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THE MARIPOSA The Official Newsletter of the Filipino Cursillo Community Diocese of Oakland

Volume 2 - Fourth Issue for (FY 2010-2011) April 2011

Editor – Myrla Raymundo, MBA

e-mail ligfinio.raymundo@sbcglobal.net

LOVE

I am sitting here, my thoughts circling

around the theme LOVE.

I want to write about love – about being

a human being, about the feelings and

emotions within me, about the feelings

and emotions I project, about being a

woman, about being a wife, about being

a mother, about being a friend.

I want to write about moments I regard

as gifts, perfect moments or worst

moments. I had experienced all kinds of

emotions – love, hope, anger, jealousy,

rage, and sadness.

I’m a person who refuses to be still. I’m

a person who hopes for something

different every time. No success

satisfies me, no happiness hushes me.

All the time, I am trying to change

myself.

Some mornings I decide to leave love.

I’m tired of being the meek and the

humble. I’m tired of being quiet.

Sometimes I like to explode and emit all

the other emotions bottling in me. So I

shout and I explode with rage, fury,

jealousy and indifference. After a while,

they all leave me and I’ll be quiet again.

I live, rejoice, grieve, become furious

and yet there is something within me

that refuses to leave. There is always

that LOVE in my heart that will always

stay intact and will always be there.

It is a faint voice within me full of

yearning, full of emotions, full of love,

telling me…..give out this love. You’re

full of love. Share it with others.

I don’t want to heed it because I know,

listening to this faint voice; I can sit and

find peace. With this peace, I can live

with my family, with my friends, with

my community.

LOVE, I know, conquers all the other

emotions in me. I will continue to listen

to this faint voice within me. I will

continue to LOVE.

Sis. Myrla Raymundo, Editor

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THE MEANING OF LOVE

It is sharing and caring,

Giving and forgiving,

Loving and being loved,

Walking hand in hand,

Seeing through each other’s eyes,

Laughing together,

Weeping together,

Praying together,

And always trusting

And believing

And thinking God

For each other…

For love that is shared

Is a beautiful thing –

It enriches the soul

And makes the heart sing!

AN INVITATION FROM OUR

LORD

The Three-Day Weekends

are coming up!

The Women’s Cursillo #83 will be held

on September 1 – 4, 2011 at St. Francis

Retreat Center in Aptos, California.

The Men’s Cursillo #84 will be held on

October 20 – 23, 2011 at St. Francis

Retreat Center in Aptos, California.

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AND THE LORD SAID: GO!

AND THE LORD SAID…GO!

And we said who, us?

And He said Yes, You, And we said,

But we’re not ready yet

And there is company coming

And we can’t leave the kids

And He said you’re stalling

AND THE LORD SAID… GO!

And we said we don’t want to,

And He said I didn’t ask

If you wanted to.

And we said,

Listen, we’re not that kind of people

To get involved in controversy

Besides our family won’t like it,

And what will our neighbors think?

And He said Baloney.

And yet a third time the

Lord said go,

And we said do we have to,

And He said do you love me?

And we said, look we’re scared,

People are going to hate us

And cut us up into little pieces

And we can’t take it all by

Ourselves,

And He said

Where do you think I’ll be?

AND THE LORD SAID GO!

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Bro. Edwin Badua – Rector Cursillo #84

Dear Brothers in Christ,

We know that evangelization is

important to the Lord because it was the

last command he gave to us before he

ascended into heaven:

“Go into the whole world and proclaim

the gospel to every creature” (Mark

16:15).

We also know that GOD rejoices when

someone lost comes back to Him. Jesus

tells us: “There will be more joy in

heaven over one sinner who repents than

over ninety-nine righteous people who

have no need of repentance” (Luke 15:7).

What best way for a CURSILLISTA to

do this than to serve this coming Men’s

Cursillo weekend for 2011. Therefore, I

am personally inviting you to serve for

Cursillo 84.

Evangelizing is hard work. It takes effort

and planning on our part both spiritually

and physically. Thus the creation of the

Theme and Mission statement for

Cursillo # 84:

CURSILLO # 84

Theme &

Mission Statement

H Humility – quality or

condition of being humble;

modest; recognizing that

without GOD we are nothing.

O Obedience – state or

quality of being obedient.

Complying with or submissive

to one in authority, GOD.

P Perseverance – steady persistence in ones

course of action in spite of

difficulties or obstacles.

E Endearment – the

act of endearing; that which

endears; an action or utterance

showing affection.

HOPE

The feeling that

what is desired is

also possible, or

that events may

turn out for the

best; to believe,

desire, or trust.

What is this

hope? It’s the

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hope that one

day we will all

enjoy eternal life

in heaven, in

union with GOD

and all believers.

“If today you hear his

voice, harden not your

hearts”.

