THE GOD NEWS OF M.A. TEC
June 2002

TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRIST

03/2002 - Volume 24 - Issue 5 - 1206 E. McCarty St., Jefferson City, MO  65101 (573)635-5717
Newsletter email: 
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FRIDAY NIGHT SHARED PRAYER FOR TEC #184

All TECites are invited to pray with the Team beginning at 7:30 PM sharp , June 21 at St. Pius X Parish in Moberly, MO. Please come and show your support for the team!

PLEASE SEND WHEAT LETTERS : Mail Your Letters to arrive by the Wednesday before the weekend. For TEC 184 send letters:

Mid-America TEC
ATTN: Wheat Letter 184
1206 East McCarty
Jefferson City, MO 65101

You can mail or email your letters to arrive by Wednesday, June 19.

Be sure to write a general letter to the Weekend before you begin writing any personal letters to team and candidates. Just look at it as extra wheat you can do for the weekend.

If you would like to know if anyone from your area is on the weekend, contact the TEC office. We still have room on 184 so encourage others to experience Christ痴 joy.

WHO痴 WHO on 184

Weekend Director: Linda Sommers
Spiritual Director: Fr. Joe Corel
Asst. Weekend Director: Andi Olsen
Asst. Spiritual Director: Dan Ramsey

TEC 184

June 22-24, 2002 Moberly, MO

SINGing, PRAISE,

and JOY are abound......

at

the Hoot for TEC 184

Thanks to You!

St. Peters Parish in Marshall for their more than kind donation of a copy machine for the TEC office. WAY TO GO Pam! And thank you Steve Maxwell for transporting it for us!

You are both angels!

REMINDER

Up coming Renewing the Visions in our area. Contact the TEC office or visit TEC Conference web site for more information. www.tecconference.org

Nov 1-3, 2002 Kansas City, KS

There will be will be folks from Mid-Missouri going in November. let us know if you are interested! Mid-America TEC will pay part of your fees.

TEC WEEKENDS FOR 2002

#184 June 22-24, Moberly
#185 July 27-29, Marshall
#186 Nov 9-11, Taos 

and announcing 2003

#187 Jan 18-20, IC-Jeff City
#188 Mar 15-17, Camdenton
#189 June 21-23, Wardsville
#190 July 26-28, Hannibal ???
#191 Nov 8-9, ???

TEC 182

This is a reminder for you that TEC 183 was cancelled so you are responsible for the hoot mass and gifts for TEC 184.

What a great excuse for you to get together again and share the joy of TEC!

As of this news letter there are approximately 40 team candidates and observers.

Don稚 forget the cooks!

FREE Fun and Excitement....  

...at the TEC 184 HOOT and REUNION Mass.

June 23, 2002
St. Pius X Parish
210 S Williams, Moberly, MO 65270

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Please, scope out the schedule so you know when and where to be at what time:

3:30 Candidate痴 Parent痴 Meeting, at Church. Learn all about TEC 184.
4:00
Gathering Time at Church
4:15
Liturgy Begins

6:00
Hoot followed by Shared Prayer TEC 182 will lead you to the hoot from Church Shared Prayer will take place in church.

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ANYONE in the Jeff City area interesting in car pooling call or email the TEC office

BE PREPARED TO MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE!

BE SURE TO PARTICIPATE! and not just take up space. It has been proven that everyone has fun when all participate!

All TECites.......

are invited to attend TEC council meetings. Be involved, serve the Lord, help us keep TEC going and make it better for all!

Meetings are the Friday after every TEC weekend. Meetings are held at Immaculate Conception Parish in Jefferson City. Rectory Basement. Next meeting is June 28, 7:15 pm. Be There!

Letter from your Secretary

ITEMS STILL NEEDED: These have not changed much since the last newsletter - as always we still need MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!

MA TEC痴 25 anniversary is September 15, 2002 and we are planning one heck of a shindig. One you wont want to miss! For this to happen we need the funds to support such an event with a world known keynote speaker. If you know anyone who can donate to the anniversary, contact the TEC office. Also please be sure to let us know if your address has changed or if you know if someone else has a new address. We want to be able to invite all MA TEC TECites. Be sure to keep an eye out for your invitation with all the details.

In the mean time all contributions or information can be sent to the TEC office care of 25th Anniversary.

Same ole reminders, but people still seem to have questions. And.... hey why have I not seen more request to serves turned in? I am trying to do everything but nag everyone to death? Lets make the job a little easier for those wonderful people who give up a portion of their life to be a weekend director - volunteer to be on a weekend!

When applying for team, candidate, or observer please, please be sure the folks you give your reference forms to get them turned in. Your application cannot be considered unless I have your reference form. This has become a problem, and then people wonder why they do not get called. Help me out here, Okay? 

Finally, please do not bring children to the TEC hoots. Several candidates on the last weekend asked why their siblings were not there when they saw other children there. Reason being we tell parents of TEC candidates not to bring siblings unless they have made a TEC. We feel it is only fair to ask the same of all TECites. This way no one gets their feelings hurt. Thank you!

- Carolyn                                     

Congratulations to Connie McDevitt of Eldon. Candidate on TEC 144 in Montgomery City. She was married on June 1 to Colby Davis of Monmoth, IL.

New Addresses:
Rosalyn Summers TECs 171, 174, 178
6565 W. Foxridge Dr., Apt 312
Mission, KS 66202
Phone: 913-262-6693

Thank you to all who have responded to our request that was placed in church bulletins for address of past TECites we have lost touch with. So far:

Debbie (Hagerman) Massman TEC # 88
Peggy (Clearly) Talken TEC #5
Gayle (Hutton) Lineback TEC ?
Kathy (Englebrecht) Concannon TEC # 18
David "Chip" Kemp TEC # ? Owensville
Debbie (Strope) Beckwith TEC # 77 & 82

All TECites.......our 25th Anniversary planning committee.... Needs more volunteers to help plan this extraordinary event. Wont you please be a part of MA TEC痴 big day? To do so please be at the next council meeting, or contact the TEC office today! Be involved, serve the Lord. The next meeting is June 28, the Friday following TEC 184. The meeting will be held at Immaculate Conception Parish rectory basement in Jefferson City starting at 7:15.

Join us, we are excited to see you there!

Sub-Committees and their chairs:
Publicity - Linda Sommers, Lisa Sander
Liturgy & Entertainment- Steve Maxwell, David Grothoff
Food - Ted & Mary Lou Hoyt, Tom & Lee Menz
Invitations - Sharon Dey, Pam Whitney
Finances/Fundraising - Maureen Quinn

Do you know which committee you would like to help with? Give us a call today and we will get you in contact with the right person.

IMPORTANT UPDATE!

The location for the 25th Anniversary has been changed! Please note that it will be held and St. Joseph's Cathedral in Jefferson City instead of Our Lady of Lourdes in Columbia. A scheduling conflict developed.