Cursillo Movement

The Cursillo Movement helps mature Christians live a more effective Christian life, to deepen their relationship with God and to act as salt and light in the world.

It encourages members to develop a rule of life which works out their commitment to Christ in the three areas of prayer, study and action. Its full title, indicating its Spanish origins, is ‘Cursillo in Christiandad’, meaning ‘a short course in being a Christian’.

The following methods are fundamental to the Cursillo method:

Group Reunions

Group Reunions are regular short meetings of three or four people in which members share personal lessons, insights, successes and failures that they have recently experienced in their Christian lives.

Ultreya

Larger meetings include informal worship, Christian witness, and sharing in small groups. This kind of meeting is called an Ultreya, from the Spanish exhortation meaning ‘Onward!’, with which pilgrims would encourage one another on the road.

Three-Day Weekend

A third aspect of the Cursillo method is the three-day weekend, which introduces participants to the Cursillo method (although you can participate in reunion groups and Ultreyas without having attended such a weekend).

The weekend provides a varied programme of teaching, discussion, meditation and worship, centred on the Eucharist. The teaching consists of short talks by lay and clergy members on fundamental elements of Christian life and faith. For example: Ideals, Sacraments, Obstacles to Grace, The Life of Prayer, Christian Community in Action.

Cursillo is an international movement in both the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches. Cursillo in the UK operates under the authority of the British Anglican Cursillo Council. The number of Cursillo members in Aberdeen is currently growing; a reunion group meets regularly, and Ultreyas are held roughly every two months.

Further information

Please contact Cissy Dirr, 14 Angusfield Avenue, Aberdeen, AB15 6AQ. Tel: 01224 208440; email: .