CURSILLO PERTH NEWSLETTER August 2016 EDITORIAL After we experience our first Cursillo we are highly motivated to serve our Lord and some of us have great plans that in a few short weeks evaporate. We need to work together and encourage each other in order that our brothers and sisters may share the same experience that we have had. Whilst we live in a busy and challenging world with change occurring every day, we must go back to the Cursillo grass roots and do the work that our Lord and Saviour would have us do. When you read the Kairos article on page 2, I believe that this is one area where we can Walk the walk. Graeme. Coming Events 2016 Saturday August 27th - Ultreya at Woodlands-Wembley Downs, 2pm, 57 Brompton Rd, City Beach Saturday September 17th 2-4pm Cursillo Q & A, All Saints Church, 420 Grand Promenade, Dianella Saturday 12th November, 10:30 am- 2:30 pm. - Christmas/Thanks Giving at Kings Park 2017 September 14th - 17th 2017 Side-by-Side Cursillo weekend THIS ISSUE: Kairos Article Page 2 Meet A Cursillista Page 3 National Secretariat Page 4 Cursillo Residential Weekend Page 5 Prayer Page 6 Cursillo Weekend Dianella Page 6 Ultreya City Beach Page 7 1
Kairos Outside for Women (KOW) Perth Preparation for the Kairos Outside for Women Weekend, to be held 9-11 September is well underway. The support and encouragement we received from the Cursillo community has been touching and very much appreciated, you have shown Christ s love thank you. We still have a way to go before the actual Kairos Outside for Women weekend, and we are asking if you would like to help out or be involved in any of the following ways by: Spreading the word to potential Guests who will benefit from attending the Kairos Outside weekend: JULY-AUGUST As you can imagine, it is very difficult to connect with ladies who has been or going through the trauma of having someone in prison. Mostly this is kept secret as they carry the burden, shame and perhaps guilt. You can help by promoting Kairos Outside at your church, support groups, community events or through personal contact. The Kairos Outside for Women weekend is 9-11 September, it is free and transport is provided. If you know someone who would like to attend they can email kowperth@kairos.org.au or complete an enquiry form. Email kowperth@kairos.org.au if you would like an information brochure and registration form sent to you. We need to confirm the number of Guests attending the weekend by 25 August 2016. Get the kids to colour in Kairos posters: JULY-AUGUST Each Kairos Outside Weekend has a themed poster. These posters are coloured in and used to decorate the conference room. Some of the posters are also handed to the Guests as Agape gifts. Email kowperth@kairos.org.au if you would like colouring-in posters sent to you. Once completed, it can be posted to PO Box 1359, Joondalup WA 6919. This is a great activity for Sunday school kids. Please ensure we get the colored posters by 25 August 2016 Prayer: 9 to 11 SEPTEMBER The complete Kairos Outside Weekend is covered with prayer. Both from community around the world and from the prayer team members on site. The team displays a prayer chain or prayer chart, representing each person who is praying. This visual demonstration of your prayer touches many of the Guests. Register a prayer slot online: hbp://www.3dayol.org/vigil/ GetComm.phtml Provide transport for the Guests attending the Kairos Outside Weekend: 9 SEPTEMBER & 11 SEPTEMBER Guests are collected from their home on Friday afternoon and taken to St John of God in Shoalwater, 47 Gloucester Crescent. Guests should arrive by 6pm Friday 9 September and depart on Sunday 11 September around 4:30pm. Ladies can provide transport for the Guests but men need to be accompanied by a lady e.g. husband and wife team. Email kowperth@kairos.org.au if you would like to offer transport. Attending the Saturday night service: 10 SEPTEMBER 7PM As part of the KOW weekend activities, we have a special service for the community to gather, pray, sing and provide flowers to the guests. This service is on Saturday 10 September, arrive 7pm for 8pm in the Chapel at St John of God in Shoalwater 47 Gloucester Crescent. Although you could just arrive for the service, it does help us to know if you are intending to attend, please email kowperth@kairos.org.au Attending the Closing service on Sunday: 11 SEPTEMBER 3PM This is another opportunity to encourage our Guests, but also to be encouraged, as we hear first-hand what God has been doing in their lives over the weekend. Please be seated by 3.00pm on Sunday 11 September at St John of God in Shoalwater 47 Gloucester Crescent. Sponsoring a Guest financial contribution to cover the cost of KOW Weekend Guests: AT ANY TIME It cost around $300 per Guest to attend the weekend. Team members work towards paying their own fees and any other cost associated with the preparation for the weekend. The Kairos Outside community also organises fund raising events and sponsorships to cover the Kairos Outside expenses. We have been particularly challenged this year to cover expenses and will welcome any contribution you are able to make. Bank details for electronic transfer is: Westpac (Baulkham Hills NSW) - Kairos Prison Ministry Australia - Kairos Outside Perth - ABN 081 496 175 Branch 032-170 Account number 344689. Donations are tax deductable. Please notify kowperth@kairos.org.au of your contribution, so we can send you a receipt and thank you. Further information regarding Kairos and Kairos Outside for Women is available on the website:www.kairos.org.au Our WA contact information is: PO Box 1359, Joondalup WA 6919 WA Kairos State Council: kairoswa@kairos.org.au WA Kairos Inside Committee: kiacacia@kairos.org.au WA Kairos Outside for Women Committee: kowperth@kairos.org.au 2
