1 DeColores Newsletter January, 2015 LAY DIRECTOR S MESSAGE: Hi! My name is Bev MacMahon. I made Cursillo 119 in the Diocese of Southern VA in Nov 2003 and I sat at the table of St. Theresa of Avila. I have served on four Cursillo teams in Virginia and since moving to Punta Gorda, FL in 2008, I have served on four teams in the Diocese of SW Fl. I have completed one year of service on the Secretariat as Music Chair and recently was elected to serve as Lay Director for the coming year. As a Cursillo community, we have much to celebrate. During the past two years we have moved from having only one weekend a year to now having three. Last year we had our first Hispanic weekend, which by all accounts, was a huge success. Several of our more active parishes, in terms of Ultreyas, have had overwhelming responses when they invited the wider community to join them on occasion. Also, several deaneries have instituted regularly scheduled Ultreyas, which have also been open to Cursillistas throughout the diocese. Plans are well underway for another active year for Cursillo in our diocese. Most of us have made New Year s resolutions in other areas of our lives. Why not take a moment to examine our commitment to the promises made during our Cursillo weekend. Do I practice piety through corporate worship and personal quiet time with God? Do I study God s word and apply it to my everyday life? Do I seek opportunities for Christian action that will effect positive change in the lives of those around me? Am I grouping regularly? Do I support Ultreyas in my geographic area? Do I sponsor pilgrims? Do I serve on teams? Do I support the weekends with Palanca (including prayer)? Do I attend Serenades and Clausuras? Have I volunteered to serve on the Secretariat or as a Servant Community Coordinator? Sadly, I cannot truthfully answer all of these questions in the affirmative, but I can pledge that I will improve in those areas where I am negligent. I challenge you to do the same. Don t forget Christ is counting on each of us. DeColores! Bev MacMahon Lay Director National Cursillo Web Site: http://www.episcopalcursillo.org Southwest Florida Cursillo Web Site: http://www.cursilloswfla.org
2 DeColores Newsletter January, 2015 January 31 -Team Meeting #1 (9-3) Church of the Holy Spirit, Osprey February 14 -Team Meeting #2 (9-3) St. John's, Tampa February 14, - Diocesan Ultreya (3-5) St. John's, Tampa February 26 - March 1-Cursillo #129, DaySpring, Parish February 28 Serenade for Cursillo #129 Practice 6:30; Serenade 7 March 1 Clausura #129 4 p.m., DaySpring, Parish March 21-4th Day Celebration (9-2), Annunciation, Holmes Beach May 15-17 Cursillo #130/Spanish #2, DaySpring, Parish
3 DeColores Newsletter January, 2015 CURSILLO #129 February 26-March 1, 2015 Dear Christian Brothers & Sisters, In Christ, All Things Are Made New 2 Corinthians 5:17 Greetings from Ray Stoll, Rector for Cursillo #129! I made my Cursillo weekend in February 2010 at #118, and sat at the Family of St. Anne. I attend St. John s Tampa, having been a member there for 30 years. On behalf of myself and the rest of the Team that Christ has selected to work this upcoming Cursillo Weekend, we want to thank you for your continued prayers, as they are strongly felt every day as The Holy Spirit continues to guide us in preparing for this wonderful task. I recall Ellen Seto, Rectora of #125 (on whose Team I was honored to serve as Bell Ringer) saying: It is nothing less than MIRACULOUS to see His Spirit at work and those of us involved in this process are in awe! NOW I can see exactly what she meant! The Leadership meetings have taken place and the Team formation is complete, pending any unforeseen, last minute changes, conflicts, et al. For all of you who have applied and do NOT see your name on the list included in this Newsletter, please be patient, as there is often some attrition for one reason or another. Please remember, you will be on the Team God chooses you to be on to share YOUR talents, your spirit and His Love. February is just around the corner so please pray, talk to your Priest and perhaps sponsor one of God s children, so that they may experience the life-changing Weekend we each have been blessed to attend. You will be reading more from our various Leadership Chairs as to the needs for the Weekend! In His Name, Ray Stoll-Rector, Cursillo #129 1027 S. Frankland Rd. Tampa, FL 33629 813-220-8127 (cell) sssstoll@aol.com
