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SECRETARIAT NEWSLETTER April, 2015 Volume 4, Issue 1 Pilgrims Cursillo #148 1 Important Dates Team Cursillo #148 2 Convocfation Lay Rectors 3 Secretariat Presi- dent’s Message Cursillo #148 Responsibilities 3 Stations of the Cross Note from Father Thomas Secretariat Roster 4 Diocesan Ultreya Note from 5 Time for Joy Editor 6 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Special points of interest: Secretariat Roster Cursillo #148 Important Dates Letter from Thomas+ Diocese of Western Louisiana CURSILLO #148 PILGRIMS Jenny Wilson, Ascension, Lafayette Mark Wilson, Ascension, Lafayette Paula Lieberman, St. Michael’s, Pineville Keith Jeselink, St. Thomas, Monroe Sam Kincade, St. Michael’s, Pineville Misty Belgard, St. Michael’s, Pineville Beth Saltzman, St. Michael’s, Pineville Cherie DeHart, St. Paul’s, Abbeville Celina McCoy, St. Michael’s, Pineville Scott McCoy, St. Michael’s, Pineville Rachel David, St. Paul’s, Shreveport James David, St. Paul’s, Shreveport David Furr, St. Thomas, Monroe Denise Rau, Good Shepherd, Lake Charles Julia Battle, Epiphany, Opelousas Jarrett Reeves, St. Alban’s, Monroe Phyllis Ramares, St. Michael’s, Pineville

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Page 1: Western Louisiana SECRETARIAT NEWSLETTER - …wlacursillo.com/Secretariat Newsletter April 2015.pdf · SECRETARIAT NEWSLETTER April, 2015 Volume 4, ... Keith Jeselink, St. Thomas,

SECRETARIAT

NEWSLETTER

April, 2015

Volume 4, Issue 1

Pilgrims

Cursillo #148

1

Important Dates

Team

Cursillo #148

2

Convocfation

Lay Rectors

3

Secretariat Presi-

dent’s Message

Cursillo #148

Responsibilities

3

Stations of the

Cross

Note from Father

Thomas

Secretariat Roster

4

Diocesan Ultreya

Note from

5

Time for Joy

Editor

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Special points of

interest:

• Secretariat Roster

• Cursillo #148

• Important Dates

• Letter from Thomas+

Diocese of

Western Louisiana

CURSILLO #148 PILGRIMS

Jenny Wilson, Ascension, Lafayette

Mark Wilson, Ascension, Lafayette

Paula Lieberman, St. Michael’s, Pineville

Keith Jeselink, St. Thomas, Monroe

Sam Kincade, St. Michael’s, Pineville

Misty Belgard, St. Michael’s, Pineville

Beth Saltzman, St. Michael’s, Pineville

Cherie DeHart, St. Paul’s, Abbeville

Celina McCoy, St. Michael’s, Pineville

Scott McCoy, St. Michael’s, Pineville

Rachel David, St. Paul’s, Shreveport

James David, St. Paul’s, Shreveport

David Furr, St. Thomas, Monroe

Denise Rau, Good Shepherd, Lake Charles

Julia Battle, Epiphany, Opelousas

Jarrett Reeves, St. Alban’s, Monroe

Phyllis Ramares, St. Michael’s, Pineville

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MUSIC FEST

January 30, 2016

Location:

Camp Hardtner

CURSILLO

#149

Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2015

Location:

Camp Hardtner

DIOCESAN

ULTREYA

September 5, 2015

Location:

Camp Hardtner

CURSILLO #148

TEAM

Richard Fincher, Lay Rector, St. Thomas, Monroe

Father George Gennuso, Head Spiritual Director, St. Michael’s, Pineville

Susan Wright, Head Cha Cha, St. Paul’s, Shreveport

Ed Ryland, Head Music Director, St. Thomas, Monroe

Mother Dawnell Stodghill, Spiritual Director, St. Thomas, Monroe

Cathie Fincher, St. Thomas, Monroe

Pat Ryland, St. Thomas, Monroe

Pam Childress, St. Michael’s, Pineville

Sandra Edwards, Holy Trinity, Sulphur

Matt Edwards, Holy Trinity, Sulphur

Roger Boynton, St. Paul’s, Abbeville

Alice Sagrera, St. Paul’s, Abbeville

Ellen McAdon, Good Shepherd, Lake Charles

Karen Nash, Christ Memorial, Mansfield

Jerry Nash, Christ Memorial, Mansfield

Quinten Dronet, St. Barnabas, Lafayette

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

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VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1

