School Of Leaders

Why “School of leaders”?

The Cursillo School of Leaders (SoL) is for Cursillistas who wish to grow in service to the Cursillo community. If the Cursillo Movement is an umbrella, the people in the School of Leaders are the spokes that support it and keep it strong. Through fellowship, we encourage each other in spiritual growth and a growing appreciation of the Cursillo purpose, mentality and method. The Cursillo School of Leaders is a Servant School and is open to all Cursillistas who are interested in serving and strengthening the movement! Bring a friend!  Better yet, join your own Group Reunion to our meeting once a month!

Check the Arlington Cursillo Calendar for times and locations of SOL

Meeting agendas will be published on the Arlington Cursillo Facebook Page HERE .

The current program at School of Leaders is titled “The Fruit of God’s Spirit in Our Fourth Day”

“Come Holy Spirit … and Renew the Face of the Earth” (Psalm 104:30)

I.  Theme:  Engage in a series of dialogues to witness to the Fruit of God’s Spirit being created and lived in our Fourth Day community

How is God’s Spirit manifest in our Fourth Day community through Piety, Study and Action?  Fruit is the sign of God’s life rooted within me.  The fruit of God’s spirit is the means and the goal of sharing in the life of God, the sign of awareness of God’s Presence, that is, Immanuel — “God With Us.”

Fruit is Being, Seeing, Holding, and Responding

Being:  The Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control (Gal 5:22).  These ways of being or dispositions of the heart are signs of one’s awareness of grace just as gratitude and compassionate action are signs of grace.  The fruit of love originates with the love of God who describes love of neighbor and enemy as the pinnacle of His all-encompassing covenantal love:  “I am Yours and You are Mine.”  God’s covenant says We ALL Belong.

Seeing and Holding:  Compassion and care for the needs of the poor, sick, stranger, prisoner (Matt 25:31-46), the orphan and widow, the blind and captive, the Lost Sheep, i.e., seeing Jesus in the Least and being Jesus to the Least; responding to Christ from Christ.  We are all one body, as lost sheep and prodigal son.  The fruit of compassionate Seeing and Holding arises from a moment-by-moment contemplative awareness in everyday life, of remembering Who I Am in God (Whose I Am).

Responding:  Sharing in Jesus’ Mission:  Bringing Good News to the poor, recovery of sight to the blind, liberation to the captive, freedom to the prisoner (Lk 4:17-19), overcoming evil with good (Rom 12:21), that is, willing sacrifice;  Responding with forgiveness to those who have trespassed against me; increased VISION to be/see/hold/act from Christ’s heart (spirit) rather than the human ego (flesh):  to turn the other cheek (Matt 5:39), to not judge nor condemn (Rom 2:1, Lk 6:37), to bear each other’s burdens (Gal 6:2), to forgive unceasingly (Matt 18:22), to be kind to the ungrateful and wicked with God’s mercy (Lk 6: 35-36), to not resist an evil person (Matt 5:39), to desire to live out The Eight Beatitudes and Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-7).

II.  Share witness talks from SoL facilitators, delving deeper into why Jesus says the Kingdom is given to those who produce its fruit (Matt 21:43).   Cursillo is “come and experience”.   Experience what? The living body of Christ recognized by its fruit, and planting the seed (Christ) of that fruit in our environments.  Our focus is fruit and its root (Christ).

Monthly Agenda (9:30am-12:00) 

  9:30-10:15  Introduction, prayer, and Group Reunion

10:25-11:05 Spiritual Exercises for Church Leaders by Dolores Leckey

11:15-12:00 Guest facilitator — “The Fruit of God’s Spirit in our Fourth Day” (talk followed by group discussion)                                                                                          

Topics	Location	Date (2nd Saturday of the month, usually)
The Fruit of Forgiveness	St Joseph, Alexandria	10 September 2011
The Fruit of the Eucharist	St Raymond, Springfield	5 November 2011
The Fruit of Joy	St Anthony, Falls Church	14 January 2012
Visiting the Prisoner	Nativity, Burke	11 February 2012
Compassion for the Poor	St John Neumann, Reston	10 March 2012
Gentleness — in dialogue	TBD	12 May 2012
The Fruit of Peace	TBD	9 June 2012
Contemplative Presence	↓	↓
Loving Enemy	↓	↓
Welcoming the Stranger	↓	↓
Sharing in Christ’s Mission (Luke 4:17-19)	↓	↓
Seeing Jesus in the Least	↓	↓
Turning the Other Cheek	↓	↓
Mother Teresa’s Simple Path	↓	↓
What Fruit does your soul long to produce and cultivate in community?	↓	↓

SoL Save the Dates:  5 November at St Raymond, Springfield; 10 December at Sacred Heart, Manassas; 14 January at St Anthony, Falls Church; 11 February at Nativity, Burke; 10 March, St John Neumann, Reston; 28 April, New Cursillista Orientation, TBD; 12 May, TBD; 9 June, TBD

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Coordinators

Arlington Diocese Cursillo School of Leaders

Jean and Tom Noon moc.liamgnull@sredaeLfoloohcSollisruC

Shenandoah Valley Area Coordinator

Jeanie Martin moc.liamtohnull@151etocevod

Greater Fredericksburg Area Coordinator

Mary Lou McGonigle ten.tsacmocnull@lmcam

Northern Virginia Area Coordinators

Nativity, Burke

Frank Mcleskey ten.nozirevnull@yekselcmf

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Vienna

Janet Berney ten.nozirevnull@yenrebsej

Our Lady Queen of Peace, Arlington

Joan Brown moc.nsmnull@7852nworbmj

Sacred Heart, Manassas

George Darnell ten.tsacmocnull@dgllenrad

St. Anthony, Falls Church

Lu and Sue Vega ten.knilhtraenull@52agevsl

St.Charles, Arlington

Kat Sigler moc.loanull@442131001s

St. John the Beloved, McLean

vacant

St. John Neumann, Reston

Sue and Bob Trainor ten.xocnull@roniartsbs

St. Mary of Sorrows, Fairfax

Tom Silva moc.moc3-lnull@avliS.samohT

St. Raymond of Penafort, Springfield

Chuck and Kathy Tiso moc.loanull@esirnusnailiciS

Good Shepherd, Mount Vernon, Alexandria

Bob Richard ten.xocnull@65hcirbor Peter Kilcullen ten.tsacmocnull@nelluclikp