"ACTS"  Adoration – Our Relationship with God

Text Box: Why conduct an ACTS retreat? It is a powerful community building experience.  The ACTS weekend brings people to a better understanding of God's love for them, and develops their need to share that love with others through their involvement in a faith-centered parish community.  

 

                                                                        Community – Our Relationship with others     

 

                                                                Theology – The study of God, Scripture,

                                                                    And our Catholic Faith

Service – Serving God by Service to

           Others

 

Text Box: What is an ACTS Retreat? An ACTS retreat is a three-day and 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.  Talks and activities during the retreat 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 retreat takes on the traditions and atmosphere of the parish community sponsoring it.

 

 

 

 

 


 

                       

For Additional Information on the ACTS Community

Contact any of the following:

Alan Schultz 403-9335 or………..

              

ACTS CORE TEAM

Meet the Core Q & A

Brian Casey

President

 bdcasey59@aol.com

John Northcutt

Vice President

 johnnorthcutt@westin.com

Cathy Boyd

Secretary 

 cathychoirgirl@yahoo.com

Dan White

Treasurer 

 dwhite91@satx.rr.com

Patty Williams 

 Retreat Support Patricia.Williams1@lackland.af.mil

Doug Roy

 Retreat Support 

 dougroy@hotmail.net

Donna Legendre

Community Relations

 dlegend@satx.rr.com

Dolly Smith

Community Follow-up

 gordon2dolly@yahoo.com

Anna Alvarado

Member 

ilovejesus1968@hotmail.com

Elizabeth Holquin

Member 

elizabethholguin@NISD.NET

Rey Puente

Member 

 rp55@sbc.global.net

Scott Shrader

 Member 

scott@scotschrader.com

                               

Text Box: What is the purpose of the ACTS retreat? An ACTS weekend is designed to help the people enter into a new or deeper relationship, with our Lord 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 which emphasize and encourage the virtue of Service to our Lord, our parish, and one another.

 

 

 


 

                                   

 

                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How does ACTS fit into Our Lady of Guadalupe parish?


The ACTS community applies the Marianist characteristics of hospitality, community, family-spirit, disciples of equals, inclusivity, education, and formation in faith, justice and mission. These charismas are explicitly embodied, as witnessed in the Blessed Virgin Mary, both within the core committee and the ACTS community.

 

ACTS - network links

 Main Page OLG ACTS Prayer Chain

NOTE: Please read our weekly parish bulletin for further updates and events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

                       

 Text Box: 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 people 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.