Pastoral
Plan
Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska
(Approved 5/28/2004)
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The
Mission Statement
The Cursillo in Christianity is a movement of the Roman Catholic Church
that is committed to spreading the Gospel message utilizing a specific
method and strategy. To service the Cursillo environment in the Diocese
of Lincoln, the Leaders of the Movement are committed to communicating,
supporting, and enabling cursillistas to live the Fourth Day.
The
Vision Statement
The Cursillo Movement, an agent of change, serves as a catalyst for
the Christian transformation of society’s moral and ethical values.
This is accomplished through a unified national, regional and diocesan
effort. Through this unified effort, all things will be restored
in Christ by the Cursillo movement in the Diocese of Lincoln.
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1.
Precursillo
Purpose
1 To target environments
2 To select candidates
3 To sponsor
4 To prepare candidates
Objectives
1 To target Environments
A
To study environments in accordance with our current Leaders’ Manual, page
179.
1) As directed by the National Cursillo Center,
we will give particular attention to
the following environments and take concrete steps to Christianize these
environments:
- the advertising field
- the academic community
- the communications field
- the medical profession
- the political field
2) Those environments suggested by Bishop Bruskewitz
(e.g., Spanish speaking Catholics; young
people; existing groups / guilds, such as Lawyers’ Guild, Physicians’ Guild,
Knights of
Columbus, Altar Society, etc.)
B
To select those environments that have a dynamic influence on society.
2 To select candidates
A
To identify the influential people within each selected environment.
B
To insure that all candidates satisfy the basic requirements to participate
in the Three Day
Weekend (begin by talking with the prospective candidate’s pastor before
inviting the candidate).
3 To sponsor
To support each
candidate following the process described in the National Cursillo Movement’s
Sponsors’
Booklet. (cf.
Appendix A: “Sponsoring a Candidate for a Cursillo Weekend”)
4 To prepare candidate
To provide personal
contact to each candidate from:
1) Sponsors
2) Cursillo leaders
3) Group Reunions and Ultreya Centers
Recommendations
1
Ask Priests to announce that members of the Secretariat and local cursillistas
will be available after Mass to
visit individually with parishioners.
A As soon as possible; during 2004.
2 Pray by name for people identified as potential candidates
in each Ultreya Center
A Notify Ultreya Centers by June 2004.
3 Study and begin personal contact work in the environments
targeted by National and Bishop Bruskewitz
(see Objective 1.A.):
A Begin forming Spanish-speaking Group Reunions:
1) Letter mailed to Lincoln area Spanish-speaking
cursillistas to announce June 1, 2003 meeting to
begin laying the groundwork for rejuvenating Spanish Cursillo in the Lincoln
Diocese. A similar
letter was sent to 14 pastors in other parishes (besides Lincoln) with
large Spanish-speaking
populations.
2) Similar invitation included in the July 2003 Lincoln
Diocese Cursillo Newsletter.
3) Plan a Spanish Ultreya.
4) Plan a Spanish SOL.
B Study and begin personal contact work at Colleges
/ Universities
1) Invite priests who work with college students to live
a Three Day Weekend.
2) Begin Group Reunions with interested college students.
3) Identify and begin personal contact with other youth
leaders in the Diocese.
C Get a list of occupations of current cursillistas ...
to track targeted environments.
D Study and begin personal contact with persons in environments
identified by National (e.g., media) and
Groups / Guilds within the Diocese.
4
Create a flyer / handout about Cursillo including a space for a phone number
and name of a contact person in
the parish.
A As soon as possible; during 2004.
5
Make / put up a sign / poster about Cursillo (fewer words than a flyer
... see 4. above) ... sign up after Mass.
A As soon as possible; during 2004.
6
Give current Cursillo Directory to each Priest in the Diocese.
A To be sent when Directory is next updated.
7
Use one or two Ultreyas each year as a Cursillo Informational Meeting ...
invite other Catholics to learn more
about Ultreya ... offer more food.
A Begin in 2004.
8
Use Parish Bulletins and Bulletin Boards to post information about Ultreyas
... need a Parish Representative
A As soon as possible; during 2004, if possible.
