What we do
What does Cursillo actually do?
There are two indispensible parts of Cursillo:
- The three-day residential Cursillo weekend;
- The ongoing programme and network of meetings and activities.
1 The Cursillo Weekend
A Cursillo weekend is three days long - from
early Thursday evening to late Sunday afternoon.
A team of lay people and clergy, all of whom
have experienced a Cursillo weekend, work
together for many weeks in preparation for
each weekend.
The Eucharist is celebrated daily. Worship together is at the
heart of all that
takes place on the weekend. During the three days
you will hear talks given by both lay and clergy members of the
team
on some of the fundamental elements of
Christian life and faith: Ideal, Grace,
Sacraments, Obstacles to Grace,
The Life of Prayer, Study, Action,
Lay People in the Church,
Christian Community in Action.
You will also have the opportunity to discuss
these talks in small groups.
The programme is busy and varied, but there
are also times for prayer and for quiet reflection.
Learning, praying, sharing, singing, and living
together is the basis of discovering what it means
to say: "We are the body of Christ."
A Cursillo weekend is a mystery - a mystery
of Christ's endless love for us played out
through Christian Community.
The Cursillo weekend is not intended to be an
end in itself. After the weekend the Cursillo
method offers continuing support.
The Cursillo weekend is three days long but - it lasts a lifetime
2 After the Weekend
We are encouraged to build on our weekend experience, to grow
in faith, and to develop our individual gifts as we try to serve
the Lord in all aspects of our lives: in our families, work places,
and congregations.
Cursillo provides us with a means of support through:
Group Reunions - regular, short, meetings of three or four people
for mutual support and encouragement - set within a framework of
prayer, study and action.
Area Meetings (Ultreyas) - larger meetings, held every few weeks,
short enough to fit into a busy life, for both lay people and clergy
who have participated in a weekend. There is a pattern of informal
worship, Christian witness, and sharing in small groups - to strengthen
us for service in the world.
If you would like to know more about Cursillo you are welcome
to attend either of these meetings.
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