Magazine of the Cursillo ®

Movement

in the Diocese of

Tasmania

Come to Me all you who are heavy laden and I will give

you rest. Matthew 11:28

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Diocesan Spiritual Director

“The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: „Take a census of the Kohathite branch of the Levites

by their clans and families. Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to

serve in the Tent of Meeting.‟” (Numbers 3:14-15)

One of the features of the Old Testament is that the historical narrative is often punctuated

by various genealogies, laws and lists – much of which can seem irrelevant to 21st Century

life. As a consequence there can be a tendency to skip over what seems irrelevant in order

to maintain the flow of the story; or alternatively, they become obstacles to the reading of

the bible. The end result being, that important aspects of the story can be easily missed.

Now the story of the Israelites at Mount Sinai is often told in terms of the Israelites having

arrived at a significant point in their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. Indeed the

emphasis is often on Mount Sinai being where YHWH made a covenant with the people,

gave the Ten Commandments and provided Moses with various laws and instructions.

However, it is also the place where he told them to hold censuses to deal with a variety of

issues (hence some of the long lists that are often skipped over, recorded in the book of

Numbers).

Now in Australia we have recently held a census – a census which was advertised as

necessary for planning – and of course we hold a census every five years. But at Mount

Sinai in a period of 12 months the Israelites were required to have four. Censuses were

held:

To atone for the people and to provide a means of support for the Tabernacle (Exodus

30:11-16);

To count those old enough for military service (Numbers 1:1-46);

To allow for the redemption of the first born (Numbers 3:14-51); and

To provide for service at the Tent of Meeting (Numbers 4:1-49)

In other words, at Mount Sinai censuses were used to deal with the past and to get their

relationship with God right, as well as in order to plan for the future. The first was held on

their arrival at Mount Sinai and the last three prior to their departure. In this way the

Israelites, with YHWH at their side, were ready to face the future. As a consequence those

four censuses played a significant part not just at Mount Sinai, but in setting the Israelites

up for their journey to the Promised Land (and beyond).

Now setting ourselves up for the future is what we need to do in Cursillo too. In this

edition of the Rainbow Connection, we are in a sense holding our own census. Firstly,

situations change, and we need to make sure that the details that we had in the past is

correct. But secondly, like the Israelites, we need to know who is able and willing to serve.

My hope is that all Cursillistas will take this census seriously. If we do, like the four

censuses at Mount Sinai, it will set us up well for our own journey to the Promised Land

too.

Ultreya

Brian

If we have faith like a mustard seed we can say to

this mountain, ―Move from here to there,‖ and it will

move and nothing will be impossible for us. Matthew

17:20

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Diocesan Lay Director

What a wonderful few months we have had with Women’s 25 training and preparing for their three days at Springvale Hostel on 16-19th September. Seven candidates have been identified and have their applications in early.

Men’s 25 had a successful weekend with four new cursillistas, one of whom we met at the Welcome day ultreya but, at the Clausura, all four were bouncing out of their seats to testify to what God had done for them at their weekend. No need to have time to think about it!

Northwest Ultreya , Page 18, was at Port Sorell to support Dorothy Tuck and bring the Cursillo Witness into her area. Heather Turner inspired us all to continue to follow God wherever He leads us. Heather’s talk is reproduced on pages 14 to 17. Heather has invited everyone to her ordination on Saturday 10th September at St John’s Devonport at 2pm.

Barney’s in Launceston hosted another Northern Ultreya, a wet day with warm fellowship. The Report is on Page 19. It is sad to see the Southern Servant Community disband as infirmity and family problems overtake them.

It has been for me, an interesting, challenging and wonderful journey as Diocesan Lay Director for Anglican Cursillo of Tasmania these last three years. Thank you all for your prayers, support and fellowship. I have pleasure in announcing that Lewis Eyre has kindly consented to step into this role for the next three years. He will be commissioned at the Diocesan Ultreya in lieu of a Welcome Day, for Women’s 25, on Saturday 8th October, along with the next Secretary, Rainbow Connection Editor, Pre-Cursillo Coordinator and Resources Coordinator.

