Anglican Diocese
Central Newfoundland
Cursillo
Weekend History
The Early Years
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WEEKEND #1 MEN'S
AUGUST 29-SEPT 1, 1986
Held at: St. Martin's Parish Hall in Gander
Weekend theme and song: "Do You Really Love Me"
| Rector | Hazen Walters |
| Spiritual Directors | Bishop Mark |
| Rev. Ron Lee | |
| Rev. Wilfred Sullivan |
This was the very first Anglican Cursillo Weekend to be held in the Central Nfld. Diocese. The majority of team members were from the Roman Catholic Movement in St. John's. We shall always remember these brothers and sisters in Christ, and will always be grateful to them for working so diligently to help us launch the movement in our diocese.
Over the last ten years, we have gradually lost touch with some of these original team members from those very early weekends, but we wanted to mention them here, and to tell them that they will always have a special place in our hearts.
One of the biggest challenges was to transform the Scout meeting room into a chapel. The guys built an altar, constructed a foundation for the altar, surrounded it with beautiful railings, hung draperies, a hand made cross, covered the walls with banners, brought in lamps, organ & many chairs. Ruth Hunt made an altar cloth with "our cross" worked into the material. A sight to behold and one that will be with us always.
BABE CHICKS
| Elmo Baird | Erie Barrett | Den Billard | Gordon Billard |
| Don Brett | Walter Goss | Al Grimes | Owen Hollwell |
| Tom Moulton | Russell Osmond | Paul Parsons | James Reid |
| Jack Thoms | Paul Thoms |
AUGUST 29-SEPT 1, 1986
Held at: St. Martin's Parish Hall in Gander
Weekend theme and song: "My Friends"
| Rectora | June Walters |
| Spiritual Directors | Bishop Mark Genge |
| Rev. Ron Lee | |
| Rev. Wilfred Sullivan | |
| Music | Wilf Sullivan |
The First Ladies weekend followed much the same format that was established at the previous Men's weekend. Everything was improved however, because all the bugs were ironed out at the men's. Again a large group of Cursillistas from the Roman Catholic Movement in St. John's, came to be on team and guide us thru this first weekend. We shall always be thankful to them for their loving kindness.
BABE CHICKS
| Eleanor Baird | Mildred Brown | Lilly Brown | Carol Billard |
| Dawn Barrett | Nora Bull | Evelyn Crib | Stephanie Evans |
| Faye Eveleigh | Judy Grimes | Maria Gosse | Margaret Halliburton |
| Dolly Henderson | Karen Heath | Jackie King | Emma Marsh |
| Theora Matchim | Elizabeth Moss | Elaine Morton | Christina Oosthuizen |
| Maisie Purchase | Dorothy Stockley | Elsie Thoms |
March 13-16, 1987
Held at: St. Martin's Parish Hall in Gander
Weekend theme and song: "Sing A New Song"
| Rector | Hazen Walters |
| Spiritual Director | Bishop Mark Genge |
| Rev. Ron Lee | |
| Rev. Wilfred Sullivan | |
| Music | Wilf Sullivan |
The Eastern Diocese sent seven members of their Diocese to experience Cursillo, with the intent of bringing the movement back to their Diocese. The following year we had the pleasure of taking a team to their Diocese to help them hold their first weekend.
BABE CHICKS
| Claud Brown | George Coffin | Owen Coffin | Ed Coleman |
| Bruce Collett | Darrell Ellis | Clar Goulding | Herman Hancock |
| George Hiscock | David Kennedy | Eldred Kennedy | Frank King |
| Maxwell King | Edward Marsh | Pleman Matchim | Martin Mate |
| Wilson Mills | James Muggridge | Claude Quinton | Malcolm Simms |
| Frank Tilley | Clifford Wells | Wayne Woodland |
April 2-5, 1987
Held at: St. Martin's Parish Hall in Gander
Weekend theme and song: "We Are One In The Spirit"
| Rector | June Walters |
| Spiritual Director | Bishop Mark Genge |
| Rev. Ron Lee | |
| Rev. Wilfred Sullivan | |
| Music | Wilf Sullivan |
The Eastern Diocese again sent a group of ladies to follow their men in this movement (6 in total) and when thy returned home thy too started to help organize the movement in their area.
Special Note: Two of the Ladies on this weekend have since entered the Ordained Ministry. They are Sandra Tilley and Karen Heath.
BABE CHICKS
| Beryl Boland | Ruth Brett | Wavey Chafe | Louise Coffin |
| Molly Collett | Gloria Crewe | Marg Falk | Honor Dominie |
| Nellie Downer | Hazel Goulding | Ada Greeley | Patricia Hammond |
| Vicki Hewitt | Marion Kennedy | Elaine Kennedy | Bea Keaveny |
| Rita Ledrew | Annie Lingard | Charlotte Lilly | Florence Mate |
| Stella Mills | Ida Morgan | Joyce Payne | Marjorie Quinton |
| Rowena Smart | Eileen Thoms | Sandra Tilley | Marion Torraville |
| Carol Wyatt | Charmaine Woodland |
September 24-27, 1987
Held at: St. Martin's Parish Hall in Gander
Weekend theme and song: "Be Still and Know That I Am GOD"
| Rector | Hazen Walters |
| Spiritual Directors | Bishop Mark Genge |
| Rev. Ron Lee | |
| Rev. Wilfred Sullivan | |
| Music | Wilf sullivan |
| John Barnes |
Several members from the Eastern Diocese, who had previously done their weekends with us, came to work on team in preparation for the upcoming weekends in their Dioceses, the following January
BABE CHICKS
| Winston Butt | Calvin Coates | Gerry Colbourne | Jim Dwyer |
| Charles Green | Andrew Hall | George Hewitt | Ed King |
| Oswald Kirby | Roy Martin | Tom Rowsell | David Russell |
| Cyril Saunders | Fred Strickland | Jerry Perry | Freeman Piercey |
| Harry reid | William Rice | Doug Rossiter | Ian Thompson |
| Max Whiteway | Arch young. |
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