What is the ACTS Retreat?
An ACTS Retreat is a 3 day 3 night parish-based retreat that offers parishioners the opportunity to experience the love of Jesus Christ in a deep, profound way.  ACTS Retreats are given by parishioners for fellow parishioners which serves to build Christian community within the parish.      

The ACTS Retreat experience is rooted in the Paschal Mystery in that retreatants are invited to reflect on the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This retreat begins on Thursday evening and ends on Sunday morning following the 10:30 AM Mass and Reception at Holy Martyrs Church. The purpose of this weekend is to invite retreatants into a new or deeper relationship with the Lord and with other faithful women and men through Adoration and daily prayer; Community, awareness of one’s identity as a member of the Body of Christ; Theology, encouraging more study of our faith and God's Word; and promoting the virtue of Service to our Lord and one another..

Since the first ACTS Retreat in 1987, ACTS has affected one million lives by renewing people in their faith and revitalizing parishes.  Through ACTS the laity have responded to their Baptismal call as they continue to seek to know Christ and enter the apostolic mission of the Church.
   
As a result, ACTS is acknowledged by bishops and priests worldwide as part of the Church's New Evangelization challenge to "go and make disciples of all nations.”
   
As of October 2019, ACTS Missions is represented worldwide.

• 27 states in the US, representing 74 dioceses
• 6 countries including the US, Mexico, Panama, Honduras, South Africa, and Canada, representing 28 international dioceses
• 569 parishes worldwide