The Official Newsletter of Lutheran Cursillo® of Southern California SPRING 2014

Marty Hente, Editor — E - MAIL: NEWSLETTER@LCSOCAL.ORG

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LCSC Prayer Chain

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LCSC MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Lutheran Cursillo of Southern California is to develop a lay ministry to the Lutheran Community in the State of California by encouraging a spiritual renewal of the Lutheran Church, and by supporting its members as they grow in their faith and as they

actively support the life and mission of their local home church congregations.

Weekend Dates LC 150 February 20 — 23, 2014

LC 151 February 27 — March 2, 2014 CLE 4 May 1-4, 2014

LC 152 July 10 — 13, 2014 LC 153 July 17 — 20, 2014

LC 154 October 16 — 19, 2014 LC155 October 23 — 26, 2014

Ultreyas

March GRAND

3/9/2014 Trinity Lutheran Riverside

5969 Brockton Ave. Riverside, CA 92506

April, May, June OPEN

Any Volunteers?

July GRAND TBA

August, September OPEN

Any Volunteers?

October Combined with November GRAND 11/2/2014

TBA

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Bill Cole My Cursillo weekend, LC 94 in 2004, was a seminal moment in my life. Suddenly I was see-ing my life from a different perspective, no longer inward, but outward. It was not all about me, but all about God and how He was going to use me for his purpose and glory. Seeing life from this prospective has given it new meaning and new purpose. It has not been all rainbows and unicorns since then, but we were never promised that it would be easy. “In the world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33. But that is also one of the great things about Cursillo. We get to meet other Christian men, whom we get to share our fears, failures and triumphs without judgment. Instead we get encouragement, we are inspired and we build real friendships. We may only see each other a couple of times per year, but those en-

counters are often deep and meaningful. We get to experience Christ through a brother and we get to be Christ to another when needed. God’s grace is such a simple and amazing gift: He knows us and knows our faults, sins and darkness, but loves us so much and wants us to be with Him. He sees us as He created us, pure and holy. He loves us so much that he sent us Jesus, our Lord and Savior, to pay our debt. It’s simple and given freely – all we have to do is take it. That is what led me to choose the verse for LC150: “…For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” Jeremiah 31:34. God has already made His presence felt on this weekend. Like many weekends, we have had several setbacks, but He has provided every step of the way. We just need to get out of his way! I know God has an individual plan for each pilgrim and each team member on this weekend. I can’t wait for it to unfold. God is good… all the time! Bill Cole

Meet the Rector LC #150 FEB. 20-23 2014

God’s Chosen Team for LC #150

God’s Chosen Pilgrims

Name Lord's Task Bill Cole Rector Bob Beaver Mentor Pr. Brad Stienstra Head Spiritual director Stuart Dimock Assistant Rector DonUnderwood Assistant Rector Jack Kantola Assistant Rector Michael Myers Head Cook Jerry Holmes Head Musician Nelson Cullum Head Palanca Ron Tieg Head Angel Mike Gaczkowski Sacristan Larry Alexander Shepherd Table Leader Dick Anderson Table Leader Steve Anderson Table Leader Zack Anderson Palanca Shawn Burgo Rookie Cook Geoff Cornish AHC Dining Room Kyle Dewhirst Rookie Cook Don Dunn Table Leader Van Fairfax Cook Team Lead Chris Feist Musician Alfred Francisco Musician John Galli Cook Will George Rookie Cook Gary Guthrey Musician Richard Gutierrez Cook Ryan Hightower Rookie Cook Josh Hill Rookie Cook Steve Ilten AHC Inside Pr. Lance Irey Spiritual Director Paul James Cook Team Lead Leland Lantz Spiritual Director Del Larsh Table Leader Timothy Malone Cook Jim Mancini Cook Jim Marshall Shepherd Table Leader Jim Miller Cook Brett Moore Musician Wayne Powers Cook Dana Roach Rookie Cook

Gus Sauter Cook Steve Schwarzkopf AHC RR Jacob Scott Rookie Cook Don Smart Table Leader Ronald Smith Cook Team Lead Lee Stillman Palanca Jan Stolzenburg Cook Jason J.T. Timothy Table Leader

