An ACTS retreat is a three-day and three-night Catholic lay retreat, presented by fellow parishioners. The retreat begins on Thursday evening and ends the following Sunday celebrated with the parish community. Retreats for men and for women are given separately. Talks and activities focus on Adoration, Community, Theology and Service, from which the ACTS acronym is derived. Holy Scripture and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church are the guides for the retreats. The goal is to develop a new or deeper relationship with the Lord and fellow retreatants.

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Un retiro ACTS es un retiro laico católico de tres días y tres noches, presentado por compañeros feligreses. El retiro comienza el jueves por la noche y termina el domingo siguiente en una misa celebrada con la comunidad parroquial. Los retiros para hombres y para mujeres se dan por separado. Las charlas y actividades se centran en adoración, comunidad, teología y servicio, de las que se deriva el acrónimo ACTS. Las Sagradas Escrituras y las enseñanzas de la Iglesia Católica Romana son las guías para los retiros. La meta es desarrollar una relación nueva o más profunda con el Señor y los compañeros de retiro.
 

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What is ACTS ?

An ACTS Retreat is a parish-based event which offers parishioners an opportunity to experience the love of Jesus Christ. This in turn fosters a desire for intentional discipleship.

ACTS Retreats are given by parishioners for parishioners, and in this way, serve to build Christian community at a parish.      

 The ACTS Retreat begins Thursday evening and ends with Sunday Mass in the parish. While utilizing prayer, service, and teaching, the ACTS Retreat meets people where they are in their spiritual journey and invites them to experience God in a manner that is both personal and communal.

In this way, the ACTS Retreat fulfills the mission of:

"Spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ among Catholic communities through ACTS."

The ACTS Retreat experience is rooted in the Pascal Mystery in that retreatants are invited to reflect on the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Throughout the weekend, they are invited to prayerfully consider how they can respond to His love by spiritually surrendering to Jesus in order to have new life with Him. This invitation is extended through the pillars of the apostolate:

Adoration - A response to God's love through prayer and worship

Community - Participating in the One Body of Christ as Church

Theology - Deepening our relationship with God in order to better fulfill His will 

Service - Answering the call to discipleship by following the model He gave us

Those who attend an ACTS retreat share in an experience that has impacted more than one million lives worldwide since the first retreat in 1987. There are numerous testimonies describing retreatants who were evangelized through a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. They witness to becoming better fathers, mothers, husbands, wives and children.      

Parishes have been revitalized, diaconate classes have been filled, and all seek to deepen their  relationship with Christ through  prayer and service.

As a result, ACTS is supported by bishops and priests worldwide as a legitimate participant in  the Church's New Evangelization. Through ACTS, the laity respond to their baptismal call, and seek to participate in the apostolic mission of the Church to "go and make disciples of all nations," and this has been found to be good. 

As of October 2017, ACTS Missions is represented worldwide.

• 96 parishes in the Archdiocese of San Antonio
• All 15 dioceses of Texas
• 27 states in the US representing 74 dioceses
• 6 countries including the US: Mexico, Panama, Honduras, South Africa, and Canada, representing 28 international dioceses
• 569 parishes worldwide

 

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Link for ACTS Retreats Support/Donations

 

ARE YOU AN  ACTS BROTHER OR SISTER NEW TO THE PARISH OR MADE YOUR WEEKEND ELSEWHERE?

We would love to welcome you to our our parish ACTS Community!  Please contact the Church office.

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Llamar a la oficina para mas informacion

ACTS Men Spanish - February 8-11, 2024 - LTT Retreat Center 

TEEN ACTS - March 14-17, 2024 - LTT Retreat Center

ACTS Men English - April 18-21, 2024 -Holy Name Retreat Center     

ACTS Women Spanish - May 2-5, 2024 - LTT Retreat Center

TEEN ACTS - June 13-16, 2024 - LTT Retreat Center

ACTS Women English - July 18-21 , 2024 -Holy Name Retreat Center   

ACTS Men Spanish - August 15-18, 2024 - LTT Retreat Center 

ACTS Women Spanish - Sept 12-15, 2024 - LTT Retreat Center     

 

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LTT Retreat Center (St Agnes) - 20303 Kermier Rd., Waller, TX 77484

Holy Name Retreat Center - 403 Bunker Hill Rd. Houston, TX 77024

CRC Retreat Center - 1515 Hughes Rd, Dickinson, TX 77539