At times my walk with God has become very crowded and as I am not by nature an organized person, I sought God as to how to handle all these deadlines. I make a list of everything I am to do and give each of them to Him. After all my times are in His hands. He tells me to trust in Him with my whole heart and not lean on my own understanding. As I get a nudge from Him I try to follow it and do Whatever He tells me at that time. When I do this everything seems to fall into place and the job list gets smaller. After a while, I go back and see that most if not all the jobs are done. I then thank Him and offer the results to Him as my Evening Sacrifice when I give the glory back to God in praise and worship. I find I am not stressed and somehow the day seems longer and more gets fitted into it. Even vacuuming with the Lord is a joy if it is done in His time.

This is also my last Rainbow Connection issue as Frank Lee will take over this role. I was never officially the Rainbow Connection editor but when I took on the DLD role I could see the importance of having a communication arm to reach out to all of you wonderful Cursillistas.

God bless and farewell,

Ultreya! Gai

God expects to be represented by a fiery church or He is not,

in any proper sense, represented at all. God himself is all fire;

and His church, if it is to be like Him, must also be like white

heat. The only things that His church can afford to be on fire

about, are the great, eternal interests of Heaven born, God-

given FAITH. E M Bounds

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Women’s 25 - women of Faith

Ideal Ruth Thomas

Grace Moira

Davidson

Laity Isa Kingston

Faith Kaye Paice

Piety Wendy

McCrossen

Study Kaye Paice

Sacraments

1&2

Jill Martin

Apostolic

Action

Loris Reynolds

Obstacles to

Grace

Janet Connolly

Leaders Margie Mead

Changing the

Environment

Donna Moss

Christian

Living

Sophie

McGregor

Christian

Community in

Action

Ruth Thomas

Fourth Day Janet Stone

1Corinthians 16:13& 14 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be of good courage; be strong Do everything in love.

Theme Prayer Dear Loving Heavenly Father,

As we journey forth with you as Women of Faith, by your grace, protect us with

the Blood of Jesus, and empower us by your Holy Spirit to stand firm and

steadfast in the Faith; encourage and strengthen us to do everything in love for

you. In Jesus‘ precious Name we pray, Amen

Song: Have Faith in God

15 to18th September at Springvale Hostel, 2 Midwood St Newtown, Hobart

Lay Coordinator Janet Stone, Proctor Fiona Wilson, Musician Jean Howes Spiritual Advisor Rev Jill Martin, Assistant Spiritual Advisor Janet Connolly, Gophers Heather Le Rossignol and Brenda Neave

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Women’s 25 Candidates

Note these changes for 2011 The three day weekend remains in the shortened form The venue is Springvale Hostel 4 Midwood St Newtown

Hobart Women’s 25 is 5.30 Thursday 15th to 5.30pm Sunday18th

September Mananita is at 6.30 am on Sunday, 18th September come

earlier for a cuppa Clausura starts at 2:30 pm on that Sunday with afternoon

tea to follow please bring a plate of something to share Welcome Day is incorporated in the Diocesan Ultreya at

Campbell Town High School Glenelg St on 8th October, 2011 for Women’s 25 at 10am for 10.30 start finishing at 3pm. Please bring lunch to share

Pray for W 25 overnight, 3 day weekend, post Cursillo, Diocesan Ultreya and finding Group Reunions

Diana Roberts Muriel Hills Jilly Macdonald

Cynthia Taafe Wendy Hey

Rosemary Jordan Gillian Waddle Mandy Cruickshank

Stephanie Sebastian

Eleanor Cameron Glenys Cruickshank Yukiko Burns Tegan Simmonds

Some people may have been misled by the opening comments of Christina Campton‘s

article on the Emmaus walk (R/C May Edition) in thinking that non-Anglicans are

barred from attending an Anglican Cursillo. Prospective candidates do need to be

aware that the Anglican Cursillo has been adjusted to the Anglican perspective and

provided this is not a problem for them and their clergy, then all are welcome. Ed.

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men’s 25

(Back row L-R) Fraser Herbert, Ken Foster, Ken Swan, Tim Reynolds, (Banner) David

Thomas, Rev David Le Rossignol, Colin Harwood (behind), Lance Burns , Glenn Hare

(Front row L-R) Paul Campton, Kaye Reeves, Arthur Wherrett (Behind) Peter Blyth,

Lewis Eyre, Rod Curtain, Tony Coupe (Photos taken by Freda Tattam)

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Walking in the light

Clausura

Thank you Bob Gilmour (Centre) and Kristen Hynes and their family for hosting us again

Lord, the

light of

Your Love

is shining..

in M 25

Shine Jesus,

Shine, Fill our

hearts ... Blaze

Spirit,.. Set our

hearts on fire...