4 DeColores Newsletter January, 2015 February 26 March 1, 2015 In Christ all things are made new. Leadership Rector: Ray Stoll Spiritual Director: Fr. Michael Todd Asst. Spiritual Dir: Rev. Michelle Ortiz Asst. Spiritual Dir: Rev. Janet Tunnell Observing Rector: Pat Magnant Bell Ringer: George Walters Co-Set Up Chairs: Arlene Maloney, Audrey Cull Co-Servant Chairs: Diana Tunnell Overton Joyceanna "JA" Rautio Music Chair: Ellen Seto Asst. Music Chair: Russell Tuff Asst. Music Chair: Bev MacMahon Ideal: Theresa Rowe Grace: Clergy Laity: John Goodhue Faith: Clergy Piety: Karen Jones Study: Sharon Julian Sacraments: Clergy Rollos Action: Sharon Stoll Obstacles to a Life in Grace: Clergy Leaders: Pam Monroe Study of Environment: Arlene Maloney Christian Life (Life in Grace): Clergy Christian Community in Action: David Schenck Group Reunion: Bev MacMahon Ultreya: Ray Stoll Family Workers Bette Armon Margie Jefferson Sharon Julian Eileen Prins Maisie Reddy David Schenck Charles Scruggs Barb Gingrich Karen Jones Marsha Savage Sharon Stoll John Schafer Set-up Marty Purvis Ellenor Moncrief Jody Tiffany John Goodhue Nancy Kinney Jane Boritz Cha-Chas Dudley Savage Theresa Rowe Pam Monroe Charles Hintzpeter Gerry Adams Judy Wenzel Servant Gail Malecot Dan Hopkins Marta Meloy Jack Overton Sharon Soto Friends of Team Allie Maiocchi Mikki Muench Wendy Smith
5 DeColores Newsletter January, 2015 Prayers and Donations for #129 Requested by the Servant Team PRAYER VIGIL UPDATE: Thank you, Cursillo Community, for your enthusiastic responses to the Prayer Vigil for Weekend #129! We are now over 50%. Praise God! More volunteer Prayer Warriors are still needed! Please check the list of open times and sign up directly at the Cursillo website: www.cursilloswfla.org. Co-Servant Chair Diana Tunnell Overton is managing the Prayer Vigil. Click on her email address dtunnell@tampabay.rr.com state your prayer time/date choice, then provide your full mailing address, email address and best phone number to call. Your email will promptly appear in Diana s inbox. Please continue to pray regularly for Pilgrims to be called to Weekend #129. Please also continue to pray for protection of Team Members. DRINK DONATIONS REQUEST: The Servant Team is in charge of donations of 50 cases of water and 50 cases of soda for the Weekend. An inventory from the October weekend has already given us a healthy supply of water and soda. However we are only about half way to the goal. Please consider donating small size bottles of water. Also needed are regular and diet caffeine free soda along with regular and diet soda in a variety of choices. Co-Servant Chair JOYceanna JA Rautio is managing the weekend drink supply. It would be so kind and helpful to email her at jarautio@earthlink.net to advise what and the quantity you or your parish plan to donate. Or call her at 239-591-1130. Green palanca is always welcomed. It is a great way to donate to the weekend refreshment cause and other needed supplies. If the Spirit moves you to send green palanca either by cash or check to the weekend, please place it in an envelope labeled with your church s name and city on it. Mail to Treasurer Pat Magnant 4006 Water Park Court, Riverview, FL 33578. Any amount will be graciously accepted. Blessings, JOY, and Peace, Co-Servant Chair Diana Tunnell Overton and Co-Servant Chair JOYceanna JA Rautio
6 DeColores Newsletter January, 2015 Living Your Fourth Day As Cursillistas, are you utilizing the tools that enhance how you Live Out Your 4 th Day? Yes, that IS the rest of your life after your life-changing 3 Day Weekend! Do you regularly participate in Group Reunions, attend Ultreyas, seek Spiritual Guidance and engage as a member of the Christian Community in Action? Make a Friend. Be a Friend. Bring a Friend to Christ is accomplished in a collection of activities be they small, medium or large actions. Opportunities abound all around us. The upcoming Weekend #129 set for February 26 th March 1 st at DaySpring with the theme In Christ all things are made new offers many actions for your involvement. Praying for Pilgrims, praying for Team, sponsoring a Pilgrim, signing up for the Prayer Vigil, coloring placemats, writing palanca letters, creating pillow palanca, donating various items needed on the Weekend, attending the February 14 th Diocesan Ultreya, singing your heart out at the February 28 th Serenade and attending the inspiring Clausura on March 1 st are all actions you can do to Live Out Your 4 th Day! I urge you to be involved and contribute as much or as little as you can to our Cursillo