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Personal WitnessRoseAnn Bradner 8th Womens English
Speaking Cursillo Seoul Korea, 1983 The table of Saint Elizabeth On November 3 1983 in Seoul, Korea, I began my first three days with the Cursillo Community at the table of Saint Elizabeth. I remember that there was an abundance of food, music, colorful clothes and posters. The team reviewed essential truths of our faith and gave personal witness of Christ in their lives. It was an experience I enjoyed although I felt I had missed the emotional element that impacted my sisters. As we headed for home, many made plans to read the whole Bible or save the whole world. My plan seemed so small. I decided to become a music minister. I bought my first guitar and found two teachers. Mr. Kim was a tough taskmaster for piano and Mr. Pak was a talented guitarist. Neither spoke much English and both were unfamiliar with the 52 songs I wanted to learn from the new Glory and Praise. Somehow that didn’t seem to matter very much. I was determined. With encouragement from my “groupies” I practiced daily and finally mastered some basic chords and tunes before the next Women’s Weekend where I performed my first public rendition of DeColores. My group was so proud! They prayed for me through team formation and our group sang at every Mananitas in Korean or English for the next full year. Jim, Vince, John and RoseAnn—an unlikely combination whose Faith kept us together. Charlie and I moved to Virginia and were lost until we found a couples group which met weekly for coffee, prayer and support. During this time we suffered some “between jobs,” transition from military to civilian life, and typical family challenges. Our group was always there for us. Food came mysteriously to our front porch, our children received Christmas presents that Santa didn’t buy, and my new group supported my music dreams and helped me get organized to team once again. They also invited me to participate in their ministries at the jail and the charismatic prayer group. I became more adventurous and began studies at Catholic University to learn more about chant, conducting and teaching music to children. Throughout my studies I learned more psalms, more interpretations and developed a new appreciation for hymns. Often my group transported me to school in DC or met me for Mass at the Pentagon after class. When life became fairly comfortable and I had a job as a music teacher at St. Leo’s School, Charlie was transferred to El Paso, Texas, where they sing DeColores in Spanish. I found a new friend who had also moved from VA and Fred and I practiced, prayed and played guitar together for five years. Charlie and I moved to VA and were welcomed back into the Cursillo community. This year I grouped and teamed with the amazing women of the 108th. My roadie, Mary Lou, and my prayer partner, Dottie, prayed for me and kept me organized so I could play some of the 52 tunes from Glory and Praise that I decided to learn on my fourth day back in November of 1983. Thank you to all of my groups for all of your prayers and encouragement. DeColores y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colored me gustan a mi. RoseAnn Bradner 8th Womens English
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