I really hate having to get on my soapbox but, once again, we find ourselves begging for candidates for the April Cursillo. I was asked to run this post once again.

WE ARE IN DIRE NEED OF CANDIDATES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. OUR NUMBERS HAVE BEEN STEADILY GOING DOWN. THEY HELD STRONG FOR 15 YEARS AT 40 CANDIDATES PER CURSILLO BUT WE ARE NOW DOWN TO 18-20 FOR EACH CURSILLO. MOST APPLICATIONS NOW COME IN TOO LATE TO EVEN GET THE CANDIDATES NAMES INTO THE NEWSLETTER. THE MARCH NEWSLETTER JUST WENT OUT WITH 10 NAMES FOR MEN'S CURSILLO #224 AND, AS I AM NOW WORKING ON APRIL'S NEWSLETTER, WE ONLY HAVE THREE (3)WOMEN SIGNED UP TO ATTEND.

OUR SYSTEM OF ALERTING CURSILLISTAS TO THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES SCHEDULED TO MAKE CURSILLO IS FAILING AND, BECAUSE OF THIS, OUR PALANCA SYSTEM IS BREAKING DOWN. SINCE WE ARE RECEIVING APPLICATIONS SO LATE, THE CANDIDATE NAMES DON'T APPEAR IN THE NEWSLETTER. AS A RESULT, THEY DON'T GET PALANCA, ESPECIALLY PERSONALIZED WRITTEN PALANCA, IN THE TRADITIONAL AMOUNTS WE USED TO GET FOR CANDIDATES.

WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP. PLEASE SEND IN APPLICATIONS AS SOON AS YOU CAN AND AS MANY AS YOU CAN; DON'T HOLD THEM BACK. THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BRING A FRIEND TO CHRIST!

Don't forget about the Men's May Cursillo, too!