9
A reminder / article in the Newsletter that it is OK to bring prospective
candidates to Group Reunions and
Ultreyas ... It is not a secret. Article should also emphasize why
the Three Days is still important, even if
persons are grouping and/or attending Ultreyas but have not yet lived the
Three Day Weekend.
A During 2004.
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2.
The Cursillo Weekend
Purpose
1
To continue the education and training of the candidates, beginning at
the point where they are as the Three Days
begin, in order for them to become evangelizers.
2
To change each person from within, or bring about the renewal of mind and
spirit (Fundamental Ideas paragraphs
108 and 109).
3
To help people to discover and fulfill their personal vocations.
4
To provide a transition from the Precursillo to the Postcursillo.
Objectives
1
To provide an atmosphere that is conducive to the “metanoia” experience
necessary to develop Christian
evangelizers, utilizing the Three Day Manual and other pertinent literature.
2
To provide individuals with the tools and the method to fulfill their baptismal
responsibilities, as well as an opportunity
to fulfill their role as laity set forth by Vatican II and to share an
awareness of a personal relationship with Christ.
3
To further enhance (begun in the Precursillo) the candidates’ understanding
and application of Postcursillo tools of
Group Reunion and Ultreya, which will assist them in the Christian transformation
of their environments.
Recommendations
1
Come up with “set” menus to be used for all Weekends (depending somewhat
on items that are donated for use
during the Weekends) in order to help control food costs (to help in knowing
what to buy and knowing what to
request for donations). Have Men’s and Women’s Palanca Coordinators
meet during the Practice Weekend
(possibly following the Friday evening rollos) to discuss menus and ways
to control/cut costs, avoid duplication, and
share donations, etc.
A Beginning with Fall 2004 Weekends
2
As a follow-up to each Three Day Weekend (and prior to the Postcursillo
Reunion), have the Lay Director and
Spiritual Advisor meet with the Weekend Coordinators (for purposes
of making notes about what worked/did not
work during the Weekend; also, to review site-specific logistics that would
be helpful for future Weekends held at
that site).
A Beginning with February 2004 Weekends
3
Have Palanca Team meet one time prior to the Practice Weekend to begin
forming community and to set their focus
(prayer and service in hiddenness) for the Weekend; may also want to begin
talking about seeking food donations,
etc.
A Beginning with Fall 2004 Weekends
4
Ask for donations from the Fourth Day community to better control costs.
· Twice a year, an envelope for that purpose should
be included in the Newsletter (possibly the Newsletters
preceding Three Day Weekends) … the Newsletter could report cost information
so that cursillistas better
understand the financial need.
· Consider “passing the hat” at the Mass for the
Fourth Day community prior to the Closing for the Three Day
Weekend.
A Beginning with Fall 2004 Weekends
5
Following each Three Day Weekend, include directory information for the
new Fourth Dayers in the Newsletter (as
an insert), so that new Fourth Dayers may be encouraged in their Fourth
Day through contact from the Cursillo
community.
A Beginning with February 2004 Weekends
6
Encourage Teams (Palanca and Rollo) and Candidates to participate in the
Postcursillo Reunion. Table leaders
should especially be encouraged to remind/invite their family members.
A Beginning with Fall 2004 Weekends
7
As part of the formation process of the Rollo teams, Coordinators and Rollo
team members should be reminded of
the importance of staying on task, especially in terms of Rollo length
(so as not to unnecessarily lengthen the day and
cause fatigue during the Weekend, and to better allow for personal contact
among the Team and Candidates).
A Beginning with February 2004 Weekends
8
Continue to (ongoing):
A Have each Rollo Team spend more than one session
in team formation in preparation for each Weekend in
order to allow the Holy Spirit to form them into a community (begun with
Fall 2002 Weekends).
B Choose the Rollo team members from those cursillistas
active in SOL; SOL not required for Palanca team.
C Encourage the Palanca Team to focus on service
and prayer and being “very invisible” (begun with Fall 2002
Weekends).
· Talk with Team Coordinators (Rollo and
Palanca) prior to each Three Day Weekend to stress the
importance of being “invisible” servants.
· Help Palanca Team Spiritual Directors
and other cursillistas understand the formation of the Palanca team
that occurs prior to and during the Three Day Weekend.