Movement. Remember: Christ is Counting on YOU!!! The Valentine s Day Diocesan Ultreya will be held on Saturday, February 14 th at St. John s Tampa from 3 PM to 5 PM. Parking is on the street by the church. Please do NOT block driveways. Join in this celebration of praise, love and JOY! Watch for more information about our Weekend #129 Saturday Serenade and the Sunday Clausura on March 1 st. And please SAVE THE DATE of Saturday, March 21 st for the Fourth Day Gathering at Church of the Annunciation in Holmes Beach! I look forward to serving you as your Secretariat 4 th Day Chair this coming year. Please don t hesitate to share your thoughts about activities and remember to alert me to all Ultreyas your parish schedules. We wish to continue to build on the incredible Ultreya sharing that continues to grow in our Diocese. Ultreya and DeColores, JOYceanna JA Rautio, Secretariat 4 th Day Chair 239-591-1130 jarautio@earthlink.net
7 DeColores Newsletter January, 2015 My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Music Notes January 2015 My name is Ellen Seto and I have been serving on Secretariat for the last few months as 4 th Day Chair and have now moved in to the position of Music Chair. I made my Cursillo in 2005, Cursillo # 107 and sat at the table of St Anne. Our theme for that weekend was Shout to the Lord and I believe I have been shouting to the Lord ever since that weekend!!! In October of 2013, I was honored to be Rectora of Cursillo #125 and the theme was Serve the Lord with Gladness, something I strive to do daily - So, enough about me, now on to some Cursillo Music items! A number of people have asked over the years if they could purchase a copy of the Cursillo Songbook Cursillo Sings. Unfortunately, they are not for sale as they are the property of the Cursillo Community and only a limited number were printed many years ago at a significant cost. It is written in the front of each Songbook--- The Cursillo Sings Songbooks are for the sole use of the Cursillo Community at Cursillo functions. Any other use would put the Community and the Diocese at risk. I hope this explanation helps. Cursillo #129 is right around the corner and here are some important dates to put on your calendars: Saturday, Feb.28, 2015 Serenade for Cursillo #129 7:00PM Come early, picnic and enjoy fellowship before we raise our voices and the serenade the Babe Chicks. PLEASE: No flames, gas or charcoal grills. If you play an instrument PLEASE bring and play along. Music books will be provided for those playing instruments and song sheets for those singing. We will begin practicing music in the parking lot at 6:30 PM. Remember to bring flashlights! Sunday, March 1, 2015 Clausura for #129 4 PM Clausura begins at 4 PM in the New Pavilion. Again all Cursillo musicians are invited to play please bring your own Cursillo music books. A message to all: Remember how you felt when your Rollo Room was filled with members of the Cursillo Community serenading you and then attending your closing, many traveling hours to show their support. I am asking all of us to show our support and love for those who are about to engage in a life changing experience, we are being called Christ is counting on YOU. Serving the Lord with Gladness, Ellen Seto Secretariat Music Chair
8 DeColores Newsletter January, 2015 Hi, I m Mickey Vallejo. I made my Cursillo #124 in February 2013 at Day- Spring. I worship at Holy Trinity in Clearwater. I m blessed to have been selected as the Hispanic/Latino Chair on the Secretariat. As Chair I will be concentrating on increasing the participation at Spanish Cursillos, Ultreyas and groupings. I ve had the pleasure of visiting several parishes in the Southern part of the Diocese that have Spanish ministries to encourage and promote the Spanish Cursillo. I have been well received and for the most part everyone has been enthusiastic about attending a future Cursillo. In the near future I will be calling on Cursillistas to assist them in starting groups and hosting Ultreyas. The next Spanish Cursillo #2 will be at DaySpring on May 15-17, 2015. If you have any questions regarding the Spanish Cursillo I can be reached by phone at 727-743- 1772 or email at mvlatinluv@yahoo.com Mickey Vallejo Hispanic/Latino Chair Update on Pilgrim Applications for Cursillo Weekend #129 In Christ all things are made new. We are blessed to currently have 22 Pilgrim applications submitted so far for Cursillo #129 to be held February 26 to March 1, 2015. The updated Pilgrim Application can be