What Is a Cursillo Weekend and What Weekends Are Scheduled?

A Cursillo Weekend is the central retreat experience of the Cursillo Movement — a multi-day gathering rooted in the idea that "God in Christ loves us," communicated through friendship. At Joliet Cursillo, upcoming weekends are posted on the homepage under Announcements, and the site notes a "Cursillo Weekend Schedule" covering upcoming weekends in 2026, 2027, and 2028. If you want to know what a weekend involves or which dates are coming up, the homepage announcements and the weekend schedule are the two places to look.

What a Cursillo Weekend Is

The Joliet Cursillo site describes the movement as "proclaiming the best news of the best reality which is that God in Christ loves us, communicated by the best means which is friendship." The weekend is the form that message takes in practice — a scheduled, named gathering rather than an open-ended event.

Weekends are identified by audience and sequence number, so you can tell them apart at a glance:

• Women's 140th Weekend — Nov 5–8, 2026
• Men's 148th Weekend — September 24–27, 2026

The numbering (140th, 148th) indicates how long the movement has been running weekends in this area, and the men's and women's tracks are listed separately.

Scheduled Weekends and Events

The homepage Announcements section lists these upcoming items:

Note that the Ultreya Grande (Aug 29, 2026) falls earlier in the calendar than the weekends listed above it, so read dates rather than assuming the list is in strict chronological order.

Beyond these individual entries, the site states there is a Cursillo Weekend Schedule covering upcoming weekends in 2026, 2027, and 2028 — so the announcements show near-term events while the schedule gives the longer view.

How to Find Updated Weekend Information

1. Go to the Joliet Cursillo homepage.
2. Read the Announcements section for the most recent weekend dates and events.
3. Check the Cursillo Weekend Schedule for the multi-year overview (2026–2028).
4. If you want ongoing updates, the site offers a Subscribe to Mailing List option, which is the way to receive announcements rather than checking back manually.

The mailing list is a subscription link, not a stated free-or-paid service — treat it simply as the site's channel for sending updates.

Common Points to Clarify

• "Weekend" here is a scheduled retreat event, not a general reference to Saturday and Sunday. Each one has a number and an audience (men's or women's).
• Dates can be listed out of order in the announcements, so confirm the specific date rather than relying on position in the list.
• The schedule extends further than the announcements. If you're planning well ahead, the 2026–2028 schedule is more useful than the current announcement list.
• School of Leaders and Ultreya Grande are separate events from the numbered weekends, even though they appear in the same announcements block.

If your goal is simply to know what's next, the Men's 148th Weekend (Sept 24–27, 2026) and Women's 140th Weekend (Nov 5–8, 2026) are the two upcoming weekends named on the page, with the full 2026–2028 schedule available for planning beyond that.