My Brothers and Sisters in Christ …

De Colores!

We have several important and exciting events in October:

• October 3-6: Men’s Fall Weekend at St Clare
• October 16: Ultreya at Church of the Resurrection
• October 17-20: Women’s Fall Weekend at St Clare
• October 30: Spring 2020 Rector / Rectora Discernment at Santa Teresa Parish

Details about each of the event are found below.

Men’s Fall 2019 Weekend

Rector Harry Stice and his team and team are prepared to lovingly serve the men candidates. Please keep the men’s team and the candidates with their respective sponsors in your prayer. You may find their names on our 2019 Fall Weekends page.

Online Prayer Chart

Our weekends run on prayer and there are still open slots on our online prayer chart that can be found on our 2019 Fall Weekends page.

Palanca

Mimi Bini and Susan Lola have generously open their homes as the two palanca drop off locations that can be found on our 2019 Fall Weekends page. Please note when they are ready to start collecting palanca and the cut off times each day. You may also give your palanca to a team member or one of the sponsors beforehand A couple of reminders:

• There will be five (5) runs for the candidates with 2 runs on Friday, 2 runs on Saturday, and 1 run on Sunday.
• There will be two (2) runs for the team members with 1 run for Friday and Saturday.

Palanca are prayers, good works, and sacrifices we do for, or offer on behalf of, the team and candidates. We write cards and notes to the team and candidates and express those offerings of prayers, good works, or sacrifice, made on, or for, their behalf.  We also may write notes and prayers of encouragement in the name of Christ.

Mañanitas

Sunday, Oct 7, 2019 @ 5:45AM
Saint Clare’s Retreat House
2381 Laurel Glen Rd, Soquel, CA 95073 [Google Maps]
If you can, please RSVP via Facebook Event

Please bring flowers to carpool together and arrive by 5:45AM. Since parking is extremely limited, please comment to the community via Facebook Event if you are able to offer a ride or need a ride.

Potluck

Sunday, October 7, 2019 @ 6:00PM
Saint Christopher School Gym
2278 Booksin Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 [Google Maps]
If you can, please RSVP via Facebook Event

Please join the new Cursillistas for a potluck at 6:00PM. Although the room will be ready for the community at 4:00PM, please help the Community Liaisons along with women serving under Rectora Laura Castellano to help setup tables and chairs at 3:00PM. Please be respectful to tables reserved for candidates and the Rector.

Women’s Fall 2019 Weekend

Rectora Laura Castellano and her team are in the final stages of preparation for our new women candidates. Please keep the women’s team and the candidates with their sponsors in your prayer. You may find their names on our 2019 Fall Weekends page along with the online prayer chart.

We will provide an update on the Women’s team and candidates as we get closer to October 17.

Candidates Needed

The Women’s weekend has some room for additional candidates.
This is now is the time to invite your friends and family to make a Cursillo weekend.

Applications for candidates can be found online or by download and print on our San Jose Cursillo website on our Forms page under the Resource Center tab. You may also navigate directly to the page: www.sanjosecursillo.org/forms.

Sponsors Needed

We are looking for Sponsors.
If you are interested and available to sponsor or co-sponsor candidate.

Please contact Cathy Allen or Larry Cargnoni on our Secretariat page under the What is Cursillo tab. You may also navigate directly to the page: www.sanjosecursillo.org/secretariat.

Please note that:

• A sponsor from the same parish can often make all the difference in the candidates’s successful post-Cursillo.
• When a team member sponsors a candidate, there needs to be a co-sponsor.

Upcoming Events

October Ultreya

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
6:45PM to 9:00PM

Church of the Resurrection
(School Gym)
1395 Hollenbeck Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
[ Google Maps ]

If you can, please RSVP via Facebook Event.

The entire Cursillo Community is invited and encouraged to attend the October Ultreya.

The Ultreya will be sponsored by the Fall 2019 Men’s team, “Here I Am, Lord” led by Rector Harry Stice.

Come and join together as we welcome our new Cursillistas, celebrate with the team, pray, sing, and support each other on our spiritual journey.

We are told “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Come join us as we celebrate and support each other as we journey together as “Grace-filled Christians.”

Spring 2020 Rector & Rectora Discernment

Wednesday, October 30, 2019
7:00PM to 9:00PM

Santa Teresa Catholic Church
(Chapel)
794 Calero Avenue
San Jose, California 95123
[ Google Maps ]

If you can, please RSVP via Facebook Event.

Join your fellow Cursillistas for an evening to gather and pray for qualified candidates discerning to serve as the Spring 2020 Rector and Rectora.

The evening with begin with an opening ceremony – song and prayer – before the candidates meet with a facilitator in a private room. During the discernment, the community continues to pray for the Holy Spirit’s guidance through scripture, song, prayer, and meditation. We will end the evening with offering our prayer and ‘De Colores’.

We will have it at Santa Teresa Parish in the Chapel that is adjacent to the Conference Room and Sacristy.

If you know someone who is a qualified candidate and is interested in discerning, please reach out to Lee Panec for Rector and Rita Russo for Rectora on our Secretariat page under the What is Cursillo tab. You may also navigate directly to the page: www.sanjosecursillo.org/secretariat.

In Conclusion …

Blessings,