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Diocesan Ultreya in Lieu of a

Ultreya and Welcome Day, Campbell Town, July 2nd 2011

Hosts– the NW Servant Community. MC Kirby Cunningham.

Gai introduced the new Lay Coordinator-elect – Lewis Eyre, who will

be commissioned at the October 8th Ultreya and will take his first

Secretariat meeting in December.

The Men‘s 25 Weekend – although

many men who were asked to be

either on Team or as Candidates

declined, Rod Curtain remained

confident and there were 4

Candidates for the Weekend.

Witness Speaker was Frank Lee (Above) and in a moving talk he took us

through some of the experiences he has had since he became a Christian at

the age of 54. It is 7 years since Cursillo has led he and his wife Claire on an

amazing 4th Day walk.

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WelCome day for men’s 25

We learnt a couple of new songs which is always a great idea as we have

found that most churches sing the same selection of songs and there are

many gaps in our knowledge of the song books.

We have been asked to pray for our Diocesan Spiritual Director, Brian

Curtis when he gives a presentation on Cursillo at the Tasmanian Clergy

Conference on 4th November. Fiona Wilson

Ted Newport (Left) from

New Zealand Cursillo

taught us how God

broods over us like a

farmer broods over his

land, waiting to see the

green shoots coming up.

God has individual plans

for us – He is not a ―one

size fits all‖ kind of

deity. Ted reminded us

that walking in faith is a

daily, active decision.

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Bishop John writes Extraverted Anglicans

Cursillo tells of Jesus Christ.

Without apology or hesitation Cursillo speaks of Jesus. What joy to speak and act for

the One who is the centre of life; indeed who is Life itself! A transparent ‗living out‘ of

our trust in Jesus is what I am referring to as ‗extraverted Anglicanism‘ or ‗extraverted

Christian living‘.

An ‗extravert‘ is somebody who is sociable and self-confident. My idea of extraverted

Anglicans is that we be just that: ‗sociable and self-confident‘ in speaking and acting

for Jesus.

We see this in the early Church. Lydia hears of Jesus while at a prayer gathering with

woman by a river and she goes to her household and tells them of this marvellous news

of Jesus and then they, with her, are baptised (Acts 16:11-15). What joy! Lydia: a

‗sociable and self-confident‘ follower of Jesus! Praise the Lord!

Do you recall Nicodemus who comes at night to speak to Jesus? Nicodemus comes

under cover of night to hear first hand of Jesus‘ teaching and discover more about who

he is. And discovering more of Jesus, Nicodemus undergoes a transformation from

being with Jesus under cover of darkness to being with Jesus in the day. When Jesus is

being questioned before the Jewish leaders (John 7:50-52) there is one voice that

speaks up for Jesus. Who is it? Well, it‘s Nicodemus who came at night to speak to

Jesus. But now he is speaking openly of Jesus!

Nicodemus has moved from night to day, from darkness to light. And he continues in

the light. When the body of Jesus is to be buried, Nicodemus goes and buys ointments

and helps to care for Jesus. (John 19:38-40)

Nicodemus had encountered the Light, and in deciding to be a follower of the Light he

was a light himself. He was living outwardly his faith in the One who is ‗the way, and

the truth and the light‘ (John 14:6).

Interestingly this idea of ‗extraverted Anglicans‘ is clear also in Paul‘s letters where he

shares openly of his affection for the Christians and also his affection as expressed in

his prayers for them. ‗In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with

joy.‘ (Philippians 1:3-11)

It is this openness in sharing of our walk with Jesus that I find so heartening:

extraverted Christians.

Cursillo encourages and equips ‗extraverted Anglicans‘ – just look at the way out

‗gear‘ that Cursillistas get about in! This brilliant flair of colour and joy is extraverted,

unashamed and unapologetic joy in the Lord.

Cursillistas! Extraverted Anglicans! Dazzle the world with the light of Christ.

To God be the glory.

+John

Bishop John Harrower

Make a friend. Be a friend and

Bring a friend to Jesus

Bloom where

you are

planted

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The Most Beautiful Flower The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read

Beneath the long straggly branches of an old willow tree Disillusioned by life and good reason to frown

For the world was intent on dragging me down.

