THE COLORS Cursillo Newsletter for the Diocese of Olympia

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1 1 THE COLORS Cursillo Newsletter for the Diocese of Olympia SPRING 2016 After a year of following the Holy Spirit as leader, Secretariat is pleased to present the first fully retooled Come and See Go and Tell weekend. In this issue of The Colors, you ll learn of changes in format and vocabulary as well as familiar weekend-specific details. Additional information about Come and See Go and Tell may be found at ###################################################### Spring weekend May 20 (Friday, 4 5 pm arrival) - May 22 (Sunday afternoon) Dumas Bay Conference Centre 3200 SW Dash Point Road, Federal Way, WA John 20:21... As the Father sent me, so I send you. Grace Notes (Palanca) may be couriered via a team member to the weekend facility OR mailed - in time to arrive by May 20 - in a larger envelope CLEARLY MARKED: Grace Notes c/o St. Matthew Episcopal Church, 6800 Eastside Dr. NE, Tacoma WA Inner envelopes with Grace Notes shall have both first and last name of guest or team member. Grace Notes will be delivered twice, once on Saturday and on Sunday in the Fourth Day bag.

2 2 Guests - women Terri Anderson Robin Aspman-O Callaghan Janne Bowen Cindy Chase Bonnie Foley Holly Foley Debbie Golwas Sally Grammer Hillary Kimsey Alisa Johnson Lorene Leider Ellen Maccarrone Ann Marie Montgomery Tiffany Oblinger Julia Richman Marty Stennett Guests - men Tom Andrew Marty Bugg II Wes Peters Harold Stennett Jason Wayne Parish St. Paul s, Bellingham St. Luke s, Seattle St. Antony of Egypt, Silverdale St. Antony of Egypt, Silverdale St. Luke s, Sequim St. Luke s, Renton Good Shepherd, Federal Way St. Andrew s, Tacoma St. Joseph- St. John, Lakewood St. Clare s, Snoqualmie St. Margaret s, Bellevue St. Joseph-St. John, Lakewood St. Columba s, Kent John 20:21... As the Father sent me, so I send you. Core Team Leader: Sandi Carter; Spiritual Director: Rev. Mike Mayor; Co-Leader: Matthew Finnigan; Mentor: Pam Tinsley; Music Coordinator: Liana Mayor; Agape Coordinator: Anne McKelvey; Co-Chas: Kathy Mason, Jim Demick; Action Coordinator: Ed Leonard Spiritual Team: Rev. Kathleen Kingslight, Rev. Becky Scott Music Team: various musicians Talk Team: Lynn Cain, Steve Couch, Debbie Danioth, Jim Findley, Cris McCarty, Carly Staub, Tina Shafer, Kris Souza, Pam Tinsley Agape Team: Allegra Andersen, Jeffrey Boyce, Laurie Demick, Clayton Hughes, Jason Reed; Liaison for Agape /Love Teams: Roberta Newell; Vigil coordinator: Linda Potter; Agape dinner coordinator: Kris Souza; Love Team Coordinator: Laura Brustad

3 3 Closing worship with Eucharist - Sunday, May 22. Gather at 1pm at St. Matthew Episcopal Church-Browns Point 6800 Eastside Drive NE, Tacoma WA You are welcome to bring flowers to be combined by Love Team into bouquets for presentation at end of Closing. All about Come and See Go and Tell Come and See Go and Tell is reshaped from traditional Cursillo while retaining the core message of one s identity as a Beloved Child of God. Our baptismal covenant is a platform for transformation of lives. Bishop Rickel enthusiastically endorses Come and See Go and Tell in a short video at A glossary of new terms is also on the website. Pay It Forward: Participation in the ministry is open to all, regardless of ability to pay. Currently, the cost for a guest or team member on a Come and See weekend is $250, including 2 nights lodging and 6 meals. Please accept guidance from the Holy Spirit to generously contribute to the Pay It Forward fund to help sustain this vital ministry. A donation button at accepts contributions. Alternatively, a check payable to Diocese of Olympia- memo d Come and See weekends may be sent to Cursillo c/o Diocese of Olympia, th Avenue East, Seattle WA Parish-centered activity: Community Sponsorship: Sponsorship has been core to Cursillo for forty years inviting new candidates, supporting those candidates during the weekend with prayer and logistical support, at times helping to pay the cost for the candidate and finally, finding a reunion group for the new cursillista. Prayerfully, Secretariat has discerned that this task had become a barrier to inviting new candidates and to successfully integrating new cursillistas into small groups. And yet, we still are called to invite guests, to support them with prayer, to ensure attendance on a weekend and to help each new cursillista find a small group for support in his/her Walk.

