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ACTS Roster Update Form -The ACTS Core Team is updating the database, please submit this Roster Update form. You can mail it in to the main office or drop it off, be sure to put ATTN: ACTS Roster Update on the outside.

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.

A.C.T.S. Core Team Philosophy

The A.C.T.S. Core Team recognizes the call to help the parish family attain a deeper relationship with the Lord and with fellow parishioners through Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service.

Under the direction of the Pastor, the A.C.T.S. Core Team seeks to support, direct and guide the A.C.T.S. Community. The A.C.T.S. Core Team sets policies and procedures to continue the evangelization of the people of God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, the A.C.T.S. Core Team continues to point the way to the presence of Jesus in the world.

A.C.T.S. Core Team Goals

To invite as many parish members as possible to a communal faith experience that will evangelize and catechize.
To provide prayer opportunities that are diverse, meaningful and representative of the liturgical celebrations of St Mark the Evangelist Parish.
To expose the participants to current, post Vatican II theology.
To provide a method for participants to discern their personal gifts as follow-up to the retreat experience.
To provide participants with the necessary encouragement and information for each person to use their gifts in building up the Kingdom of God, here and now.
To encourage the participants to experience the richness of the Sacred Scriptures as they are used in the day-to-day liturgies of the Church.
To give professional spiritual support to those who may be struggling both during the weekend experience and after.
To provide an opportunity for retreatants to become more aware of the variety of ministries that are part of the St. Mark Parish Community.