The Cursillo Movement in Switzerland

The Ecumenical Cursillo of Geneva (in French and in English)

Cursillo started in Switzerland as early as 1963, in English. They were launched by U.S. cursillistas from Peoria, Illinois, USA. The first cursillo in French took place in Geneva in 1992 with the help of the English Cursillo. Since then, 2 cursillos in French and 2 in English are given each year. They are always interdenominational and co-ed. This Cursillo is not under the sponsorship of a Catholic bishop, but It is jointly led by a Protestant minister (currently Jeff Berkheiser) and a Catholic priest (now Louis Christiaens, Jesuit).

The Catholic Cursillo in Swiss German

Moreover, there is a Catholic Cursillo Movement in Swiss in German. It began in 1994 in Einsiedeln (near Zurich), with the support of cursillistas coming from the diocese of Freiburg (Germany).

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Secretariat: Secrétariat du Mouvement des Cursillos a/s Claire Lise Lowe, 356 rte de Suisse, 1298 Céligny Suisse Tél. : 41 22 776 46 83

Spiritual Advisors:

• Rev. Jeff Berkheiser- 39 Grande Rue - 1896 Vouvry, Suisse Tél.: (41) 079 634 20 35 jeff.berkheiser@bluewin.ch
• Louis Christiaens, s.j. - 52, avenue de la Roseraie - 1205 Genève. Tél./Fax 022 731 28 09 - louischristiaens@hotmail.com - President of the du RECG. Rassemblement des Eglises et Communautés Chrétiennes de Genève. (Aujourd'hui, la vie oecuménique à Genève)

Palancas: palancacoordinatorgvacursillo@yahoo.co.uk

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To learn more about the French-speaking ecumenical Cursillo in Geneva :
Cursillo Oecuménique Francophone de Genève (fr) (N.B.: temporarily inoperative)

To learn more about the English-speaking ecumenical Cursillo in Geneva :
Gary Vannatter [gvannatter@TafaMatrix.com ] ; Rev. Jeff Berkheiser [jeff.berkheiser@bluewin.ch]
Geneva Cursillo Community (En)

To learn more about the Catholic Cursillo Movement in Switzerland :

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