And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, A young boy, out of breath approached me, all tired from play He stood right before me with his head tilted down

And said with excitement, "Look what I've found!"

In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, With its petals all worn, not enough rain and too little light

Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I faked a small smile and then shifted away.

But instead of retreating he sat next to my side, And place the flower next to his nose and declared with overacted surprise, "It

sure smells pretty and it's beautiful too! That's why I picked it; here it's for you!"

The weed before me was dying or dead, Not vibrant of colours; orange, yellow or red.

But I knew I must take it or he might never leave, So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need."

But instead of him placing the flower in my hand, He held it mid-air without reason or plan, It was then that I noticed for the very first time

That weed totting boy could not see. He was blind.

I heard my voice quiver, tears shone in the sun As I thanked him for picking the very best one "You're welcome," He Smiled as he ran off to play,

Unaware of the impact he's had on my day.

I sat there and wondered how he's managed to see A self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree.

How did he know of my self-indulged plight Perhaps from his heart he'd been blessed with true sight.

Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see. The problem was not with the world, the problem was me! And for all of those times I myself had been blind

I vowed to see the beauty in life and appreciate every second that's mine.

And then I held that wilted flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled as I watched that young boy, another weed in his hand, About to change the life of an unsuspecting old man!

Author Unknown

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And where God has led her

Financial Statement

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in church and family

Financial Statement

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Heather Turner

Hi my name is Heather from the table of Lydia Women's 11 2001.

When it was first discussed that I might be the witness speaker today I decided to

go back and check what I had done and it is nine years since I did a witness talk right

here at Port Sorrell. A lot has happened in that nine years. I've held many positions

within the Cursillo Movement such as Servant Community, Secretariat on team, LC

twice, I've done the training for the teams, a lot of positions with many learning

curves.

The first time I was LC which was Women's 22 Phillip was LC for Men's end that was

an interesting experience. I was fortunate enough to have my husband do my Mananita

and Clausura however, when I was LC for Women's 24 Phillip had just had a knee

replacement and unable to help in this capacity and was in fact in need of being looked

after and I did feel a terrible wrench having to leave him at home and go into camp.

One thing I have found over the years is that whenever you think life is fairly

comfortable the Lord will put a task in front of you that will definitely stretch you

just that little bit and sometimes you are stretched a lot.

My personal journey since doing my Cursillo has been one of facing my own personal

fears and gradually realizing that the Lord wants to be there as my personal friend

through every trial and tribulation.

After doing my Cursillo in 2001 I worked on the nagging feeling I had that I wanted

to work with people in Aged Care and the vulnerable in our society. In 2006 when I

needed to return to work, as Phillip was having surgery and I wanted to relieve the

burden of not having an income, I got a job in a nursing home and took this as a

definite sign that my nagging feeling was definitely something I should follow up on.

In 2007 I was given the opportunity to do my Clinical Pastoral Education with Eric

Cave at the Mersey Community Hospital and I have been a chaplain there ever since. I

have also spread my wings and I am an emergency response chaplain working with

the Tasmanian Mounted Search and Rescue and also the SES and part of the state

wide response team.

Doing my CPE training while still working 4 days a week was a real stretch. Over a 6

month period we did 400 hours supervised training, 150 hours of visitations plus all the

'paperwork' such as daily journals, verbatims to present to

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Is Witness speaker the group, book reviews and article reviews. It was a real stretch but with my loving

husband by my side picking up the things I didn't have time to do and of course the

need for extra time spent in prayer, even if it was only saying 0 Lord what have I

done, I can't possibly complete all this work and his loving answer of course you can

Heather, your not alone, I did succeed.

2007 was also the year my responsibilities within the church grew to leading

services and taking monthly services in a nursing home, which I still continue to do,

yes I remember 2007 as a year of change and stretching. 2008 saw me take on more

work within the church and of course LC for women IS 22.

2009 was a very difficult year, a year I would nearly call a wilderness experience

however, because I have the privilege of being a mature Christian I know that when

things go wrong in a worldly sense, the Lord is there and will see you through no

matter what, yes life might change from what you know it, but the certainty you have

in knowing that the Lord is with you gives you a peace that passes all understanding

even in the darkest hours. So instead of asking why me you find yourself asking what

is it you want me to learn Lord. Or you lead Lord and I will follow because I know all

things come together for my good when I put my trust in you.