ACADIANA -

Tammy Carpenter

[email protected]

ALEXANDRIA—

Loulie Middleton

[email protected]

LAKE CHARLES—

Debbie Waters [email protected]

And

Anita Luff [email protected]

MONROE—

Mark Snellgrove [email protected]

SHREVEPORT -

Shetwan Roberison [email protected]

From Our Secretariat President

YOUR CONVOCATION LAY RECTORS—

ULTREYA

CURSILLO #148 WEEKEND

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LAY RECTOR Monroe

AGAPE Monroe

RECEPTION Acadiana

MUSIC/CLEAN UP Shreveport & Alexandria

ALTAR Lake Charles

Lent is a time when I reflect on my fourth day commitments. Am I grouping? Am I involved in some sort of Bible

study? Do I have action in my daily routine? I definitely fall short, but continue to strive to include all the elements of Cursillo

that we learned about. I think of my dear friends I group with often and how we don’t group often enough. I don’t know

about you, but the accountability they bring helps to keep me on track. Life throws us many curves that interfere with our

commitments. I hope and pray you all are active or working on being active in your fourth day.

On another note, Cursillo #148, the best ever, is just around the corner. Get out there and find someone to spon-

sor!! Pray for God to place it on someone’s heart to have an interest in going and that He will lead you to them. I recently had

a co-worker go to a Methodist Cursillo. Her husband was raised Catholic and they both attend a Baptist church now. They

were welcomed and loved and had a wonderful experience. She came back to work on fire and excited! She has now spon-

sored another co-worker and her husband to go. Find that fire you had when you came back from your Cursillo and sponsor

someone! DeColores!

In Christ’s Love,

Ashley

Please feel free to contact your Lay Rector with ques-tions, ideas and/or

concerns. They are elected by your con-

vocations to help and lead you in your

4th day journey.

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Each convocation will walk the Stations of the Cross at their designated churches

on the evening of Thursday, April 9th, which is the same time the

Pilgrims of Cursillo #148 will be experiencing the stations.

A Note from Father Thomas—

CURSILLO SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR Dear Friends,

These first few months since my appointment as the Diocesan Spiritual Director have been marked by evidences of God's grace and goodness to The Cursillo Movement. There is no doubt that small, tight-knit staff of the secretariat has experi-enced a rapid personnel change recently, all as a result of the comings and goings of everyday life. We are grateful for the contribution from those who have left us, especially Mtr. Morgan MacIntire. As I fill her shoes and settle into this new assign-

ment, I intend to work in enhancing what my predecessors had started and that is, making disciples for Christ.

When Cursillo began years ago, our mission has always included "seeing local churches strengthened," and to that end, the fourth day has always been the backbone of this movement. Thanks to those of you who have been faithful to this end. In that regard, we need to adhere to the calling of our Bishop to be a missional church. The Cursillo Movement stands in a better position to spearhead and assist the diocese in achieving this goal. I would like to call upon all of you to join hands

with CVI (Congregation Vitality Institute) and our Bishop as we seek to bring Christ in our neighborhoods.

As your Spiritual Director, I am very intentional on relationship. Without a good working relationship and teamwork, our efforts are likely to achieve nothing. Yes, we have rules and regulations that govern the secretariat, but these are in place to remind us of the importance of our love, relationship and respect for the Christ in us. In other words, before we pull out the rules and regulations to resolve a conflict, which inevitably must occur because we are frail, let us make sure that “we recognize and love the image of Christ in one another”. Having done that, then we will be in a better position to guide one

another in love.

As I join the ranks on the secretariat, I am encouraged by Peter’s prayer that “the God of all grace, who has called us to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish us” (1Pet.5:10). May the Grace of our Lord

Jesus Christ and the love of God and fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Thomas+

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES—THE SECRETARIAT

Officers and Representatives:

Father Thomas Nsubuga, Spiritual

Director

Ashley Rothermel, President.

