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2011 Pastoral Plan

of the San Diego Episcopal Cursillo Movement

Preamble

The purpose of Episcopal Cursillo in the United States of America is to evangelize our environments and thereby change the world for Christ, using the proven strategies and methods of Cursillo.

Strategy

To achieve this purpose, we will use Pre-Cursillo to identify active Christians having the potential to influence their environments, sending them to Three-Day Weekends to renew their Christian commitment to the responsibilities of the Baptismal Covenant and to teach the Cursillo method; and we will use Fourth Day programs to encourage Cursillistas who have completed Three- Day Weekends to carry out apostolic witness in their environments.

Method

The Cursillo movement empowers Cursillistas to bring Christ to the world and, through a continued commitment to a Rule of Life including Piety, Study, Group Reunion, Ultreya and Spiritual Direction, enables them to persevere in the Fourth Day as Ambassadors for Christ in their environments.

Pastoral Plan

To discern God’s will for the place and vision of the Cursillo Movement in The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, the Secretariat and members of the movement will work under the direction of Bishop James R. Mathes to undertake the following for a period of one year from this date:

  1. Study our own movement:

1. How are we implementing the Cursillo Method?

2. How are we encouraging our members to live out their Fourth Day and evangelize their environments?

3. How can we attract younger participants?

  1. Plan to carry out our ministry in these ways:

  1. Promote visible Cursillo support and servanthood in the Diocese and the greater community:

a. Support the annual Diocesan Convention.

b. Continue to lead and support Ecumenical Ultreyas.

c. Pledge $1300 to the National Cursillo Committee.

d. Support at least one outreach project each year.

e. Submit articles to be included in the Diocesan Newspaper.

f. Continue the goal of eight Ultreyas per year.

g. On Cursillo Sunday, encourage all Cursillistas to bring a friend to church.

h. The Bishop will encourage Clergy to attend our Weekends.

i. The Bishop will support specific Clergy to attend a Cursillo Weekend.

  1. Encourage participation in the Cursillo activities of Group Reunion, Ultreyas and Spiritual Direction. Encourage participation in the Servant Community as our Leaders School, operating under the direction of the Secretariat.

  1. Encourage people to attend Cursillo Weekends, especially people in the following categories:

a. People in the age group of 21-49.

b. Post-newcomers (1-3 years in a church)

  1. Produce a DVD welcoming laity and clergy to attend a Cursillo Weekend.

  1. Cursillo Sunday for 2012 will be January 15 (third Sunday)

Signed this date: ______________________

Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes
Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of San Diego _________________________________________

Rev. George M. Calvert, Diocesan Spiritual Advisor ________________________________

Barbara C. Peralta, Chair, _______________________________
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