2009 also had its high points: finally I was able to do a Christmas lunch for anyone

who didn't have someone to share their Christmas lunch with, on Christmas Day. I

think I was lucky I wasn't working that December because it was time consuming. We

served 91 meals that first Christmas day and there were presents for everyone who

attended. Those that wanted to take food home had plenty. We were very blessed and

I can truly say it is a wonderful way to spend Christmas Day; sharing the abundance

of Christ's love with those who find themselves alone. I know I can count myself as a

very lucky person because my husband also loves the Lord as I do and this is such a

blessing, if Phillip didn't share my faith with me I would not be able to do what I do.

2010 was a year that started on a high when we had a beautiful foal born on the

20th January and he was and is truly cute even though he can be a tad stubborn.

2010 was also a year of reconciliation for me.

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At Northwest Ultreya at Port Sorell

So let me share with you my personal story of reconciliation, a story of how my

brother and I were reconciled after 38 years. In June 2010 I received a telephone call

from my daughter who had read an advertisement in the newspaper and she told me

that my brother was looking for me. I got her to read the advertisement to me and yes

it was my brother. My brother and I become estranged when our parents divorced; the

family was torn apart and whilst we had some contact in the early years we hadn't

actually been in touch for 38 years.

There had been many problems with our family when my parents divorced and my

brother had decided that it was best to cut off all the family and of course this included

me. I had made attempts over the years to contact him and was advised that he didn't

have a sister. There was pain and anguish associated with these failed attempts so

when I was told that he was looking for me and after realizing that it was actually him

I was put in a position of like it or not he knows how to contact you now. Not wanting

to upset my daughter I told her I was delighted and there was part of me that was, but

there was still part of me that was reserved. Did I want to open myself up to the

potential for more pain and anguish; When you open up the Pandora's box of good

memories you also have to deal with the bad memories, the painful experiences that

had been buried but had they been healed? Was this an opportunity to deal with some

of those painful times and then embrace what was being offered and move forward? I

didn't know and I was in a quandary.

As I was to learn my brother is now a grey nomad enjoying his new life travelling

this wonderful country. On this particular day his phone was out of reception so by the

time they stopped that night he had a few messages to answer and one was from me.

His first question to me was I suppose you're wondering why after all these years

I'm contacting you. And I was able to answer that I was curious, and yes pleased but

still very reserved about what was to unfold.

Was I being given a wonderful opportunity to be reconciled with my brother after

so many years of wondering where his life had taken him, or was this to be another

painful experience. At that point I simply didn't know

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On Saturday 16th July

During those few weeks we spent time talking and we did try and fit in as much as

we could however there is still more to unfold and yes the relationship is one that is

still emerging and will take time and energy to nurture and grow, however we have

both made a commitment to keep working. at it.

We are such different people and our lives have unfolded in ways that we didn't see

happening all those years ago, but what we have is hope and the opportunity to

reconnect; to be brother and sister. My children now have an uncle and aunt who want

to be part of their lives. A lot of good has come from my daughter answering a

newspaper advertisement.

Also in 2010 we held our 2nd Christmas luncheon and this will continue as an annual

event, especially now that I have the backing of businesses in Devonport to ensure

ongoing financial support and the extra coverage we are able to get through the media

and other outlets to get the message to as many people as possible.

2011 has also seen the Lord entrust the health and wellbeing of 2 young teenagers

into our care, so yes we've been stretched again, however they do add another

dimension to your life.

2011 also sees me preparing to be ordained a Deacon. My ordination will be on

September l O'': at 2pm at St. John's Devonport and as the administrator wrote when

he announced it Heather has served a long apprenticeship.

So in summary the Lord continues to ask me to try new things and gently pushes and

prods to make me the person he wants me to be, it's a journey of surprises and many

blessings and one I can truly recommend.

De Colores

and found myself praying you lead Lord and I will follow. In

you 0 Lord do I put my trust.

We spent many hours over the next 6 months talking on the

phone catching up with our life stories, many photos and emails

were exchanged and in January this year he and his wife came

and stayed with us for 3 weeks.

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Nw Ultreya at Port Sorell 1Corinthians 13:1-7 and 13 In Heather‘s talk we

can see the evidence of love.

