A.C.T.S.

Mission Statement

The A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Community, Theology, Service) retreat, as offered through St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, is one visible sign of this community living out its mission “to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to all God’s people through work and action.” This evangelization retreat experience is intended to be a doorway through which individuals gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be an active, conscious, participating member of St. Mark the Evangelist Parish and the larger Catholic Church. The primary purpose of A.C.T.S. is to strengthen this parish as a Eucharistic Catholic community through renewed participation in worship, fellowship, and service.

All adult retreats will be held at the Cordi Marian Retreat Center, San Antonio.

A.C.T.S. Core Team Goals

• Evangelize as many parish members as possible to a communal faith experience.
• Coordinate meaningful and diverse prayer opportunities and representative of the liturgical celebrations of St. Mark the Evangelist parish.
• Help participants understand Vatican II teachings about the Catholic faith.
• Facilitates participants' discernment of their personal gifts after their retreat experience.
• Encourage them to use their gifts in building up the Kingdom of God.
• Develop a love of the Sacred Scriptures as they are used in the day-to-day liturgies of the Church.
• Increase awareness of the variety of ministries that are part of the St. Mark parish community.

For more information on A.C.T.S., contact Jonathan Bassett.