When Graeme asked me to give some background about myself as a past member of the secretariat it was a pleasure to do so. Hi my name is Dora Arney for those that know me you know how passionate I am about the love of Jesus, my family, friends, community, gardening (love of flowers), facilitating groups and Cursillo. The Cursillo Weekend is such a gift that is given in Godly love by so many, so that others can have this experience of journeying together in Christ. As they say at Cursillo make a friend - be a friend - bring a friend to Christ. During my 35 year Journey as a Christian I have had an awareness of the importance of journeying with others in sharing the love of Jesus, in the growing and stretching of our faith. This happens in many ways, our Sunday Church Services, experience of a Cursillo weekend, knowing the word of God, however being in fellowship with a group that encourages you on this Christian journey we call the fourth day is truly a transforming place to be. I am very blessed to be married to Mark Arney and we have raised five beautiful children together. Mark is an Anglican Priest so we had the privilege of being at St Thomas Willagee/Kardinya for 7 years such a faithful parish especially in giving to outreach ministry. It is while at St Thomas I had my Cursillo journey I was so embraced and loved over that weekend making new friends in Christ. At the Parish we formed a fourth day group I saw the transformation this weekly gathering made in my life and the life of others, I joined the secretariat a very giving group of people who are very passionate about Cursillo. Since leaving St Thomas, as Mark heard the call to Prison Chaplaincy, I took on the importance of having a fourth day group to journey with and we have our meetings every week at St David s Applecross, there we journey in the Companions in Christ material. Cursillo gives us so many opportunities to gather together beyond the 3 days there are the Ultreya s, being on team for a Cursillo, fellowship in a fourth day group, accepting a Secretariat position, attending a Cursillo way Session and I am sure many other ways to be together as Christians. I have been involved in a few of these myself and have found in the giving you truly receive. The Cursillo Way came out of a strong desire that Paul Doyle (Diocesan Lay Director) and I had to encourage Parishes to form fourth day groups. I was so committed to facilitating groups I went and studied a Cert IV in Relationship education and Group facilitation. I have been blessed to be able to offer The Cursillo Way training sessions throughout this year with each session including: Prayer, a time of singing, practise of holy listening, communication and how to form a group. Love and Prayer Dora Arney 3
CURSILLO NATIONAL SECRETARIAT 2016 Cursillo National Secretariat for this year was held in Tasmania Ulverstone on June 10th, 11th and 12th. We stayed at Camp Clayton which had some great accommodation along with great food and a very peaceful atmosphere, we were certainly well catered for. Perth was well represented with Sharon Zuddiam and Paul Doyle attending as Perth delegates and Leanne Doyle attending as National Secretary. It was very cold and wet with a great time of gathering and fellowship. There was representation from 12 Diocese from across Australia. Just a few highlights throughout the weekend were reports from each Diocese which were discussed in groups, there was some show and tell shared and a workshop on Creating a Condensed Program for a three-day Cursillo weekend. The Anglican Cursillo Movement Australia Manual (ACMA) focus was on the Pre Cursillo, The Three Day Weekend and The Post Cursillo. The next National Cursillo secretariat and gathering will be in May 2017 in Busselton. SHARON & LEANNE ENJOYING A LITTLE TIMEOUT BUT BREAKING SOME CAMP RULES (one at a time only on the Trampoline please). 4
Perth Cursillo Residential Weekend Day of Deeper Understanding 2016 Held at Swanleigh Conference Centre On a wet and windy weekend in May a group of Cursillistas braved the weather and came together in fellowship and faith to share Christs love, catch up with old friends and past Cursillistas (some from 20 years or so ago) and find ways of pursuing the Cursillo method into action. A lot of laughs were had along with prayer, song and food. Bless the Lord my soul, and bless His Holy name, Bless the Lord my soul, Who leads me into life. (Compline closing off a wonderful day of Cursillo sharing, laughs and love. 5
Prayer So much has been written about prayer. And yet talking to the One who makes sense of our lives, and in whom we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28) is really simple. Various writings abound with advice about how to do it, and can be confusing. Gerard Hughes thought Pray as you can, not as you can t, is wonderfully freeing. It means we can be honest in and with God about who we are - who knows each of us better than we know our self anyway. And more importantly, beyond our understanding, still loves each one of us. God L-O-V-E, loves us. Despite ourselves. All we need do is surrender to God s embrace. After Jesus had been praying, one of his disciples asked him to teach them how to pray (Luke 11:1-4 ; MaB 6: 9-11). The Our Father which we received we say often, since it is part of our worship in Morning and Evening prayer and the Eucharist (APBA). One of the problems of familiarity is that it can slip by, mouthed, but not come from the heart. A way of retrieving this gift from Jesus is to say the words mindfully, not fast, offering oneself to God as a living sacrifice, as we say in the Eucharist. Taking time to open ourselves to God in this prayer is life-giving. And this opening is following Jesus practice. There is no formula for private prayer. God alone teaches us how to pray - we just need to make ourselves available. Be still - for the presence of the Lord is all around us. hilary cook 2016 1. Hughes, Gerard W. God of Surprises 2. A Prayer Book for Australia. A Taste of Cursillo This event provides people interested in attending a Cursillo weekend with some information on the weekend and a taste of what to expect. It will be held on Saturday September 17th 2-4pm All Saints Dianella 420 Grand Promenade, Dianella We look forward to meeting many new faces so please prayerfully consider inviting anyone you think may be considering attending a weekend, or anyone you feel may benefit from a Cursillo experience. WHO AND HOW DO I CONTACT? Co Lay Directors Paul Doyle 0409 085 784 Sharon Zuiddam 0412 426 257 Spritual Director Rev William Thomas chaplain_dude@hotmail.com Secretary Sue Thomas trailblazer70@hotmail.com Newsletter and Prayer Requests wa.cursillo.palanca@live.com.au Cursillo Website www.cursillo.perth.anglican.org 6