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Cursillo Brochure
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What is Cursillo?
About Cursillo:
The Cursillo is an encounter with Christ and promotes a spiritual revitalization of our world. The transference of Christ's values to others in our church, family, school, workplace, etc. is the Christianization that Cursillo promotes in our daily environment. Cursillo develops in adult Christians a consciousness of their power and mission to become leaders in the work of Christian renewal, while sustaining them through Christian community.

The full name for Cursillo is "Cursillo de Christiandad". Cursillo, started in Majorca, Spain in the 1940's, and is a movement of the laity within the Catholic Church. The word "Cursillo" means "little lesson". The full name of the Movement, Cursillo de Christiandad, translates into English as "little lesson in Christian living". The founders were dedicated in helping Catholics to know Christ better. Their intention, then and now, was to give the laity a renewed spirituality and a clearer understanding of how Christ can work through them.

The Movement came to the United States in 1957 with a Cursillo weekend held in Waco, Texas, and was conducted entirely in Spanish. The Cursillo Movement and its Method have been endorsed by the Catholic Church.

The Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist are an integral part of the Catholic Cursillo.​

Next  Cursillo Weekend
The  next Men's Cursillo weekend will take place at Camp Alta Mons in Shawsville, Virginia  on October 20-23 2022

​The Next Women's Cursillo weekend: TBA

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Application for Men's Weekend
ULTREYA
Are you interested in moving "onward" with your Christian journey? If you have attended a men's or women's Cursillo weekend or know someone who might be interested in knowing more about Cursillo, please join us to attend Ultreya.​ Ultreya at St. Thomas More is the 4th Monday of every month.
Leadership School
The Blue Ridge Cursillo is forming leaders at the monthly leadership school focusing on pre, during, and post Cursillo.  Contact Patty Dugger for more information. ​​pgdugger@msn.com
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Links:
National Cursillo Movement: https://www.natl-cursillo.org/
Blue Ridge Cursillo: http://www.olphsalem.org/cursillo
STM Contact: Karen Birkmeyer if you have any questions at: ​karenbirkmeyer51@msn.com
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Blue Ridge Cursillo Contacts: 
Patti Dugger, (St Thomas More), Lay Director, Blue Ridge Cursillo ​​pgdugger@msn.com
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Vicky Rowland, (OLPH Salem), Treasurer, email
Prayer Requests, Brenda Holtzlander, (OLPH Salem), email

More Aid Hours

Tuesdays & Thursdays 
​ 9 - 11 AM  

Contact More Aid

434-237-8851
​MoreAid@stmva.org

Parish​Office Hours

Monday - Friday 
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Contact Parish Office

434-237-5911
​info@stmva.org
* for More Aid  please call 434-237-8851
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BULLETIN
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Bishop Knestout encourages anyone aware of sexual abuse of minors on the part of clergy or staff of our diocese to notify civil authorities, call the Attorney General’s Clergy Abuse Hotline at 1-833-454-9064 and reach out to the Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator at 1-877-887-9603, or visit the Safe Environment page.

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3015 Roundelay Rd. 
Lynchburg, VA 24502