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Question: What is an ACTS Retreat?

Answer:   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 on Sunday at Mass celebrated with the parish community. Retreats for men, women, and teens are given separately. The ACTS acronym is derived from Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service which is the focus of the retreat. The retreats are based on Holy Scripture and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

Question:  What is the purpose of an ACTS Retreat?
Answer:  A retreat weekend is designed to help retreatants enter into a deeper spiritual relationship with our Lord, Jesus Christ and fellow parishioners. This accomplished on a journey that the retreatant is taken on 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 emphasizes and encourages the virtue of Service to our Lord.
 

Question:  What is the goal of an ACTS Retreat?
Answer:  A parish ACTS retreat achieves the directives of Vatican II and goals of the Revised Code of Canon Law of 1983 which emphasizes "pastoral care and community" within a parish. The retreatants experience God's love and joy and in turn they go back to their parish with a deeper love for each other and a desire to serve by becoming more involved in their parish community.

The retreat emphasizes our call to service in the parish community and to our world community. We are called to evangelize. The retreat heightens our awareness and recognition of the needs of others and our obligation, as followers of Jesus Christ, to help those we meet on whatever journey they may be on.

Question:  Who can attend and ACTS retreat?
Answer: All denominations may attend an ACTS retreat. The retreat is Catholic based the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.  To attend an ACTS adult retreat you must be 21 years or older. 

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