Love comes in to fostering

Love come in Community

God‘s love came in to reconciliation

God‘s love is evident in relationships

God‘s love is there when he stretches us

Love is more important that all the spiritual \gifts

exercised in the church body. Great faith, trust, acts

of dedication or sacrifice and miracle working

power, have little effect without love. Love makes

our actions and gifts useful and involves unselfish

service to others. Rev Louise Priest (Top Left)

God make the old,

tolerant

The young,

sympathetic

The great, humble

The busy, patient

Make rich people,

understanding

Strong people, gentle

Those who are weak,

prayerful

Make the religious,

loveable

Happy folk thoughtful

The clever, kindly

The bad, good

The good, pleasant

And, Dear Lord, make

me what I ought to be St Theresa de Avila

24 people and

two young men

attended St

Peter‘s Hall on

Saturday 16th

July for the

Northwest

Ultreya

organized by

Barbara Archer

in consultation

with Dorothy

Tuck

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Northern Ultreya at Barneys

Ultreya Co-ordinators

North - 6344 7102

Bev Percey bbpercey@netspace.net.au

Grace Rogers 6327 3982

On Saturday 30th July a Northern Ultreya was held at St. Barnabas Newnham.

There were 15 people present from 5 Parishes. There were many apologies.

We commenced with a shared lunch and a time of fellowship.

Amanda Olson presented. Rev Bill Percy was the Spiritual Advisor, Stephen Janes

ably led the singing on guitar. The theme of the day was ―Friends‖.

The Bible reading by Anne was from John 15. 12-17.

Our witness speaker, Dorothy Sun was unable to come and the talk she prepared was

given by Alice Cordwell. Dorothy grew up in a non Christian home, her mother is

Buddhist. Dorothy first heard of God and the Bible she was 10 and went to church

with her Aunt something she often did. When she was in high school she had a

Christian friend and so she had someone she could talk to about God. She referred to

God a ―good mate‖.

Her parents wanted the best for her so she came to Tasmania to study leaving her

country China and her family and friends a very big step for her. She faced many

hardships being alone such as language barrier and loneliness. One day as she walked

to the supermarket she walked past St. Barnabas Church and saw a cross and

remembered something her Aunt had said to her, when you see a cross you will know

God is there, the next Sunday she came to church and was warmly welcomed and in

her words has made many Christian friends.

In Bills reply he reminded us of the importance of Christian friends saying God can

speak to us through them, he said we as Christians need always be on the look out for

people alone like Dorothy especially coming from another country. The day ended

with a Holy Communion Service taken by Bill.

It is good to meet and share together. Thankyou to all who came, especially Gai and

Kirby and little Spencer from Burnie. Anne Richardson

From the Message Bible: SALT and LIGHT—Matthew 5.12-16

Let me tell you why you are here. You are here to be salt seasoning that brings out the

God-flavours of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness?

You‘ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage.

―Here‘s another way to put it: you‘re here to be light, bringing out God-colours in the

world. God is not a secret to be kept. We‘re going public with this, as public as a city

on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don‘t think I‘m going to hide you under a

bucket, do you? I‘m putting you on a light stand. Now that I‘ve put you there on a

hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By

opening up to others, you‘ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father

in heaven.

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Leonie Stitz

Glendalough

Skellig

Michael(L)

Gougane

Barra (R)

Cliffs (R)

Why did I go to Ireland? The main reason was to GFS World Council, to meet up with the

world wide GFS family, to have fellowship, meet old friends & make new ones. As it is so

far from Oz, I decided to take a tour around the island before. The land IS green – all

shades of & very pretty, & just like Tassie has 4-5 seasons in 1 day! Despite the weather,

the people & scenery were great.

I guess the tour highlights were Skellig Michael (Top L) & the black taxi ride in Belfast &

the walk around Derry (Londonderry). Having grown up with all the news reports of the

troubles in Ireland, it was an experience to walk around the actual spots of The Troubles,

as the Irish call these times, and see peace at work. Skellig Michael was different – only a

privileged few get to see the area as it is isolated by tides & currents. It is a rock island in

the SW corner, rising 217m from the sea. There are 650 steps to the top where monks in

the 6th century settled & survived here until 12 & 13th century. An extremely desolate

existence, gardens would be hard to cultivate due to salt & wind & winters would not be

pleasant to say the least. The community used local stone to build the dwellings, the

distinctive bee hive huts, which were dark but dry. Other interest was the puffins nesting

on the lower reaches. I was talking to a gentleman from Cork on the way back, with waves

breaking over the boat & all huddled under oilskins, he said you look very priestly – I said

& so do you then & then said is this where I say ―bless you my son?‖. He‘d been to Port

Magee many times but had never been to the island due mainly to the boats not going. He

got to just over ¾ way up, thought he could not go further, then, rested & continued. He

was overjoyed that he had made the effort – he also said that he suffered from vertigo, no

mean feat to ascend the steep pathway unaided.

