The ENCOURAGER IS THE MAGAZINE OF THE CURSILLO Movement in the Diocese of Newcastle, NSW. - Current circulation 830 The Published three times per year. Next edition: WINTER: - 11th May 2014 ENCOURAGER SPRING/SUMMER: — 7th September 2014 AUTUMN: - 10th February 2015 YEAH! I received some contributions Print Post 100003354 FEBRUARY 2014— Number 87 Magazine of the Newcastle Cursillo Movement CONTRIBUTIONS for this magazine. Happenings, poems, letters, photos are invited from Well done! Cursillistas. Articles should generally be a maximum 300 words,1 page. If typing use simple formatting. If e-mailing attach in Word document or send as part of message. Please forward articles to the editor: Lynn Mulley…..Phone (02) 4987 3249 6 Watt Street RAYMOND TERRACE NSW 2324 e-mail: [email protected] HAVE YOU MADE A CONTRIBUTION FOR 2014? Your $20 contribution goes towards Cursillo expenses for current year. If you have not - please send your name address and $20 to address be- low. (Please make cheques payable to ’Newcastle Anglican Cursillo’ ) If you wish to pay your Encourager contributions or ANY payment by Direct Debit these can be made to: BSB 032501 A/C: 130926 Mail to: BUT YOU MUST email our Encourager Contribu- Treasurer Noeline Darcy tion PO Box 174 Waratah NSW [email protected] with details thanks 2298 WEBSITE INFORMATION Anglican Cursillo in Diocese of Newcastle (Including Application Forms) http://www.cursillonewcastle.org.au/- Resources—Diary— News – Encourager—Secretariat—On our website we also have Links to other Dioceses and to our National Cursillo website (featuring national events, contacts etc.) 20 Raymond Terrace. Deanery Contacts SECRETARIAT SECRETARIAT MEET ON Garry Roth ....................... 4982 9193 Central Coast: Scone. Diocesan Co-Lay Directors 1st TUESDAY of EACH MONTH @ St Pauls Shirley Hayes ................. 6545 3951 Noeline Darcy 4358 8075 Jim Warland….. 4957 6060 Singleton. PO Box 4196, [email protected] Beresfield. LAKE HAVEN 2263 Jan and Tony Farmer ...... 6573 1150 March—4th [email protected] Helen Fraser 43602231 Southlakes. April—1st [email protected] Roy Fitzpatrick .......... 49801574 Lake Macquarie: May—6th Stockton. Chris Plumridge 4976 2144 Diocesan Spiritual Director: June—3rd Lynette Shrubb ................ 4928 2022 32 Flowers Drive Rev. Stephen Bloor……. 4332 6129 July—1st [email protected] Stroud. ……… ............... Vacant CATHERINE HILL BAY 2281 August—5th Swansea. [email protected] Secretary September —2nd Please pray Chris Plumridge ............... 4976 2144 Lynn Dunnicliffe 4998 1338 for Manning: October—7th Taree. [email protected] Secretariat Anne Holley 6559 5398 November—4th Kim & Peter Bussey ........ 6550 1948 on these P O Box 504 Treasurer: December—2nd Telarah/Rutherford. ...... Vacant Noeline Darcy ….. 4358 8075 dates. LAURIETON 2443 Terrigal. [email protected] Keith Watson ................... 4365 1065 [email protected] MAILING Spiritual Advisers: INFORMATION The Entrance. Maitland-Paterson: Rev Val McDonald 0414 800 871 Don Grace ...................... 4332 7670 Rev. Colvin Ford 4992 1393 [email protected] Newcastle Anglican Toronto. 37 Mary Street Cursillo Bess Hunter 4959 8108 DUNGOG 2420 Fourth Day Care/ Toukley P.O Box 174 [email protected] Applications Coordinator: Norma Dippel .................. 4399 3335 Mrs Chris Palmer 4020 5221 Newcastle: WARATAH NSW 2298 Wallsend. [email protected] Fr Chris Bullock 4920 9787 Canon Sally Gero… …….. 4955 9544 17a Roscoe St Prayer/Vigil Coordinator: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Waratah. Mr David Marsh 0417 064 990 Please advise change of KOTARA SOUTH 2289 [email protected] Narelle Owen .................. 4967 5219 [email protected] address/parish, contact Windale. Servant Community Coordinators: Upper Hunter: Pam Macaskill………… 4946 7674 John Hyde….. 4956 2331 numbers to Tony Farmer 6573 1150 Wingham…………. ....... Vacant [email protected] Roll Keeper: 55 Lawson Avenue Woy Woy. Gordon Wenham….. 4952 2079 SINGLETON HEIGHTS 2330 Keith Watson Derek Corless …………….. 4342 9841 [email protected] [email protected] Beryl Gilbert……………….. 4369 6846 403 The Entrance Rd Proctor: Wyoming. Julie Roth….. 0413 829 193 ERINA HEIGHTS 2260 Joan Christie ................... .. 4325 4176 PRAYER REQUESTS [email protected] Wyong. Please direct prayer requests through [email protected] Deanery Contacts above. Lindsay and Anne Chapple 4390 2673 Vigil/Prayer Coordinator Phone 4365 1065 To update this information please DAVID MARSH—0417 064 990 The Encourager—Autumn 2013 Page 2. 2 notify Deanery Contact and Editor. [email protected] 19 Gosford. Parish Contacts Jenny Friend……………… 4325 1283 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Bateau Bay. Gresford/Paterson. Joan Seymour …………..4334 5929 Dorothy Priestley ............. 