SoL Weekend Themes E. Paul Semmens/Ken Levesqu April 2013 1
Dec 02, 2014
SoL
Weekend ThemesE. Paul Semmens/Ken Levesque
April 2013
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SoL Agenda
† Bible Enthronement & Reflection† Leader’s Prayer† Reflection & Floating Group Reunion† Doctrinal Talk (TBD)† Technique Talks: Weekend Themes† Closing Prayer
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SoL Leader’s Prayer
† Lord grant that we may understand the necessity for depth in our Movement, rather than surface glory. Convince us of the truth that colorful programs do not constitute success.
† My God, give us a spirit of self sacrifice so that we may offer everything for Your cause: our time, our abilities, our health and even our lives if necessary. Instill in us courage in our initiatives, good judgment in our choice of the right means, and that determination, which in spite of failures, assures victory.
† Move away from us the tiny rivalries, sensitivities, discourtesies, pride, everything which distracts from You, everything which divides or discourages.
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SoL Leader’s Prayer con’t
† Help us to maintain at a high level, a meaningful supernatural and mutual charity among ourselves, so that each one will seek by preference, the most humble task and will rejoice at the good performed by others, so that all our spirits, united in a common purpose, will have one single spirit, Yours Jesus, and that this spirit may let us see Your attractive goodness marked in all our faces, Your warm accents in all our words, and in our lives something superior to the world, something that proclaims Your Living Presence among us. Amen
† Our Lady of Guadelupe, Patron of the Americas, Pray for US.† St Paul, Patron of the Cursillo, Pray for US.
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SoL
5DOCTRINAL TALK
SoL
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SoL Introduction
† We have laboriously reviewed the content of each of the Rollos over the last 3 months
† We have collected comments for the Rollo outlines that will be added before the commencement of the next weekend
† Today, the intent is to review the BIG ideas, the themes, the one liners, the takeaways from each of the lay rollos given on a weekend
† Themes were developed based on our discussions of the last 4 months; but our goal today is to approve/modify the themes
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SoL The Three Encounters on a Weekend
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Encounter with Self
Encounter with God
Encounter with
Others
SoL
ROLLO:TOTAL
SECURITY
ROLLO:CURSILLISTA
BEYOND…
ROLLO:LIFE IN GRACE
MED:CHRIST’S MSG TO
CURSILLISTAS
ROLLO:LEADERS
ROLLO:CHRISTI-
ANITYIN ACTION
ROLLO: OBSTACLES
TO GRACE
ROLLO:ACTION
ROLLO: ENVIRONMENTS
ROLLO:SACRAMENTS
ROLLO:STUDY
MED: PERSON
OF CHRIST
ROLLO:PIETY
ROLLO: ACTUAL
GRACE
ROLLO: LAYPERSON IN THE CHURCH
ROLLO: HABITUAL GRACE
ROLLO: IDEALS
MED: 3 GLANCES OF CHRIST
MED: PRODIGAL
SONMED: KNOW YOURSELF
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IDA
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SELF
GOD
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OTHERS
Rollo: Layperson in the ChurchWe should be
apostles with a spirituality that empowers our lives which are lived based on Christian Criteria
Rollo: Actual Grace
Actual Graces are gifts from God to help us on our journey if we choose to accept them
Rollo: Habitual Grace
Permanent Divine love and protection freely given by God; we are created Christ like
Rollo: Ideals
We need to live our lives with an ideal: a collection of ideals, goals, preferences, choices; that are our life's driving force
Rollo: Piety
Piety is being with God; loving God. We need to make the choice to be with God.
SoL
ROLLO:TOTAL
SECURITY
ROLLO:CURSILLISTA
BEYOND…
ROLLO:LIFE IN GRACE
MED:CHRIST’S MSG TO
CURSILLISTAS
ROLLO:LEADERS
ROLLO:CHRISTI-
ANITYIN ACTION
ROLLO: OBSTACLES
TO GRACE
ROLLO:ACTION
ROLLO: ENVIRONMENTS
ROLLO:SACRAMENTS
ROLLO:STUDY
MED: PERSON
OF CHRIST
ROLLO:PIETY
ROLLO: ACTUAL
GRACE
ROLLO: LAYPERSON IN THE CHURCH
ROLLO: HABITUAL GRACE
ROLLO: IDEALS
MED: 3 GLANCES OF CHRIST
MED: PRODIGAL
SONMED: KNOW YOURSELF
TH
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FR
IDA
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SA
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SELF
GOD
SU N
OTHERS
Rollo: Leaders
We are all called to be Leaders; to be those who hear the word of God and act upon it.
Rollo: Obstacles to Grace
Sin and the devil are real; there are ways to overcome our human natures and the world's temptations
Rollo: Action
Our Love of God will cause us to Love our neighbor
Rollo: Sacraments
Symbolize and Actualize God
Rollo: Study
Study is the way to know God and Ourselves
SoL
ROLLO:TOTAL
SECURITY
ROLLO:CURSILLISTA
BEYOND…
ROLLO:LIFE IN GRACE
MED:CHRIST’S MSG TO
CURSILLISTAS
ROLLO:LEADERS
ROLLO:CHRISTI-
ANITYIN ACTION
ROLLO: OBSTACLES
TO GRACE
ROLLO:ACTION
ROLLO: ENVIRONMENTS
ROLLO:SACRAMENTS
ROLLO:STUDY
MED: PERSON
OF CHRIST
ROLLO:PIETY
ROLLO: ACTUAL
GRACE
ROLLO: LAYPERSON IN THE CHURCH
ROLLO: HABITUAL GRACE
ROLLO: IDEALS
MED: 3 GLANCES OF CHRIST
MED: PRODIGAL
SONMED: KNOW YOURSELF
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FR
IDA
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SA
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SELF
GOD
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OTHERS
Rollo: Cursillista beyond the Cursillo
Facing the realities & succeeding on the fourth day
Rollo: Christianity in ActionWe need to remain in
grace to grow and move forward to best use our gifts and talents
Rollo: Life in Grace
Our Spiritual Tool Kit to be with God
Rollo: EnvironmentsNeed to understand
the ideas and personalities in the places where we are to determine opportunities to evangelize
Rollo: Total Security
Grouping
SoL Summary
† Rollo themes (as amended) will be provided through Cursillo chair to next team as part of their packet
† Believe that we should make it a requirement for the SoL to brief all the rollistas on the Rollo themes on a recurring basis in the future.– Probably during the first team meeting– Thoughts??
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Announcements
SoL SoL 2013 Schedule
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Month (2013) SoL Meeting Location Comment
Mar Satellite – Hsv and B’Ham Met already twice in Cullman this year
April Satellite – Hsv (St John’s) and B’Ham (St Thomas Montevallo)
Quarter 2
May Satellite – Hsv (St Joe’s) and B’Ham (TBD)
June Combined-Cullman-Sacred Heart
Jul Satellite – Hsv and B’Ham Quarter 3
Aug Satellite – Hsv and B’Ham
Sep Combined-Cullman-Sacred Heart
Oct Satellite – Hsv and B’Ham Quarter 4Remote SoL 1st Thursday each Month; 1900Go to Cursillo.org/birmingham for details
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SoL Closing Prayer
† Dear Lord, we must have fraternal charity, or we can accomplish
nothing for you.
† In loving you, help us to have a genuine concern for one another, a
generosity in sharing one another’s burdens, a gallantry in
defending the reputation of our group, a sincere sympathy in
sharing one another’s suffering and sorrows, and a joy in sharing
their spiritual growth.
† By this shall all men know that we are your Apostles. Amen.
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