Mary Jo Zacher. June Newsletter Happy Summer! Please Pray for TEC 333. Teens Encounter Christ Peoria, Illinois

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1 June Newsletter Happy Summer! Teens Encounter Christ Peoria, Illinois Please Pray for TEC 333 Mary Jo Zacher Peoria TEC 401 NE Madison Ave Peoria, IL Special points of interest: Deacon Rob s Corner Welcome TEC 332 TEC Summer Activities Thank you Teams 332 Asking someone to go to TEC Fr. Terry Cassidy Spiritual Advisor - Deacon Rob Heiple- Spiritual Advisor Kathleen McLaughlin Suzie Meismer Emily Taggart Jenn Perino Cady Windish Carrie Toner Constance Johnson Meagan Dawson Emily Cuffe Kelly McKay Allison Slater Hannah Dohm Holly Mosack Julie Gray Theresa Kahl Lauren Kells Denise Henderson Paul Henderson May McSweeney Joyce Heiple Wheat Team 333 Jennifer Praul Grant Crawford Danie Fisher Elizabeth Horning Kris Swank Beau Woodcock Isaac Thomas Matt Nosbisch Mo Osborn Chris Pratt

2 Deacon Rob s Corner Thoughts for June Did you know the sport of baseball has a lot to do with our spiritual journey? Baseball is like the game plan on our spiritual walk with the Lord. I have been in the Catholic League since the day of my Baptism oh so many years ago. JC, as I call Him, has always been my manager. He has given me the privilege of being a free agent, but I really prefer to have a notrade clause and stay in His league forever. When I was quite young He knew I needed help on my journey so He gave me other Sacraments or should I call them training camps along the way. JC knew I would make lots of errors, foul balls, and even strikeout many times, so He taught me about forgiveness and starting over. JC gave me and all the league members extra fuel, extra grace to keep developing into good Catholic team members. He gave us himself in the Eucharist and He continues today pouring Himself into all team members of the Catholic league as we approach His plate of sacrifice. Later in my life the Holy Spirit moved me up to the Minors in Confirmation. It seems JC showers down his gifts and graces and we in the league either walk or run the bases of life. Sometimes we score, sometimes we make big errors, sometimes we just walk slowly but every time we touch a base, get closer to home, or score we seem to glow with more of God s love and we pick up momentum for the journey ahead of us. I have been to a lot of different baseball camps in my life and have learned some very basic important truths to share with you: 1. Our manager loves us with unconditional love. 2. He knows we fail and is there to pick us up and dust us off. 3. We must constantly learn more on our journey and become more like our manager, JC. 4. We must keep reading His plan book to keep scoring for Him. 5. He loves it when we share the joy of our league with others. He says to all of us: Let your light shine & score one for JC! God Bless you All Deacon Rob

3 Welcome TECites of 332 D.O.G. Depend on God! Jason Condit * Carlos Cruz * Billy McGhee * Stevan Lukich Beau Woodcock * Oliver Heatwole * Mark Pilon * Isaac Thomas Chad Cagle * Cole Kruger * Chase Scherer * Kyle Schmidt * Kris Swank Alex Weck * Grant Crawford * Calvin Jones * Michael Ritthaler Reflections of the DogFather by Tom Mueller T.E.C. #332 D.O.G. Depend on God I remember back in September when Dcn. Rob asked me to be the March Leader for #332; at the time, six months seemed so far away. Now, as I look back on the whole experience, it is almost like a blur; it is hard to believe that T.E.C. #332 is over and in the books. I am overwhelmed with gratitude because I was blessed with wonderful people on both the Wheat Team and Presenting Team; and I was given 17 new puppies to join me on the weekend. Every time I think I have my head wrapped around how wonderful and awesome God is; He blesses me even more and I am blown away by His love and grace. T.E.C. #332 was just another experience of getting a deeper view and experience of the Awesome Wonder of our God! So So humbling! It was an honor to be the Lay Leader. As the Dog Pound went through the Paschal Mystery, we were blessed with wonderful meditations and prayerful moments of Grace! We were a lively Pack of Dogs and rumor has it, some Puppies stayed up late barking and playing with their mattresses, thank God we had plenty of good Dog Food and Red Eye to keep us going! Habib Gomez (aka Moses Praul) made sure that every one of the Dogs were focused and trained well! Habib was elected Rush Chairman for life! Thank you to everyone who made T.E.C. #332 the best T.E.C. ever!!!! All the Dogs will keep the tradition alive by Letting it Shine for all the world to see. I think we will see quite a few of this breed from the pack back in the Dog Pound regularly on Wed. night. If not, they know their DogFather will hunt them down and put them in the DogHouse. Peace! Tom Mueller AKA The DogFather

