Important Dates

Deco-TEC Board Meeting

When: Sunday March 4th, 2017 -

Time: 2:00 PM

Where: Trinity Reformed Church- 1330 S. Ferry St., Grand Haven,MI 49417

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OPEN BOARD POSITIONS:Teen Members, Vice President,Secretary, Treasurer, 2nd

Registration Person, ChurchContacts & Background Check.

TEC azetteTeens Encountering Christ

January 2018

Upcoming Event

Deco-TEC Weekend #115

Lay-Leader: Barb DeGroot

Co-Lay-Leader: Roland Vaandering

March 16-18, 2018

1st Congregational Church1201 Jefferson St., Muskegon, MI49441 - Map to Church click HERE

Spiritual Directors: Pst. Bob Kuhn &Pst. Pat Ferreira

Theme: Standing on a Promise

Song: Standing on a Promise andWhen We All get to Heaven.

Stay tuned for more infor-mation!

Dear Deco-TEC community,

I was just contemplating on how far we've come inthe last two years, and praying for God's guidancein 2018.

I want to give a special thanks to the Boardmembers that are stepping down at the close of2017. Your dedication and devotion to Deco-TECis very much appreciated.

I also want to say thank you to the Deco-TECcommunity for all the support you give, but I wantto ask another favor ...

I would like to ask everyone reading this, to helpthis coming weekend ...

#115 with Barb DeGroot at FirstCongregational Church, 1201 Jefferson St.,Muskegon, 49441, on March 16-19.

What I would like you to do is send a sample, ormore, of "wheat" ... you know ... a note/ a poem/ asaying, send it to my email address(rolandvaandering@hotmail.com) I will print offenough copies to use for "general wheat" I wouldlike to flood the sleeping area with these notes.Make sure to put you name on the note so they cansee all the different people that are praying andsupporting them. Also you may feel lead by God tobring it to the weekend or maybe support byserving meals, praying, or guarding the parking lot

at night, attending the HOOT and Holy Hour. Youcan be the REAL hands and feet of God!

Please think about your friends and family thathaven't made a TEC weekend, we all knowsomeone that could use this "gift" and sponsorthem.

If you feel lead to put your name in for Lay-leaderfor the 3rd quarter,bring your letter to our nextboard meeting at Trinity Reformed Church inGrand Haven, at 2pm.

We are looking for those that are "called" to fill theopen positions on the board ... Vice president,Secretary, Treasurer, 2nd registration person,Teens, Church Contact, & Background check.

I am grateful for all of you and your support for thismovement, with God's guidance, let us boldly goforth into this new year.

Thank you,

Roland Vaandering

Deco-TEC President

Message from the President

Perspectives

Message from Past President

Dear Deco-TEC board members and Community,

I want to extend a grateful heart to you who have locked arms tohelp Deco-TEC have 2 successful weekends this year we appreciateall of you and the work you did to make this happen.

I look forward to what God has in store for this ministry in 2018. Ialso am looking forward to seeing you in the coming year andserving as past president. May God richly bless you this comingyear.

Steve Moore

TEC azetteTeens Encountering Christ

January 2018

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Deco-TEC Weekend #1151st Quarter March #2018

Lay-Leader: Barb DeGroot

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Consider joining the board! We need TEENS! Adults welcome too!Visit a board meeting for more information.

Keep watching your Gazette for upcomingweekends, fundraiser's and activities!

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Go check it out!!!

The drawing for more Lay-Leaders is coming!

The board will be drawing a name for the 2nd Quarter at the board meetingDecember 10th.

Lay leader drawings will be held at the following board meetings:

� March (July, August, September weekend)� July (October, November, December weekend)� September (January, February March weekend)� December (April, May, June weekend)

If you are planning to submit your name, please submit a letter and attend the meetingto answer any questions. The qualifications are:

� Must have worked two Deco-TEC weekends.� Must have given one talk on a weekend.� Must have been active for a minimum of one year in Deco-TEC.� Must be an active member of a church.� Must be a minimum age of 25.� Must regularly attend an organized Christian church.

Confidential Deco-TEC Registration Form

Name: ________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________

City: ________________________ Zip: ____________

Phone: ( _____ ) _______________________________

Emergency Contact: ____________________________

Candidate’s Email: _____________________________

School: _________________________ Grade: ______

Birthday: ___ /___ /______ Gender: Male Female

Home Church: ________________________________

Phone Number: _______________________________

Please answer the following questions:1. What activities are you involved with besides school studies?

