Newsletter of the

CURSILLO MOVEMENT

of the

Archdiocese of Detroit

September 2015

Women’s

WeekendOct. 15-18, 2015

Men’s

WeekendDec. 3-6, 2015

Ultreyas2nd Saturday

and

4th Tuesday

C.L.U.E. WORKSHOP

Saturday, September 12th

SUPPER at EMMAUSLeon-Augustin Lhermitte 1892

www.cursillo-detroit.com

CURSILLO

A way of Living, uniquely gifted,

for bringing about the

New

EVANGELIZATION

2

Cursillo (cur SEE yo) is a voluntary Lay

Movement of the Catholic Church started

in Spain, which presents a method and

strategy for living basic Christian Ideals.

The inherent message of Cursillo is to

share one’s Christianity in the normal

everyday activities of life … with your

family, in your workplace, in your

neighborhood, in your parish community,

and throughout the whole world.

Our Mission is the Church’s mission.

We’re fully Catholic, and obedient to the

Magisterium. Cursillo was endorsed by

Pope Paul VI (1966), Pope John Paul II

(1980) mentioned Cursillo as one of the

tools of the New Evangelization, and

Pope Francis (2011) wrote an inspiring

letter encouraging cursillistas in their

work in Argentina.

Cursillo in the Archdiocese of Detroit is a

voluntary lay administered organization

founded in 1962, and focused on

evangelization. Cursillo collects no dues

or fees of its member participants.

ULTREYA is published Monthly by the

English Language CURSILLO Movement

of the Archdiocese of Detroit. Views and

/ or opinions expressed in this newsletter

are those of the authors and contributors,

only, and not necessarily the views of the

AOD.

Contributors can submit information,

articles, artwork or other information to

the publisher, Gordon T. Peck at

gordontpeck@aol.com for inclusion in

the Newsletter. Archived copies of the

Newsletter are available on the Detroit

Cursillo website

I WANT TO SEE !

SECRETARIAT:

Spiritual Director:

Fr. Chris Talbot

Associates:

Fr. Vic Clore

Fr. Charles Morris

Fr. Mark Brauer

Fr. Paul Ballien

Deacon Paul Mueller

Deacon Robert Modes

Deacon Jack Parent

Deacon Don Baross

Deacon Tom Sliney

Deacon Steve Mitchell

Lay Director:

Lynne Pfannes 248.524.1951

Treasurer:

Jan Modes 313.533.8269

Secretary:

Marie Garavaglia 313.383.2391

Weekend Coordinators:

Tony D’Amico 248.703.4312

Ann Sliney 248.689.4261

PreCursillo Coordinators:

Ann Modes 248.280.4957

Karen Jogan 313.570.4841

School of Leaders / Newsletter:

Gordon Peck 586.296.9878

PostCursillo Coordinators

Ultreya Rectors:

Barbara Davis 586.228.0264

Rita Etlinger 248.682.7482

Website:

Richard Schnur 586.477.0427

3

Jesus said…"Abide in Me, and I in you…for apart from Me you can do

nothing.“

I leave you now with this prayer: that the Lord Jesus will reveal Himself to each one of you, that He will give

you the strength to go out and profess that you are Christian, that He

will show you that He alone can fill your hearts. Accept His freedom and

embrace His truth, and be messengers of the certainty that you

have been truly liberated through the death and resurrection of the Lord

Jesus. This will be the new experience, the powerful experience, that will

generate, through you, a more just society and a better world.

God bless you and may the joy of Jesus be always with you!

-Saint, Pope John Paul II

Seven Works of Corporal Mercy

1. To feed the hungry

2. To give drink to the thirsty

3. To clothe the naked

4. To shelter the homeless

5. To care for the sick

6. To visit the imprisoned

7. To bury the dead

Seven Works of Spiritual Mercy

1. Admonish the sinner

2. Instruct the ignorant

3. Counsel the doubtful

4. Comfort the sorrowful

5. Bear wrongs patiently

6. Forgive all injuries

7. Pray for the living and the dead

C H R I S T I S C O U N T I N G

O N U S !