D Review our current Three Day Weekend schedule
to ensure that it is in agreement with the National Cursillo
Schedule (based on information received at Regional and National Encounters
and through mailings).
· This may involve adding or deleting some
practices or activities.
· When the new Three Day Manuals are released
in Summer 2004, review the changes and incorporate
them into the Lincoln Diocese Weekends.
E Remind the Coordinator to select a person who
is living the Cursillo method (Group Reunion and Ultreya) to
give the “Cursillista beyond the Cursillo” witness at the Closing.
The speaker should plan to discuss the talk
with the Coordinator prior to the Weekend to ensure that the candidates
clearly understand the need for Group
Reunion and Ultreya in their lives and how being active in a Group can
assist them in Christianizing their
environments.
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3.
The Postcursillo
Purpose
1
To facilitate the penetration and transformation of environments through
and for Christ.
2
To nurture cursillistas in persevering the living out of their Fourth Day.
Objectives
1
To bring about the Christian transformation of each cursillistas’s environments
using the method of the Tripod
(Holiness, Formation and Evangelization).
2
To provide each cursillista with a means of ongoing support and perseverance
via Group Reunion and Ultreya.
Recommendations
1
Provide lists of email addresses and phone numbers to facilitate follow
up contact with all cursillistas (including the
new Fourth Dayers).
· Again ask Secretariat members and Ultreya
Center Representatives to update lists of email addresses, postal
addresses, and phone numbers, and to compile lists of current Group Reunions
in order to:
o Encourage existing Group Reunions to persevere
o Provide opportunities for Fourth Dayers who are
currently not grouping to find a Group Reunion
o Facilitate the formation of new Group Reunions.
· Parish names should also be added to the
directory, so that information should also be sought.
A Done in December 2001 (only two Ultreya Centers
provided the requested information); current directory
information will again be distributed for purposes of being updated during
2004
2
Provide the opportunity for all cursillistas to share information about
their gifts/talents, especially to help new
cursillistas determine where they might best serve the Cursillo Movement
in the Lincoln Diocese (possibly develop
survey).
A Begin with Fall 2004 Weekends
3
Select parish representatives and ask that they get Cursillo information,
especially information about Ultreyas, into
parish bulletins. Initially, provide the information to parish secretaries,
then follow up with phone calls.
A During 2004
4
Talk about/encourage participation in SOL at the Postcursillo Reunion so
that new cursillistas will better understand
how they might serve through Cursillo in the Lincoln Diocese.
A Begin with Postcursillo Reunion following the February
2004 Weekends
5
Include new cursillista information (following each Three Day Weekend)
in the Newsletter to assist in personal
contact/follow-up with the new Fourth Dayers.
A Beginning with the February 2004 Weekends
6
Have the Secretariat set approximately four topics per year for Ultreya
Centers to focus on to help the Fourth Day
community better understand elements of the Cursillo Movement (the topics
would be the same for all Ultreya
Centers).
A Beginning in 2004, with the following four topics:
(1) sponsorship; (2) SOL; (3) Group Reunion and Ultreya;
and (4) Pastoral Plan
7
Hold an annual Grand Ultreya on the last Sunday in June. Incorporate
the Evangelization Walk suggested by
National into the Grand Ultreya.
A Beginning in June 2004
8
Continue to (ongoing):
A Educate cursillistas about the responsibilities involved
in sponsoring candidates (through the Ultreya Centers).
· Have each Ultreya Center discuss sponsorship
during one of the monthly Ultreyas.
· The discussion could center on sponsorship information
from the insert included in the March/April 2004
Newsletter (thus educating about sponsorship AND encouraging cursillistas
to read the Newsletter).
B Send a letter to the sponsor of each candidate, outlining
the responsibilities of sponsoring a candidate (one
responsibility being to write a personal Palanca letter to be read by the
candidate on Friday evening of the Three
Day Weekend).
C Try to help cursillistas understand the importance
of SOL … that it is not just about making you eligible to serve
on the Rollo Team.
D Provide an opportunity for participants in the Three
Day Weekend to gather together approximately one month
following the Weekend. The purpose of such a reunion would be to
answer questions the new Fourth Dayers
have regarding living the Fourth Day and also to help them get into Group
Reunions if they are not currently in a
Group Reunion.
