UTAH LUTHERAN COUNCIL GUIDELINES

Weekend Guidelines

Lutheran Council of Utah will be governed by an established council of ten (10) lay persons and two (2) clergy. The council has established the following guidelines:

• Members of any church in Utah are eligible to participate in a VIA de CRISTO weekend. It is recommended that the pastor attend a VIA de CRISTO weekend before or with their congregational members. If the pastor chooses not to attend, the applicant is encouraged to have their application signed by their pastor. The attending pastor's spouse is encourage to attend the corresponding weekend.
• The attending pastor is encouraged to have one or two people from that church attend at the same time as the pastor, for the purpose of establishing community.
• VIA de CRISTO (Cursillo) is open to all, both singles and married. However, it is requested that husband and wife attend the same pair of weekends.
• Spouses of the 4^th Day community and married couples are given priority over those who are new to the application process, given timely application submittal. A recommended ratio of Lutherans to non-Lutherans is 75/25. A balance of Lutherans from the various congregations is taken into consideration as well as congregations having small 4^th Day communities.
• An application fee of $75.00 will be required when the weekender has been accepted to a specific weekend.
• The weekends are usually operated in pairs, men first and then women, one week later. Both are held in the same host facility.
• The recommended number of weekenders allowed per weekend is 35, except by Council approval. The application deadline is eight (8) weeks prior to the men's (or first) weekend of a pair. (This amount of time is required for selection and processing, and to allow one month notice of acceptance prior to the weekend.)
• Exceptions to the application process are handled by the Council.
• Weekends are held in a host facility where all the participants, including the presenting team, live together as a community.
• The weekends begin at 7:30 PM on Thursday and end approximately at 4:30 PM on Sunday. Attendance for the entire weekend is required to enter the 4^th Day Community.
• Each weekend is presented by a team which has been selected, gathered, and trained for that weekend only. The same format and time schedule is followed for each weekend.
• It is recommended that applicants be 21 years of age or older. Exceptions to this policy will be considered by Council.