4

Saturday September 12, 2015

C.L.U.E. Workshop

10:00 am – 2:30 pm

Saint Malachy Church

Sterling Heights, MI

ASSUMPTION

August 15, 2015

Cursillo Day of Reflection

Saturday August 22, 2015

8:30 am – 3:30 pm

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church

Troy, MI

Tuesday August 25, 2015

ULTREYA

7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Saint Benedict’s Church

Waterford, MI

Saturday Sept. 12, 2015

C.L.U.E Workshop

9;30 am – 2:00 pm

Saint Malachy Church

Sterling Heights, MI

Cursillo Calendar

Sterling Heights (2nd Saturday)

St. Malachy Parish(Rectory Basement) 10:00 – 11:30 am Sterling Heights 14115 Fourteen Mile Rd. Sterling Heights, MI 48312-6506 Barb Davis 586 228 0264

Waterford (4th Tuesday) St. Benedict Church7:30 – 9:00 pm 80 Lynn Street Waterford, MI 48328 Rita Etlinger 248 682 7482

Ultreyas !Reconnect with your Fourth Day Community; attend an ULTREYA near you, this month!

ofSchoolLeadersC.L.U.E. Workshop

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Would you like to serve

on a Future Weekend Team?

The C.L.U.E. Workshop is for all cursillistas interested in serving on

Teams in the future. C.L.U.E. stands for Cursillistas Live the Method,

Understand the Movement, and Evangelize Environments. The

Workshop is a half day event that explores the spirit, formation and

structure of the Cursillo Weekend, and prepares participants to be

informed and effective Team members.

Future Team members will want to attend.

C.L.U.E. WorkshopSaturday, September 12, 20159:30 am – 2:30 pmSaint Malachy Church(Rectory Basement)Same location as the Saturday Ultreya14115 Fourteen Mile Rd.Sterling Heights, MILunch is provided

There is no charge for this workshop, but if you would like to make a donation, that will be cheerfully accepted.

Make a friend, be a friend,

bring a friend to C.L.U.E.

7

Rest of Your LIFE

TOTAL SECURITY

CURSILLISTA BEYOND CURSILLO

CHRISTIAN ACTION

LIFE IN GRACE

STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTS

END OF DAY SHARING

END OF DAY SHARING

LEADERS

OBSTACLES TO GRACE

ACTION

SACRAMENTS

STUDY

PIETY

ACTUAL GRACE

LAYPERSON IN THE CHURCH

HABITUAL GRACE

IDEAL

Thursday – PRAYER – SILENCE - MEDITATIONS

4th Day

3rd Day

2nd Day

1st Day

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

Karol Wojtyla fell in love with the Lord at a very youngage, and in an environment that was anything butloving and compassionate and forgiving. The man whowould become a priest, a bishop, a Cardinal, and PopeJohn Paul II, freely gave of himself in all of the eras of hislife. As a young priest he was noted for teaching youngstudents and parishioners in a compassionate manner,always directing them toward our Loving Mother, whoalways tells us to do whatever her son tells us to do. Hispersonal motto became Totus Tuus …… forever yours,

and he had it inscribed for all the world to see on a walloverlooking the piazza in front of Saint Peter’s Basilica.He took everything to the Lord in prayer. He advisedLech Walesa to stand strong in the face of potentialCommunist violence in opposition to the formation ofSolidarnosc, but to never forget to take the struggle tothe Lord in prayer. He forgave the man who attemptedto assassinate him and prayed with the man when hevisited him in his prison cell. Surely Pope John Paul II was(and is) a man of great piety.

His great personal friend and successor, JosephRatzinger took the name Benedict XVI when he waselevated to the chair of Saint Peter. Pope (Emeritus)Benedict is one of the most intelligent theologians theworld has known. He had composed over 30 bookseven before he became the supreme pontiff. DeusCaritas Est (God is Love) was his first encyclical (of three).And his trilogy, Jesus of Nazareth, will be studied andunpacked for its great wisdom and teaching fordecades to come. Pope Benedict is surely a man ofintense and rewarding study.