Daniel Wagner Rookie Cook David Wagner Table Leader Mike Wallace Table Leader Paul Wallace Cook Pr. Paul Wenz Spiritual Director

Manny Valdez Cook

David Beard Scottie Lloyd

Michael Bedwell Eric Lundbohm

Kent Christian Thomas Martens

Steve Circle Emanuel Munoz

Brian Dagen John Odland

Samuel Fechenbach Christopher Sevellano

Joseph Galusha Steven Silva

David Glower Scott Veazie

Yoveny Herculano Mitchell White

Scott Horton Jack Woodman

Keith Karpe

Marilyn Anderson

De Colores, my name is Marilyn Anderson and I have been called to be Rectora for LC 151. My pilgrim weekend was a long time ago, LC61 in February 1999, exactly 15 years ago. God’s chosen verse for the weekend is Psalms 42:1 “As the deer panteth for the water so my soul longeth after thee”. Shortly after my pilgrim weekend I fell in love with the song “As the Deer.” It really spoke to me. It seemed to talk about the longing I felt for a sense of belonging to a family. Cursillo filled the longing. It has given me sisters and brothers that I can call on, laugh with, cry with and pray with; something I really needed growing up. My logo contains the cross, in my favorite colors, pink and purple, a deer (of course), a frog and butterflies (the bunnies came with the artwork and I kept them). The frog has had special meaning to me since high school. When I was 16 my older brother, and confident, moved to Chile for 6 months to teach in a mission school. He ended up being gone for both my junior and senior year. I was as devastated as a 16 year old girl could be. He was not only my confident but protector in a somewhat dys-functional family. When he left he gave me a stuffed frog to talk to and get advice from; sometimes just talking about your problems will give you a solution and he knew this. It wasn’t until years later that I learned the true meaning of Fully Rely On God. I don’t know if he meant that when he left it, but I believe that God was with me those 2 years. I am honored and humbled to be called as Rectora but with God’s help and your prayers I know it will be a great weekend. Blessings, Marilyn Anderson

Meet the Rectora LC #151 FEB. . 27 –March 2, 2014

Name Lord's Task Marilyn Anderson Rectora Susie Fairfax Mentor Arlea Anderson Assistant Rectora Crystal Gertner Assistant Rectora Jeanine Robbins Assistant Rectora Kathy Stolzenburg Head Cook Carol LaVache Head Musician Cindy Glessner Head Palanca Jan Stolzenburg Co-Head Angel Tiffany Timothy Co-Head Angel Marlene Alexander Cook Lee Anderson Veteran Table Leader Ann Badertscher Musician Barb Beaver Special Meals Sherri Bennet Cook Team Lead Kelly Bohlken Cook Pr. Sandy Bowen Spiritual Director Linda Burgo Rookie Cook Marge Clark Cook Team Lead Judy Creasey Rookie Cook Judy Cullum Palanca Michelle Danly Rookie Cook Marilyn Deinert Veteran Table Leader Toni Dunn Veteran Table Leader Gail Egenes Veteran Table Leader Carol Eggen Rookie Cook Mary Ann Kaddatz Rookie Cook Cynthia Galli Cook Patty Granados Cook Team Lead Karen Gray-Beehler Assistand Head Cook—DR Dorothy Greenlief Cook Lisa Guiterrez Cook Keri Haynes Cook Carole Hodgerson Shepherd Table Leader Kathryn Ilten-Holmes Musician Janrt Irey Veteran Table Leader Michelle Larson Cook Team Lead Jettie Lewis Veteran Table Leader Rita Mancini Rookie Cook Michal Margala Cook Willy Miller Cook Joanna Moore Assistant Head Cook - RR Karen Myers Assistant Head Cook - Inside Pr. Jeffrey Nelson Spiritual Director

Name Lord's Task Linda Oster Musician Diane Ritchie Shepherd Table Leader Susn Sauter Veteran Table Leader Rachael Scott-Brace Sacristan Andrea Smart Assistant Sacristan Beth Stoffregen Musician Debbie Taylor Palanca Tracy Taylor Rookie Cook Cindy Trunick Shepherd Table Leader Sheri Underwood Palanca Laurie White Rookie Cook Theresa Wilson Cook Team Lead

