The Cursillo Movement is a lay movement within the Catholic Church that shares the fundamentals of being a Christian as both an individual and in unity. Cursillo helps people discover and fulfill their personal vocations while promoting groups of Christians who inspire their environments with the Gospel. The purpose of Cursillo is to build Christian Communities in neighborhoods, parishes, workplaces and other environments in which people live the greatest parts of their lives. Cursillo makes it possible for anyone in the world to live a Christian life in a natural way. It provides a means by which men and women can live the Gospel every day and it is an encounter with Christ. It is a weekend course in Christianity for men or women, followed up with a sustained local community to help nourish your spiritual growth for a lifetime.
With a three day experience of living Christianity, a little course in Christian community with a daily Mass, communion and visits to the prayer room or chapel. It starts on a Thursday evening and ends on Sunday evening. During the three days, those attending live and work together listening to talks given by the spiritual directors and laypeople and participate in small group discussions. The talks include topics which deal with real life, the Christian ideal, the Catholic faith and how we can bring Christ into the modern world.
With a method to work together to bring other men and women to know and experience the love of Christ. With an invitation to become part of a small Christian support group which is joined to a larger Christ-centered community in the Archdiocese of Newark and around the world. The community spirit of the weekend is continued through reunions of small groups of Christians and through the gathering of these groups into larger communities.