Men’s 136th Cursillo Weekend

Men’s 136th Rector Announced

May 18, 2018

To the Members of the Fourth Day Community:

It is my pleasure to announce that Ed Burjek has been discerned and has agreed to be the Rector for the Men’s 136th Cursillo Weekend. The Weekend will be held Thursday September 13th through Sunday evening September 16th at the Carmelite Spiritual Center in Darien.

Ed and his wife, Gloria, have been parishioners at Our Lady of Peace since 1982 and more recently at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Darien. Ed made his Weekend on the Men’s 101st in October 2002. He has worked numerous Weekend teams and been an active participant in the movement including serving on the Joliet Cursillo Secretariat for six years through early 2018.

“I am humbled and honored to have been chosen to lead the Men’s 136th ,” remarked Ed. “I am asking the 4th Day Community to please keep our Team in your prayers to bring another group of men to a closer relationship with our Lord, Jesus Christ, guided by the Holy Spirit. I ask you to prayerfully consider joining our team as we prepare for the Candidates of the Men’s 136th Cursillo and to pray about whom the Lord is calling you to sponsor for this Weekend.”

Ed is pleased to announce the following members of his Core Team:

Spiritual Director – Fr. Matt Pratscher
Dcn. Pat Kenny – Asst. Spiritual Director
Dcn. John Spiezio – Asst. Spiritual Director
Dcn. Tom Thiltgen – Asst. Spiritual Director
Rick Hoffman – Assistant Rector
Dominic Longo – Assistant Rector
Jim Longo – Assistant Rector
Tim Bell – Palanca Chair
Open – Kitchen Chair

Formation meetings will be held Tuesday evenings at 6:30 at Our Lady of
Peace in Darien [MAP].

A schedule of the meetings follows below:
– June 26th
– July 10th
– July 17th
– July 24th
– July 31st
– Aug. 7th
– Aug. 14th
– Aug. 21st
– Aug. 28th
– Sept. 4th (Commissioning)

If you feel called to work on this Weekend Team, are able to commit to the
meetings ,and are in Group Reunion, please pray about joining Ed’s team.

If you have any questions about the above, you can reach Ed at (630) 532-
8778 or efburjek [at] aol.com

Peace and blessings,

Debi Kenny
Lay Director, Joliet Cursillo