God’s Chosen Team for LC #151

God’s Chosen Pilgrims

Linda Apple Norma Arambula Sandy Bedwell Adonna Bustamonte Vanessa Canales Jillayne Dagan Nancy Dege Paulette Finneseth Teonie Galusha Beverly Hall Schera Hamer Robin Horton Bommie Kasamatsu Carole Keane Kilee Kennedy Kim Leavitt Joan Lundbohm

Carolyn Malestein Pamela Martens Maruta Raterman Janet riccardi Donna Reib Regina Veazie Janet Veld Amy Witrock

Don’t Miss Our NEW WebsiteLutheran Cursillo of Southern California introduced a new website in December 2013, which can still be found at the same web address, www.lcsocal.org. The new website was designed with ease of use in mind, and offers several new features and benefits. Among the new features are online applications for pilgrims, sponsors and team, online prayer requests, online sign-ups for current 72-hour prayer vigils, a ‘Contact Us’ feature that allows you reach any member of the Secretariat, a built in donation option, and more. Returning from the previous

page is information about upcoming weekends, download-able hard-copy versions of all applications, news and information, and more.

The new website is a work in progress and will continue to be refined and improved in the coming months. To that end, we very much welcome your feedback, comments and suggestions - as well as reports of any bugs or errors you might have encountered. Please click the ‘Contact Us’ tab on the website and select ‘Contact our Webmaster’ - or send an email to webmaster@lcsocal.org if you have anything you wish to share.

A useful new feature on the website is the ability to opt-in to Cursillo Communications, which will help keep you informed of what’s going on in the community. Signing up is very quick, and may be found on the front/home page of the website. Please be assured that your contact information will only be used for Cursillo communications.

In conjunction with the new website, Lutheran Cursillo a new online donation system. The backbone of the new system is provided by Vanco Services, the same company that supports the Thrivent Simply Giving program used by many Lutheran Congregations. Online donations via the website are very safe, and are a quick and efficient means for making a one-time or recurring donation. When/where possible, members are asked to use the electronic check / ACH feature instead of using a credit or debit card. Lutheran Cursillo saves a substantial amount in processing fees when the electronic check / ACH feature is utilized. Plus, funds are deposited into our account much faster with this option. We appreciate your spirit of idealism, self-surrender and charity.

UltreyasDo you enjoy gathering with your fellow Cursillistas and spending time in fellowship and worship? Think back to your Pilgrim weekend and the Rollo you heard just before lunch on Sunday about Grouping and Ultreyas. Do you remember what your Table Leader told you about how important it was that each of you find other Cursillistas and join together to keep the fellowship of Cursillo alive?

Please take a moment to look at the grid below and notice the number of months that do not have a location for an Ultreya. It is a challenge to keep the fellowship alive with no place to meet. An Ultreya is a way to keep the spirit of your Pilgrim weekend alive and growing. They are a way to “recharge your batteries”, help keep you connected to the community, and to help keep the excitement of sharing our faith with each other alive.

The Secretariat encourages all of the congregations to prayerfully consider hosting an Ultreya during one of the open months listed. For more information or help, contact Kedma Wenz, our Ultreya Coordinator via the ‘Contact Us’ tab on our website (lcsocal.org) or via email at ultreya@lcsocal.org. Kedma is more than happy to assist you in the planning and promotion of an Ultreya at your home church. It is a great time for meeting old friends, making new friends and allowing the Spirit to work in us.

One last thought. An isolated Christian is a paralyzed Christian. Don’t allow yourself to become paralyzed.

Ultreyas Are An Important Part of the Cursillo Movement.

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IN MEMORIUM

Tracy Lee Otte February 5, 1965 - February 8, 2014

Tracy Lee Otte, beloved, precious child of the Most High God, went home in glory to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, February 8th. She was surrounded by family and many friends as she fell into the arms of Jesus. She is survived by her husband Steve and son Spencer, and other family members and too many friends to count. The world was a better place because of Tracy and she will be greatly missed.

Contributions can be made to: The Tracy Otte Memorial Fund in care of King of Glory Lutheran Church 10280 Slater Ave. Fountain Valley, CA 92626