2. Why have you decided to make a Deco-TEC retreat experience?

3. What are your expectations of Deco-TEC?

4. Are there any physical or emotional difficulties you are currently dealing with?

5. Check the qualities that best describe you: ___ shy ___ outgoing ___ quiet ___ talkative ___ leader

6. Briefly describe your home life (who you live with: brothers, sisters, mom, dad, etc…):

7. Any ongoing or pending legal issues?

Parent / Guardian Signature: ____________________________________________

Print Name: __________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ________________ Email: __________________________

Phone Number Name & Number: __________________________________________

Costs:Total cost for the weekend is $35.00 - $10.00 is due with this registration form and $25.00 is due onFriday night when you arrive and register for your weekend. If these costs are a problem, pleaseregister anyway. We would ask that you give what you can when you are able. Please make checkspayable to: Deco-TEC

Other Information:You will be notified by mail of the weekend you will be invited to attend. Weekend attendance isdetermined on a “First come – First served” basis so please return this form as soon as possible.No one under the age of 18 will be allowed to smoke on the church grounds at any time during theDeco-TEC weekend, or any other Deco-TEC function.

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To be filled out by the Registrar:

Date application was received: ______ / ______ / ______ Registration fee paid? Yes No Check # ________ Cash ________

Goals for Deco-TEC1st Mailing: _____give young men and women /_____ /_____ Response: _____________ age 13 to 19 an opportunity__________to experience the presence of Jesus Christ.

His presence becomes a living reality as the participants grow into a Christian community during the2nd Mailing: _____ /_____ /_____ Response: ________________________ Deco-TEC weekend.3rd Mailing: _____ /_____ /_____ Response: ________________________

In Deco-TEC you will experience:1. A fresh atmosphere away from home and school.2. Meeting young men and women from high schools throughout the area.3. Reflecting and sharing with others how you see yourself, your ideals, hopes, and problems.4. Finding the God you can believe in – encountering Jesus Christ alive today.

How It HappensThe team of a Deco-TEC weekend is composed of many people – students and adults, single and marriedpeople, ministers and youth ministers. Each member of the team demonstrates through their service onthe weekend and their personal testimony, the living reality of Jesus Christ in their lives.

The Deco-TEC weekend revolves around people and the world we live in, offering small groupexperiences, liturgy, music, and good food in a relaxed atmosphere.

The growth experience of a Deco-TEC weekend affects and benefits all who participate – team membersand candidates alike.

How to Register for a Deco-TEC WeekendPlease complete the registration form and mail it in, along

with the $10.00 registration fee to the registrar:Deco-TEC Registration

c/o Cathy VaanderingP.O. Box 406Grand Haven, MI 49417

Visit our web site at www.Deco-TECministries.com

To be filled out by the Registrar:

Date application was received: ______ / ______ / ______ Registration fee paid? Yes No Check # ________ Cash ________

Goals for Deco-TEC1st Mailing: _____give young men and women /_____ /_____ Response: _____________ age 13 to 19 an opportunity__________to experience the presence of Jesus Christ.

His presence becomes a living reality as the participants grow into a Christian community during the2nd Mailing: _____ /_____ /_____ Response: ________________________ Deco-TEC weekend.3rd Mailing: _____ /_____ /_____ Response: ________________________

In Deco-TEC you will experience:1. A fresh atmosphere away from home and school.2. Meeting young men and women from high schools throughout the area.3. Reflecting and sharing with others how you see yourself, your ideals, hopes, and problems.4. Finding the God you can believe in – encountering Jesus Christ alive today.

How It HappensThe team of a Deco-TEC weekend is composed of many people – students and adults, single and marriedpeople, ministers and youth ministers. Each member of the team demonstrates through their service onthe weekend and their personal testimony, the living reality of Jesus Christ in their lives.

The Deco-TEC weekend revolves around people and the world we live in, offering small groupexperiences, liturgy, music, and good food in a relaxed atmosphere.

The growth experience of a Deco-TEC weekend affects and benefits all who participate – team membersand candidates alike.

How to Register for a Deco-TEC WeekendPlease complete the registration form and mail it in, along

with the $10.00 registration fee to the registrar:

Deco-TEC Registrationc/o Faith Rickard or Cathy Vaandering

P.O. Box 406Grand Haven, MI 49417

Visit our web site at www.Deco-TECministries.com

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In Deco-TEC you will experience:1. A fresh atmosphere away from home and school.2. Meeting young men and women from high schools throughout the area.3. Reflecting and sharing with others how you see yourself, your ideals, hopes, and problems.4. Finding the God you can believe in – encountering Jesus Christ alive today.

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How It HappensThe team of a Deco-TEC weekend is composed of many people – students and adults, single andmarried people, ministers and youth ministers. Each member of the team demonstrates through theirservice on the weekend and their personal testimony, the living reality of Jesus Christ in their lives.

The Deco-TEC weekend revolves around people and the world we live in, offering small groupexperiences, liturgy, music, and good food in a relaxed atmosphere.

The growth experience of a Deco-TEC weekend affects and benefits all who participate – team membersand candidates alike.