GFS world council had the theme Challenge & change a time for new

thinking. The opening service was in Amagh, Northern Ireland, the

closing service at Christ Church Dublin. We visited many GFS branches in

Ireland, and were treated to wonderful singing & dancing. We even got to

participate in a ceiligh (social gathering). I even met up with a former

CMS missionary & CMS Ireland executive member & found other people

who belong to the Cursillo movement. There was a great feeling of the

family of Christ when ever GFSers meet at council, and this council was no

exception. We were all moved to tears by our Japanese sisters on hearing

of the sadness and fear experienced during the tsunami, and the

continued fear of radiation effects. On our ‗day off‘‘ we visited the Guiness storehouse

& Glendalogh, a monastic site developed by St. Kevin in AD775. It has been sacked by

Vikings, and finally the English in 1398. There has been some restoration now in this

beautiful peaceful valley with 2 lakes.

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Treasurer's note Please deposit any money into the Westpac Bank. Cheques should be made payable to: Diocese Of Tasmania Cursillo Movement Please send the itemised slip & receipt of deposit to the Cursillo treasurer: Janet Stone, PO Box 483 North Hobart, Tas, 7002

Travels to Ireland

GFS International Day was very

hectic for me as I helped out my

friend Jeanne Withange from Sri

Lanka on her stall. The event

was well organized with face

painters and activities for the bus

loads of children coming. It was

great to see GFS girls and women

from all over Ireland, some

travelling 2.5 to 3 hours to get to

the event.

(Below) Special photo – day off

wanderings with 4 Aussies –

(Tassie, SA, Qld, 1 ex Nth Qld

now England), USA & Sri

Lanka decide to do the tourist

thing & get our photo taken with

Molly Malone.

(L) Some of the National costumes

The Australian stall did very well with the donations towards the newly formed disaster

fund. The next GFS World Council will be in 2014 in Wales.

Responses to the alternate prayers and the survey taken at the Diocesan Ultreya

have been collated but due to lack of time it was not discussed by Secretariat. It is

scheduled for discussion at the next Secretariat meeting so that the delegates to the

National Secretariat can be informed. Gai

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Diocesan & Cursillo Dates for 2012 July 26-29 M26 at Camp Clayton 5:30pm Thursday - 5:30pm Sunday August 9-12 W26 at Camp Clayton 5:30pm Thursday - 5:30pm Sunday August 25 Diocesan Welcome Ultreya at Campbell Town High School

Glenelg St entrance. 10am for 10:30 Start to 3pm

September 1 Secretariat meeting at Campbell Town September 14-16 ? Possible Continuing the Journey –At Springvale Hostel. 6pm

Friday - 3pm Sunday.

October ?? National Secretariat & National Gathering Perth WA. October 6 Secretariat meeting at Campbell Town Church Hall October 20 Diocesan Ultreya at Campbell Town District High School Glenelg St entrance. 10am for 10:30 –3pm

November 3 Alternate Secretariat meeting instead of Oct & Dec November Rainbow Connection

December 1 Secretariat meeting at Campbell Town Church Hall

Secretariat meetings: 9:30am for a 10am start and conclude by 3pm.

Please Pray Jesus said, ― That whatever you ask the Father in My name, He may give

you.‖ John 15:16b

Southern Servant Community as they disband citing family problems, illness and lack

of new members as the main reasons. Give thanks for their dedicated service over the

years.

