Cursillo is a movement of the Catholic Church which, by means of a specified method, makes it possible for people to live what is fundamental for being a Christian, and to live it together. It helps people discover and fulfill their personal vocations. It promotes the creation of core groups of Christians who leaven their environment with the Gospel. The movement begins with a three-day experience of living Christianity - a "cursillo" (Spanish for short courses) on Catholic doctrine presented in an environment of Christian community. The three days include daily mass, communion and visit to the Blessed Sacrament.

The 3-day weekend starts on Thursday evening and ends on Sunday evening. During the three days, those attending live and the work together listening to talks given by priests and lay persons, and participate in small group discussions. The talks include topics which deal with life, the Christian ideal, the Catholic faith and a method to bring Christ into the modern world. The movement continues with a method of working together to bring other men and women to know and love Christ by forming small support groups which are joined to a larger Christ-centered community.

MASTER SCHEDULE 2018 - as of 06/09//2018

ULTREYA LAY WITNESS SPEAKER GUIDELINES

ULTREYA LAY WITNESS TALK GUIDELINES

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HOW CAN WE BRING OTHERS TO CHRIST? Most of us have family members, friends, co-workers, or acquaintances.  The Bible asks us to share the gospel, and there is no excuse for not doing so (Matthew 28:19-20). We can pray that God would change their hearts and open their eyes to the truth of the gospel; pray that God would convince them of His love for them and their need for salvation through Jesus Christ; prayer for wisdom as to how we can encourage them; and in addition to praying, we must also live godly Christian lives in front of them, so they can see the change God has made in our own lives. Yes, the best thing we can do is pray for them, witness to them, and live the Christian life in front of them. ​

     UPCOMING EVENTS         

​MESSAGE FROM SIS. CORA TUASON:
A few months from now, we will have our Men and Women’s Cursillo Weekends.  Have you been preparing for these events?  Preparation for the weekends doesn’t concern only the servers.  It should be the concern also of the whole community.  One of the many ways we can help in their success, aside from praying, is to invite our friends to attend.  This coming Monday, our very own brother, Deacon Steve Budnik, will talk about how to reach out to your friends and invite them to come, see, and experience the weekends. Why friends?  Well, being a friend is about sharing God’s love and the willingness to make your friends better than they can ever be.  Your relationship is the best invitation for them to become part of the Cursillo community.   So dear friends, please come on Monday, June 18th and listen to Deacon Steve, for our inspiration and guidance in inviting our friends to attend the weekends.  It will also be the last talk that I am coordinating as the chairperson of the School of Leaders, with the help of the SOL Core Group.  I speak for the Core Group when I say, that the past four years have been a learning, exciting, rewarding, fun, productive, worthwhile, sometimes confusing, but more importantly, a blessed journey for us.  We hope that you, who have been attending the school hence part of it, had enjoyed the ride as well and found the talks enlightening and useful in your Cursillo life.  I thank the core members: Sisters Irma Avellanosa, Josie Herrera, Evelyn Isidro, Lolita Kintanar, Jean Lee, Cora Pediglorio, and Clarita Perez on my first term, and joined later by Sisters Edith Guevarra, Doris Sunga, and Annie Villarente on my second term, for working hard to come up with the monthly topics and looking everywhere for dynamic speakers.  Without them, the SOL Nights would not have been as informative, instructive, and joyful.  Thank you all.   Bro. Mario has announced to the team reps in our June meeting that he has appointed a very able replacement for me, Sis. Gid Eugenio.  Please extend to her the same support I received from you by attending all the SOL talks.  I am not saying goodbye.  I will be around and very much involved in the affairs of the FCC in the next 3 years at least.   So dear brothers and sisters, we will see you all, okay?
As usual, we shall start the night with a sumptuous dinner to be served promptly at 6:30 PM by the refreshment teams: the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and the Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata Teams.  The setup teams will be the Queen of All Saints and Pilgrims Teams; while the cleanup teams will be the Antioch and Transfiguration Teams.  Please do come with a friend or friends from your group reunion team.  Let us share the learning and the fun we will all experience that night. 
P.S. Please be reminded again to park at the B2Level, and to carpool to save on the $5 parking fee. God bless you all. ​De Colores! - Sis Cora Tuason​
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​2018 National Cursillo Encounter – The 28th National Cursillo Encounter will be held from Thursday, August 16 to Sunday, August 19, 2018 at Seattle University in Seattle, Washington.  This is a vibrant annual gathering of Cursillistas from throughout the United States to pray, worship, learn, build and renew friendships, and be renewed in our mind and spirit to evangelize and transform the world for Christ.  The early registration fee is $360 if submitted by June 15, 2018, and $400 thereafter until all 700 available spaces are filled.  Please see this link for answers to frequently asked questions and to register online.
 