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4.
The School of Leaders (SOL)
Purpose
1
To maintain the authenticity and effectiveness of the SOL in the Cursillo
Movement in the Diocese of Lincoln.
2
To nourish what is fundamental for being a Christian in each of the SOL
members as individuals, and in the
environments in which the members find themselves.
Objectives
1
To provide ongoing spiritual growth, education and training for the leaders
of the Cursillo Movement.
2
To provide a community of cursillistas who, united in the atmosphere of
a Group Reunion (i.e., Leaders Group
Reunion), daily seek to become more centered on, more committed to, and
more united with our Lord in His mission
of bringing Christ into all environments.
3
To provide a means (i.e., the School) by which we respond to “the call
to growth and continual conversion that
results in bearing much fruit.”
Recommendations
1
Establish a method of communication / invitation among cursillistas to
remind about upcoming SOLs and encourage
participation.
A Email the SOL agenda to current members of the
SOL as well as new cursillistas about one week ahead of
time (during 2004).
B Continue to include regular announcements in
the Diocesan Cursillo Newsletter about upcoming meetings of the
SOL in order to continually invite all Fourth Dayers to become Leaders
in the Cursillo Movement (begun
during 2002).
2
Update apostolate descriptions prepared for our Diocese and discuss at
SOL.
A During 2004
3
Continue to:
A Educate cursillistas in the Diocese of Lincoln
about the purpose, role/function, and importance of the SOL
(begun in October 2001).
· Emphasize the relationship/involvement
of the Secretariat in SOL.
· Make a special point to invite those new
to the Cursillo Movement.
B Provide a quarterly gathering of cursillistas
intent on seeking to live lives of holiness, formation and
evangelization using the Cursillo method by following and imitating the
one and only Teacher: Christ. At the
same time, study the best format/location/time frame for SOL in the Lincoln
Diocese.
C Work on the creation of volunteer lists to involve
as many cursillistas as possible in the work of Cursillo in our
Diocese (begun in 2003).
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5.
The Ultreyas
Purpose
1
To encourage greater involvement in Ultreyas.
2
To encourage authentic witnessing at Ultreyas of environments being changed
as the Fourth Day is lived.
3
To ensure that the essential elements of an Ultreya are included in each
Ultreya.
Objectives
1
To assign rotating persons or Group Reunions to serve as Ultreya planning/host
teams so that the Ultreya
responsibility is shared.
2
To seek cursillistas who are living the Fourth Day to share at Ultreya
what they are doing to change their
environments, and how the environment is being affected.
3
To teach cursillistas the authentic Ultreya format (and clarify the three
levels of witness appropriate for an Ultreya).
Recommendations
1
Encourage variation among the three levels of witness during Ultreya: 1)
witness of new cursillistas (where they were
before Cursillo, where they are now, and the joy they felt along the way);
2) witness of how someone has put into
practice the three elements of Holiness, Formation, and Evangelization;
and 3) witness of someone who has actively
studied his/her environments, and/or had an effect on those environments.
· Send a letter to each Ultreya Center explaining
the three levels of witness.
· A copy of the letter could then be given
to witnesses (when invited) to help them pray about/structure their
witness.
· Consider having a Secretariat Member (see
recommendation #2 below) visit each Ultreya Center for an Ultreya
and explain/discuss levels of witnessing.
A During 2004
2
Match 1 – 2 Secretariat Members (from a different Ultreya Center) with
each Ultreya Center to present the
authentic Ultreya format and the reasons for that format.
A Done annually (between June and June)
3
Develop a laminated “tip sheet” for use at Ultreyas for the Ultreya Center
Representative(s). The “tip sheet” could
include:
· Format for Ultreya (5 essential elements).
· List of the environments that Cursillo
has targeted at all levels, including those identified by National Cursillo
and
suggested by Bishop Bruskewitz. [These should also be reported in
an issue of the Diocesan Newsletter (to
remind/educate/focus cursillistas)].
· Reminder to Fourth Dayers of their apostolic
commitments … refer to the Apostolic Commitment Service on
pp. 78-86 in the Pilgrim’s Guide for occasional use (a couple of times
a year) at Ultreyas during the visit to the
Blessed Sacrament.
