1. Weekend Themes
E. Paul Semmens/Ken Levesque
April 2013
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2. Agenda
† Bible Enthronement & Reflection
† Leader’s Prayer
† Reflection & Floating Group Reunion
† Doctrinal Talk (TBD)
† Technique Talks: Weekend Themes
† Closing Prayer
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4. 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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5. The Three Encounters on a Weekend
Encounter
with Self
Encounter
with God
Encounter
with
Others
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6. Encounter with Self
SELF
MED:
MED: 3 GLANCES ROLLO: ROLLO: HABITUAL
MED: KNOW YOURSELF PRODIGAL
OF CHRIST IDEALS GRACE
Rollo: Layperson in
SON
the Church
Rollo: Habitual We should be
Grace apostles with a GOD
Permanent Divine ROLLO: MED:
ROLLO: LAYPERSON IN
spirituality ROLLO:
that ROLLO:
love and protection ACTUAL
THE CHURCH
GRACE
PIETY
PERSON
OF CHRIST
STUDY
empowers our lives Roll
freely given by God;
we are created which are lived
Christ like based on Christian
OTHERS
Criteria MED:
ROLLO:
ROLLO: ROLLO: ROLLO: CHRIST’S
OBSTACLES
SACRAMENTS ACTION LEADERS MSG TO
TO GRACE
CURSILLISTAS
ROLLO: ROLLO: ROLLO: ROLLO:
ROLLO:
CHRISTI- LIFE IN CURSILLISTA TOTAL
ENVIRONMENTS
ANITY GRACE BEYOND… SECURITY
IN ACTION

7. Rollo: Actual
Grace
Actual Graces are
gifts from God to
help us on our
Rollo: Ideals journey if we
choose to accept
We need to live our them
lives with an ideal: a
collection of ideals,
goals, preferences,
choices; that are our Rollo: Habitual
life's driving force Grace
Permanent Divine
love and protection
freely given by God;
we are created
Christ like
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8. Rollo: Layperson in Rollo: Piety
the Church
We should be Piety is being with
apostles with a God; loving God.
spirituality that We need to make
empowers our lives the choice to be
which are lived with God.
based on Christian
Criteria
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9. Encounter with God
SELF Rollo: Leaders Rollo: Obstacles
MED:
MED: 3 GLANCES ROLLO:
called to CHRISTto Grace IDEALS
ROLLO: HABITUAL
MED: KNOW YOURSELF We are
PRODIGAL all
OF GRACE
SON
be Leaders; to be Sin and the devil are
those who hear the
Rollo: Study real; there are ways
Rollo:
word of God and act Rollo: Action our
to overcome
upon it. GOD
Sacraments
ROLLO:
ROLLO:
human natures and
MED:
ROLLO: LAYPERSON IN ROLLO:
ACTUAL PERSON
THE CHURCH
GRACE
Study is the way to the world's
PIETY
OF CHRIST
STUDY
Symbolize and Our Love of God will
know God and temptations
Ourselves God cause us to Love our
Actualize
neighbor OTHERS
MED:
ROLLO:
ROLLO: ROLLO: ROLLO: CHRIST’S
OBSTACLES
SACRAMENTS ACTION LEADERS MSG TO
TO GRACE
CURSILLISTAS
ROLLO: ROLLO: ROLLO: ROLLO:
ROLLO:
CHRISTI- LIFE IN CURSILLISTA TOTAL
ENVIRONMENTS
ANITY GRACE BEYOND… SECURITY
IN ACTION

10. Encounter with Others
SELF
MED:
MED: 3 GLANCES ROLLO: ROLLO: HABITUAL
MED: KNOW YOURSELF PRODIGAL
OF CHRIST IDEALS GRACE
Rollo: Rollo: SON
Rollo: Life inRollo: Cursillista
Environments Rollo: Total
Christianity in Need to understand
Grace beyond the
the ideas and Security
Action need to remain in Cursillo GOD
We personalities in the
ROLLO: MED:
ROLLO: LAYPERSON IN Our Spiritual Tool Kit
ROLLO: ROLLO:
grace to grow places where we are
and
ACTUAL Facing the realities &
PIETY Grouping
PERSON
GRACE with God
to be
THE CHURCH STUDY
OF CHRIST
succeeding on the
move forward to determine
to best
use our gifts and
opportunities to fourth day
talents evangelize OTHERS
MED:
ROLLO:
ROLLO: ROLLO: ROLLO: CHRIST’S
OBSTACLES
SACRAMENTS ACTION LEADERS MSG TO
TO GRACE
CURSILLISTAS
ROLLO: ROLLO: ROLLO: ROLLO:
ROLLO:
CHRISTI- LIFE IN CURSILLISTA TOTAL
ENVIRONMENTS
ANITY GRACE BEYOND… SECURITY
IN ACTION

11. 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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13. SoL 2013 Schedule
Month
SoL Meeting Location Comment
(2013)
Mar Satellite – Hsv and B’Ham Met already twice in
Cullman this year
April Satellite – Hsv (St John’s) and B’Ham (St Quarter 2
Thomas Montevallo)
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
st
Quarter 4
Remote SoL 1 Thursday each Month; 1900
Go to Cursillo.org/birmingham for details 13

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15. 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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