ACTS
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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.
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. -
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 a 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 a 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 witnessed 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 responds 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
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 parish ACTS Community! Please contact the Church office.
Want to make a payment for an upcoming retreat? Press the button below for the link to pay and get additional information.
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St. Jerome ACTS Upcoming Retreats:
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ACTS Men Spanish - February 13-16, 2025 - LTT Retreat Center
TEEN ACTS - March 13-16, 2025 - LTT Retreat Center
ACTS Men English - April 24-27, 2025 -Holy Name Retreat Center
ACTS Women Spanish - May 1-4, 2025 - LTT Retreat Center
ACTS Women English - July 17-20, 2025 -Holy Name Retreat Center
TEEN ACTS - July 31-August 3, 2025 - LTT Retreat Center
ACTS Men Spanish - August 14-17, 2025 - LTT Retreat Center
ACTS Women Spanish - Sept 11-14, 2025 - LTT Retreat Center -
Retreat Center addresses/Centro de Retiros
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