· Current list of the four topics chosen
each year for discussion at Ultreyas (see recommendation #4 below)
A During 2004
4
Review the Diocesan Cursillo Pastoral Plan in each Ultreya Center (continuing
formation) to cover the topics chosen
for discussion purposes each year. Topics for 2004 are:
· Sponsorship
· SOL
· Group Reunion and Ultreya
· Pastoral Plan
A During 2004
5
Compile a list of persons willing to witness in each Ultreya Center … consider
inviting witnesses from outside Ultreya
Centers.
A During 2004
6
Have the Representatives from each Ultreya Center assign Ultreya Host teams
for each month throughout the year.
The task of the Ultreya Host team is to:
· Obtain witness and respondent
· Lead the Ultreya, keeping on schedule
· Provide snack/drink, if desired
The list of Ultreya Host team assignments should be reported in writing
to the Lay Director each June for the
upcoming year.
A During 2004
7
Continue to (ongoing):
A Encourage neighboring Ultreya Centers to invite each
other to their Ultreyas. This will provide additional
opportunities/times for cursillistas to participate in an Ultreya.
· Ultreya Centers should keep in contact
with one another to share information about meeting
times/dates/witnesses/etc. (possibly via email).
· In addition, include a Newsletter article
encouraging cursillistas to attend neighboring Ultreyas.
B Encourage all Fourth Dayers to re-invite cursillistas
who are not active in Group Reunions and/or Ultreyas to
participate in Ultreya. “Make a friend, be a friend, and bring your
friend to Christ.” All cursillistas (not just
sponsors) share responsibility for welcoming new cursillistas and integrating
them into the Ultreya community
(and encouraging further formation).
· Consider rotating a calling list within
each Ultreya Center to invite cursillistas to each Ultreya.
· Each Ultreya Center should develop a mechanism
to encourage participation in Ultreya (Onward!!). The
following may be helpful in that regard:
o Personal contact (postcards, calling tree, carpool)
o Have babysitters available
o Invite potential candidates to Group Reunions
(which may be less intimidating) before inviting to Ultreya
o Have a designated carpool person for those needing
rides
C Foster ongoing general Palanca for those who
do not attend Ultreyas. This Palanca could be one of the general
intentions offered during the visit to the Blessed Sacrament at the end
of each Ultreya.
D Foster ongoing Palanca to be offered by those
who are unable to attend Ultreyas.
· Communicate this invitation to offer ongoing
Palanca, in person, through the mail, through email, or by
phone.
· Contacts are best made within each Ultreya
Center by one cursillista reaching out to another. This would
keep those unable to attend Ultreya involved to the extent that they are
able.
E Develop a process for cursillistas to submit
general Palanca intentions on a Diocesan level, and add these general
intentions to the Regional Palanca Calandar before the Regional Calendar
is distributed via the Diocesan
Newsletter.
F Identify someone to be the central contact person
to receive and transmit Palanca intentions throughout the
Diocese.
G Invite potential or prospective Cursillo candidates
to attend an Ultreya in order to assist them in making a
decision about attending a Cursillo Weekend.
H Have each Ultreya Center compile a listing of
all Group Reunions in that Ultreya Center.
· Have each Group Reunion specify a contact
person to the Ultreya Center Representative (to facilitate
communication).
· Have each Group Reunion pick a saint’s
name and have it available at Ultreya Centers for referring
non-grouping cursillistas to existing Group Reunions. [In that way,
Group Reunions are identified by families
rather than by persons within the Group Reunion.]
I Share year ahead schedule information at each
Ultreya to encourage cursillistas to participate more fully in
Cursillo.
· It is important for Ultreya Center Representatives
to share as soon as possible with the Secrerariat/SOL/Lay
Director/Spiritual Advisor any concerns given by cursillistas in their
Ultreya Center for not being able to
participate in Cursillo activities; it may be possible to change the schedule
where opportunities to revise exist.
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Group Reunions
Purpose
1
To promote and sustain weekly Group Reunions (i.e., friendship groups).
2
As a fruit of the Group Reunion, to live our part of Cursillo’s mission
to evangelize the world by Christianizing our
environments (“ to bloom where we’re planted”).
Objectives
1
To foster and encourage cursillistas to commit to being a member of a Group
Reunion that meets on a weekly basis.
