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            Information about upcoming Weekends, Altreyas, and

               "Counting on You" can be accessed at our web site:

                                      http://www.seflcursillo.org

                             Sign up for an e-mail "Counting on You" at this web site.

                         For information, schedules, weekends, ultreyas, etc.

                                call Joyce Mears or the church office.

                      For reunion groups call Diane Wiggins, or the church office.

                                           C u r s i l l o  

                   Cursillo is an instrument of renewal, an attempt to provide

                 a form of perseverance in the Christian life for men and women

              of the Church.  This objective is sought by involving men and women

               in all dimensions of the social environment who are leaders in their

                  Church.  The Cursillo is both a method of Christianizing one's

                         environment and of developing one's spirituality

                                                    History

       Cursillo started when a group of Roman Catholic priests and laymen in Majorca, 

          Spain examined the condition of the Church.  From 1943 to 1947 they formulated

            a method to help renew the Church.  They called is a "Short Course" or "Short

                       Experience" in the fundamental teachings of Jesus as he lived

                                                           with other Christians

          They also developed an ongoing program so the initial enthusiasm would continue.

           The 1st Cursillo Weekend was held in the United States in the late 1940s.  From

              the beginning it was introduced into the Lutheran, Episcopal, Methodist, and

             Reformed Church in America.  The method is also used in our prison systems.

                                                Cursillo at St. Mark's

          Since 1974 St. Mark's has sent hundreds to Cursillo.  Fr. Robb was a candidate

           on Men's Cursillo #2.  Currently there are173 Cursillistas in our congregation.

            Approximately 20 Rectors (leaders of Cursillo Weekends) both men and women

              have come from St. Mark's parishioners.  For years Weekends were held

             at parishes in our Diocese.  A tractor trailer full of beds and equipment was

        transported to the parish having the weekend.  By 1996-1997  Cursillo Weekends

                                  have been held at the Duncan Center.

            See links to the Episcopal Cursillo web sites below

                   National Cursillo web site                       http://www.episcopalcursillo.org

               Diocese of S. Florida web site                http://www.diosef.org

                  Local area Cursillo web site                    http://www.seflcursillo.org

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