2016 Cursillo Calendar

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September 2016
Volume 32, Issue 4
2016 Cursillo
Calendar
Cursillo 204…… September 8-11
Cursillo 205………... October 6-9
Staff training…... October 8-9
Diocesan Ultreya….February 3-5
CURSILLO STAFF TRAINING
Camp McDowell
Saturday, October 8 – Sunday, October 9, 2016
The overnight Staff Training session is open to
anyone who has completed their Cursillo
weekend and is interested in serving on a
Cursillo staff. You must complete at least one
session to be placed on the staff “eligibility”
list.
Register Here!
http://www.cursilloalabama.org/events/
It’s Almost Time for the Family Reunion!
Cherie Ann Smith, Lay
Rector #204 As I write today in
anticipation of Cursillo 204, I
can’t help but smile
remembering my own Cursillo
#144, September of 2004. My
bag(s!) were packed, had plenty
of snacks and that stack of
magazines I had been meaning
to read. I was all set for my trip
to “Church Camp”. My only
other camp experience was from years ago when I was a girl
scout. I must say, I wasn’t looking forward to making another
arts and crafts thingy with sticks, yarn, and that plastic
lacing/braiding stuff. But, I knew I could whip mine out in
no time and get back to those magazines! Ha Ha!
Moving right along…
My hobby is Genealogy. Tracing our roots, discovering
family history, getting to know those who came before usthese are things I truly enjoy doing. I love to open my
ancestry.com account to my family tree and see those little
“shaky leaf” hints and discover where that individual belongs.
It’s nice to know where we came from, but it’s also a good
thing to know where we’re going. Incorporating our past into
our present helps define who we are today. Finding members
of my earthly family has been fun, but, (continued on page 2)
Head Cha’s Reflection - Keep the Faith
Vicki Poellnitz, Head Cha #204 This year marks the 20th anniversary of my Cursillo and living in the 4th day.
Hank and I attended Cursillo 101 in March 1996. Twenty years is a long time. Twenty years is also only
scratching the surface of what is to come. We all know “the best is yet to come”, but how do we get to the best
part? How will Cursillo 204 be the best ever for the pilgrims? Prayer, faith, and hard work, but mostly faith. I
discovered this description from the national 4th Day Magazine: Faith is not a promise that everything is going to
be alright, faith is the promise that no matter how things turn out, with Christ at our center, we will be alright.
It will be alright. Twenty-sixteen will be the year I have the honor to serve as Head Cha for the first time − God
willing, and with the consent of the Secretariat. It is a position that I prayerfully and (continued on page 2)
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truly doesn’t compare to finding members of my spiritual
family. We are all members of the Family of God. We’re a
beautiful blended family, each of us a leaf on our family tree.
It’s where we belong!
humbly considered and accepted. Not
because I think I can easily handle what
many consider the hardest job of the
weekend, but because of faith, prayer, and
trust in Cursillo, in the process of it all. It
has taken 20 years, and serving on quite a
few Cursillo weekends, to prepare for this
role. And when Cursillo 204 lets go and lets
God, it will be all right. We will be alright!
Cursillo 204 is dedicated to Saint Anne. We don’t know much
about her, but we do know that she was the mother of Mary
and the grandmother of Jesus. Yes! Jesus’ Meemaw! Talk
about family history! In honor of Saint Anne and all things
“family history”, we have taken the liberty of modifying a
portion of an age old favorite as our theme song. Please feel
free to sing along!
What Faith Sees
by Max Lucado
“Faith is being sure of what we hope for
and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:11 NIV
Will the Circle be unbroken
By and by Lord by and by
There’s a better home a waiting
In the sky Lord in the sky.
Faith is trusting what the eyes can’t see.
Eyes see the prowling lion. Faith sees
Daniel’s angel.
Eyes see storms. Faith sees Noah’s
rainbow.
Your eyes see your faults. Your faith sees
your Savior.
Your eyes see your guilt. Your faith sees his
blood.
Well the Spirit spoke to Mary
Told her what there was in store
Gonna make her mama Annie
A Meemaw for ever – more
CHORUS:
Love me some Jesus
Love me some Jesus
Love me some Jesus for ever more
Gonna keep this Circle rolling
With Cursillo 2 – 0 – 4
De Colores,
Vicki Poellnitz
Well this Circle, it won’t be broken
By and by Lord by and by
There’s a better home a waiting
In the sky Lord in the sky.