4938 5116 As we start a new year, I am highly aware of Belmont. Hamilton. kind. to be e starting a new adventure with you as the new Jenny Whiteman ............. 4968 3336 ast Bart Byrne ……………….4947 0794 Diocesan Spiritual Director, I have long held Belmont Nth.Redhead Harrington/Coopernook. that life is an adventure and that part of Darrell Fox ………………4948 5204 Roxann Patterson ........... 6556 1832 Fay House .......................4944 7197 Kincumber. living life is enjoying and discovering the Beresfield. David Marsh .................... 4369 4347 adventure. Life is indeed more of that Lynn Richards…………...4966 1572 Kotara South. because we are called to know God’s love and Birmingham Gardens. Jim Warland .................... 4957 6060 forgiveness and to know those who go on adventure with us. Steve Benson…………….49511486 Lakes Anglican. Knowing who is on that adventure with us I think is one of Blue Gum Hills. ……… Vacant Noeline Darcy ................. 4358 8075 Branxton/Greta/Lochinvar. the strengths of the Cursillo movement. It is in knowing those Lambton/Jesmond. Lyn Carter ………………. 4938 7180 who go the adventure with us, those who encourage us on the Pam Wilson ..................... 4952 5694 Bulahdelah/Tea Gardens. journey that gives us strength. This is why Group Reunions are so Maitland. ………………… Vacant Billie Baillie……………. 4997 9040 important, that we are sharing life with each other and Mayfield/Islington/Carrington. Camden Haven……………...Vacant Carol O’Connor . …… 4969 5259 encouraging each other to make a friend, be a friend, bring a Cardiff. Dulcie Smith ……………. 4954 8473 Medowie. friend to Jesus. It is interesting to ask yourself when was the Cathedral. Ann Dendle ..................... 4987 7567 last time someone asked how you were going with that task, when Kevin & Cath Claydon ….4969 8368 Merewether. was the last time someone prayed with you about your success, Cessnock. Bruce Wheatley ............... 4952 5681 your failures in seeking to answer this call. All of these things and Lynn Dunnicliff………… 4998 1338 Merriwa. Charlestown. more happen when we attend a Group Reunion. Jan Baihn………….. 6547 6050 Brian Taylor ……………...4943 9317 Clarencetown. Morpeth Jenny Bush ……………...4996 4321 Kath Botterill I believe that in being part of a Group Reunion we might be able Cockle Bay…………………..Vacant [email protected] to answer St. Pauls prayer in 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 for us: 11 Cooks Hill…………… Mt Vincent & Weston To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will Noel Herbert…….. 4969 3653 Dorothy Fuller ................. 4937 5062 Denman. make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good Murrurundi. 12 Toni Cummings ………… 6547 5138 resolve and work of faith, so that the Barbara Morgan .............. 6546 6467 Dungog. name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in Rev Colvin Ford ………...4992 1393 Muswellbrook. East Maitland. Len and Jan Goff……… 6541 3230 you, and you in him, according to the grace Wendy Brack …………… 4932 6907 Nelson Bay. of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Forster/Tuncurry Valerie Morris ................. 4981 2471 Jennifer Paff………… 6555 7565 New Lambton. Gloucester. …… 6558 1065 De Colores Noelene Lentfer .............. 4956-1525 Rev Michelle Hazel-Jawhary Rev. Stephen – Diocesan Spiritual Director The Encourager—Autumn 2014 Page 18 18 h make and to love be quick so with us, who travel those of hearts the gladden to time much have not we do and short, is Life The Encourager—Autumn 2013 Page 3. 3 CO LAY DIRECTOR LETTER Lake Macquarie Deanery. Hello! This is Helen Fraser- Women’s 26, Belmont. Friday Night 28th February 6 for 6.30 pm Canberra/Goulburn Diocese, 1990. Swansea. Friday Night 28th March 6 for 6.30 pm Who am I? (No Ultreya in April because of Easter) I have been commissioned to assist my co Lay Director, Jim, in the work of Charlestown. Sunday 25th May 1.30 for 2pm Secretariat for 2014, then to walk in 2015/16 beside a new Co Lay Director who will be appointed to take Jim’s place. Windale. Sunday 22nd June 1.30 for 2pm Morisset. Friday 25th July 6 for 6.30pm From Sunday School and Youth Fellowship days, from Billy Graham Cardiff. Sunday 24th August 1.30 for 2pm Crusade to GFS leadership in Sydney, I have loved studying the Word of No Ultreya in September God and growing my faith. Bruce and I served in three SU Beach missions. We taught in Broken Hill High and Alma Infants and have been blessed with Toronto. Friday 24th October 6 for 6.30pm three loving, clever children and five clever grandchildren, spread from Melbourne to Brisbane. I have enjoyed the art and The little Dude, Tom and myself were blessed to go on a P & O Australia mi, and friendship begins with you and me. you and with begins mi, friendship and craft of