__________________________________________________________________________

How to Register for a Deco-TEC WeekendPlease complete the registration form and mail it in,along with the $10.00 registration fee to the registrar:

Deco-TEC Registrationc/o Faith Rickard or Cathy VanderingP.O. Box 406Grand Haven, MI 49417

Newsletter Info:Send your Newsletter information to:

Mike Emerson

rockyrd42@yahoo.com231-563-6640

To receive the newsletter by US Mail:Donations: (suggested $5.00)

Send to the P.O. Box address above.

DeCo-TECCome join the fun!!!

Deco-TEC “Want To Work” ApplicationConditions/Requirements:

1. You must be willing to attend all team meetings prior to the weekend, alongwith all follow-up meetings after the weekend.

2. You must be willing to support Deco-TEC through working in the kitchen, doingwheat, attending Holy Hours, Hoots, and any other Deco-TEC functions. Thosewho remain active in the movement and its activities will most naturally begiven preference to team selections.

3. You must be striving to live a Christian life in a way that exemplifies theconcepts taught in Deco-TEC.

4. The use of illegal drugs or alcohol is not part of the Christian ideal to whichDeco-TEC prescribes, and service on a team would exclude such use. No oneunder the age of 18 will be permitted to use tobacco products during any Deco-TEC activities.

5. Selections for Deco-TEC teams are made only by the Lay Leader of theupcoming weekend.

Name:_________________________________Birth Date: __________

Address:___________________________________________________

City/State/ZIP:______________________________________________

Telephone #:__________________ E-mail:_______________________

Male:_____ Female:_____ Home Church:____________________

Original TEC Weekend #:_______ Month & Year:______________

TEC Weekend #’s you have worked:____________________________

In what ways have you supported past TEC Weekends?_____________

Team positions you would prefer:_____Wheat Team (Serving the candidates on the weekend by cooking, cleaning,supplying the talk room and anything else that is needed. Teens only!!!)_____Talkista (Gives one of the talks during the Weekend)_____Musician List the instruments you play:_______________________________Cook _____Prayer Warrior _____Roamer (Adult only)_____Wheat Team Leader (Adult only) _____Table Leader

Please mail or e-mail this completed form to:

Deco-TECP.O. Box 406

Grand Haven, MI 49417

CONSENT FOR MEDICAL/SURGICAL CARE/EMERGENCY TREATMENTAND RELEASE FROM LIABILITY

Full Name of Child Age

Date of Birth Sex Height Weight

Address

Home Phone (_____) Child’s Cell Phone (_____)

I, _____ [print parent’s/legal guardian’s name], hereby give myconsent to DECO-TEC INC, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the United States of America, doing businessas Deco-TEC Ministries (“Deco-TEC”), who will be caring for my child listed above (“my Child”) during the period from___________________, 20____ to ___________________, 20____ (the “Retreat Period”), to arrange for emergencymedical/dental care and treatment in the event medical intervention is needed for my Child.

I understand that in such event, every attempt will be made by Deco-TEC to contact the persons listed below onthis form. In the event I or any other such persons listed on this form cannot be reached in an emergency, I herebyvoluntarily consent to the rendering of such care, including but not limited to diagnostic procedures, surgical and medicaltreatment and blood transfusions, by authorized members of the hospital staff or dental staff, as applicable, or theirdesignees, as they may in their professional judgment deem necessary.

I hereby acknowledge that no guarantees have been made to me as to the effect of such examinations ortreatment of my Child’s condition.

I acknowledge that I am responsible for all charges in connection with care and treatment rendered to my Child.I understand that the insurance coverage listed below for my Child will be used as primary coverage in the event medicalor dental intervention is needed.

I understand that all reasonable safety precautions will be taken by Deco-TEC and its volunteer staff, agents andrepresentatives. I understand the possibility of unforeseen hazards and know the inherent possibility of risk to my Childin participating in activities during the Retreat Period. I agree not to hold Deco-TEC, its leaders, volunteer staff, agentsand/or representatives, liable for any damages, losses, diseases or injuries incurred by my Child.

I have read this form and certify that I understand its contents.

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

Parent(s)/Legal Guardian Name(s):

Address:

Phones: Home (____) [indicate whose home #: ]Home (____) [indicate whose home #: ]Cell (____) [indicate whose cell #: ]Cell (____) [indicate whose cell #: ]Work (____) [indicate whose work #: ]Work (____) [indicate whose work#: ]

Alternate Emergency Contact:Name: Relationship:

Phones: Home (____) Cell (____)Work (____)

VOLUNTEER CONSENT FOR MEDICAL/SURGICAL CARE/EMERGENCY TREATMENTAND RELEASE FROM LIABILITY

Full Name of Volunteer Age

Date of Birth Sex Height Weight

Address

Home Phone (_____) Cell Phone (_____)

I, _____ [print volunteer’s name --or-- parent’s/legal guardian’sname if volunteer is a minor], hereby give my consent to DECO-TEC INC, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation organized under thelaws of the United States of America, doing business as Deco-TEC Ministries (“Deco-TEC”), for which the above-named individual(“me” or the “Volunteer”, as applicable) will be volunteering at a Deco-TEC retreat during the period from___________________, 20____ to ___________________, 20____ (the “Retreat Period”), to arrange for emergencymedical/dental care and treatment in the event medical intervention is needed for me/the Volunteer.

