
TEC 284 Catholic Retreat: The Power of Prayer
By Joan Koehne As you might image, TEC (Together Encountering Christ) Catholic retreats are filled with different prayer experiences, including the Holy Mass. The most powerful prayer experience for me was the laying on of hands. As Catholics, we receive this blessing at Confirmation, Ordination, in the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, at retreats […]

TEC Novena Day 9 Blessed James Miller
Opening Prayer Sign of the Cross Heavenly Father, we come before You with humble hearts as we prepare for our TEC weekend. We thank You for the gift of this time to seek Your presence and to deepen our relationship with You and bring others closer to you. Pour forth Your Holy Spirit upon us, […]

TEC Novena Day 8 St. Florian
Opening Prayer Sign of the Cross Heavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts as we prepare for our TEC weekend. We thank You for the gift of this time to seek Your presence and to deepen our relationship with You and bring others closer to you. Pour forth Your Holy Spirit upon us, […]

Novena Day 7: St. Rose of Lima
Opening PrayerSign of the Cross Heavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts as we prepare for our TEC weekend. We thank You for the gift of this time to seek Your presence and to deepen our relationship with You and bring others closer to you. Pour forth Your Holy Spirit upon us, O […]

TEC Novena Day 6 St. Therese of Lisieux
Opening PrayerSign of the Cross Heavenly Father, we come before You with humble hearts as we prepare for our TEC weekend. We thank You for the gift of this time to seek Your presence and to deepen our relationship with You and bring others closer to you. Pour forth Your Holy Spirit upon us, O […]

TEC Novena Day 5: Our Lady of Champion
Opening Prayer:Sign of the Cross Heavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts as we prepare for our TEC weekend. We thank You for the gift of this time to seek Your presence and to deepen our relationship with You and bring others closer to you. Pour forth Your Holy Spirit upon us, O […]

TEC Novena Day 4 St. Francis Xavier
Opening PrayerSign of the CrossHeavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts as we prepare for our TEC weekend. We thank You for the gift of this time to seek Your presence and to deepen our relationship with You and bring others closer to you. Pour forth Your Holy Spirit upon us, O Lord, […]

TEC 284 Novena Day 3 St. Michael the Archangel
Opening PrayerSign of the CrossHeavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts as we prepare for our TEC weekend. We thank You for the gift of this time to seek Your presence and to deepen our relationship with You and bring others closer to you. Pour forth Your Holy Spirit upon us, O Lord, […]

TEC 284 Novena Day 2 St. Joseph
Sign of the CrossHeavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts as we prepare for our TEC weekend. We thank You for the gift of this time to seek Your presence and to deepen our relationship with You and bring others closer to you. Pour forth Your Holy Spirit upon us, O Lord, that […]

TEC 284 Novena Day 1 Virgin Mary
Opening Prayer Sign of the CrossHeavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts as we prepare for our TEC weekend. We thank You for the gift of this time to seek Your presence and to deepen our relationship with You and bring others closer to you.Pour forth Your Holy Spirit upon us, O Lord, […]

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
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 […]