Volume X January 1998
Newark 24 Team Announced
The Secretariat is pleased to announce
the team for NewArk #24 to be held April 23 -
April 26, 1998. Team members are as follows:
- Co-ordinator: Cathie Studewell
- Asst. Co-ordinator: Barb Cianciulli
- Spiritual Director: Elizabeth Eddy
- Asst. Spiritual Dir: . Kevin Coffey
- Music Director: Carl Haefele
- Asst. Music Dir: . Steve Giammarino
- Table Leader: Bill Calcagno,
- Asst. Co-ordinator: Barb Cianciulli
- Amy Beasley, Kathy Coffey, Janet Hager, Joe Hager, Lou Leffler
- Head Physical: Carol Haefele
- Jim Cullin, Fran Hager, Joe Stewart, Margaret Giammarino,
- Head Kitchen: Sue Calcagno
- Barbara Susen, Jan Paxton, John Rollins, Erica Stewart, Steve Rudowsky
Please hold all of the team members in your prayers as they progress in their formation as a loving Christian community. Please begin to consider and pray for candidates for this weekend. Always remember you must make a friend, be a friend and then bring that friend to Christ.
If you would like to participate in talk support, please call Nancy English at 973-625-7839.
If you would like to participate in prayer support for the weekend, please call Anne Meier at 973-427-7050 or Kurt Gruenberg at 973-361-4163.
On November 14-24, 1997 the 1997 Fourth Day Weekend, Celebrate the Journey, was held at Sacred Heart Center in Newton, NJ. Fifty people comprised of members of the NewArk Cursillo Community as well as guests from outside of our community were lead in song and prayer by a team of six from the Community of Celebration, also known as the Fisher Folk.
The weekend included two small group skits on Noah and Moses on Friday night, music sessions including tambourine instruction on Saturday, and a film festival on Saturday evening. The weekend concluded with a half-day retreat on Sunday lead by Rosalind Brown, an Episcopal Deacon, from the Community of Celebration. Rosalind's program was centered on the Book of Ruth.
The Daily Offices of prayer were conducted by community members during the weekend. Wonderful meals were provided by the Sacred Heart kitchen staff. Much community, spirituality, love and just plain fun was experienced by all.
Many thanks to Louise Clarke, Susan and Kurt Gruenberg, and Carol and Carl Haefele who staffed the committee that brought this weekend to our community. It was a great success.
On Saturday, February 21, 1998, the NewArk Cursillo Community will holds its first Annual Meeting at St. Clement's Church in Hawthorne. We will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the celebration of Eucharist followed by a covered dish supper at 5:30 p.m. We will convene the business part of the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
The Eucharist will be celebrated by The Rev. John Rollins with music lead by Carl Haefele.
We ask that everyone who attends bring either a main course, salad or dessert. Beverages and rolls will be provided.
The focus of the business meeting will be the election of new members to the Secretariat. There are currently three 2-year lay positions open, that of Treasurer, Servant Community Head and one At-Large member. There is a one-year vacancy for Secretary. We will also need to elect a Spiritual Director to the Secretariat. Listed below are job descriptions for the open positions:
- Treasurer:
- Maintain all community financial records, administer all community funds, and prepare monthly financial reports and annual budget. Must be able to attend all Secretariat meetings.
- Servant Community Head:
- Must be able to attend and run all Servant Community Meetings held on the Second Wednesday of the Month. Must be able to attend all Secretariat meetings.
- At-Large Member:
- Heads one branch of the Secretariat such as Pre-Cursillo, Weekend, Fourth Day, Communications or Music. Must be able to attend all Secretariat meetings.
- Secretary:
- Record and maintain minutes of each Secretariat meeting. Heads one branch of the Secretariat. Must be able to attend all Secretariat Meetings
- Spiritual Director:
- Must be a Clergy person who has made a Cursillo. Is the liaison to the Bishop. Provides ecclesiastical support and feed back to the Secretariat and the Community. Must be able to attend all Secretariat meetings.
If you are interested in serving or know someone who is, please call Kurt Gruenberg or any member of the Secretariat before February 14, 1998. This is your opportunity to become involved in the planning necessary to keep your community functioning and healthy.
Plan now to attend this very special community time together. Again, this is your opportunity to influence the path and direction of Cursilllo in the Diocese of Newark.
The next Servant Community meeting will be held on February 11, 1998 at 7:30 P.M., Christ Church, Pompton, Lakes. The Servant Community meetings are open to and should be attended by all active members who seek to serve the community at large by supporting the ongoing life and function of our NewArk Cursillo community.