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became PopeFrancis last year has always been a man of greatcompassion for the poor, both in his native Argentinaand now throughout the world. Taking the name ofFrancis he reminds us of the life and dedication ofFrancis of Assisi to those in need around him. Like Francishe suggests to us all that we become instruments of HisPeace, actively living our Faith in the world. Surely thesegreat men has shown us what it means to be the livingembodiment of Piety, Study and Action. 7

3Popes

PIETYSTUDYACTION

Church of the Beatitudes Sea of Galilee - ISRAEL

JOHN 6: 1-14After this, Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A largecrowd followed him, because they saw the signs he wasperforming on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain,and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feastof Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes andsaw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said toPhilip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?”He said this to test him, because he himself knew what hewas going to do. Philip answered him, “Two hundreddays’ wages worth of food would not be enough for eachof them to have a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, thebrother of Simon Peter, said to him, “There is a boy herewho has five barley loaves and two fish; but what goodare these for so many?” Jesus said, “Have the peoplerecline.” Now there was a great deal of grass in that place.So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributedthem to those who were reclining, and also as much ofthe fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, hesaid to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, sothat nothing will be wasted.” So they collected them,and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from thefive barley loaves that had been more than they could eat.When the people saw the sign he had done, they said,“This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into theworld.”

PIE

TYST

UD

YAC

TIO

N Suggested Reading:

Pray for Children who have NO CHOICE in Abortion

Pray for Children who have NO CHOICE in Same Sex Marriages

It is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost. Matthew 18:14

Forty Days for Life CampaignSeptember 23 – November 1, 2015

COME HOLY SPIRIT

Come Holy Spirit,

fill the hearts of Your faithful

and kindle in us the fire of Your love.

Send forth Your Spirit

and we shall be created.

And You shall renew the face of the earth.

Oh God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit

did instruct the hearts of the faithful

grant that by that same Holy Spirit

we may be truly wise

and ever rejoice

in His consolations

through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Pray for Our

Spiritual Directors

and hosts

of our UltreyasFather Chris Talbot

Deacon Jack Parent

Father Don Archambault

Father Paul Ballien

Deacon Steve Mitchell

Father Charles Morris

Deacon Bob Modes

Father Eduardo Montemayor

Father Ron DeHondt

Deacon Don Baross

Father Mark Brauer

Deacon Tom Sliney

Father Joseph Gembala

Deacon Paul Mueller

Father Vic Clore

Father Jack Baker

Father James Mayworm

…they’re praying for us!

Father Maurice Pierce…

Father Ron Milligan…

Pray for us!10

…and GOD created Humor! DEFINITIONS

CHOIR

A group of people whose

singing allows the rest of

the Parish to lip-sync.

RELICS

People who have been

going to Mass for so long,

they actually know when to

sit, kneel, and stand.

HYMN

A song of praise usually

sung in a key three octaves

higher than that of the

congregation's range.

An American tourist stood by the Wailing Wall of Jerusalem.

Seeing a Rabbi leaning his head on the ancient stones, he asked him what he prayed for at that sacred place.

"I pray for peace and understanding in this land and among its three faiths," the Rabbi said.

"How does that make you feel," the American persisted.

"Like I'm talking to a wall."

The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: "Take only ONE. God is watching."

Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.

11

Lost on a rainy Friday night, a priest stumbles into a monastery and requests shelter there. Fortunately, he's just in time for dinner and was treated to the best fish and chips he's ever had.

After dinner, he goes into the kitchen to thank the chefs. He is met by two brothers, "Hello, I'm Brother Michael, and this is Brother Francis."

"I'm very pleased to meet you. I just wanted to thank you for a wonderful dinner. The fish and chips were the best I've ever tasted. Out of curiosity, who cooked what?"

Brother Michael replied, "Well, I'm the fish friar."

Father turns to the other brother and says, "Then you must be...."

"Yes, I'm afraid I'm the chip monk..."

The Glory of GOD is a Man fully alive! – Saint Irenaeus of Lyon

Final Word

YOU ARE SENT, CURSILLISTAS…GO!

MAKE a FRIEND, BE a FRIEND,BRING a FRIEND to CHRIST

Matthew 28: 16 - 20

12

The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain

to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw

him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus

approached and said to them, “All power in heaven

and on earth has been given to me. 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, teaching them to observe all that I have

commanded you. And behold, I am with you always,

until the end of the age.”