Support Alabama Cursillo
La Sociedad Sustentador appears on the
website -- Cursilloalabama.org
As we prepare to welcome our new Cursillo family members
into the circle, into our family tree, we ask for your prayers that
they may be blessed beyond measure and truly know the Spirit
of the Lord is in our midst. Those new Pilgrims’ names will be
written in the family bible (also known as the Cursillo register),
as a record for those who will come after us. And we’ll love
them and take care of them, because that’s what family does for
each other, just like our Heavenly Father takes care of us.
We can’t wait to see you at the Family Reunion! Y’all come!
DeColores, Cherie Ann
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Your donations help keep Cursillo weekends
free for all pilgrims and maintain our status as
one of the strongest Cursillo communities in
the nation.
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THANKSGIVINGS & MEMORIALS
In Honor of Mary Ann and Bob Allan, given by Mary
Catherine and Jeff Akamatsu
In Thanksgiving for Julia and Will Emrich, given by
Maggie Noland
In Honor of Alabama Cursillo, whose influence in the
world community is profound, given by Alice Battle
In Thanksgiving for Deb and Greg Hill and Cursillo
#201, given by Cathy Robertson
In Honor of Beth Tiddle and Kate and Tim Murphy,
given by Julia and Will Emrich
In Thanksgiving for the Clergy and Staff for Cursillo
#204, given by Peggy and Bob Serio
In Memory of John R. Claypool, IV, given by Grace
and Squire Gwin
In Thanksgiving for Michael Shipley and Tom Lydon,
given by Peggy and Bob Serio
In Honor of Melinda Cooper and Cherry Thomas,
given by Martha and Bill Oyston
In Thanksgiving for Johanna and Fisher Hutchens,
given by Peggy and Bob Serio
In Memory of Edward C. “Clif” Dixon, given by the
Lake Martin National Shuffle Board Club
In Thanksgiving for “The Best Cursillo Ever,” given by
Cherie Anne and Grady Smith
In Honor of Mary Garner, given by Helen and Nolan
Richards
In Thanksgiving for the Staff and Pilgrims of Cursillo
#203, given by Bobby Straub
In Memory of Edna Gregory, given by Cursillo #202
Staff
In Thanksgiving for Lisa Bridgman and Cursillo #203
and #173, given by Judy and Jim Thomason
In Memory of Art and Lil Jordan, given by Mr. and
Mrs. Wilford Welman Gebhart
In Thanksgiving for Cursillo, given by Cathy and
Pettus Randall Family Foundation at the
Community Foundation of West Alabama
In Memory of Vivian Elizabeth Smith, given by Lee
Ann and Kenneth Barnett
In Memory of Mari Zimmerman, given by Glendon
and Noelle Anderson
In Memory of Mari Zimmerman, given by Lea Ann
and Ken Barnett
In Memory of Mari Zimmerman, given by Joan
Bennett
In Memory of Mari Zimmerman, given by Adalene
Hay Bledsoe
In Memory of Mari Zimmerman, given by Nancy and
Skipper Colin
In Memory of Mari Zimmerman, given by the
Huntsville Area Association for Pastoral Care
In Memory of Mari Zimmerman, given by Sharon
Rickey
In Thanksgiving for Cursillo #203 Pilgrims, given by
Betty and Tom Denton
In Thanksgiving for Rosemary and Greg Bogan, given
by Maggie Noland
In Thanksgiving for Cursillo, given by Mary Catherine
and Jeff Akamatsu, Caroline Barmettler, Thomas
Bragg, Barbara Broach, Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Bromberg, Jr., Nancy Caltrider, Shelley and Jerry
Clark, Roger Conville, Heather and Spencer
Cooper, Stewart M. Dansby, Mary Todd and
Jimmy Davis, Betty and Tom Denton, Cheryl and
John Drew, Bunny and Bing Edwards, Shirley and
George Elliott, Katherine and Heyward Gould,
Louise and Robert Greene, Phyllis and David Hall,
Beth and David Hardwick, Mandy and Bill
Hartzog, Sally and Stan Herring, Michele and Paul
Hill, Judy and John Ireland, Mallie Ireland,
Martha Joffrion, Judith and Jim Keat, Norma
Liles, Sharon and Sam Linton, Susan and Thomas
Logan, Sue and Ron Luckey, James Mersmann,
Sara Nall, Maggie Noland, Martha and Bill Oyston,
Richard Pearce, Laura Pierce, Mary Piland, Amy
and John Poole, Paula and David Poynor, Bickie
Raspilair, Carla and Bob Reich, Cathy Robertson,
Emily and Robert Rodgers, Gail and Ronnie
Rogers, Ginger and Steve Rueve, Libby and Bob
Shaw, Suzanne Sheier, Rosalie and Charles Shipp,
Christian Smart, Cherie Ann and Grady Smith,
Jeannie Stanko, Olivia and John Thompson, D.A.
