Welcome to the Web Site for the Houma-Thibodaux Cursillo Movement. We hope you find this site useful. We welcome you to visit us if you are ever in the area. You will find an Ultreya schedule below, along with maps for their locations. If you visit this site frequently, please click "Refresh" on your browser for the most current updates.
What is Cursillo?
The Cursillo is both a movement and a method. The purpose of the movement is to create small groups of Christians that will evangelize their environment with the Gospel spirit. The purpose of the method is to help persons to live what is fundamental for being a Christian by committing themselves to the spiritual aids the Church offers in order to grow in Piety, Study, and Action. More information can be found at the National Cursillo Web Site.
Secretariat
Gale Pitre................….........................................................Lay Director
Leeney
Bourg............................................................Assistant
Lay Director
Margie
Gauthreaux.........................................................................Secretary
Deb
Jarreau.........................................................................Treasurer
Walter Chwalek............................................................Chair
/ School of Leaders
Kathy Gilmore.........................................…...................Chair
/ Pre-Cursillo
Terry Chaisson………………….………………….Chair / 3-Day Cursillo
Janel Chaisson.............................................................Chair
/ Post-Cursillo
David Gauthreaux............................................Communications Co-coordinator
Father Roch
Naquin..........................Bishop’s Representative / Spiritual Director
Father Wilbur Todd
..............…..........................................Spiritual Director
Father Carl Collins
..........…...................................................Spiritual
Director
Father Dean Danos ..........…...................................................Spiritual
Director
Deacon Eldon
Frazier.............…................................................Spiritual
Director
Current Topics
This page was last updated on October 11, 2007 . This update process will take some time to remove outdated information and links from this site. New information will be added and will include changes to meetings, schedules, and Ultreyas. Please be patient. Thank you!
Leader's Workshop
There will be a "Leader's Workshop" on Aug 24th, 25th, and 26th, at the Soulby Building.
Registration begins at 6 P.M. Workshop begins at 7 P.M.
Given by our region and service team.
Ultreyas
Our Ultreyas are held at 4 different locations within the Diocese. Ultreyas are held every Wednesday at 7:00pm. If you are ever in the area, we would love to have you join us. You are always welcome. A more specific schedule of events can be found further below!
School of Leaders
Mar 2nd...............................................Saint Ann, Bourg
Mar 13th...........................................................Spiritual Life Center, Cut Off
2008 ULTREYA SCHEDULES
Date Area Leader Witness
Feb. 27th Sacred Heart, Cut Off Jason Kern Jr.
Mar 5th St Charles, Pointe-Aux-Chenes Bishop's Mass and Social
Social is a covered dish. Location to be announced....
Mar 12th St Charles, Pointe-Aux-Chenes Ernest Malcom
Mar 19th No Ultreya (Holy Week)
Mar 26th Sacred Heart, Cut Off Susie T-Boy
Ultreya Format
7:00 Opening prayer and song
7:05 Grouping
7:25 Witnessing (May include scripture)
7:45 Spiritual Summation
7:50 Announcements (next Ultreya. S.O.L., etc.)
7:55 losing song, prayer, and blessing
Secretariat Meetings
March 13th Cut Off (6P.M.)
Houma-Thibodaux, Weekend Schedule
Men's Weekend ...................................April 17-20th, & July 10-13th, 2008
Women's weekend...............................................March 27-30th, & June 5-8th, 2008
Bishop's Mass ............................................................to be announced
Workshop Aug. 22nd - 24th
Regional Encounter
Nov. 6th-7th (Location to be announced later)
RegionE-mail us a schedule of your Cursillo weekends - we'd love to know!
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Palanca
We can send Palance to your weekends, and/or you can send Palanca to our Weekends. Let us know your schedule.
See the national website visit www.nationalcatholiccursillomovement.com
Remember your TRIPOD
· Piety
· Study
· Action
PRAY ALWAYS
LET GO - LET GOD
A note from your lay director.
Think about what the Leaders workshop entails....August 24th, 26th, 2007. Location, costs, etc.
Pre-weekend announcements
1 month BLF scheduled weekend
You will receive a message from your coordinator, a team list, and a list of candidates at that time
MEN'S WEEKEND CORE TEAM
DANNY EYMARD...COORDINATOR
LARRY GRIFFIN...ASST. COORDINATOR
WOMEN'S WEEKEND CORE TEAM
GAYLE PITRE........COORDINATOR
DEB JARREAU...ASST. COORDINATOR
JANEL CHAISSON....ASST. COORDINATOR
PRAYERS ARE NEEDED AS THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE CHOOSING THEIR TEAM MEMBERS.
ALL CURSILLISTAS ARE ENCOURAGE TO LIVE THEIR FOURTH DAY IN ALL
THREE FORMS
WITHIN THE MOVEMENT, SCHOOL OF LEADERS, ULTREYA AND GROUP REUNION!
Post-weekend comments
Comments about the weekend........List of new Cursistias
Witnesses
Since
experiencing my Cursillo in June 1988, I have been preserving and
learning who I am through the method and inner acting with the Christian
community in our Houma/Thibodaux Diocese Cursillo. By practicing my
tripod of Piety, Study and Action, I am experiencing a change of mind
and heart to have an attitude of gratitude and to learn what it means to
be humble in the presence of God. I am presently in 2 groups reunions
and attend Ultreya, School of Leaders and attend Regional Workshops and
Encounters. I am always learning something about the method, myself and
then others. It is a process and ongoing one and I am enjoying every
minute of it as a means of maturing and accepting God's will in my life.
As much as I give, I have received. Hope to see you all at Ultreya and
School of Leaders:
If you would like to post a short witness to your Cursillo experiences, you may e-mail your witness by clicking on This Link
LINKS
CURSILLO WEBSITE WORLDWIDE DIRECTORY. . . . (great link)
CATHOLIC PRAYER REQUEST & DISCUSSION
UNITED STATES CATHOLIC DIOCESE