ACTS
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- What is an ACTS Retreat?
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 at a Mass celebrated with the parish community. Retreats for men and retreats for women are given separately. The retreat focus is 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 retreat takes on the traditions and atmosphere of the parish community sponsoring it. The retreat facilitates the attainment of a new or deeper relationship with the Lord through:
- Adoration - the call by, acceptance of, and response to God
- Community - the love and caring of each other
- Theology - the study of God through scripture and the Catholic Faith
- Service - to God and his people
Each retreat is conducted by a retreat "team" of 20-30 individuals who have attended prior ACTS retreats. Chosen by the retreat Director, the team organizes the retreat and ministers to the needs of the retreatants during the retreat weekend.
What is the purpose of the ACTS retreat?An ACTS weekend is designed to help the retreatants enter into a new or deeper relationship with our Christ and fellow parishioners. This is accomplished through Adoration and daily prayer, the call to Community in one's parish as a member of the Body of Christ, and Theology in encouraging the study of scripture and our Catholic Faith. All of this will emphasize and encourage the virtue of Service to our Lord, our parish, and one another.
What is the goal of an ACTS retreat?A parish ACTS retreat strives to achieve the directives of Vatican II and goals of the Revised Code of Canon Law of 1983 which emphasize "community and pastoral care" within a parish. The weekend allows the retreatants to experience God's love and joy. They return to their parish with a deeper love for each other and a desire to become more involved in their parish faith community.
After the retreat, participants become members, brothers and sisters, in the ACTS community.
ACTS is a welcoming community of loving service. We pray you will become a part of it.
Who can attend an ACTS retreat?The retreats are open to any church denomination. Holy Scripture and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church are the guides for the retreats. The retreat takes on the traditions and atmosphere of the parish community sponsoring it.
Need more information? Contact Carlos Mendoza, 512-293-7262, [email protected] or
Lety Mendoza, 512-736-8969, [email protected]
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Are you an ACTS Brother or Sister new to our Parish?We would love to welcome you unto our parish ACTS Family! Please contact Carlos Mendoza at 512-29-7262.
UP Coming Events
St. Paul Women’s ACTS Retreat, Burnet Eagle's Wings Retreat Center – May 7-10, 2020 (DUE TO THE CURRENT CRISIS THIS RETREAT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WE WILL POST A NEW DTE AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE)Return Mass/Reception May 10, 2020 St. Paul’s 10:30 mass, reception to follow in grace Hall - (side note: the St. Paul’s ACTS will also be hosting month breakfast after both 8:30 am and 10:30 am masses, so there will be breakfast being served)
Commissioning Mass, February 9, 2020, during St. Paul’s 10:30 mass
ACTS Fundraiser Weekend after all masses March 28th and 29th
St Paul Men's ACTS RetreatOctober 15 - 18, 2020, Burnet Eagle's Wings Retreat Center
Seeking St. Paul men to attend this retreat.
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