Cursillo, Wellington Diocese
Hi Dear Cursillista Family
On the 29th November to 2nd December this year, 17 Cursillistas had the
opportunity to facilitate the first every Cursillo type course at Rimutaka
Prison’s faith based unit called Te Ara Pono. This is just a short note to
say we are all so grateful for your prayers and support. The weekend was so
powerful with many lives being changed forever. We have been in preparation
for over 12 months with more recent intense team meetings at Whitby leading
up to the weekend. God is so gracious and faithful and walked us all through
such a wonderful, powerful and meaningful weekend. His gifts were evident in
the way the team ministered and we have been humbled by the sincerity of the
pilgrims.
We meet with 12 inmates (pilgrims) from
this unit over the four days. We lifted up the name of Jesus, sung our way
through the book and generally had a wonderful time in the Lord. We have
made lifelong friendship. Changed lives forever and left our hearts in that
place. We are already seeing the fruit f the weekend in the way the 12 are
taking what they learnt to others, they have a renewed passion for Jesus
that is infectious and spreading throughout the unit. Our believe is for
this to be prison wide.
I have been back since for a prayer
meeting and they are hot for Jesus, and hungry for the gospel. Other inmates
are joining the prayer groups and some have setup accountability groups of
three and four to keep each other honest in their walk.
We are all so grateful for your support
in this ministry and were aware that we had your covering in prayer when we
were in there. This is a harvest field, white and ready for the harvest and
now the harvester are a few more in number because of the weekend.
If you ever get an opportunity to be on
team please do take up the offer. You will never be the same again for the
experience.
Our theme was 1Cor 4:15 about being
fathers rather than teachers and it was that father’s heart that we showed
and they now see. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom
come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. That is our prayer.
Thank you again for your prayer and I
am sure the team will have an opportunity to talk in the next few months on
this event and how it has changed all our lives. Pray that we have a Te Ara
Pono 08 to build on what has started at Rimutaka.
Blessings – John Roche
Lay Director
Te Ara Pono 07
Coming Events
15 March
11am to 3pm |
Diocesan Ultreya |
All Saint’s Palmerston North |
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5-8 June |
Men’s #31
Lay Director - David McLay |
El Ranch Waikanae |
| 10-13 July |
Women’s #31
Lay Director - Pam Palmer |
St Matthews’s Collegiate Masterton |
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16 August |
Day of Deeper Understanding |
All Saint’s Palmerston North |
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27-28 September |
20th Wellington Cursillo Birthday Celebrations |
All Saint’s Palmerston North |
More details to follow- watch this space!
Please start to pray for and sponsor pilgrims for the weekends. Please
contact Mary Jones-Ovenden for Sponsorship information.
David’s theme is “Together we serve”
and his song “The Servant King”. Pam’s theme and song is “Be still and know
that I am God”.
Please pray for them as they gather
teams and commence training.
The Team for Te Ara Pono
(click to enlarge)
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