Leaders: Joe and Trudy Mihalcik

Joe and Cassie Garcia

Monday, October 12, 2009 (26 attended)

We met in the Columbus Room of the McFadden Conference Center at St. John Vianney Church. This months celebration was led by Trudy Mihalcik

7:30 p.m. – Opening Song: Servant Song (Toni Abresch/guitar)

• Opening Prayer : A prayer for Priests in this year of the Priest:

“Dear Lord, we pray that the Blessed Mother wrap her mantle around your priests and through her intercession

Strengthen them for their ministry.

We pray that Mary will guide your priests to follow her own words, ‘Do whatever He tells you.’ (John 2:5)

May your priests have the heart of St. Joseph, Mary’s chaste spouse.

May the Blessed Mother’s own pierced heart inspire them to embrace all who suffer at the foot of the cross.

May your priests be holy, filled with the fire of your love,

seeking nothing but your greater glory and the salvation of souls. Amen.

• Introductions

7:45-8:00 p.m.

• Small groups

8:00 p.m. – Gathering Song: We Are Called (Toni/guitar)

8:10 p.m. Witness: team and retreat members from the Women’s weekend share their experience. Clare McFarland told of her laughter and her tears, her “Aha!” moments during the retreat. She was amazed at the opening gathering and the early morning songs. She realized how we are asked to let go of our need to be in charge of our lives and let God lead us.

Rita Leclerc shared her anxiety at being a presenter at the retreat, and her enjoyment of the experience itself, seeing the change come over the new cursillistas.

Old/New News

o Thanks to everyone for a wonderful Washington Cursillo Mass and Picnic last month, especially Nancy and Maury Mattingly, who even brought their granddaughter to help with the set-up!

o Oct 21: Cursillo School of Leaders: St. Joseph Largo. Deacon Bobby White.

o Oct 24: Spiritual Day of Reflection, 9:30-2, SJV. Led by Sue Baczynski. For current or future Ultreya leaders.

o Nov. 5-8—Men’s Weekend, 198, Josephite Center, Washington DC

Looking for more men to attend this weekend.

o Feb 11-14: 200^th Women’s Weekend, Josephite Center, Washington DC

o “Bubblin with the Holy Spirit” Cookbooks now available for purchase. Sandy & George Sullivan supplied copies.

· Ginger Caldwell: reviewed the process for Cursillo weekend applications.

8:35 p.m. Final prayer: This is a meditation on the essential nature written by Fr. Einer Ochoa, Spiritual Advisor to the National Cursillo:

“Prayer from the heart is the soul of the Christian person. It is the best tool for holiness and the best weapon against the power of evil. Prayer from the heart is the backbone of growing into being Christian. It is the main component of Piety. A direct and intimate experience of God is the basis of prayer from the heart. Prayer becomes exciting when we discover the Lord in our everyday personal events. Jesus is our model of prayer. He prayed before major decisions, spending time in intimate communion with the Father. The Holy Spirit compelled Jesus to go into the desert to pray for forty days before his public ministry. Before choosing the Twelve, he prayed. Before he made the long way to Calvary, he prayed. Prayer was for Jesus communion with the Father. Communion means Working With. Prayer aims at nourishing us and launching us to action. It does that by helping us to know, love, and serve God.”

Petitions, followed by Our Father. Kiss of Peace. Snacks and Fellowship.