Dear Cursillistas, Happy Fall!  Every season has its new beginnings, and even as we head into a time of cooling weather and falling leaves a new women's team is in the process of forming, beginning to prepare for the Women's Cursillo Weekend at Camp Overlook in Harrisonburg on October 21-24, 2010!  Actually, the team has been forming all during August, spearheaded by the strong, gentle leadership of Alma Hale-Cooper of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Harrisonburg.  We are also very fortunate to have once again our beloved Fathers Chet and Dan as our Spiritual Directors for the weekend. During the next couple of months the women on the team will be giving of their time, talent and their very selves as they journey together toward the weekend.  Please join us in praying for them as they prepare a space for the candidates to meet Christ in ever new and deepening ways.   Now is a great time to begin palanca for the team, and for the as-yet unknown candidates, lifting them all up in prayer and action.  And now is also the time to think and pray about the women you would like to sponsor as candidates on the weekend.  Applications are available on the application page of the website.  We are asking that, if possible, all applications be turned in between now and September 30th, so there will be ample time for us to prepare for them in prayer, palanca and action. We are in the process of finding our Weekend Coordinators, but it is not too early to begin thinking about helping make and serve food, setting up, cleaning up, making palanca bags, or various other volunteer activities that are crucial to the success of the weekend.  Once our coordinators are in place I'll be sending out their contact information so that you can sign up with them to help out in any way you choose on the weekend.   And now, without further ado, allow us to introduce to you the 2010 Women's Team: Alma Hale-Cooper, Rectora - Blessed Sacrament Ann Michel, Assistant Rectora - Incarnation Dianne Cekada - Blessed Sacrament Sheree Frazier - Shepherd of the Hills Debbie Gordon - St. John's Josie Henning - Blessed Sacrament Jane Meiser - Blessed Sacrament Cindy Montavon - Blessed Sacrament Sharon Noel - St. John's Claudia Pascarella - Blessed Sacrament Sally Sargeant - Incarnation (?) Liz Spivey - St. Thomas Kate Whelan - Incarnation (?) Nancy Wilkes - Blessed Sacrament Fr. Dan Bain - Spiritual Director Fr. Chet Michael - Spiritual Director A huge thank you to and blessings on these women and priests as they continue on their team journey together! Finally, please be sure to take a look at the "Volunteers Needed" page of the website, which has been recently updated with various activities and ways to help out on the Weekend, at Ultreyas and in other ways.  Thanks! Peace, Fran and Marshall Slayton Valley Cursillo Coordinators