As I sit and begin to type this letter, I realize that two months from today, we will be together at Bergamo Retreat Center in Dayton OH closing out what I am sure will be a fun, spiritually uplifting and personally enriching JTO Connect. To say that I am excited is complete understatement. So many of us dreamed of a reconnection with friends who made such an incredible and positive impact on us and with a Lord who shared His love for us so personally so many years ago. Many of us are responding to the Lord’s call to continue our Franciscan way of life that taught us the importance of utilizing the many gifts entrusted to us by a loving Father God for the benefit of those around us will happen. Please join us at Bergamo in July!
REMINDERS
- JTO Connect – July 29 to July 31 at Bergamo Retreat Center in Dayton, OH.
- JTO Connect – An incredible opportunity to reconnect and form new and incredible relationships.
- JTO Connect – A weekend retreat that brings together many of the elements that made the convention experience of our youth so impactful and transformational – prayer, formation and fellowship.
- JTO Connect – Through the intercession of St. Francis, God brought us together in our youth and He wants to bring us together again.
- JTO Connect – For your convenience, the Registration Form is available via this link (Registration Form) and at the end of the letter.
- JTO Connect – The Early Registration discount price ends on Sunday, June 15th. All registrations and payments must be received by the July 8th Registration Deadline. Costs are detailed on the Registration Form. I encourage all who plan to attend to submit your Registration Form and payment prior to June 15th to receive the discounted price.
- JTO Connect – It’s easy to register. Simply complete the Registration Form, make your check payable to JTO Connect and then send both to:
Therese Zins
1010 North County Road 600E
Greensburg, Indiana 47240
On behalf of the Planning Team, I thank all of you who have responded so positively to this call for reconnection. We are so excited to know that you are interested in finding ways to reconnect, whether you are able to attend the JTO Connect Retreat in July or not. We are going to spend some time as we close out the weekend on Sunday brainstorming reconnection avenues. I invite you to begin that process now; and please think outside of the box. Share your ideas with me – call me at 270.316.8774, email me at kenrasp55@gmail.com, or send by carrier pigeon if need be. I will capture all thoughts in a database so that we can share and discuss. I can’t wait to hear from you. We welcome any and all ideas.
I would also like to share who as of today has decided to attend the JTO Connect Retreat from July 29 to 31 at Bergamo Retreat Center. Please send in your Registration so that we can add you to the list.
Mary Zins Bergman E. Louis Cantor
Marilyn Aspell Ford** Fr. Greg Friedman, OFM
Bernie Hayes Pamela Heuser Hayes
Kathy Hooper Nancy Huth-Jones
Steve Knapp Michael Kremm*
Sharon Ann Horan Kreuz** Mary Knapp Lamping**
Marlene McKinney** Clarissa Kuenhle Millner
Fr. Christian Moore, OFM Conv. Carrie Mosher
Patrick Mosher Connie Brumleve Neeson
Rod Neeson Fr. Joe Nelson, OFM
Bro. Scott Obrecht, OFM Bob O’Dwyer**
Kathy O’Dwyer** Rita Pietsch-Moore
Mary Ann Flynn Ramhap Ron Ramhap
Julie Kaschke Rashid Ken Rasp**
Mike Rasp Tom Rasp
Jan Welte Sunderhause Stephanie (Sarah) Makos Teeling*
Tom Teeling* Therese Zins
Please note – Asterisked names have not been officially registered (**) or have made a down payment only (*). Contact Therese Zins (theresezins@gmail.com or 812.528.5289) with Registration questions.
My guess is that you are very much like me in that you love looking at pictures of JTO events, especially Convention pictures. Personally I love reminiscing and attempting to figure out who is in each of the pictures. Memories and “JTO feelings” come flooding back. How cool is that! ow How We are trying to amass as many pictures as we can get our hands so that we can get them on jtoconnect.org. Have some fun and click on this link (http://jtoconnect.org/gallery/) and view what we have collected to date.
We know that there are millions more that need to be shared. To do that we need your help. Your mission is Find Your Pictures. Send them to Mike Rasp (raspmw@gmail.com), me (kenrasp55@gmail.com) or to the JTO Connect email address (JTOConnect@jtoconnect.org) so that we can post them to the website for all to enjoy. If you cannot digitize them, call me at 270.316.8774 or email me so that we can make arrangements to get them from you so that we can digitize them. All pictures will be returned to you. While you are looking for pictures, see what else you can find that has anything to do with JTO – t-shirts, Mass or Prayer Service program sheets, souvenirs collected, convention rosters or program sheets, etc. – literally anything that you saved. We encourage you to bring whatever you can find to the JTO Connect Retreat this summer.
Whether you commit to attend the JTO Connect Retreat this summer or you just want to virtually reconnect, please visit our JTO Reunion Group Facebook page and the JTO Connect web page (jtoconnect.org). If you are on Facebook and are not following the page, please join. Feel free to post pictures and comments.
Meet old friends. Make new friends. Come join us and rekindle your Franciscan Spirit in Dayton this summer.
May God bless you and keep you! May He shine His face upon you!
Ken (Kenners) Rasp
Links to Registration Materials
Link to view video from Patrick Mosher
http://jtoconnect.org/jto-connect-minute-videos/patrick-mosher-march-2016/
Link to view video from Ken Rasp
http://jtoconnect.org/jto-connect-minute-videos/ken-rasp-april-2016/
Link to Gallery of pictures on jtoconnect.org
http://jtoconnect.org/gallery/
Have there been any further updates on JTO Connect since the Letter 3? I get the majority of my messages on a “government” computer(??) and the technology is still in the ’60s!! Thanks!