I understand that in such event, every attempt will be made by Deco-TEC to contact the persons listed below onthis form. In the event I or any other such persons listed on this form cannot be reached in an emergency, I herebyvoluntarily consent to the rendering of such care, including but not limited to diagnostic procedures, surgical and medicaltreatment and blood transfusions, by authorized members of the hospital staff or dental staff, as applicable, or theirdesignees, as they may in their professional judgment deem necessary.

I hereby acknowledge that no guarantees have been made to me as to the effect of such examinations ortreatment of my/the Volunteer’s condition.

I acknowledge that I am responsible for all charges in connection with care and treatment rendered to me/theVolunteer. I understand that the insurance coverage listed below for me/the Volunteer will be used as primary coveragein the event medical or dental intervention is needed.

I understand that all reasonable safety precautions will be taken by Deco-TEC and its volunteer staff, agents andrepresentatives. I understand the possibility of unforeseen hazards and know the inherent possibility of risk to me/theVolunteer in participating in activities during the Retreat Period. I agree not to hold Deco-TEC, its leaders, other volunteerstaff, agents and/or representatives, liable for any damages, losses, diseases or injuries incurred by me/the Volunteer.

I have read this form and certify that I understand its contents.

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

Name(s):

Address:

Phones: Home (____) [indicate whose home #: ]Home (____) [indicate whose home #: ]Cell (____) [indicate whose cell #: ]Cell (____) [indicate whose cell #: ]Work (____) [indicate whose work #: ]Work (____) [indicate whose work#: ]

Alternate Emergency Contact:Name: Relationship:

Phones: Home (____) Cell (____)Work (____)

VOLUNTEER’S CONSENT TO PERFORM BACKGROUND CHECKS

I am applying to volunteer with DECO-TEC INC, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the United States ofAmerica, doing business as Deco-TEC Ministries (“Deco-TEC”), in connection with its Deco-TEC retreat program. I understand that asa program requirement, all volunteers must consent to have background checks completed prior to approval for volunteer services.Anyone whose record indicates a felony or misdemeanor conviction in an area which causes concern for the safety and well-being ofchildren and families will not be accepted as volunteer. Personal references which indicate or allude to past or present illegal and/orunethical behavior(s) on the part of the potential volunteer may also prohibit acceptance of the individual into the volunteer program.In addition, any information received by Deco-TEC from authorized sources (e.g. other agencies, employers, volunteer programs)regarding past or present unethical/illegal conduct on the part of a volunteer currently volunteering with Deco-TEC will result ininvestigation and possible removal of that volunteer from the position.

I authorize and consent for full release of records to Deco-TEC in order to complete the following background checks:

☒ Criminal Background Check ☒ Sex Offender Check☒ Juvenile Record Check, if applicable ☒ Reference Check

In addition, I release and discharge Deco-TEC and its agents to the fullest extent permitted by law from any claims, damages, losses,liabilities, costs, expenses or any other charge or complaint filed with any agency arising from retrieving and reporting this information.

I am providing my personal identification information to Deco-TEC to perform background checks:

First Name Middle Name Last Name

Maiden and/or Other Last Names Social Security Number Date of Birth

Circle one:Driver’s License Number State Issued Male / Female

Current Street Address City County State Zip Code

The following are my responses to questions about my criminal record history (if any), with descriptions to any question with a YESanswer:

1. Have you ever been convicted or pled guilty before a court of any federal, state or municipal criminal offense (excluding minortraffic violations)?

YES NOIf YES, please provide an explanation below:

2. Have you ever received deferred adjudication or similar disposition for any federal, state or municipal criminal offense?YES NO

If YES, please provide an explanation below:

Deco-TEC Ministries Transportation Form

I hereby give my child __________________________ permission to betransported by Deco-TEC adult team members of age 25 and above to

__________________________________ for the purpose of showering. Iunderstand that all youth will be chaperoned by at least 2 adults.

I hereby release, indemnify, and hold Deco-TEC Ministries and it’s membersharmless from any claims from injuries to my child which were not the result ofgross negligence by any Deco-TEC team member.

_____________________________________ __________________

Parent’s/Guardian’s Signature Date