and Ingram Tynes, Carolyn and Jimmy Warren,
Cecil Williamson
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DIOCESAN ULTREYA!
Save the Date - February 3-5, 2017
On a Monday morning four moms are late for reunion
group. We rush in after dropping off kids and scan the
crowd of twentysomethings in skinny jeans for a table
because we meet in the hippest coffee shop in
Auburn. The table, like the jeans, is tiny and very
close to other tiny tables such that we struggle to pull
a chair out without hitting a vintage leather bookbag.
We get settled, do some some catching up, and then
leaning into the table and dropping our voices to a
near whisper we invoke the Holy Spirit and spend the
next hour sharing our personal piety, study and
action. In the midst of a crowded coffee shop we
share our successes and failures and witness to the
love of Jesus Christ.
Leaving the coffee shop on Mondays feels like a
reset. It’s another chance to go out in the world and
live a life of love and grace. But here’s the thing, this
Cursillo movement, this Jesus thing is bigger than my
experience of kindness and community. Once you’ve
experienced this, the love of Christ, the community of
the Church, the excitement of Cursillo, you want
everybody to have that experience. Jesus was on to
something with the whole “ends of the earth” thing.
The word for sharing our experience of the Gospel
is: ... shh, evangelism. Which can be a dirty word, or
at least a scary word to us sometimes. So, with the
help of our clergy, Jack Alvey (St. Paul’s, Selma),
Deborah Leighton (Church of the Advent,
Birmingham) and Jamie McAdams (Grace, Cullman),
we’re going to worship, have fun, pray, and spend
some time talking about evangelism, Christian action,
or how we share what we’ve experienced with our
families, communities, and the world.
Registration opens at the publication of the October
Vivencia - registration form and details will be
included. Don’t dilly dally! It fills up fast! Join us this
ultreya as we find rest and renewal and leave to share
the gospel as a bunch of fools for Christ! Questions?
Email Emily Evans at cursillo.ultreya@gmail.com
DeColores!
FIND A FUN WAY TO HELP CURSILLO!
Earlier this summer, Billy and Mollie Barrett hosted The
Clif Dixon Memorial Benefit Shuffleboard Tournament and
invited several Cursillo couples from the Lake Martin area
to compete in this inaugural event.
Taking place on the Barrett’s official shuffleboard courts on
the shores of Lake Martin, the group raised more than
$1,200 for Cursillo in Alabama, primarily through the entry
fees and selling VIP spectator seating. In addition to the
wonderful food and beverage, the participants enjoyed some
pretty tough (and occasionally heated) competition!
And, all the while, raising enough money for the Lake
Martin National Shuffleboard Club (newly formed just for
this event) to become a member in good standing of the La
Sociedad Sustentador.
Cursillo Staff Training Class
Photo
April 2016
The overnight Staff Training session is
open to anyone who has completed their
Cursillo weekend and is interested in
serving on a Cursillo staff. You must
complete at least one session to be
placed on the staff “eligibility” list.
