M45 & W45 2016 Cursillo was Awesome! Newcastle had another amazing, spirit-filled side-by-side weekend. There were 12 women and 5 men plus Teams. W45 Theme was “Come into His presence singing” and the Theme Song was “Lord I come to You” (The Power of Your Love). M45 Theme was “God is Good all the time” and the theme song was “Bless the Lord O my Soul”. These themes were such a blessing to us all through the 3 days of Cursillo. We sang praises to God with Gusto!, and we were blessed by the Power of God’s Love – God is Good – all the time!
TheSpiritual Advisers for W45 presented a wonderful way of finding out about the 7 Sacraments. it was a very special time for team and candidates and was well received by all. The testimonies at the close of the weekend reinforced the statement that God was indeed in our midst over the weekend. It was clear that, although the focus on the Cursillo is for the candidates, the spiritual growth in the team members was also evident over the time together.
The Closing Eucharist was celebrated by Fr David Battrick with Fr Stephen Niland presenting the crosses. We were very encouraged that Bishop Greg was able to be with us as a friend. Please continue to uphold him and our Diocesan leadership in your prayers. The African cry was affirmed repeatedly: God is good – all the time!
M45 & W45 2016 Cursillo was held at Kurri Kurri TAFE from 25-28 August 2016. It is time now to pray earnestly for all who will be attending the follow-up Welcome Day. That will be held on Saturday 17th September at Morpeth, 9.00am for 9.30am. LET’S Pray that our Father will continue to work His wonders during this time! You would be most welcome to attend to encourage our “new veterans’ and some old ones too!
Please also give thanks for the leadership of Lyn and Lewis & please continue to hold the candidates in your prayers.
The Kurri Kurri TAFE Campus has been a great venue and is set on 135 hectares of park and native bushland. Unfortunately it may not be available in the future due to rising costs. Let us pray that God will resolve this problem or find us a new suitable venue. De Colores!