June Message from the Lay Directors

Twin Cities Cursillo Meets National Cursillo

..... and forgive us our trespasses .....

On May 20th Twin Cities Cursillo saw about 40 people gather to meet with Cef Aguillon from the National Cursillo office. National tries to meet with each active Cursillo diocese once every 6 years. We were overdue. The last time National visited here was a little more than 12 years ago.

The evening was filled with good discussion and we came away with a much clearer understanding of National’s position on issues. We also gained a better feel for the charter of Cursillo – Make a friend, be a friend, and bring a friend to Christ (it’s not just a catchy phrase ya’ know!).

As we live a genuine 4th-Day life our friendships, both old and new, will develop at a much deeper level. Our friendships, now grounded in Christ, may hopefully lead our friends closer to Christ – and maybe even Cursillo.

We know Grouping and Ultreya are key to keeping us on track in our individual faith walks. But let’s ask a bigger question. What keeps Cursillo growing and moving forward? While active Grouping and Ultreyas are musts, the Cursillo Movement needs one more element to ensure its growth -- The School of Leaders (the third-leg if you will).

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Message from Our Spiritual Director

DARE TO DREAM!

I hope that you had a great Fourth of July! The good thing about a day like July 4th, Independence Day, is that it reminds us of our origins as a nation. It takes us back to our beginnings and gives us a chance to evaluate our present achievements in the light of our original purpose. How did we get started? What did the founding fathers have in mind when they pieced together a fledgling new nation they called the United States of America?

To answer that question, it is necessary to go back some 150 years before the Declaration of Independence and think of those people who first began to build little settlements along the Atlantic seaboard. The most famous of these was a group of Pilgrims that sailed on a ship called the Mayflower. They came first - many others followed. Their reasons for coming to this place that they called the New World were many and varied, but most of them had this one thing in common - they were dreamers. In fact, that’s about all they brought with them - their dreams.

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Twin Cities Cursillo Monthly Day of Prayer
Wednesday July 8, 2009

All 4th Dayers are asked to do extra acts of Palanca and Prayer on the second Wednesday of each month for God to send the Holy Spirit to revitalize our spirit and commitment to our Cursillo movement.