Dear Friends,

There are many pieces which combine to create the magic of Cursillo, but the message of Cursillo is always the same, and that message is this: the church exists to share God's love and grace. Together at Cursillo, we learn that all of us are ministers in God's church. And, together at Cursillo, we explore the Christian faith in all of its aspects: Our study, our prayer, our actions as Christians, what it really means to be a part of Christian community.

Cursillo is filled with marvelous surprises, too. Some of them I won't mention here because I don't want to spoil those surprises for those of you who have not yet attended Cursillo.

What I would like to emphasize to all of you who read this is how strongly I support the discipline of Cursillo in this Diocese and how much I want every one of you who have not experienced Cursillo to pray about your attendance at a weekend in the near future. There are weekends for men and for women...and you should ask someone who has attended Cursillo about the possibility of going to one yourself. If you have already attended Cursillo, then I ask you to approach others and encourage them to attend.

Cursillo is important to the life of our Diocese. It is an experience of the generous orthodoxy which we encourage in the Diocese of Florida and it is an exercise in the Episcopal tradition at its best. St. Paul once upon a time said that the church, at its best, is "rooted in faith...built up in love...and abounding in thanksgiving..." and there is no better way to learn and to experience that reality than in the context of a Cursillo weekend.

De Colores!!

+John