Hebrews 3:15

In response to the call of the Blessed Trinity to righteously

serve, we must stand before Him

with humble hearts and open minds; obedient to all His will and

to persevere when convenient and

inconvenient. So that in the end, our offerings of word and action

is an endearment to GOD and

others.

Welcome and thank you for your sincere

desire to serve. Cursillo # 84 will be held

on October 20 to 23rd at Aptos,

California.

I look forward to seeing you during our

Formation Meetings:

Dates: Time Location

July 10, 2011

2 – 6pm St. Agnes, Concord

17, 2011

1 – 5:30pm

(same as above)

31, 2011

1 – 5:30pm

(same as above)

Aug. 7, 2011

1 – 5:30pm

(same as above)

21, 2011

1 – 5:30pm

(same as above)

Sep. 11, 2011

1 - 5:30pm

St. Anne, Union City

18, 2011

1 - 5:30pm

(same as above)

25, 2011

1 - 5:30pm

(same as above)

Oct. 2, 2011

1 - 5:30pm

(same as above)

9, 20 11

1 - 5:30pm

(same as above)

I understand that you may have some

inevitable commitments and may not be

able to make all our meetings. Just let me

know ahead of time. Please be advised

that your presence will be much

expected on the first and last day. The

first day is our COMMISSIONING day

and the last is the affirmation of that

commitment.

We are called the “Servant team”, as we

are here to serve our LORD. What best

way to do that than to serve one another

and most specially our future brothers,

who we will call candidates until such

time that they graduate. Appropriately,

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our Theme song is called the “Servant

Song”.

We will do everything to the best of our

ability for them and to one another for

the love of serving our LORD.

Additionally to ensure the integrity of

Cursillo #84, I have reached out to

several brothers who belong to different

Teams of the FCC (Filipino Cursillo

Community). These brothers played a

vital importance in the preparation of

our Team Formation. Decision was made

to set aside 2 days of our Formation

Meetings (out of 10 meetings), to focus

on our Spiritual Formation, which is

essential to prepare us for the activities

and events of the 3 day weekends of the

Men’s Cursillo for this year.

It is my honor to present the other

Servant Leaders of the Men’s Cursillo #

84:

My backup and the Rector Under Study:

Bro. Anito Acaba

Vice Rector (Piety) Bro. Tim Garcia,

backup Bro. Michael Dandan, Vice

Rector (Study) Bro. Celso Perez, backup

Bro. Alex Caragay

Vice Rector (Action) Bro. Alex Nono,

backup Bro. Jimmy Ocang

PSA (focusing on Piety) Bro. Rene

Dandan

PSA (focusing on Study) Bro. Art De

Leon

PSA (focusing on Action) Bro. Joel

Manalang

If you have any question or concern,

please don’t hesitate to let me know.

Once again, thank you for your

consideration of being part of the Servant

Team. I’m sure that GOD appreciates all

of us and for the effort we will put forth

to make HIS weekend a success.

Your Brother in Christ,

Bro. Edwin Badua

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TEAM REPS MEETING

MARCH 8, 2011

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Women’s Cursillo #83

Rectora Sis Annie Villarente

Vice Rectoras:

Piety – Sis. Temi Garcia, OLHR

Study – Sis Carmie Bernardo, Chosen

Flock

Action – Sis. Nilda Fores, St. Mary’s

Dear Sisters,

I am sending this letter to your team

representative to invite you to serve in

the FCC Women’s Cursillo #83

Weekend, scheduled on Sept 1-4, 2011

at St Francis de Sales Retreat Center in

Aptos, Ca.

We have already formed the core team

for the weekend. We are encouraging

first time servers to join us. We are also

looking for seasoned sisters who are

active in their group reunion team and in

the Cursillo community as well. Please

fill-up a server application form (I have

the applications), print and return the

form to me as soon as possible. The

information that you will provide will

help the Core team determine which

group you will be assigned.

Please mail the application to me:

Annie D. Villarente

419 Pocono Manor Pl.

San Ramon, Ca 94583

Once we have received and reviewed

your application, you will receive a letter

of acceptance and a schedule of

formation meeting dates. We will try as

much as possible to ensure every team is

represented in the Formation team.

Thank you very much for your interest

in serving. With God’s mercy and grace

and the Holy Spirit’s guidance, we will

be able to accomplish this very

important mission as Cursillistas. I look

forward to serving with you. God bless

you.

