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The act of sponsoring a person for a Cursillo weekend is one of love and responsibility. Through sponsorship you are committing yourself to several obligations, both before, during and after the weekend. Completion of both parts of the attached form will provide the selection team with information which will aid them in the selection process.

Before making the decision to approach anyone about making a Cursillo weekend, pray about your course of action, asking the Holy Spirit to guide you and sharpen your sensitivity regarding whether this is the right time and the right step for the candidate to take in his/her faith journey.

To be a sponsor, you MUST:

• Have made a Cursillo weekend yourself
• Know the aim of the Cursillo movement
• Be an authentic witness of Christian Living
• Be ready to involve yourself with your candidate prior to the Cursillo (both social and spiritual); during the weekend (palanca, mananitas, closing mass); after the weekend (accompany them to several Ultreyas, invite them into your Group Reunion or another group).

Points Considered During Candidate Selection:
The purpose of Cursillo is to help individuals become Christian Leaders in their Environments, so that these environments can be transformed in Christ.  The weekend experience will be different for each candidate, but the outcome needs to match the above purpose.  So, while the selection team will avoid pre-judging anyone, they will consider the following points:

• The candidate must have self discipline and be of stable character
• He/She must be capable of understanding the message and transmitting it in their environments.
• He/She must be able to discover their gifts and put them at the service of the Christian Community.
• He/She must be capable of influencing others in their environments; they must be able to help others materially and spiritually.
• Attending Ultreyas and being part of a regular Group Reunion (or other small community) must be a possibility.

It is recommended that the following persons NOT be sponsored on a Cursillo:

• Anyone who is presently emotionally unstable
• Those who have serious, active addiction problems (drugs, alcohol, gambling)
• Those with abnormal emotional conditions (nervous breakdown, clinical depression)
• One who is closed to the Christian perspective

It is imperative that your candidate be properly prepared for the weekend and the post-Cursillo.  He/She must be aware that this is not a purely theoretical course; that there will be sharing and discussion of life, faith, beliefs, the Church and issues connected to these.  Cursillo has been described as an Encounter with Christ, through the concrete, visible and experiential community that gathers at the weekend – you must ensure that your candidate understands and is prepared for such an encounter.

Note:  In Grouard-McLennan, it is a policy that, for married couples, the husband must attend before the wife.  It is recommended that you sponsor both husband and wife at the same time, with the wife attending the next weekend after her husband.  If you believe an exception to this policy is warranted, you must submit a letter explaining the reasons for such an exception along with the application forms.