Our Apostolic Action Diary for 2015 is out. Many thanks to Dorothy Harman for her vision and commitment in preparing it. The Action Sections in the diary are to encourage and inspire you to plan your Christian action – but don’t forget to check with your Priest before undertaking any parish based activities.
Download here Apostolic Action Diary 2015 Update
Bathurst Diocese celebrated the 30th anniversary of the introduction of Cursillo from 1st May to Sunday 3rd May, 2015 , and gave thanks for the positive impact it has had on so many lives. The Cursillo Movement was introduced to Bathurst Diocese in 1985, by teams from the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. Since then, well over a thousand people have taken part in a Cursillo weekend retreat in Bathurst Diocese. For most, the experience has been a great encouragement in their spiritual journey; for some it has been life-changing, and for a few it has literally been life-saving.
Keynote speaker at the event was Diana Smith, National Lay Director of the Anglican Cursillo Movement in Australia.
The programme also included other inspirational speakers from within and beyond the Diocese of Bathurst, who explored the theme of the weekend, You have called my name, as they looked back over 30 years and then looked towards the future.
Holy Trinity Dubbo
Cursillo is alive and well in South Africa as this newsletter from the Diocese of the Highveld testifies.
Click here to download SOUTHERN ANGLICAN MARCH 2014 Cursillo Article
The Latest Issue of our Cursillo Diocesan Newsletter…
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Cursillo is such an important part of this diocese, so many of our leaders have made their Cursillo and would name it as the point at which things started to change for them in regards to taking their faith more seriously. It is wonderful to know that this year, there have been more people who have gone on their three-day weekends and come out the other side looking at how they can serve God better. Taking people away to think about who Jesus is, was something that Jesus himself even did. (Matthew 16:13-20) Jesus, took the disciples away to Caesarea Philippi away from their normal surrounds and asked them “Who do you say that I am?” This is the question that is at the heart of the Cursillo movement, from the weekend when we focus on who Jesus is and how we should be living out following him, to each and every fourth day. So I wonder, when did you last ask yourselves these questions. “Who is Jesus? What do I need to do in response?” I believe when we ask these questions deeply, we will find ourselves seeking to live out God’s will for our lives, sharing love and forgiveness and working for justice. Thank you again for the privilege of being involved in the Newcastle Cursillo movement and please be assured of my prayers for you all into the future.
De Colores— Rev. Stephen Bloor. DOWNLOAD ENCOURAGER HERE – ENCOURAGER 89 SUMMER 2014
A HUGE THANK YOU to all who attended our Diocesan Ultreya at Taree on 1st November! Many thanks to Fr. Keith Dean-Jones for extending the hospitality of his Parish & to Bishop Peter for his support. Also thanks to all those who assisted or participated in the organisation and running of the day.
A big welcome to our new Diocesan Spiritual Director Fr Stephen Niland; to our new Diocesan Co-Lay Director Brian Walsh; to our new Servant Community Rep on Secretariat Nicole Baldwin; to our new Diocesan Proctor Michael Sinclair and to our LDs for W44A and M44 Noelene Lentfer and Michael Marklew. We also welcome new Servant Community members.
Over 80 Cursillistas attended including some of our Catholic friends. It was a wonderfully joyous occasion in a beautiful setting and the singing was amazing!
Fr Stephen will assume his role immediately but everyone else will “take up the reins” on 1 January 2015. Please pray for them all as we enter a new exciting phase of Cursillo.
M44 & W44A Welcome Day at Morpeth was held on Saturday 19th September – AT ST JAMES Church Hall MORPETH. Everyone involved in Men’s 44 and Women’s 44A New veterans, sponsors and the teams attended and it was one of the most inspiring Cursillo gatherings that I have attended. It was highlighted with lots of singing, remembering, encouragement and fellowship.
Thanks for all those who gave talks. The singing was awesome!!!
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Red Poppy Project for ANZAC Day… was a great success… This was Cursillo’s Project (APOSTOLIC ACTION) in remembrance of the sacrifice in the 1st World War.
We will leave poppy patterns for knitting, crocheting and more on our Cursillo website till 11/11/15 (Remembrance Day).
Red wool, red felt, red anything that will make a 6-7cm (2.5-3″) flower, and thousands upon thousands, with black-centred contrast, has been a means of drawing our Australian multicultural community together in a project to recognize how the World War of 1914 – 1918 affected not only the Europeans, but Africans, Americans, Asians and Australians.
Thanks to everyone for their wonderful response in “MAKING A FRIEND A POPPY AND INVITING THEM TO CHURCH” to help Australia remember the sacrifice of the Son of God, as well as the sacrifice of world citizens in war – For Patterns see…
There are many simple patterns. You can stitch a small memorial in the name of a relative or friend underneath if you wish.
For Further Information Contact: Helen Fraser Email: bandh.fraser@gmail.com Mobile: 0438 602 236
History: Long before the Great War, the red poppy had become a symbol of death, renewal and life. The seeds of the flower can remain dormant in the earth for years, but will blossom spectacularly when the soil is churned. Beginning in late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders became the scene of stupendous disturbances. Red Poppys soon appeared.
In 1915, at a Canadian dressing station north of Ypres, a physician named Lt. Col. John McCrae would take in the view of the poppy strewn Salient and experience a moment of artistic inspiration. The veteran of the South African War was able to distill in a single vision the vitality of the red poppy symbol, his respect for the sacrifice made by his patients and dead comrades, and his intense feeling of obligation to them. McCrae would capture all of this in the most famous single poem of the First World War, In Flanders Fields.
{Also see this interesting English link} http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/07/tower-of-london-poppies/