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Encourager – Autumn 2025

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As I write to you today the world we live in can seem as though it is in a constant state of stress as people suffer through wars, natural disasters, climate change, cost of living crisis, homelessness and violence. However, we as Christians know the Hope we have in our loving God who, once He had created the world, looked back and declared that it was ‘Good’.

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During Lent this year we have been encouraged through Hope 25 that we need to remember that the love of our awesome God never fails us. He is there watching over us especially in times of great difficulties. He sent His Son Jesus Christ to intercede for us, and the Holy Spirit to be our guide and comforter, to live within us. To teach us to be loving, caring people, to love our neighbours, to care for the environment, the homeless, and those who are feeling unloved. May the love of Christ shine through us by the way we live our lives and share that love with others.
We look forward to the MW52 weekend 29-31 August 25. Graham Eagleton as Lay Director is getting his team together ready for commissioning 3rd May at Glenrock. The program for this weekend will be a bit different. We will be trialing a 2-day weekend this year, starting Friday night and ending Sunday evening. We have stepped out in Faith and Hope in a way to encourage people to attend and in an attempt to make it affordable for everyone. We still have a vacancy on Secretariat, as we need an applications coordinator to receive all Cursillo application forms.
Please continue to pray for new candidates and also for your Secretariat as we continue to work in Hope and Love.
De Colores, Lorraine Phillips

Tassie Cursillo Tour 2025

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To coincide with National Secretariat Meeting from 24th to 26th October 2025 – The annual National Secretariat gatherings are open to all Cursillistas.  Along with the delegates from participating Dioceses, guests are very welcome to attend.  Guests may join in all discussions and activities, but are not able to vote or move motions.  National Cursillo gatherings are great fun as well as being valuable times of sharing ideas, challenges and joys.  Come and join us if you can.

In 2025 the gathering will be held in Launceston, Tasmania, from October 24-26th.  There will be the opportunity to join this coach tour afterwards along the picturesque north-west coast (bookings necessary).

(If you like to plan ahead, the 2026 meeting will be in South Queensland, from October 1-4th).

– see Brochure for 2025 Tassie Tour download below…

Download here: TAS tour Oct 25Cursillo – Arthur River 4 day.cleaned

Diocesan Ultreya & National Secretariat 2024

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Newcastle Cursillistas hosted the 2024 National Secretariat Meeting at an exciting new venue !  Wallsend Diggers… in late October.  All present enjoyed great fellowship, including joining local Cursillistas at an ultreya on the Saturday evening.  During National Secretariat meeting sessions there was much valuable discussion about ‘where to from here?’ for Anglican Cursillo in Australia, with openness to exploring new ways of running 3 Days (or maybe 2 Days) and Fourth Day activities.  National looks forward to hearing back from those Dioceses who try something a bit different during the next 12 months.  We can all learn not only from successes but also from things that didn’t work so well.

The Ultreya followed the National Secretariat Meeting at the same venue. Accommodation was available for interstate delegates – maybe we could use the venue for a future Cusillo???

Peter Eyres was the witness Speaker.

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Nettie Sullivan (who attended W1 in Newcastle) also gave a talk.

 

Below are some photos of the event…

 

 

M/W51 Combined Cursillo – Success

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MW51 Cursillo 2024  – The first combined men’s and women’s Cursillo weekend-MW51- in Newcastle Diocese was held 22nd to 25th August.

The theme was “God’s steadfast love” taken from Lamentations 3: v22 ”The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.  His mercies never come to an end”.  God’s steadfast love was strongly felt during the preparation and delivery of this Cursillo weekend especially as we were trialling a new format previously used in Bathurst Diocese.

Three candidates attended the weekend together with fifteen team members.  The integrity of the Cursillo experience was not lost in the new format.  Nine talks were delivered by team members; Spiritual Advisors lead us through an experiential  learning experience of a “Journey through the Sacraments”; we worked through a bible study and enjoyed times for rest and quiet reflection.

Lively discussions took place during table community discussion sessions-men’s table communities separate from women’s table communities.  Meals were shared together enriching the “being in community” aspect of the weekend.  Mananita and Clausura were very touching encounters for the candidates together with written palanca.

The theme song “Freely, freely you have received” MP181 speaks of the love given to us by God.  MW51 gave all participants the opportunity to receive God’s love freely and to be strengthened to share His love in our communities through listening to Him, thereby bringing hope to a world where many live a life without hope.

LYN WICKHAM

LD MW51