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National Cursillo offers an online flyer detialing frequently asked questions including: What to Expect Why an encounter? Registration Accommodations Maps Palanca Schedule
We have just wrapped up another amazing pair of weekends at Divine Word which reminds me (yet again!) just how important our Movement is in transforming lives and environments. Our next weekends will not be until October, however. This unusual gap was caused partly by a lack of dates at Read more…
During the Easter Vigil we enter a darkened church with the new Easter Candle. We have the new light of Christ, a newly decorated church, newly blessed oils and new Baptismal water. We start anew in the light of the risen Christ. As we enter this season of new life, Read more…
Well… It happened again… Another Cursillista was selected, last Saturday night, as The Catholic Man of the Year 2014. Greg Weiler, a long time Cursillista, celebrated his twenty-year anniversary of being a Cursillista by hearing his name called out during the Saint Joseph’s Radio annual event. Fifteen men were honored Read more…
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, As we prepare to enter into the season of lent we would like to take this opportunity to wish you a spiritual and fulfilling journey to the glories of Easter. We pray that you will be blessed this season and that through it you Read more…
For this month’s Deacon’s Beacon, I want to share a story I shared at School of Leaders. Several people have asked to have a copy of this Autobiography by Portia Nelson. I relate to this because it speaks a lot about my life also. This has become part of my Read more…
Does your group accept new members or visiting Cursillistas? We are working on a form that will allow you to submit your open group online. The form would be moderated (to deter spam). There would also be a dynamic list of open groups with dates, times, and contact info.
If you would like to increase the number of Cursillistas in your parish then consider hosting a Cursillo Sunday. A Cursillo Sunday is how we invite and inform parishioners about Cursillo. We speak at each mass inviting them to learn more about our three day weekend at Marywood. After each Read more…
On April 1st 2014, Nick Williams will become the eighth Lay Director of Orange County Cursillo since the inception of our diocese in 1976. He was unanimously elected by our hard working Cursillo Secretariat and approved by Bishop Kevin Vann to a three year term. The next time you see Read more…
The School of Leaders is the place where the work of the Cursillo movement is planned, shared, and carried out. It meets monthly, using a Leaders Group Reunion as the format in which this is done. It’s members come from the membership of Cursillistas in Orange County. School of Leaders is open to all Cursistas who have made a Cursillo weekend anywhere, anytime. So come join us and fulfill the