4 4 Therefore, Secretariat recommends each congregation adopt Community Sponsorship. This new term describes the practice of more successful parish communities. Each congregation is encouraged to identify a local point-person to coordinate gathering of Grace Notes and assist with finding a group for the new member of the local community. This position may rotate for each weekend or other time frame among willing volunteers. The Come and See application allows an individual to determine his/her readiness to attend a weekend. No sponsor or clergy signature is needed. Find the application at for digital transmission or to print and mail. After Secretariat s Office Manager receives an application from a potential guest, the applicant s clergy is notified that a parishioner will be attending the weekend. The local parish point-person is also notified of the application, to facilitate collection of Grace Notes (palanca). Guests arrange their own transportation to the retreat center. Carpooling of guests from a parish is encouraged; a guest may drive him/herself; a friend may provide transportation. Grace Notes (palanca): Each parish is encouraged to establish a convenient drop box for Grace Notes. Personal notes, preferably hand-written, are encouraged from the community. For the Spring 2016 weekend, Grace Notes may be 1) couriered via a team member to the weekend facility OR 2) mailed - in time to arrive by May 20 - in a larger envelope CLEARLY MARKED: Grace Notes c/o St. Matthew Episcopal Church, 6800 Eastside Dr. NE, Tacoma WA Inner envelopes with Grace Notes shall have both first and last name of guest or team member. Grace Notes will be delivered twice, once on Saturday and on Sunday in the Fourth Day bag. Fourth Day involvement: Group reunion discussion on the weekend and at Fourth Day will focus on the small group. Each congregation is encouraged to consider how to best incorporate the new cursillista into a small group after the weekend, by reinstituting prayer and praise gatherings (utreyas) or by another method that meets the culture of the parish community. Weekend specifics for May 20-22, 2016: Location for the Spring 2016 weekend is Dumas Bay Conference Centre, 3200 SW Dash Point Rd., Federal Way, WA

5 5 Guests are to arrive on Friday 4-5 pm, on their own or delivered by friends/members of their parish Cursillo community. Emergency phone for the weekend: Action Coordinator Ed Grace Notes (palanca): Grace Notes (palanca) that will not be teammember-couriered to Dumas Bay may be mailed to St. Matthew Episcopal Church. Outer envelopes must have adequate postage and be CLEARLY MARKED: Grace Notes c/o St. Matthew Episcopal Church, 6800 Eastside Dr. NE, Tacoma WA Inner envelopes containing Grace Notes need the guest s or team member s first and last name. Community participation: Due to limited space at Dumas Bay, Love team and community activities will be anchored at St. Matthew Episcopal Church- Browns Point, 6800 Eastside Dr. NE., Tacoma WA 98422, This parish has generously offered space for several aspects of the Spring weekend. Below are opportunities for Cursillistas to participate, whether physically present or at home. Prayer vigil: The OlyCursillo community is called to bathe the weekend in prayer, the over-arching presence of loving people covering the weekend experience for guests and team. The Vigil Chapel, located at St. Matthew Episcopal Church- Brown s Point, will begin Friday, May 20 at 2:00pm and continue until 1:30pm on Sunday, May 22. Multiple Cursillistas may sign up to pray for one or more one-hour time blocks either in the Vigil Chapel at St. Matthew or from home at any time of day or night. Contact Vigil Chapel coordinator Linda Potter at LinPott@aol.com or call Linda will maintain a list of pray-ers with their selected times and locations. Cross-making event: The guests crosses will be assembled on Saturday, May 21 beginning at 10am, at St. Matthew- Browns Point. As the crosses are progressing, prayers will focus the workers on the purpose of their efforts. Any Cursillista who wishes to participate in the Cross-making event is asked to contact Linda Potter at Linpott@aol.com or Just one more page! --

6 6 Come and join the happy throng! The Flower Shower will be the final weekend evidence of God s agape. Pre-assembled bouquets will be presented to the guests as they depart the Closing worship. Closing with Eucharist, Sunday, May 22: Where? When? Why? Bring? St. Matthew Episcopal Church- Browns Point, 6800 Eastside Dr. NE, Tacoma Please gather at 1 pm. Weekend Guests and Team will arrive between 1:15 and 1:30 pm. Welcome the Come and See weekend attendees as their Fourth Day begins. Your flowers will be incorporated by Love Team into bouquets presented to Guests as they depart Fourth Day Celebration, a Weekend Follow-up: Where? When? Lunch? Why? St. Matthew Episcopal Church-Browns Point, 6800 Eastside Dr. NE, Tacoma Saturday, June 4 from 10am- 1pm. Main course is provided by the congregation of St. Matthew-Browns Point. Please bring a dish to share. Fourth Day is open to all: Come & See guests & their friends, clergy, community, and those curious about Come and See: Go and Tell. Activities? Fourth Day will include music, food, fun, a Q&A about the weekend or any other curiosity as well as additional information that anyone might find helpful in one s faith walk. This issue of THE COLORS is distributed ONLY via . Printing and mailing hard copies consumed a disproportionate amount of money. Need a hard copy? Requests may be filled via secretary@olycursillo.org. Thank you! Secretariat

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