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Cursillo #204 is dedicated to St. Anne
“We are all members of the Family of God”
Pilgrims
Mary Beth Basu
Ascension, Birmingham
Paige (Ricketts) Beitel
Nativity, Huntsville
Eileen (Dawson) Epstein
Ascension, Birmingham
Lorri Fields
St. Thomas, Huntsville
Coralie George
St. Mary the Virgin, Virgin
Gorda, BVI
Hillary (Wall) Ginas
Holy Apostles, Hoover
James Hale
Grace, Cullman
Byron Heifner
Christ Church, Tuscaloosa
Leigh (Stutts) Heifner
Christ Church, Tuscaloosa
Mallie (Searcy) Hale
Grace, Cullman
Robin (Hansen) Hinkle
Holy Apostles, Hoover
Bill Lott
St. Michael’s & All Angels,
Millbrook
John Madon
Canterbury, Tuscaloosa
Monica (Ayhens) Madon
Canterbury, Tuscaloosa
Chris O'Rear
St. Michael's & All Angels,
Anniston
Elizabeth Patrenos
Grace, Anniston
Jonathan Ross
St. John’s, Montgomery
Staff
Dan Scoggins
St. Michael’s & All Angels,
Millbrook
Lindsey (McNaughton) Scoggins
St. Michael & All Angels,
Millbrook
Kelly (Frizzle) Sorrell
Ascension, Birmingham
Walker Sorrell
Ascension, Birmingham
Marcia Steiner
St. Thomas, Huntsville
Heather (Serwecki) Stroud
Nativity, Huntsville
Justin Stroud
Nativity, Huntsville
Evie (Muirhead) Wilson
St. Thomas, Huntsville
Clausura: September 11, 2016
3:30pm
Parish/Ultreya Assignments
Agape.............................Birmingham 1
Arts & Crafts.....….…….....Huntsville
Cereal.................................... Mentone,
Selma, Lowndesboro
Comfort Station…............. Demopolis
Cookies….………….…Birmingham 3,
Birmingham 5, Pell City
Cross Lanyards, Name Tags…...........
Clyde Pearce, Vicki Shanks
Door Tags………........………....Jasper
Drinks ...................... Anniston, Heflin,
Jacksonville, Auburn, Opelika,
Smith’s Station
Fruit………..............…Birmingham 4,
Gadsden, Rainbow City, Shoals
M&Ms……..……....Cliff Colyer Trust
Palanca Bags……..……Birmingham 2
Peanuts………........…….Guntersville,
Albertville, Tuscaloosa
Place Mats............................Alex City,
Montgomery, Wetumpka, Mt. Meigs,
Millbrook, Prattville
Wake Up .…..………........…..Decatur,
Hartselle, Athens
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Cherie Ann Smith, Lay Rector
Grace, Cullman
Vicki Poellnitz, Head Cha
All Saints, Homewood
Andy Keyse, Head Spiritual Director
Trinity, Florence
Esther Georges, Asst Spiritual Director
St. Mary's, Virgin Gorda, BVI
Stephen Hood, Asst Spiritual Director
Ascension, Birmingham
Jerry Jacobs, Asst Spiritual Director
Grace, Cullman
Jeannie Randall, Head Music Director
St. Thomas, Huntsville
Grady Smith, Asst Music Director
Grace, Cullman
Annette Taylor, Asst Music Director
All Saints, Montgomery
Dee & Sara Brightwell
St Stephen’s, Birmingham
Will Georges
St. Mary's, Virgin Gorda, BVI
Marci Jacobs
Grace, Cullman
Julie & Eric Jurotich
All Saints, Homewood
Beth Keyse
Trinity, Florence
Bill McCartney
Grace, Cullman
Lynn Mills
Holy Apostles, Hoover
Hank Poellnitz
All Saints, Homewood
Peggy & Bob Serio
Nativity, Huntsville
Nick Shabel
Grace, Cullman
Jim Stirling
St. Michael's & All Angels, Anniston
Cantrice Voce
St. Mary’s, Jasper
Kathy Whatley
Holy Apostles, Hoover
Martha Williams
Grace, Cullman
Lauren Woolley
Holy Apostles, Hoover
Head Cha Contacts: 205-533-1323
Headcha204@gmail.com
MAILINGS
Camp McDowell
105 Delong Road
Nauvoo, AL
35578
Please post to
arrive by:
Wed., Sept. 7
Changing Your Address?
Don’t forget to contact:
Jamie Parris
jparris1975@gmail.com
205.306.4171
Cursillo Applications
Parish Lay Rectors should e-mail the
applications to John Poole:
jpoole@pooleandcompany.com
Or snail-mail at,
1700 Shades Park Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
Donations to Cursillo
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has done in your life. Remember, the
purpose of the weekend is our Fourth Day.
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