CURSILLO MOVEMENT CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN HAWAII

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1 A publication of Cursillos of Hawaii P. O. Box 2303 Ewa Beach, HI November 2015 CURSILLO MOVEMENT CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN HAWAII On July 12, 2015, the Cursillo community celebrated 50 years of the Movement in Hawaii. The event began with the celebration of Mass at St. Stephen s Diocesan Center in Kaneohe, Most Reverend Bishop Larry Silva presided. Concelebrating with Bishop were Fr. Gary Secor, Fr. Khanh Hoang, Fr. Ed Gomez from the Diocese of San Bernardino, and Deacons Modesto Cordeiro, John Coughlin, and Ernest Libarios. Liturgical music was provided by Justin Augustin. A fiesta followed in the Laulima Room at St. Stephen s and, as they say, pictures are worth a thousand words....

2 FIRST MEN S CURSILLO July 2-5, 1965 St. Anthony Retreat House PHOTO PROVIDED BY BOB TSUSHIMA FIRST WOMEN S CURSILLO July 8-11, 1965 St. Anthony Retreat House PHOTO PROVIDED BY BOB TSUSHIMA

3 77 th Women s Cursillo July 30 August 2, 2015 St. Anthony Retreat Center 76 th Men s Cursillo Weekend August 4 7, 2016 Rose Crozier, Teresa Gochenouer, Lilia Grace, Caroline Huff, Angel Raposa, Loren Rivera, Jessica Russell, Lureida Soto, Peggy Timbreza 78 th Women s Cursillo Weekend September 22 25, 2016 Cursillistas interested in sponsoring candidates (men or women) for upcoming weekends may obtain sponsor and candidate forms at the ultreyas. Forms are continuously being accepted, and for planning purposes, get those forms in early. The sooner, the better! For more information, please contact any Secretariat member (see listing on last page). And, please continue to PALANCA! N a t i o n a l a n d R e g i o n a l C u r s i l l o E n c o u n t e r s National Cursillo Encounter August 4 7, 2016 Lewis University, Romeoville (near Chicago, Illinois) Region XI Cursillo Encounters April 8 10, 2016 (Spring Encounter) October 21 23, 2016 (Fall Encounter) Ryan Center, Fresno, California

4 S C H O O L O F S E R V A N T L E A D E R S We re almost done with our study of True Friendship Where Virtue Becomes Happiness by Jon Cuddeback. After True Friendship, the next plan of study is Reaching Jesus Steps to a Fuller Life by Fr. David Knight. Come and study with us! Where two or three gather in my name, there I am in their midst. Matthew 18:20 Pope Francis Prayer for the Jubilee Year of Mercy As reported in the Hawaii Catholic Herald, Bishop Larry Silva will be presiding at ceremonies to open in Hawaii the Jubilee Holy Year of Mercy. Locally, Bishop will celebrate Mass on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, at 6:00 pm at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, the same day Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at St. Peter s Basilica in Rome. On December 13, Bishop will open a Door of Mercy and celebrate Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, the same day that Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome. Check out the Hawaii Catholic Herald for more information celebrating the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father, and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him. Show us your face and we will be saved. Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money; the adulteress and Magdalene from seeking happiness only in created things; made Peter weep after his betrayal, and assured Paradise to the repentant thief. Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that you spoke to the Samaritan woman: If you knew the gift of God! You are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy: let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified. You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weakness in order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error: let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God. Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing, so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord, and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed and restore sight to the blind. We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy, you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen. In support, please join the National Cursillo Movement of the United States in offering palanca for the following intentions: Mondays National, Regional, and Diocesan Secretariats Tuesdays Schools of Leaders Wednesdays Cursillistas in the United States Thursdays National Cursillo Movement s Apostolic Actions Fridays Cursillo Weekends Saturdays OMCC Executive Committee

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6 CURSILLO WEBSITES National Cursillo Cursillo of Hawaii cursillosofhawaii.com [sorry... under construction] DIOCESAN SECRETARIAT Spiritual Advisor VACANT Lay Director Molly Anguay Treasurer Dick Freitas (outgoing) Paul Vrana (incoming) Secretary Nancy Canubida School of Servant Leaders Coordinators Ricardo and Danielle Burgos Webserver Ricardo Burgos Postcursillo Bruce Anguay Precursillo Vic Canubida Big Island Coordinator Joyce Cabalse We are in the process of converting how we communicate notices and reminders to you. Some of you are already on the Call-Em-All list, but your preference to receive a text message on your cell phone, instead of through Call-Em-All, will greatly enhance our ability to keep in better contact with you. Please to manguay54@gmail.com the number you wish to receive text reminders, or just text ADD TO TEXT LIST to Once our Text List is compiled, we will remove you from the Call-Em-All list. And, just for your peace of mind, all phone information, as always, will be used only for Cursillo purposes. No action required if you want to continue to receive Call-Em-All voice messages. CALENDAR OF EVENTS NOV 2 Ultreya 9 Ultreya 11 Meeting of the Secretariat 16 School of Servant Leaders 23 School of Servant Leaders 26 THANKSGIVING DAY 30 School of Servant Leaders DEC 7 Last Ultreya FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 9 Meeting of the Secretariat 14 NO CURSILLO ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK 21 NO CURSILLO ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK 25 CHRISTMAS DAY 28 NO CURSILLO ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK JAN Epiphany Celebration First Ultreya in Meeting of the Secretariat 18 NO ULTREYA OR SCHOOL OF SERVANT LEADERS 25 School of Servant Leaders FEB 1 Ultreya 8 Ultreya 10 ASH WEDNESDAY 15 NO ULTREYA OR SCHOOL OF SERVANT LEADERS 17 Meeting of the Secretariat 22 School of Servant Leaders 29 School of Servant Leaders ULTREYA Immaculate Conception Church, Ewa 1 st and 2 nd Monday of each month, 7 p.m. (Contact: Vic & Nancy Canubida ) P L E A S E K O K U A! IF CAN... In an attempt to cut postage costs, we have been providing THE TORCH via . For those who are not on our list and would like to receive THE TORCH via , please respond to manguay54@gmail.com or cursillosofhawaii.com. IF NO CAN... we will continue to send your copy of THE TORCH via regular mail. MAHALO! Problems with the Call-Em-All automated phone service? If the Call-Em-All message skips or repeats, press the 1 key on your phone. This will allow the message to be played back from the beginning in its entirety. We would love to stay in touch with you! But if you prefer to unsubscribe from Call-Em-All, please call Nancy Canubida at