Thursday June 12 - Sunday June 15, 2025
Father Bernard Youth Center, Mount AngelAn 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 the parish.
The ACTS Retreat begins Thursday evening with check-in at St. Mary and ends with Sunday Mass with the parish community. Transportation to and from the retreat center is provided.ACTS is an acronym for:
Adoration, Community, Theology and Service;
and it is these four pillars that are the focus of the activities of the weekend.
ACTS is inspired by the Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47:
They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers. Awe came upon everyone, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one’s need. Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes. They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart, praising God and enjoying favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.