4 TEC Summer Activities Faith and Family Night with the Peoria Chiefs Join us for a night at the ballpark on Friday, June 24th and watch the Peoria Chiefs take on the Kane County Cougars. TEC will purchase a block of 50 tickets. You can reserve your seat by purchasing a ticket voucher. Vouchers will be on sale on Wednesday night after Mass. The cost of the tickets is $10. Stick around after the game for a postgame concert featuring Lincoln Brewster! Other activities planned are the Tennis Ball Pitch in for Charity and a postgame firework show for all ages to enjoy. Scavenger Hunt Join us on Sunday, July 17th at 1:00 for a fun and faith filled scavenger hunt. We start at the TEC Center and where we end up..only the winners know! More details to follow. DeColores Celebration This year s DeColores Celebration will be held at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Washington, IL at 7:00 p.m. This celebration is a time for all renewal families to come together to celebrate our love for the Lord through worship and music. The theme this year is: " Upward, Inward, Outward". Many renewal groups will be represented and the offertory collection this year will be given to Peoria TEC and Chrysalis. The TEC banner will be carried by Lauren Schaumberg. Alysa Shaw will be an usher. And, our very own Bre Henderson will give a brief talk on the History/Purpose of TEC. Please mark your calendars and join us.

5 Thank you for your Service! Presenting Team 332 Fr. Terry Cassidy Spiritual Advisor Deacon Rob Heiple- Spiritual Advisor Tom Mueller Leader Austin Haedicke - Music and Prodigal Meditation Paul Deldado Signs Ron and Betty Wasson Christian Life Meditation Mike Paluska Assistant Brent Bursott Assistant Zach Bischler Assistant Jake Rocke Growth and Ideals/Teen Resource Matt Kerr Young Disciple/ Teen Resource Adam Wasson Teen Resource Bryan Reese- Teen Resource Billy Wanless- Teen Resource Brandon Rodier- Teen Resource Michael Crotteau- Teen Resource Ryan Wizieck- Teen Resource Sam Taylor God Community of Love/Adult Resource Moses Praul Church People of God/Adult Resource Glenn Emmons Adult Discipleship/ Adult Resource John Merdian-Adult Resource Ryan Anderson- Adult Resource Wheat Team 332 Therese Mueller Mary Jo Zacher Linda Thomas Alysa Shaw Megan Gilbert Abby Craft Christian Lees Travis Haedicke Constance Johnson Jacqueline Jenkins Lauren Schaumburg Carrie Toner Alex Praul Ben Busch Katie Reese Bre Henderson Sarah Croutteau Truly, Truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit John 12:24

6 Asking Someone to go to TEC Do you remember that one TEC weekend that changed your whole relationship with God? Do you remember the feeling as you left on Monday... you were on fire and so ready to start recruiting everyone you ever knew to come to TEC and have a similar experience, right? Reality check: You then start talking to people and trying to get them to go on the next TEC weekend. Did you feel like you were trying to physically pull the mountain to Mohammed? They couldn t go this time, or they didn t think it was for them, even though they didn t know anything about TEC. We have all been there and we know it s sometimes difficult to get people to go to TEC. So here are a few tips for encouraging someone to take that first step...to SAY YES to GOD! First and foremost in all things PRAY!!! It is God who calls people to TEC. We are just the radio station he is using at the time. Listen to the person you are recruiting. They may have legitimate reasons for not making TEC, family commitments, work, and vacations. If you are really listening to them you will soon be able to determine the legitimate reasons vs. normal apprehension. Be persistent. If a person says, No, listen to their reasons. If it is apprehension, address their concerns in a kind and knowledgeable fashion. If they have a legitimate reason for not coming then make a note and invite them to attend when the next weekend comes around. You may have to invite someone 10 times, but as we all know persistence eventually pays off. Be prepared. The person you are recruiting may be apprehensive and give you a reason they can t come, such as I can t afford it. Try to know as much about the program as you can so you can help answer their questions. (i.e. TEC has scholarships! )