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\u201cGrowing Christ-Centered Leaders\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n
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What is Cursillo?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"De<\/a>The 3-day Cursillo weekend is intended to help Christians learn and live what is fundamental to Christian life and to help these same Christians discover and live out a personal vocation. Cursillo is a movement of the Anglican Church under the authority of the Diocesan Bishop. The goal of Cursillo is to bring the world to Christ by empowering adult Christian leaders through the use of a specific method, which equips and encourages Christians to live out their Baptismal Covenant to serve Christ.<\/p>\n

Cursillo – A Movement of the Anglican Church<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In 2008, the Diocesan Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Reid, invited the Diocese of Southeast Florida and the Diocese of the Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands to assist in exporting the Anglican\/Episcopal Cursillo Movement to Jamaica. A local Secretariat has been formed with the task of bringing Anglican Cursillo to this Diocese.<\/p>\n

The local Cursillo community is working hard to establish strong, vibrant support Reunion Groups. It is focusing its spiritual energies, along with our overseas brothers and sisters and Roman Catholic supporters, to establish a successful Anglican Cursillo Movement in Jamaica. There are almost 200 Anglicans in Jamaica who have attended a Cursillo weekend either with the Roman Catholics in Jamaica or have attended weekends overseas in Florida, Ohio, Arkansas or Long island.<\/p>\n

What is the Purpose of Cursillo?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Its purpose is to help those in the church understand their individual callings to be Christian Leaders. The leadership may be exercised in work situations, in the family, in social life, in leisure activities, and within the Church environment. Leadership, in Cursillo, does not mean power over others, but influence on others; all of us need to be aware that we can exert a positive influence on those around us.<\/p>\n

What Does Cursillo do?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Cursillo helps to renew and deepen Christian commitment. Many people have said Cursillo provides an important learning experience which causes many to feel like newly made Christians with a purpose and with support. 2 Corinthians 5: 17,18
What is the Cursillo Movement About?
Cursillo is patterned on Jesus\u2019 own example. He searched out and called a small group of potential leaders (pre-Cursillo); He trained them by word and example and inspired them with a vision (the 3 day Cursillo weekend); He linked them together and sent them out into the world to bring the world to Him (the Cursillo 4th day)<\/p>\n

Pre-Cursillo<\/strong><\/h4>\n

During this period, sponsors identify and recommend Anglicans who are leading an active Christian life to attend a 3-day weekend. This is a time when selected candidates are informed of what to expect at the weekend and are assisted in appropriate preparations.<\/p>\n

The 3-Day Weekend<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The weekend brings together a diverse group of Anglicans to broaden candidate\u2019s appreciation for our Church. Lay leaders conduct the weekend with 2 or 3 members of the clergy functioning as spiritual advisors. Cursillo presumes that those who attend weekends are already well grounded in the faith. It often provides new insights into our faith as well as fostering ministry among lay people.<\/p>\n

4th Day<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The 3-day weekend experience is not an end to itself. It is a starting point that lasts the rest of one\u2019s life. It is a springboard to a long-range practice of the Baptismal Covenant in the life of the church called the 4th Day.<\/p>\n