Ongoing prayer for Jean Bryce, Isabella Shorrock & Joe, Lesley Gillie, Stephen East

and his wife Julie, Annie Curwen prayer for family difficulties, Dorelle Ashford,

Caroline Sibson, Kaye Paice, Jacq, Matt & Julius Foster, Jim Van Ommen

Congratulations to Kaye and Brian Heazlewood celebrating 50 years of marriage

Ordination of Heather Turner on 10th September at St John‘s Devonport at 2pm—all

welcome

Give thanks for the safe return of Andrew and Pam Lake from Syria and for God‘s

direction for their lives

James and Heather Eaton and Family for Loss of James‘s Dad

Rev Will and Gill Briggs and family settling in Hobart

NW Servant Community, Secretariat—those who are leaving and those who are

continuing on and the new people coming in; Ultreya Coordinators and their teams,

Parish Reps, Sponsors, Team W25 and Candidates

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Diocesan and Cursillo Dates for 2011

Next Edition of Rainbow Connection is due out in November’11

Sept 2-3 W25 overnight at Springvale Hostel, Hobart. 6pm Fri - 3pm Sat Sept 15-18 W25 at Springvale Hostel, Hobart 5:30pm Thurs - 5:30pm Sun Sept 26 NW Servant Community Meeting Holy Trinity Ulverstone 1.30pm

October 1 Secretariat meeting at Campbell Town Church Hall October 8 Diocesan Welcome Ultreya at Campbell Town District

High School Glenelg St entrance. 10am for 10:30 Start. Finish 3pm

October 21-23 National Secretariat in Grafton October 29 Sth Ultreya St George’s 16 Gordon St Sorell 9:30 for 10am start Finish with shared lunch

November 2-4 Clergy Conference November 12 NW Ultreya St Stephens Smithton Lunch 12 noon to 3 Rainbow Connection

December 3 Secretariat meeting at Campbell Town Church Hall

Secretariat meetings: 9:30am for a 10am start and conclude by 3pm.

Dates for 2012

February 4 Secretariat meeting at Campbell Town Church Hall Combined with Servant Communities 9:30am for 10am conclude 3pm.

February 25 Diocesan Ultreya at Campbell Town High School Glenelg St entrance. 10am for 10:30 Start to 3pm

March Rainbow Connection March 17 M26 & W26 Commissioning at Longford Church Hall William St Start 9am, Finish 3pm March 31 Secretariat meeting at Campbell Town Church Hall

March/April ?? National Secretariat April 6-8 Easter

April 21 First Refresher Day at Holy Trinity Ulverstone

June 2 Secretariat meeting at Campbell Town Church Hall

July 2 CLOSING DATE M26 candidates Rainbow Connection July 6-7 W26 & M26 overnight at Camp Clayton. 6pm Start Friday, 3pm Finish Saturday.

July 16 CLOSING DATE W26 candidates

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Diocesan Lay Director Gai Cunningham 6431 9135 gai.cunningham@gmail.com

Diocesan Spiritual Director

Brian Curtis 6257 1314 bm.curtis@bigpond.com

Secretary James Eaton 6431 8539 eaton4@bigpond.net.au

Treasurer Janet Stone 6223 8132 themcstones@gmail.com

Pre-Cursillo Fiona Wilson 6243 6699 fwilson303@hotmail.com

Resource Coordinator Lewis Eyre 6249 2754 lkeyre@netspace.net.au

Post-Cursillo Jean Bryce 6273 7424 twoxtruecompass@hotmail.com

Servant community Reps—Southern

Rep South—vacant

Servant Community Reps—North West

Gwen Kingham 6431 3431 g.gerard.k@bigpond.com Barbara Archer 6432 1792 kevbarbarch@bigpond.com

Servant Community Rep North— vacant

Group Reunion Coordinator

Vacant

Web page Wes James 6394 4689 wbjames@iinet.net.au

International/National Palanca Coordinator

Donna Moss 6273 7424 bandicoot_donna@yahoo.com

Data Base Coordinator

Cathy Hall catneale.hall@virginbroadband.com.au 6249 7661

Musical Coordinator Jean Howes 6244 2413 howes.j@bigpond.com

Documents Coordinator

Kirby Cunningham 64319135 kirby.cunningham@gmail.com

Media Liaison vacant

Rainbow Connection Editor -- Gai Cunningham 6431 9135

Postal Address for

items to be published in Rainbow Connection

17 Abbott Street , Burnie 7320 gai.cunningham@gmail.com

Correspondence to Secretariat

PO Box 483 North Hobart Tas 7002 cursillotas@gmail.com

Web Page Link Tas www.cursillotasmania.org.au Password ultreya National www.anglicancursillo.org.au

Diocesan and Cursillo Dates for 2011