News from Tecaboca

The Crossing

An e-newsletter of

Tecaboca

A Marianist Center for Spiritual Renewal and
Home of Texas Catholic Boys Camp

September, 2011

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In This Issue

Young Adult Retreat is Right Around the Corner!

Men's Retreat Coming Soon!

Advent Family Retreats Are Now Registering

Boys Camp Registration is Open

Friends of Tecaboca

Horses at Home at Tecaboca

New plaques for a Tree Memorial

New Board Members

New Items Available in the Tecaboca Store

Thanks to our Supporters

Greetings!

Lots has happened at Tecaboca since I last managed to get out a newsletter. The good news is that so much is happening, I find it difficult to get to my computer to get the word out; the bad news is you might not know all that is happening in this sacred space. Many lives continue to be impacted through significant experiences here, and more will be touched by Tecaboca's unique environment in the months to come. Much is planned, so read on to find out how you can "come back home" soon.

Many blessings,

Kay

Young Adult Marianist Retreat

October 21-23, 2011

Got God?

Identifying God's action in your every day

Young Adults should gather together periodically to slow down and reassess God's Call during this period of life. This weekend is a perfect time to do so, and Tecaboca is a perfect place to gather.

During the weekend, facilitated discussion will center on:

- Looking for God's providence at work in your life

- God's role in your profession/career life

- God's role in love and relationships

- God's role in your vocation/discernment of the future and where you are going.

The weekend will be about examining the presence of God in your life, and how it moves you, how you take time to look for it, and how it forms your actions. In the development of your profession how do you find a place for God in what you do? How is your performance impacted and influenced by your faith, love and relationships and where is God's place in them? And, the key question: where are you going and where and to what is God calling you?

$60 per person

Print a registration form here Young Adult Retreat or register online http://www.tecaboca.com/YoungAdultRetreat2011.htm

Men's Retreat

Men and Their Unique Spiritual Journey

October 28-30, 2011

$120 per person. Price includes all retreat activities, housing, and meals.

Men who have worked hard to be good and religious all their lives sometimes have greater difficulty in heart felt conversion experiences. This weekend is about becoming our authentic selves and going deeper into our own goodness.

The retreat also will focus on how our culture defines "normal and happy" for men: a better job, a better relationship, more security. Meanwhile many men have tasted all of this and it doesn't give them what they are looking for. We will examine the gospel where Jesus says, "What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?" Jesus challenges us about being asleep in this collective world and to become our unique selves.

The retreat is open to men of all ages. Participants will celebrate the Eucharist, and prayer, quiet time, small group sharing, socializing, and fun within a supportive, intentional community of men.

The retreat will be led by a team of lay Marianists from the Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May Point, New Jersey. These gentlemen have developed and directed many successful retreats.

Advent Family Retreats Now Registering

Everyday Gifts from an Everyday God

December 2-4 2011 Or December 9-11, 2011

$60 per family member, age 8-adult; $25 per family member, age 2-7;

maximum family cost: $250

Price includes all program activities, housing, and meals

Join us for a special weekend of family and peer group activities, and time to just relax with your family at beautiful Tecaboca. We invite you to take a break from the usual hectic activity of the Christmas season and spend some time reflecting on the true meaning of Advent, your family's faith walk, and your family bonds.

The Retreat Team consists of Lay and Religious Marianists dedicated to strengthening family bonds and offering family faith formation that include fun, laughter, prayer, and relaxation.

All families are welcome, single parent, young, and blended...bring Grandma and Grandpa, too!

Advent Retreats begin with dinner on Friday, and conclude with Mass and lunch on Sunday.

Boys Camp Registration is Open!

Big Discounts until December 31, 2011

Fr. Jim BC 2011 BC Canoe

Short Session New This Year for Boys 7-10 years old
June 3 - June 7
$390 (no early bird discount) $75 Deposit Regular Sessions Session 1: June 17- June 30 Session 2: July 1 - July 14 Early Bird Discounted Price: $875, $150 Deposit due before December 31 Between January 1 and April 15, 2012, $1100 per session Between April 16 and May 10, 2012, $1200 per session For more information and to register on line or by mail, go to http://www.tecaboca.com/BoysCamp2012.htm

SAVE THE DATE!

Women's Retreat

February 17-19, 2012

The last women's retreat, in February, 2011, was a huge success. There was great feedback from the women that attended. Mark your calendar now for a wonderful weekend with new and old friends! The topic will be "Cup of Your Life," based on the book by Joyce Rupp.

Registration will be available on line in November.

Fr. George Women's Retreat 11

Friends of Tecaboca

A Great Weekend of Friends, Fun, and Sun

Kevin Brogan, his son William, and Martin Gerard Villagran and Fr. Jim Mueller enjoy

Saldivar enjoyed the weekend reminiscing their after dinner ice cream!

and cooking up some fantastic fajitas!

F of Tec Gabby on Horse Mary, Mission and Tator Tots

Gabby Gonzales enjoys a horseback Executive Director, Kay Tally-Foos, is presented with

ride. Tator Tots, as part of Bro. Charles Johnson's talk

Mary, Mission, and Tator Tots...you shoulda been

there, and you would understand!!

Horses are now residents of Tecaboca!

Because of the generosity of several individuals, Tecaboca has been able to acquire a group of four horses that will form our base herd of horses for Boys Camp, and eventually other programs that are being developed. We are excited to have a group of tried and true horses to fill the role of being our model horses for summer family retreats and boys camp. Hope, Jayhawk, Cowie, and Butch are being ridden weekly to keep them in shape for future guests.

