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Diocesan Ultreya 2024 – a Success

At an exciting new venue !  Wallsend Diggers… This 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... Continue reading

M/W51 Combined Cursillo – Success

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. ... Continue reading

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Encourager – Winter 2024

One of my favourite stories is St Francis and the wolf. A wolf is terrorising the town of Gubbio and when St Francis hears of it, he goes there to tame the wolf. When he meets the wolf, he arranges... Continue reading

WCOF at Raymond Terrace

 Women Celebrating Our Faith is on at Saint John’s Anglican Church 45 Sturgeon St Raymond Terrace on 7 September 2024 9am registration and morning tea.   10:00 am start and concluding at 3:00 pm. Download Brochure & Application Form: WCOF Application... Continue reading

Southern Qld 40th Anniversary

Over  3800 Cursillistas, have  participated in Cursillo Weekends since it was introduced to Southern Queensland by Canberra/Goulbourn in 1985. In 2025, Southern Queensland is celebrating  its 40th Anniversary with the Diocesan Ultreya being held at St John’s Cathedral on November... Continue reading

WCOF held at New Lambton on 9/09/2023

Women Celebrating our Faith was held at All Saints New Lambton on 9th September and… it was a great success… Susan Ashley-Brown was the guest speaker who spoke on Praise & worship & Music Therapy. All who attended were uplifted… ... Continue reading

W50/M50 – August & September 2023

W50 – Marea received some inspirational feedback of what the W50 Cursillo meant to the ladies – both candidates and team. Some comments such as feeling “fully blessed”, “the weekend was amazing”, “praise God”, “the weekend will remain with me... Continue reading

WCOF was on Saturday 9/09/23

The WCOF gathering was on Saturday 9 September at All Saints New Lambton. The theme was “Come worship His holy name” (Ephesians 5:19). There will be a report & photos to come in the next week or 2. Blessings were... Continue reading

Tasmania Tour Cancelled

Hi Everyone – Unfortunately the tour of that fair Isle  tying it in with a link to local Cursillistas planned for June 2023 has had to be cancelled due to lack of numbers. Barb & I went on a similar... Continue reading

COMBINED CURSILLO M/W51 in 2024

DON’T PANIC –  BUT WE ONLY HAVE 1 CANDIDATE FOR OUR combined M/W51 CURSILLO 3 DAYS… REMEMBER CURSILLO’S COMMISSION!  WE NEED ACTION NOW SEE SPONSORSHIP GUIDELINES UNDER Drop-Down Menu headed “About”. M/W51 APPLICATION DOWNLOAD:  Candidates application form MW51 final Dates... Continue reading

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Encourager Winter July 2022

How can we draw close to God?  Sometimes in life God can feel very close while other times God feels very far away. This is not uncommon or new, most people feel like this and have done so for centuries.... Continue reading