Women’s 123rd Cursillo Weekend
Members of the Joliet Cursillo Fourth Day Community:
It is with great pleasure that I announce to you that Eileen Searls has discerned to be the Rectora for the Women’s 123rd Joliet Cursillo Weekend. The Women’s 123rd Weekend will be held from Thursday April 28th through Sunday May 1st at the Carmelite Spiritual Center in Darien.
Eileen is a member of St. Walter Parish in Roselle and has been an active Cursillista since attending the Women’s 87th in July 1987. She is retired from the Diocese as a Youth Director and has worked on 17 Weekend teams including previously as Rectora for the Women’s 84th in November 2001. She has also served on Secretariat from 2001 to 2003. Eileen has been married to Dn. Ron Searls for nearly 47 years. (Dn. Ron will join her on the team as one of the Asst. Spiritual Directors.)
“As we begin our journey together during this Jubilee Year of Mercy, as proclaimed by our beloved Pope Francis, we will be trusting in Our Lord”, remarked Eileen. “We will trust that he will continue to touch our lives and help us to be His servants in touching the lives of our sisters in Christ!”
Eileen is pleased to announce the Core team for the Women’s 123rd:
– Spiritual Director: Fr. Burke Masters
– Asst. Spiritual Directors: Dn. Ron Searls, Dn. Tom Thiltgen
– Asst. Rectoras: Camille Pernini, Ro DeLascio and Marta
Spiezio
– Kitchen Chair: Lisa Shannon
– Palanca Chair: Nan Yancey
Team Formation Meetings will be held as follows:
– St. Petronille’s Parish, 420 Glenwood Ave., Glen Ellyn [MAP]
– Friday’s at 6:30pm starting February 19th and continuing
through Friday April 15th
(no meeting Good Friday, March 25th)
– Commissioning will be Sunday April 24th at 6pm at St. Petronille.
If you are in Small Group Reunion, can commit to the Formation Meeting schedule and feel called to work on this team, please pray about it and consider joining Eileen’s team.
Eileen asks us all to continue Palanca and acts of Mercy for the team and the Candidates.
Peace,
Tim Moore
Lay Director, Joliet Cursillo