downloaded from the Cursillo website: www.cursilloswfla.org. Click on APPLICATIONS, then click on PILGRIM. You will be able to print the four page form that includes the Information page, Participant form, the Sponsor form and the Clergy form. All three of these forms are to be submitted together, with all the required information completed. Please submit the properly completed application via email at manders200@gmail.com or mail to: Mary Anders, Registrar, 1575 Simmons Drive, Clearwater, FL 33756 as soon as possible. Sponsors: NOW is the time for you to get all this together and prayerfully submit your forms for clergy review and forwarding. Thank you, Mary Anders, Registrar
9 DeColores Newsletter January, 2015 Cursillo Parish Life Welcome to 2015! A new year a time for fresh starts with resolutions and personal determination to set and reach goals for making this year the best ever! As you greet these early days in 2015, perhaps an area to consider is your Cursillo Parish Life. Take a few moments and read over your Rule of Life and Grouping Card the one that states Christ Is Counting On You! Are there some areas that need extra personal work and dedication? Now, take those thoughts to the next level and see the needs within your parish that you, your groupies and your parish Cursillo family can help remedy. Perhaps be part of a brainstorming effort with your clergy and vestry lay leaders to create a Parish Pastoral Plan which may include a set of goals building on your Parish Cursillo Community foundation actively involved across many parish ministries to build His Church. The Diocesan Cursillo Pastoral Plan is a good starting point to see our Bishop s vision for Cursillo within the diocese. Your parish rep should have a copy. Next, find strength in sharing your apostolic actions with other parishes within your deanery or region. The Cursillo Movement actively encourages meeting in progressively larger groups and at different churches for the expressed reason to hear each other s apostolic successes and failures on our Fourth Day journey so that we all may learn to see Christ at work within us, among us, and for us as we celebrate His grace and glory and give Him honor for all we do. Remember, for 2015, as it always and ever shall be, Christ is Counting On You! Rick and Connie Barfield Parish Rep Coordinators
10 DeColores Newsletter January, 2015 Cursillo Secretariat 2014-2015 Contact List and Assignments Voting Members & Assignments Term Ends Telephone E-mail Bev MacMahon Lay Director [11/14] 2016 941-979-2452 tugcalypso@yahoo.com Joyceanna JA Rautio 4 th Day Chair [12/14] 2016 239-591-1130 jarautio@earthlink.net Cheri L. Moyers Pre-Cursillo Chair [11/14] 2015 239-593-6539 moyersw@sbcglobal.net Karen Jones 3 Day Weekend Chair [12/14] 2015 941-538-3131 deans.karen@gmail.com Mickey Vallejo - Hispanic/Latino Chair [8/14] 2016 727-743-1772 mvlatinluv@yahoo.com Ellen Seto Music Chair [12/14] 2016 727-709-1661 eseto@tampabay.rr.com John Goodhue Communications Chair [11/14] 2017 941-920-2193 jgoodhue623@yahoo.com Ray Stoll Member At Large [12/14] 2015 813-220-8127 sssstoll@aol.com Fr. John Hartnett Co-Spiritual Director [4/12] 2015 727-710-4133 rectorstvin@tampabay.rr.com Fr. Michael Todd Co-Spiritual Director [7/13] 2015 941-966-1924 mtodd@chsosprey.com Ex-Officio Members & Positions Sharon Stoll Secretary [6/12] Annual 813-258-8725 harpwings@aol.com Pat Magnant Treasurer [11/14] Annual 727-365-2300 patm@myitperson.com Servant Community Contacts Coordinator Cursillista Telephone E-Mail Songbook & Music Sherre Henley 813-988-5479 sherre404@verizon.net Palanca Bette Armon 813-779-3835 mousebette@verizon.net Registrar English Mary Anders (2/14) 727-430-2467 manders200@gmail.com Registrar Spanish Mickey Vallejo (5/14) 727-743-1772 mvlatinluv@yahoo.com Website Mike Magnant 813-784-9767 service@myitperson.com Email Prayer Requests Bob Haeffner 914-378-2252 bobhaeffner@comcast.net Logistics Barbara Gingrich 813-633-5649 barinscc@tampabay.rr.com Clausura Vacancy (12/14) 4 th Day Gathering Jack Overton (2/14) 813-949-1011 joveton3@tampabay.rr.com 4 th Day Gathering Assistant Vacancy (11/14) Parish Representatives Rick & Connie Barfield (2/14) 813-741-9504 Rick811Bar@aol.com Newsletter Editor Sharon Stoll [11/14] 813-258-8725 harpwings@aol.com Book Table Allie Maiocchi 813-629-2002 allieree1@tampabay.rr.com Book Table Assistant Mikki Muench 813-418-2277 mikkimoo@tampabay.rr.com 2014-2015 Update: 12/13/2014; 12/16/14 by Keeper of the Contacts JOYceanna JA Rautio