2
To encourage cursillistas to live their Fourth Day by studying and Christianizing
their environments.
3
To ensure to the degree possible that existing Group Reunions are following
the authentic Cursillo Method of Group
Reunion (important for integrating new cursillistas into existing groups).
Recommendations
1
Have each Group Reunion pick a saint’s name. In that way, Group Reunions
are identified by families rather than by
persons within the Group Reunion.
A As soon as possible
2
Have each Ultreya Center compile a listing of existing Group Reunions in
that Ultreya Center, including meeting times
and locations, as well as the saint’s name of the Group Reunion.
· Have the listing available at Ultreya
Centers for referring non-grouping cursillistas to existing Group Reunions.
· Provide the Group Reunion listing in a
written report to the Lay Director one month prior to each Practice
Weekend so the information can be made available for inclusion in the packets
sent home with the new Fourth
Dayers and is available at Closings for those cursillistas who are not
currently grouping.
· Have each Group Reunion specify a contact
person to the Ultreya Center Representative (to facilitate
communication).
A As soon as possible during 2004
3
To facilitate collection of information regarding Group Reunions, have
the Postcursillo Chair develop a Group
Reunion Survey to send out with the Diocesan Newsletter (or use the Cursillo
website), with the completed Survey to
be brought to Ultreyas in each Ultreya Center.
A To be included in the July/August Newsletter
4
Encourage and invite cursillistas not currently in Group Reunions to attend
Ultreya in order to meet other cursillistas
and form Group Reunions.
· Have each Ultreya Center develop a calling
tree
A By August 2004
5
Re-inform and educate (both at Ultreya and via an article in an upcoming
Newsletter) cursillistas about the
importance of having a plan of evangelization each week in their Group
Reunions that at least considers those
environments specified in our Diocesan Pastoral Plan:
· As directed by the National Cursillo Center,
we will give particular attention to the following environments and
take concrete steps to Christianize these environments:
- the advertising field
- the academic community
- the communications field
- the medical profession
- the political field
· Those environments suggested by
Bishop Bruskewitz:
- Spanish speaking Catholics
- Young people
- Existing groups / guilds / etc., such as the
Lawyers’ Guild, Physicians’ Guild, Knights of Columbus, Altar
Society, etc.
A At an Ultreya in 2004
6
Suggest that each member of each Group Reunion pick a time each day (e.g.,
during morning prayer) to pray for all
Fourth Dayers. Daily prayer is a very active way to evangelize:
· Members of the cursillista’s own Group
Reunion (both those attending and those absent)
· Cursillistas in other Group Reunions
· Cursillistas not currently grouping
A Include as bullet points in an upcoming Newsletter
article in 2004
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The Secretariat
Purpose
1
To study the make-up of the Secretariat (past, present, future).
2
To review the role of the Secretariat.
Objectives
1 To
study the make-up of the Secretariat (past, present, future).
2
To review the role of the Secretariat, thus encouraging commitment from
each of the Secretariat members
Recommendations
1 Review
the sections of the Leaders Manual as they relate to the functioning of
the Secretariat; study the role of the
Secretariat as a whole and each of the offices or positions in particular.
A On a yearly basis
2 Review
Diocesan By-Laws at a Secretariat meeting in order to ensure that the By-Laws
are in agreement with the
role of the Secretariat as defined in the Leaders Manual.
A On a yearly basis
3 Actively
seek a representative from each of the Ultreya Centers not currently represented
on the Secretariat. The
purpose of such representation is to facilitate information flow between
the Secretariat and each of the Ultreya
Centers. It is important that the concerns of each of the Ultreya
Centers be adequately represented on the
Secretariat.
A Ongoing, as membership changes
4 Make
an annual report to the Bishop and the National Secretariat concerning
the Secretariat’s status, achievements,
and plans for Cursillo in the Diocese.
A Report to be provided annually (currently in September)
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The Diocesan Pastoral Plan
Purpose
1 To work
together in the Diocesan Family for the Christianizing of environments.
Objectives
1 To list
ways in which the Cursillo Movement can assist in the work of the Diocese
within the Movement’s parameters.
