“For to this you have been called...”
--1 Peter 2:21

The 2023 Women’s ACTS Retreat is April 27–30!
Adoration: To increase your relationship with God through prayer life.
Community: To create a spiritual environment in your parish, family, and friendships and live strong moral values.
Theology: To learn more about scripture and our Catholic faith.
Service: To join in fellowship in church ministries and share your talents to help meet pastoral needs.

“At my ACTS Retreat, I realized I was a ‘pew warmer’ at church.”

This 3-day, 3-night Catholic lay retreat is presented by St. Max parishioners and runs from Thursday evening to Sunday noon Mass at St. Max. If your faith is lukewarm … you crave a personal connection with God … or you simply enjoy “hanging with the girls,” then you deserve ACTS! For info or to register, download a registration form or call Josie Arredondo at 832.646.3779.

Adoration:             The call, acceptance and response to God. 
Community:           Love and caring for each other as members of the body of Christ. 
Theology:              Study of our faith through scripture. 
Service:                 To God, each other and our parish family.   

MISSION: To achieve this goal we sponsor three-day weekend lay retreats, which are patterned after the description of the early church in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2: 42-47). The purpose of the weekend is to invite the retreatant to a new relationship with our Lord and fellow parishioners through Adoration and daily prayer; through Community in one’s parish as a member of the body of Christ; through Theology encouraging an intellectual and spiritual growth that gives fruits in our daily lives; and finally to encourage a spirit of Service to our Lord, our parish and each other. Participants experience God’s love and joy through the weekend, return to their faith community with a deeper love for each other and an increased desire to become more involved in their parish community.  This mission is continued and enhanced by scheduled gatherings of the ACTS community, prayer groups and by evangelizing or service projects.                                                                                                                                           --ACTS Charter, page 1