, without concentrating on negatives;
like long hours, bunk beds.
• Let them know that you and others are praying for them.
• Help them when it comes time to pack, with helpful suggestions . . a flashlight, ear plugs .
• Bring them to 58th Street Chapel on Thursday evening. Stay and make them feel comfortable, and then go into
the chapel to pray before you go home.
• Find out if there is anything you can do for the family over the weekend.
• Check and see who might want to go to the closing on Sunday and provide them with directions.
• Have a palanca letter for the candidates telling them of the prayers and/or sacrifices that you are doing for them
personally.
• Be at the Sunday closing. Take them home after (if they have no family coming), and give them a chance to
unwind by talking about their experience if they wish.
• Phone, or visit within the next few days, asking how their fourth day is going. Remind them of the upcoming
Ultreya, and offer to take them there, and be there yourself; and the same applies to the other Ultreyas of the year.
And most important . . . pray. Pray at every stage of the process. And get moving!
The team's job is formation.
The community can help by shouldering the candidate recruiting efforts.
For listings of other Cursillo Weekends click here.
We need your assistance in our “P.R.” efforts.
Pray! Pray for the coordinators and the team. Without Prayer there is no Power.
Recruit! Recruit people. The guidelines for candidates are:
+ They be 18 y.o or older and/or have graduated from High School.
+ They must be either a practicing Roman Catholic or be in the process of becoming Roman Catholic (RCIA).
+ As to their general suitability to be Cursillista; let the Holy Spirit direct you.
Without Recruits, there is no Reason.
Looking for Writers!
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We are looking for people to contribute to the monthly SPARK. For more information click here.