2 To share
our Pastoral Plan with the Diocese, in order that we might both (Cursillo
and the Diocese itself) better
accomplish the work of the Church in the Diocese.
Recommendations
1 Review the
Diocesan pastoral plan, as found in the 1996 Diocesan Synod Document, to
identify ways that the
Cursillo Movement can help meet Diocesan objectives.
A By April 2002
2 Meet
with Bishop Bruskewitz annually to discuss ways that the Cursillo Movement
in the Diocese of Lincoln can
assist in the work of the Diocese.
A At least annually
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Relationship to the Region
Purpose
1 To work
in cooperation with Region VI by:
a) Attending Regional Encounters
b) Assisting the Region in its plans/obligations
c) Supporting the Regional Pastoral Plan
d) Paying affiliation fees
Objectives
1 To attend
Regional Encounters in order to keep current on issues affecting Cursillo
in Region VI and at the National
level, as well as share ideas with (or get ideas from) cursillistas from
other dioceses within our region.
2 To assist
the Region in its plans/obligations.
3 To support
the Regional Pastoral Plan by becoming more familiar with the plan itself
and its operation within the
Region.
4 To pay
affiliation fees.
Recommendations
1 Request
that Region VI send the Lincoln Diocese copies of its pastoral plan each
time it is updated so the Lincoln
Diocese might review and support the Region’s objectives.
A Check with Regional Coordinator a least annually
2 Recognizing
the importance of Diocesan participation in the Regional Encounters, the
Lincoln Diocesan Cursillo
Movement will make funds available to cover the transportation and registration
fees for the Diocesan Spiritual
Advisor and Lay Director.
A Begin immediately
3 Continue
to (ongoing):
A Include the Regional Palanca Calendar in the Diocesan
Newsletter.
B Include details about Regional Cursillo Encounters
in the Diocesan Newsletter, along with registration forms and
informational materials.
· Following receipt of registration information from the Region
(semi-annual basis), include in the next Diocesan
Cursillo mailing.
C Pay Regional affiliation fees in a timely manner.
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10.
Relationship to the National Cursillo Center
Purpose
1 To work
in cooperation with the National Cursillo Center by:
a) Attending National Encounters and other functions
b) Assisting the National in its plans/obligations
c) Supporting the National Pastoral Plan
d) Paying affiliation fees
e) Publicizing National Policy and having literature
available for distribution
Objectives
1 To attend
National Encounters and other functions in order to keep current on issues
affecting Cursillo nationwide, as
well as share ideas with (or get ideas from) cursillistas from other dioceses
and regions.
2 To assist
the National in its plans/obligations.
3 To support
the National Pastoral Plan by becoming more familiar with the plan itself
and its operation.
4 To pay
affiliation fees.
5 To publicize
National Policy and have literature available for distribution.
Recommendations
1 Request
that the National Cursillo Center (or Region VI) send the Lincoln Diocese
copies of its pastoral plan each
time it is updated so the Lincoln Diocese might review and support National
Cursillo objectives.
A Notify Region VI that the Lincoln Diocese would like
a copy of the National Cursillo Pastoral Plan each time it is
updated (also inquire at Regional Encounters about updates); the Lincoln
Diocese last reviewed the current
National Plan at its May 2003 Secretariat meeting.
2 Encourage
cursillistas to visit the National Cursillo website (www.natl-cursillo.org)
to keep updated on Cursillo news
that was formerly published in Ultreya Magazine. In addition, cursillistas
are encouraged to read and/or submit
witness articles to this website.
A In an upcoming Newsletter article during 2004
3 Recognizing
the importance of Diocesan participation in the National Encounters, the
Lincoln Diocesan Cursillo
Movement will make funds available to cover the National Encounter registration
fee for the Diocesan Spiritual
Advisor and Lay Director annually.
A. Beginning in 2004
4 Continue
to (ongoing):
A Include details (along with registration materials)
about National Encounters and other functions in the Diocesan
Newsletter as that information becomes available.
· Following receipt of registration information
from the National Cursillo Center or from Region VI, include in
the next Diocesan Cursillo mailing.
B Pay National affiliation fees in a timely manner.
C Make Cursillo literature available at Three Day Weekend
Closings, and other Diocesan and Ultreya events (e.g.,
Secretariat meetings and SOL).
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