News this Month – October 2024

After the three day weekend, we are called to live our “4th Day”, the rest of our lives, through a life of friendship and love with our neighbors and God. Our Cursillo activities serve to support and sustain us in our relationship with Christ and to foster a stronger sense of Christian community.

Homecoming Celebration

Play Ball!

Again this September, on a beautiful, sunny day, a good-sized gathering of Cursillistas turned out for our Cursillo Bocce Tournament.  Charlynn Baumsteiger, Kathleen Welsh, and Peggy Pugh hosted the event at the Marin Bocce Federation Park.   Joe & Anya Artigiani served a wonderful luncheon buffet.

Jean Nelson, the Tournament Master, summoned the players. Six teams spread out on the 3 well-groomed courts.  

Prizes were contributed by 4th Day Groups in our community.

In the end…  THE WINNERS WERE:  Kevin & Charlynn Baumsteiger and Bruce & Janie Burtch.

 
 

News/Highlights from the October Secretariat Meeting

On the 2024 Weekends: 

  • Pre-Cursillo Update: Kevin said the Women’s Weekend is completely full, with  26 candidates and two women on the waiting list. He said for the Men’s Weekend, they have 20  candidates approved with the possibility of one more coming in. Kevin added that he would like to  use technology to streamline the process. Cliff Jacobs volunteered to help brainstorm ideas. 

  • Rector / Rectora Update: Mary said she is ready for the weekend. They have had no drop outs but she  said that they were closed and wouldn’t be taking any more candidates. She thanked several people  for their help with the weekend including Tom G., Charlynn, Mike, Susan, Jean, Cathy T., and Mike for  their help.  

    Mike said it has been great working with Mary. He didn’t think that his preparations would have  been as good as they are without her help. He also thanked the community for the attending the  Bread Ceremony. 

  • Sponsor Orientations: Charlynn said they went well. They were well run and for the people who  couldn’t attend information was sent electronically.  

Other Matters: 

  • Save the Date Emails: Charlynn said these emails should be going out. She said we need to  initiate more with Tom since he’s no longer living in Marin County. Jean asked what the procedure  was for sending out emails to the community. Charlynn said that was the way things were done in  the past. She said she’s concerned that important information (i.e., Homecoming Flyer) isn’t  getting to the community. In fact, Peggy feels that informing the community about important  Cursillo dates is currently falling on the church reps’ shoulders.  

  • Website Update: Charlynn thanked Maryellen for all her hard work on the website. Maryellen  mentioned that she made changes to the Donate page to facilitate the T-Shirt sales and was  continuing to update the Candidate lists under Team Resources. Maryellen also mentioned the  need for help reporting on the Bocce tournament; Tehani volunteered to help.  

  • Old Business: Charlynn said we are still looking for someone to manage the Annual  Appeal. She had discussed the Appeal at the Church Rep meeting and a couple people  volunteered to help. The Appeal goes out in November.  

  • New Business: Tehani reminds us that this year’s Homecoming is Sunday, October 27, at 5 p.m.  at St. Vincent’s in San Rafael. She said setup will start at 2 p.m. and that volunteers are needed.  

  • Closing Prayer: Cliff Jacobs closed the meeting with a prayer. He prayed to the Father that the  candidates and team members be blessed. He prayed that the Spirit fill the deepest corners of  people’s hearts to bring forth the true magnificence of the essence of His love. 

Lend a Hand / Volunteer: 

  • Manage the Annual Appeal: As mentioned in Other Matters, The fundraiser, The Annual Appeal,  needs a new leader. The program, the process, and a number of volunteers are already in place.  Mike Ardito is willing to add support to the turn-over. 

  • Setup for the Homecoming program: Tehani would like help setting up the hall at St. Vincent’s  in San Rafael/ Marinwood (at 2 p.m.) on October 27th. The program starts at 5 p.m. Contact  Tehani at tehanim@comcast.net . Also, if you need directions to St. Vincents, see  https://marincursillo.com/new-events-1 

Note: The complete minutes are available on the Welcome to Attend page

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