Save The Date!!!
The 2011 Diocesan
Ultreya
Camp McDowell, January
28, 29, 30
Another outstanding
Alabama Cursillo event is on the way. Theme, music,
and speakers for the weekend have been selected and
are written in ink. The theme is “Stuck vs.
Unstuck---the truth shall set you free”. This is
explained in the following paragraphs from Mike
Yakonelli:
“I
would like to add two words to our vocabulary of
spiritual growth: stuck and unstuck. Most Christians
consider being stuck a sign of failure or burnout, an
indication that a person isn’t working hard enough on
their spiritual life. Being stuck means getting an F
on our spiritual report card The hidden assumption is,
“If you are stuck in your spiritual life, you aren’t
doing something right because dedicated Christians
should never be stuck.”
Nothing could be more untrue.
Actually, getting stuck is the prerequisite to getting
unstuck.
Getting stuck is a great moment, a summons, a call
from within, the glorious music of disaffection and
dissatisfaction with our place in life. We get stuck
when we want to change but can’t, when we want to stop
destructive behavior but don’t, when the tug-o-war
between God’s will and ours stands still and we can’t
move. We’re stuck going nowhere, unable to get beyond
a particular point.
Getting stuck can be the best thing that could happen
to us, because it forces us to stop. It halts the
momentum of our lives. We have no choice but to notice
what is around us, and we end up searching for Jesus.
When we’re stuck, we’re much more likely to pay
attention to our hunger for God and the longings and
yearnings we have stifled. Sometimes being stuck is
the low point (the bottom---my words) and we say,
“Okay, I give up.” We cannot grow without first giving
up and letting go. Getting stuck forces us to see the
futility of our situation and to put life in
perspective so that we can move on.”
From Messy Spirituality by
Michael Yaconelli
This year’s all star
line up of speakers will most certainly enlighten and
inspire us as they dissect and expand the topic.
Prepare to see some familiar things with new eyes, to
be moved, and to laugh. Our panel consists of:
Rev. Gates Shaw,
Christ Church, Fairfield

Rev. Mark Waldo,
St. Michael & All Angels,Millbrook

Rev. Chris Girata,
Saint Luke’s, Birmingham

And if
that is not enough, music for the entire weekend will
be led by
Fran McKendree
and The Advent 5
O’clock Band.
Everyone remembers the electricity, excitement, and
worshipful atmosphere generated by these guys last
year. The musical grand finale will be a joint concert
on Saturday night.
They will rock the house.
This
is an event which shouldn’t be missed. It will
be a sell out. Please mark your calendars now
and tell your friends. Details about registration will
follow.
Dorothy Collier Dixon
is in charge of this
event. Please email questions to her at
dorothydixon@charter.net
See
you there!!!