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TEC 283: A Smashing Success
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TEC 283: A Smashing Success

TEC 283 was smooth, small, and a smashing success in so many ways. We welcomed 15 Catholic teens and one (not a teen) Catholic deacon to the TEC community at TEC 283 on Oct. 25-27, 2024, at St. Joseph Church & School, Quad Parishes, in Green Bay. Here are some of the reasons TEC 283 […]

Ukrainian Exchange Student Encourages Prayers for Homeland
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Ukrainian Exchange Student Encourages Prayers for Homeland

Originally published by On Mission By Jeff Kurowski | On MissionAPPLETON — Imagine having the opportunity to live and learn in a country at the top of your list, but to do so, you need to leave your family and homeland amidst a war. Annychka Pasichnyk of Lviv, Ukraine, attended Xavier High School in Appleton […]

TEC Receives Vocations & Evangelization Grants
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TEC Receives Vocations & Evangelization Grants

What a blessed windfall! Anchor of Hope TEC was selected to receive two grants totaling $6,100. The Catholic Foundation awarded TEC $5,000 for the Raising Vocations Collection and $1,100 for the Advancing the Mission Evangelization Grant. These gifts will provide financial stability for the organization and growth opportunities to further our mission: TEC reaches out […]

Anchor of Hope TEC Connects with Phoenix Catholic
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Anchor of Hope TEC Connects with Phoenix Catholic

Anchor of Hope TEC (Together Encountering Christ) went back to school on April 25, 2024, to eat, pray, and connect with the Phoenix Catholic community at UW-Green Bay. Fr. Kevin Ripley led us in prayer and games. Bill Koehne (a UW-Green Bay graduate), Mary Mondoch (a student at St. Norbert College), and William Kyles-Worth (a […]

TEC volunteer Brittany Dulak by statue of Mother Teresa.
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Brittany Dulak: Emulating Mother Teresa

Originally Published in Green Bay Parish Neighbors West, published by Decided Excellence Catholic Media As a caregiver working three jobs, Brittany Dulak spends long hours helping others. She has been a personal care worker for a boy with multiple disabilities for the past 13 years. Additionally, she has worked as a certified nursing assistant in […]

TEC 283 prayer and Bible enthronement
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In God’s Time: Catholic Retreat TEC 282, Feb. 23-25, 2024

God is so good! We welcomed 33 to the TEC community at TEC 282 on Feb. 23-25, 2024. The retreat was held at St. Joseph Church & School, Quad Parishes, in Green Bay. After two postponements due to a lack of volunteers, TEC 282 gathered a full team. They put together a phenomenal retreat experience. […]

TEC board of directors
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Welcoming 3 Newbies to the TEC Board

We welcome Mary Mondloch, Joan Koehne and Amanda Gerrits to TEC Board for 2023-25 and thank outgoing board members Jody Engebos and Ashley Prokash. The 3 newbies join Bruce McEwing, Katie Wanek, Carol McEwing, Brittany Dulak, and Kevin Smits. Rev. Kevin Ripley is Anchor of TEC’s spiritual director. Thank you all for your service and […]

Unveiling a Vibrant Redesign of This Nonprofit’s Website
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Unveiling a Vibrant Redesign of This Nonprofit’s Website

TEC is a dynamic Catholic retreat experience, and now Anchor of Hope TEC has a website to show just that! Green Bay-based TEC (Together Encountering Christ) took a giant leap forward in technology and vibrancy with a redesigned website. Why Redesign the TEC Website? Anchor of Hope TEC’s first website launched in 2015, so it […]

Julia Oseka, a student at TEC 272 in 2017
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TECite Plays Rare Role at Synod

Julia Oseka was one of 10 non-bishop voting members from the United States and Canada who was at the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican from Oct. 4–28. Oseka is a student leader for Synodality in Catholic Higher Education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (SCHEAP). At native of Poland, Julia was a Global Outreach student […]