Your Sister in Christ,

Sis Annie Villarente

TO ALL BROTHER AND SISTER

CURSILLISTAS

DATES TO REMEMBER

April 8 – 11, 2011 FALL 2011

ENCOUNTER-REGION XI

June 4, 2011 SAN DAMIANO

RETREAT HOUSE, DANVILLE, CA

8:30 am-4:30 pm

October 16, 2011 FRIENDSHIP

DANCE

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REPORT FROM THE ULTREYA COORDINATORS

March 19, 2011 at the Cathedral

Hosts: Lady of Manaog & St. Anne Union City Teams

Sis. Neriza Nieto Sis. Doris Sunga

The opening song – “Surely”

Presenting the FCC candidates for

March 30, 2011 – June 30, 2011

Lay Witness Talk by Sis. Raquel Ramos

The March birthday celebrants

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ANTIOCH TEAM – 21st ANNIVERSARY

On February 23, 1990, a group of brother and sister Cursillistas headed by Bro. Mario

and Sister Pat Camorongan, started the Antioch Team. This was made possible

because of the support from our late Bro. Rem Declines (Bro. Mario’s Rector – Cursillo

#34) and Sis Lorna Declines, Bro. Papa Ben and Sis. Mama Bell Padua, Bro. John and

Sister Naty Mendoza, to name a few.

From there, the seed that was planted blossomed and bore fruit. Many Cursillo weekends

passed, Antioch Team’s memberships has grown tremendously because of the Team

members’ commitment to service, love for each other, and the Lord is at the center of it

all. Because of their love and commitment, the Antioch Team did not only blossom, but

it also multiplied.

Through the undying commitment of the team representatives (past and present) who

withered the long highway 4 commute and sometimes the long and arduous hours of

evening Secretariat meetings, they continue to grow spiritually with each other.

The responsibility as a Team Representative was shared amongst their members after

Bro. Mario turned over the baton. The following brothers and sisters took part as

follows: Brothers Dado Hernandez, Mike Isidro, Enrich Padua, Celso Perez, Rey

Dollete, Vic Ramos, Sister Josephine Herrera, and at present Sister Kathrina Parungao.

Bro. Mike and Sis. Evelyn Isidro with the support of Antioch Team, spear-headed the

formation of the Verbum Dei Team (an offshoot of the Antioch Team) a few years ago.

On behalf of the Filipino Cursillo Community of the Diocese of Oakland, we

congratulate the Antioch Team members on their 21st Team Anniversary. We pray the

Lord shower his blessings upon them as they continue living their journey in their

Cursillo fourth day.

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TEAM REPS SPECIAL MEETING -

ELECTION OF OFFICERS -

MARCH 30, 2011

The Team Reps

The Ad Hoc Committee

Neriza Nieto, Nelson Pons, Deacon

Steve Budnik, Vic Pediglorio, Thelma

del Fierro and Mila Daulog

Cora Pediglorio – Lay Director

Katrina Parungao – Secretary

Penny de Leon – School of Leaders

Annie Villarente – Post Cursillo

The Secretariat and elected officers (not

in picture) Editha Guevarra, Sheila

Ulgado and Norma Acaba

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AND THE WINNERS ARE:

The Filipino Cursillo Community

Diocese of Oakland

Secretariat

Spiritual Adviser: Deacon Steve Budnik

Officers

(Effective March 30, 2011 –June 30,

2012)

Lay Director: Cora Pediglorio

(Effective March 30, 2011 –June 30,

2014)

Secretary: Kathrina Parungao

Treasurer: Editha Guevarra

Chairpersons

School of leaders: Penny de Leon

Pre-Cursillo: Norma Acaba

3-Day Cursillo: Sheila Ulgado

Post-Cursillo: Annie Villarente

Newsletter: Myrla Raymundo

Through June 30, 2012

FCC Events Schedule

7:00 PM Secretariat Meeting

First Tuesday of the Month

Cathedral of Christ the Light

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Ultreya,

Second Saturday of the Month

Cathedral of Christ the Light

7:00 PM Team Reps Meeting

Second Tuesday of the Month

Cathedral of Christ the Light

7:00 PM School of Leaders

Third Monday of the Month

Cathedral of Christ the Light

PAST LAY DIRECTORS OF THE

FILIPINO CURSILLO

COMMUNITY

We salute the following brothers and

sisters who worked hard to lead the

activities of the Filipino Cursillo

Community in the past years. We thank

them for their noteworthy services.

Al dela Cruz - ?

Rey Coquia -?

Diony Gamozo – 1983 - 1986

Vic Revecho – 1986 - 1988

Myrla Raymundo – 1988 - 1990

Conrad Alano – 1990 - 1994

Rem Declines – 1994 - 1996

Rose Santos – 1996 - 1998

Oscar Tolentino – 1998 - 2000

Fe Quinto – 2000 - 2006

Bayani Santos – 2006 - 2009

Nimia Renovilla – 2009 - 2011

Cora Pediglorio – 2011 – 2012

Mariposa Newsletter

Editor: Sis. Myrla Raymundo, MBA

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