You can read the talks and see videos from prior National Encounters at this link:  https://www.natl-cursillo.org/encounter2018/#1450714552740-27662d29-8bec.

Greatness lies not in struggling hard to make impression nor in trying desperately to be somebody but in humility, by inspiring, encouraging, motivating and helping others to be happy and successful.
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​A MESSAGE FROM THE POPE, A GREAT INSPIRATION!

Pope Francis

You can have defects, be anxious and live irritated sometimes, but do not forget that your life is the biggest company in the world. Only you can prevent her from going into decline. There are many who appreciate you, admire you and love you. I would like you to remember that to be happy, is not to have a sky without storms, road without accidents, works without fatigue, relationships without disappointments.

​To be happy is to find strength in forgiveness, hope in battles, security in the box of fear, love in disagreements. Being happy is not only valuing the smile, but also reflecting on sadness. It is not just to commemorate success, but to learn lessons in failures. It is not just to have joy with applause, but to have joy in anonymity.
 
To be happy is to recognize that life is worth living, despite all the challenges, misunderstandings, and periods of crisis. Being happy is not a fatality of destiny, but a conquest for those who know how to travel within their own being.
 
To be happy is to stop being a victim of problems and become an actor in one's own history or keep complaining. It is to cross deserts out of itself, but to be able to find an oasis in the recesses of our soul. It is to thank God every morning for the miracle of life.
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Being happy is not being afraid of your own feelings. It is knowing how to talk about yourself. It is courage to hear a "no". It is safe to receive criticism, even if it is unfair. It is to kiss the children, to pamper parents, to have poetic moments with friends, even if they hurt us

FCC WEBSITE MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the FCCoakland.net website is to be an instrument of the Filipino Cursillistas in the Diocese of Oakland, California to know Christ better and to make Him better known by bringing others to an experience of God’s love and grace; in reaching up, reaching out and reaching in; and in making friends, being  friends and bringing friends to Christ.
FCC WEBSITE VISION STATEMENT
The vision of the FCCoakland.net website is to be an agent of change and serve as a catalyst for the Christian transformation of society’s moral and ethical values through a unified national, regional and diocesan effort of the Cursillo Movement. The website can help accomplish this unified effort by providing valuable online information and resources.                        

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​​​​​​​​​Letter from then Archbishop of Buenos Aires Cardinal Jorge Mario  Bergoglio, elected as Pope Francis on March 13, 2013
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​Articles of Operation of the United States Cursillo Movement, Revised, November, 2017

The history of the Cursillo Movement in the Diocese of Oakland by Myrla Raymundo
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​The National Cursillo  Movement ​https://www.natl-cursillo.org/

https://www.natl-cursillo.org/national-newsletter/   (English)

https://www.natl-cursillo.org/espanol/boletin-nacional/ (Spanish)

https://www.natl-cursillo.org/tieng-viet/ban-tin-trung-uong/ (Vietnamese)

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​​​To be happy is to let the free, happy and simple creature live within each one of us. It is to have maturity to say 'I was wrong'. It is to have the audacity to say 'forgive me'. It is to have sensitivity to express  'I need you'.  It is to be able to say  'I love you'.  May your life become a garden of opportunity to be happy.
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​May you be joyous in your spring. In your winter you are friend of wisdom. And when you get in the way, start all over again. Then you will be more passionate about life. And you will discover that to be happy is not to have a perfect life. But use tears to water the tolerance. Use the losses to refine the patience.
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Use flaws to sculpt serenity. Use pain lapping pleasure. Use obstacles to open the windows of intelligence. Never give up. Never give up on the people you love. Never give up being happy, because life is a must-see!
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​​​​Pope Francisco​

​We live in a world today, which tries to say too much with too little. Consequently, few listen. Sometimes the best sermons are the ones left unspoken.