The agenda for the February meeting will include:
- NewArk #24 Weekend
- Day of Deeper Understanding
- Annual meeting/election - 2/21/98
- Quarterly rotating Ultreyas
- Fourth Day Weekend, 1998
All Servant community meetings begin at 7:30 P.M. with 15 minutes of group reunion, followed by 15 minutes of study conducted by The Rev. Elizabeth Eddy. From 8:00 P.M. to 9:15 P.M. will be task time. The meeting will end with prayer at 9:30 P.M.
For more information, please call any Secretariat member.
As you may already know, the Ultreya in Morristown has been canceled due to sparse attendance. As a result of declining attendance at our community's Ultreyas, the Servant Community has proposed a "Rotating Ultreya" schedule. This schedule is being implemented by the Secretariat.
The objectives of the "Rotating Ultreyas" is to provide at least one Ultreya per month in the Diocese, to make Ultreya's more accessible to all community members, and to create less of a burden on the community members who volunteer to co-ordinate the Ultreya.
The Secretariat believes that this "Rotating Ultreya" schedule may be the best way, at this time, of supporting Ultreya, which is viewed as one of the most important aspects of life in the Fourth Day. The "Rotating Ultreya" schedule will begin on Tuesday, February 24, 1998 at St. Clement's, Hawthorne. Besides St. Clement's, the Servant community has selected the three other locations:
- St. Mary's, Sparta
- St. John's, Dover
- St. Andrew's & Holy Communion, South Orange
In 1998 the Ultreyas will be held as follows:
- St. Clement's in February, June, October
- St. Mary's in March, July and November
- St. John's in April, August, and December
- St. Andrew's in May and September
The Ultra co-ordinator at St. Clement's will continue to be Anne Meier. The Sparta, Dover, and South Orange Ultreyas have not yet announced a date, time or co-ordinator. Additional information will follow.
- The Cursillo Community at Christ
Church, Pompton Lakes, has announced that, as
of the fourth Thursday in January and every
fourth Thursday of the month thereafter, it will
run a "Supper Reunion Group". The group will
gather at 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall to share a
pot-luck supper followed by group reunion. Put
this on your calendar and attend whenever you
can. It is hoped that this will enable us to have a
reunion group around our crazy schedules and
not place a great burden on any one person.
Please remember that a reunion group is an opportunity for Cursillistas to share with each other what they are doing in their Christian journeys. In group we share what we are doing to strengthen our relationships with God through the Cursillo method of Piety, Study and Action.
For more information concerning the Christ Church group contact any Cursillista in that Parish. For more information about starting a group of your own, please call The Rev. Elizabeth Eddy or Louise Clarke.
- St. Andrew's and Holy Communion in South Orange holds a weekly group reunion on Wednesday evenings beginning at 6:00 p.m. For more information call The Rev. Jonathan Percival at 973-7633754.
Want to know what is going on in the Cursillo Community? Need a response to a question about Cursillo. Call the Cursillo Information Line. The latest activities are posted and you can even leave messages to receive information of the community. Call 973-328-0387
The 1998 Happening Weekend will be held at Christ Church, Short Hills, NJ, February 13-15.
Cursillistas as asked to support this weekend with prayer, food palanca and by attending the closing at 4:00 p.m. For more information, call Marion Connell at 973-746-4744
NewArk #24 is just around the corner. It's time to begin thinking about food palanca, prayer palanca, and sponsorship of candidates. Please contact the various heads of the Weekend to see how you can help.
- Diocesan Spiritual Director - The Rev. John Rollins 973-835-5122
- Lay Director - Kurt Gruenberg - 973-361-4163
E-mail - kurt_gruenberg@cfins.com - Treasurer - Cathie Studewell - 973-772-6042
- Secretary - POSITION OPEN
- Servant Comm. Head - POSITION OPEN
- Member at Large - Louise Clarke - 973-827-2832
E-mail - lclarke@nac.net - Member at Large - Carl Haefele - 973-778-5034
- Servant Community Spiritual Director - The Rev. Elizabeth Eddy - 201-871-1712
- NEC - Carrie Collins - 601-532-8386
- NewArk Editor - Louise Clarke - 973-827-2832
E-mail - lclarke@nac.net - NewArk Home Page - Website Coordinator
Jan Paxton - 973-633-9648
E-mail - paxton@intac.com