Another busy year is about to come to an end, and what a busy year it was! I hope you are all
looking forward to celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. As we celebrate, let us remember
those who are not able to celebrate this year due to war, homelessness, natural disasters, illness
and grief.
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Following Geoff finishing his 3-year term and no-one feeling called to the role of Diocesan Co-Lay
Director (DLD), Secretariat made the decision to trial having one Diocesan Co-Lay Director. Being
Diocesan Lay Director is a huge role and I have found that having the second DLD would be very
beneficial in being able to share the load.
Secretariat made the decision to move from a 3-day weekend to a 2-day weekend in 2025. This was a
big step for the Secretariat to take. Lots of discussion on how it would work, what needed to be
left out and whether it would still have the authenticity of the 3-day weekend. Bathurst Diocese
had already experienced 2-day Cursillo so we stepped out in faith and followed the program Bathurst
had used.
Some talks were combined, so there were 10 talks instead of 15 and the authenticity was retained of
the 3-day weekend. Graham Eagleton and his amazing team coped with the changes extremely well. They
were certainly a caring, cohesive team and a blessing to the 12 candidates during the weekend. The
theme was “God Is Love” and the team and candidates certainly felt the Holy Spirit and
Gods love surrounding them all weekend.
LORRAINE PHILLIPS
Newcastle Anglican Cursillo Lay Dir
