The Tribune

On Sunday, July 1, at 5pm, the Bahamas Anglican Cursillo Ministry is hosting an Ultreya at St Mary's Anglican Church on Virginia Street, and all interested Anglicans are invited to attend.

The Cursillo Ministry is not separate from the Church. Cursillo seeks to build up the Church as the Body of Christ. It is not a club or society or separate order. Therefore, Ultreyas are a part of the wider Christian community in which Cursillistas and non-Cursillistas are invited to attend.

The Ultreya community provides the Church with Christian leaders and apostles who work hand-in-hand with other Christians for the Christianising of their environments, whether or not they have chosen to attend a Cursillo weekend. Ultreyas also provide an opportunity for Cursillistas to invite others to experience the Cursillo community.

"Ultreya" is a Spanish word, derived from the original Latin meaning "onward". It was commonly used by pilgrims to greet and encourage one another along the way.

The Ultreya gathers together groups from a particular region and provides continuity by contributing to the maintenance of the Cursillo spirit and by revealing the reality of the living Church.

In a climate of friendship, members share their life experiences based on the three tenets of Cursillo life - prayer, study and action, or based on a passage from Scripture. This sharing can be contemplative in nature or may deal with an evangelising experience. This sharing of real-life experiences serve as examples to all of us of the challenge which Jesus lays before His followers: "Go and do likewise."

"Let us hold fast to the hope we profess, because we can trust God to keep His promise. Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another show love and to do good. Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage one another all the more, since you see that the day of the Lord is coming nearer." (Hebrews 10:23-25)