Lisa Lewis, Treasurer

Barbara Alexander,

Ex-Officio, Secretary

Melinda Zolzer, Registrar

Curtis Shelton, Cursillo Music Director

Acadiana :Tammy Carpenter

and Daniel LeBoeuf

Monroe :

Mark Snellgrove and Brent Taunton

Lake Charles:

Harris Rowzie and Matt Edwards

Alexandria:

Ashley Rothermel and Rick Harrington

Shreveport:

James Lewis and Curtis Shelton

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

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DIOCESAN ULTREYA —

SEPTEMBER 5, 2015

Your Secretariat is in the process of planning this event to be

held

September 5, 2015 at Camp Hardtner. More details to follow.

A few thoughts about following Jesus...

One of those great Cursillo songs goes “I have decided to follow Jesus, no turning back, no turn-ing back.” The song makes the notion of following Jesus seem easy, just up and follow. During Lent, in order to do just that, I have dedicated more time every evening to studying scripture and reading great works of Christianity. I am currently reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Disci-pleship. Bonhoeffer explains what Jesus means when he proclaims any who would follow him must “take up his cross.” We often equate “taking up a cross” to labor, to suffering. What Jesus also means is to accept, without verbal or physical response, humiliation and shame. By taking up a cross, we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, open to ridicule and spite, and, despite all of this, to continue to submit to the will of God. We often focus on the pain and suffering of Christ upon the cross; we overlook or ignore the emotional trauma of being made a figure for disdain without cause or even reason.

As a school administrator, I often deal with students who believe all disrespect or insult must be handled with fists. If I am insulted, fighting is the only proper response—even most parents are nonplussed when I point out fighting should be the last option on a school campus. We aren’t wired to be humble, to accept insults, to be disrespected without doing anything beyond asking God to forgive those who trespass against us. As Bonhoeffer argues, The Cost of Discipleship is a conscious choice costing more than we realize.

Take a few moments every day to ask yourself if you are choosing to follow Jesus and are willing to persevere no matter what being on the cross yields. Decolores.

Daniel LeBoeuf

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“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and

teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the

age.” [Matthew 28:19-20]

As we embark upon this charge, may we always be mindful that through the Cursillo movement within the Diocese of

Western Louisiana, our purpose is to encourage and sustain members of the Church in the fulfillment of their Baptismal

Covenant. This ministry, which is called to build up the Body of Christ, has been entrusted to us by Christ and empowered

and given authority through the Bishop.

The Episcopal Church Women will sponsor their annual spring retreat, a Time for Joy, on April 17-19, 2015 at Camp Hardtner.

The Joy weekend is for women and promises to be fun, relaxing and filled with fellowship along with opportunities that stress the importance of slowing down, enjoying life, and sharing a personal relationship with God.

Time for Joy was conceived by Bishop Hargrove several years ago as a time for young women to be away from the demands of work and family and as a time to renew or revive their relationship with Jesus Christ. Bishop Owensby is an important part of the weekend, and he allocates quality time to the women in attendance.

The central concept of the Time for Joy (Jesus, Others, Yourself) weekend centers on provid-ing young women with a time to get away from the pressures of an overly-busy life. Once at Camp Hardtner, the message of taking time for oneself and making time for a relationship with God is emphasized.

The weekend is joyful and carefree. It is a “stop and smell the roses” type of weekend. Each woman will experience God’s love and healing in different ways.

Applications are sent to each parish in the diocese, with the request that they send one or two women who will benefit from a weekend away to be nurtured and given the message that life is our gift from God and that HE means for us to enjoy it.

For more information please don’t hesitate to email: Sharon George, Chair-man, [email protected] or Paula McLean, Co-chairman, [email protected].

TIME FOR JOY

ECW’S “TIME FOR JOY” WILL BE HELD

APRIL 17-19, 2015

AT CAMP HARDTNER

DIOCESE OF

WESTERN LOUISIANA

Your input is encouraged. Please submit corrections, changes or additions to Barbara Alexander

by e-mail using the address listed below…..

Phone: 337-298-2026 [email protected]

Special Note

The Secretariat Annual

Fundraiser

Music Fest 2015

Cleared almost

$2,000.00!