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The Cursillo Movement in Togo
Robert Kpotor, from the Lomé diocese, was a cetidate to the first cursillo in Benin, on december 2003. After his cursillo experience he said with great enthusiasm: "I now have but one dream: to see all Togoleses become cursillistas". Those were not empty words et mere lip service. Robert went immediately into action, taking part to the 2d cursillo in Benin on august 2004 as a rollist et most of all bringing with him six Togolese friends as cetidates. These young people, a few months later, would form the foundation of the team of CM in Togo.
In January 2005, the Cursillo Movement was implemented in Togo with the holding of the first Cursillo in the diocese of Atakpamé followed, a month later, by another in the diocese of Lomé.
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The foundation team was made up of cursillistas from Togo, from Benin et from Quebec. A particular care was taken to ensure that good foundations were laid down concerning not only the cursillo 3-days but the precursillo et the postcursillo as well. The year 2006 saw the foundation of the Cursillo Movement in a third diocese, the Diocese of Kpalimé, plus holding of cursillo weekends in the dioceses of Lomé et Atakpamé, et the formation of a National Secretariat. Father Germain Grenon, m.s.a., et Huguette Duclos, of the diocese of Montreal, took advantage of their stay of ten weeks from January to March 2006, to focus on training both leaders et new cursillistas. Rollists were helped with their rollos, new cursillistas were trained in Group Reunions et many leaders were taught about the "Fundamental Ideas of the Cursillo Movement". In 2007, a first cursillo whose team was composed entirely of Togolese cursillistas took place in Lomé in March, et in Kpalimé in April. Since then, cursillo weekends are being given each year in the three dioceses, supporting documents were created et a remote monitoring through the Internet was set up allowing leaders of the new Togo Cursillo Movement to seek help et information from members of the CEI ("Comité d'Expansion Internationale" put forth by the Francophone Cursillo Movement of Canada). _____________________________________________________________________ |
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The Cursillo Movement is currently located in three dioceses in Togo and a National Secretariat is coordinating its development.
The diocesan leaders are:
Robert Kpotor, founder of the Togo Cursillo, and Roland AKAKPO (left)
Spiritual Advisor: Fr. Damien DEWORNOU (right)
The diocesan leaders are:
Godfroy ANAGONOU, founder of the CM in the diocese, and Fulbert AGBOKANZO (left)
Spiritual Advisor: Fr. Émile MIDAHOE (right)
Fulbert AGBOKANZO and Father Joseph SEMEKO are also members of the National Secretariat
The diocesan leaders are:
Ignace LOKOSSOU founder of CM in the diocese, and Geniève OLYMPIO (left)
Spiritual Advisor: Fr. Prosper AKPEMADO (without photo)
Ignace LOKOSSOU is also member of the National Secretariat
At Lomé
A fourth cursillo (Togo 10th) took place at Lomé on April 10-13, 2008. The teams were fully trained Togolese cursillistas.
The community has about fifty active members who attend their Group Reunion regularly. A monthly Ultreya is organized by one of the small groups, or, every tree months, conducted by the diocesan leaders with a focus on an aspect of the Fundamental Ideals of the CM.
Next cursillo: august 20-23, 2009
At Atakpamé
The bishop of the diocese of Atakpamé has appointed Father Emile MIDAHOE as moderator of the Cursillo Movement of his diocese, replacing Father Joseph SÉMÉKO who has occupied this position since the foundation.
A cursillo took place at Agbandi, in the northen part of the diocese, April 2-5, 2009.
The community has thirty cursillistas divided into 7 small groups of four or five.
At Kpalimé
Two new diocesan leaders have been elected:
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Geneviève Olympio, secretary of the bishop of Kpalimé took over from Louis Segla.
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Father Prosper AKPEMADO is the new spiritual advisor, replacing Father Émile SEGBEDJI, who is currently studying in France.
The last cursillo, February 19-22, 2009. had eleven candidates, including 2 priests.
Even if the community has but one year of existence, a good foundation exists as fourty cursillistas currently attend their weekly Group Reunion and their monthly Ultreya.
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