Archived Workshops - TEC - A Catholic Movement of Spirituality

ARCHIVED WORKSHOPS

SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS 2007

Photos from the June 2007 Spiritual Directors Workshop

Pictured below are the team and participants of the 2007 workshop held at LaSalle Retreat Center in Wildwood, Mo. Twenty-six priests, religious, deacons and lay leaders, representing 17 faith communities, united in prayer and partnership, June 25-28. Team included TEC Conference staff, TEC Founders Fr. Matthew Fedewa and Dorothy Gereke, and members of the TEC Conference Spirituality Ministry Team

Team members Fr. Matthew Fedewa (founder) and Fr. James Brown, OAR (manual editor) presenting.

The TEC Founders together.

TEC Spiritual Directors at daily Mass and prayer...

Silent meditation on the message...

Participants learned about the role of the Spiritual Director in the TEC Movement and the TEC weekend; TEC and youth ministry; and how to share Paschal Mystery theology with young people.

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NICARAGUA RENEWING THE VISION WORKSHOP

March 17-20, 2009

Siuna, Nicaragua

Renewing the Vision of TEC

Pictured below are the team and participants of the Nicaraguan RTV workshop.Team

members included Bob and Sharrie Cinnamond of Western Kentucky TEC and Fr. John

Schmeidler, co-spiritual director of Sunflower TEC. Participants included Fr. Wilberto

Lanser, a Capuchin priest who has been in Siuna for almost 20 years.

For more photos and trip details please click here to access Bob Cinnamond's personal

report on the Nicaraguan trip.

Click here to access the feature article on TEC in Nicaragua in the Spring 2009 issue of the

Communicator.

Renewing the Vision of TEC, Siuna, Nicaragua - participants and team

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CALEDONIA, MI CF&F

Photos from the October 2007 Michigan
Communities of Faith and Follow-Through Workshop

Thanks to Sr. Mary Judith Kovach, DCJ for the wonderful
photos! Pictured below are the team and participants of the 2007 workshop
held at Holy Family Catholic Church in Caledonia. Sixteen Catholic lay, religious
and clergy gathered for a weekend of prayer and collaboration in bringing the
Paschal Mystery Message to the young people of the Church.

Team members include Conference staff members Ron Reiter (director), Sr. Jacque Schroeder, OSF (spiritual director) and Phil Jasheway of Full Circle TEC.
Below the three can be seen praying together before each presentation.

Holy Family Parish prepares workshop participants to "enter the mission field."

Next Generation's Jane White provides some heavenly music.

The workshop participants at Mass and daily prayer.

Next Generation's Fr. Lou Anderson and Sr. Mary Kovach, DCJ.

Participants and team members discussed in-depth the various components of
TEC after each presentation. Below they are pictured both during discussions
and having meals together.

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MISSOURI COMMUNITIES CF&F

Photos from the June 2007 Missouri Communities of

Faith and Follow-Through Workshop

Pictured below are the team and participants of the Missouri workshop
held at St. Francis Borgia Regional High School in Washington, Mo.
Team included TEC Conference staff members Ron Reiter and Sr. Jacque Schroeder, OSF,
and Penny Wolf, Region 7 Coordinator.

Participants included Spirit of St. Louis TEC Council Members: Sr. Linda Jansen,

SSND, Gary Przygoda and Mary Varni; Ilse Bergkamp, a volunteer from the

Netherlands; Carol Blecha and Steve Maxwell from Mid-America TEC (Jefferson

City, Mo.); and Cheryl Klueppel representing River of Life TEC (Cape Girardeau,

Mo.). Others present from the Spirit of St. Louis community were Bill Gegg,

Deanna Grither, Erin Kuenzel, Lisa Cusumano, Gary Przygoda, Joan Hellebusch

and Tricia Marquart.

The TEC Family sharing meals together.

TEC Conference Summer Volunteer Isle Bergkamp encounters
members of the TEC Family.

Team member Penny Wolf presenting.

The three TEC Communities present learn about Paschal Mystery
Spirituality; components of the TEC adult faith community; and

networking with the diocese and other ministries.

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LITTLE FALLS, MN CF&F

Photos from the June 2007 Minnesota Communities of Faith and Follow-Through Workshop

Pictured below are the team and participants of the Minnesota workshop held at the Central Minnesota TEC Center in Little Falls. Team included TEC Conference staff members Ron Reiter and Sr. Jacque Schroeder, OSF, and Sr. Joy Connealy, ND, Omaha TEC. Participants included Central Minnesota TEC Spiritual Director Fr. Ken Opat, OSC.