Butch the horse Hope the horse

Butch Hope

Jayhawk Cowie

Our new memorial plaques make donating a tree even more memorable

We have a new way to designate Memorial Trees - the Memorial Engraved Rock. Limestone Rocks from Tecaboca are selected and taken to Texas Rock Art in Fredericksburg for engraving of the donor's sentiment. The rock plaque is then placed at the base of the newly planted tree, for a way for others to know in whose memory or honor the tree is planted. The tree/rock plaque combination recommended donation is $375.

limeston plaque

Contact Kay at director@tecaboca.com for more information or to donate a tree.

New Board Members Begin Serving in November

Fr. Jim Mueller, S.M., Bubba Kunz, David Wahrmund, and Lynette Bernot have all recently completed several years each in service to the Tecaboca Board of Ministry. Their commitment and diligence to the duties of Board Member are noteworthy, as it is a responsibility that includes travel to meetings four times a year and quite a bit of work in between meetings to meet the needs of Tecaboca. We are thankful to them for their years of service.

At the November meeting, John Moder, Fr. Patrick McDaid, S.M., Eddie Ybarra, and Bro. Sean Downing will begin tenures on the Tecaboca Board of Ministry. We are grateful for their willingness to serve.

IN THE TECABOCA STORE

Support Tecaboca's Mission

NEW LARGER CROSS PENDANT

This beautiful sterling silver cross is a replica of the beautiful wooden cross silhouetted against the bluffs of Tecaboca. It is similar to the Women's Cross, but larger. The cost is $90, with proceeds going to a restricted Jimmy Blevins Program Fund.

The newest pendant is sized larger than the first cast, on left.

Download an order form here, or buy online soon!

Cross Order Form

New Kelly Green, Definition of Tecaboca T-Shirt

Folks often wonder how to say Tecaboca correctly, and then ask "What does Tecaboca mean?"

Many know that TECABOCA is formed by the first two letters of the words Texas Catholic Boys Camp, but most also know it is so much more. This definition is offered on the back of this shirt:

If you won't be coming out to Tecaboca soon, please contact Kay at director@tecaboca.com and she will make arrangements for a t-shirt to be mailed. Cost is $15 if mailed.

Thanks to those who have helped Tecaboca during the

Spring and Summer of 2011

St. Ann's Parish from San Antonio donated crosses for the rooms of the Main House!

donated crosses

PROPERTY and PROGRAM WORK

Pat Mossman continues his work on the grounds of Tecaboca with ingenious tree watering equipment, barn, pasture, and tack room clean-up, and helping "keep the trees alive!"

Kerrville Fire Fighters - cutting down trees that have died from oak wilt

David Domingue - round bale feeder

Bro Tom Suda, S.M. - staff house renovation

Mary and Jason Shrader - facility clean up.

David Wahrmund - electrical work on new staff house area.

Rosie Triebs, Edgar and Billie Marshall, and Josie from from Fredericksburg - Cook team for Family Retreat

Shirley and David Domyancic - cooking for Friends of Tecaboca

Laura Domyancic - cooking during boys camp

Bro. Charles Johnson, S.M. - cooking during boys camp

Fr. John Thompson, S.M. - boys camp staff training, and help during the first week of boys camp.

Joe and Karen Barber - Houston camper recruitment

Barbara Dietlein - Georgetown area boys camp recruitment

Ernest Degallado - Boys Camp one week volunteer

James Loveless - countless hours on our website

Ryan Mieras - many hours of work developing a new Boys Camp website due out in January, 2012

Daniel and Chris Messenger - two wonderful horses donated for our riding program, plus transportation from Kansas!

Irena Hajek - use of her two horses, Badger and Lucy during Boys Camp

Cass Dotterweich - books and literature for Boys Camp

Wren Brothers - large boulders around the property.

Maria Rodriguez - CPR class for Boys Camp Ranger Program

John Martinez - refrigeration work

Caitlin Seymour, Patty Krasenski, Fr. Al McMenamy, S.M., Andrew Caruso, Fr. Oscar Vasquez, S.M., Toni Messina, Rodriguez Family- Family Retreat

FINANCIAL

Laura Domyancic, Cordero Family, Joan Meaney, Rodriguez Family, Shirley and David Domyancic, Denis and Mary Ann Link, Catherine and John Joseph, Robert and Kim Yarborough, James and Tracy Tillotson, Gerard Villagran, Hernandez Family, Valcour Family, Pedraza Family, Fucci Family, Joanne McCracken, Rose Adami, Sallie West, Brenda Thompson, Virginia Cervantes, Anahi Covarrubias, Marie Schwartzkopf, Betty Cordona, Adrianna Pedraza, Sandra Santana, Anna Alvarado, Laura Macom

FRIENDS OF TECABOCA WEEKEND

Martin Saldivar - donated all of the meat for the weekend and cooked it with a team of Kevin and Willliam Brogan, and Joe Barber

Gabby and Joe Gonzalez - hosted the Tecaboca Friends weekend

Summer Staffers - Justin Quiroz, Analicia Perez,

MONTHLY DONORS

Julia and Philip Hamon

Patricia and James Klaus

Tree Memorial Donors

Darlene Watkins and family, St. Mary's Parish, Fredericksburg Women's ACTS retreat, Dr. Ruben Tenorio, Fr. Don Cowie S.M. and Bro. Jim Burkholder, S.M.; and Jon and Barbara Dietlein

5045 Junction Hwy
Mountain Home, Texas 78058

www.tecaboca.com; director@tecaboca.com; 830-866-3425 (office); 830-928-2984 (cell); 830-866-3781 (fax)