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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.”

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 Philosophy

The A.C.T.S. core team recognizes the call to help the parish family attain a deeper relationship with the Lord and 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 in its evangelization efforts.
 

A.C.T.S. Core Team Goals 

  • Evangelize as many parish members as possible to a communal faith experience.

  • Coordinate diverse prayer opportunities that are meaningful 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 at jbassett1126@gmail.com


Our Future Retreats


2025

Men in Recovery – June 19-22, 2025  Click for registration form

Men’s Retreat in Spanish – October 16-19, 2025

Women in Recovery – November 13-16, 2025

Men in Recovery – November 20-23, 2025


2026

Women’s ACTS in Spanish – February 19-22, 2026

Men’s Retreat – March 26-29, 2026

Women’s Retreat – May 21-24, 2026

Men in Recovery – June 25-28, 2026

Men’s ACTS in Spanish – September 24-27, 2026

Women in Recovery – November 12-15, 2026

Men in Recovery - December 3-6, 2026

OUR MISSION

The mission of St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church is to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to all God's people by word and action.

ADDRESS & CONTACT

Rev. Dennis Aréchiga | Pastor

Rev. Albert Toangutu Tomeka | Parochial Vicar

St. Mark the Evangelist

Catholic Church

1602 Thousand Oaks Drive 
San Antonio, Texas 78232 

210-494-1606 | Office

210-494-4957 | Fax

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