On this Tuesday following Thanksgving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, we celebrate #GivingTuesday. On this day, the TEC Conference participates in #iGiveCatholic which is “an online giving day that kicks off the charitable season and brings the Catholic community together to give thanks and give back. As the first-ever online giving day created to celebrate our unique Catholic heritage, #iGiveCatholic inspires faithful stewards to ‘Give Catholic’ on #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving.”
Participating organizations, such as the TEC Conference, will accept donations from midnight until 11:59PM on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. On this day of giving, let us not forget our role as disciples of Jesus Christ to share our gifts out of love for God and one another. This year, all donations to the TEC Conference will help to lower the cost for young adults to attend the TEC Encounter 2020 in Kansas City, Kansas. No gift amount is too small! To make a donation, please visit our donation page. Even if you are unable to make a monetary donation, please take a moment and offer the prayer below so that God may open our hearts to be generous and faithful stewards.
O Lord, giver of life,
We know that all we receive is from Your hand.
We live in a world of mass consumption, yet there is scarcity.
You offer us a way to grace by calling us to be stewards of Your abundance.
On this #GivingTuesday,
Grant us wisdom to know that little is much because You are the source;
Through You, the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
May #iGiveCatholic bring nourishment to the hungry, hope to the lost, and promote gratitude and generosity among all.
We pray that this day of giving be a time of loaves and fishes,
A world where even one small gift can be bread for the multitudes,
A way where each of us has a piece of your merciful hear to share with others.
In this giving, may our hearts be filled by You alone, who are Lord for ever and ever.
Amen.
