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  • Our Mission
    • About Us
      • Stewardship
      • Mass Schedule
      • Our Parish Staff
      • Mass Intentions
      • COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates
    • Our History
      • Popcorn Days
      • The Millennial Cross
    • Archdiocesan
      • Archbishop's Appeal
  • Join The Vision
    • The Greater Vision
      • Our Vision
    • Campaign Priorities
      • Growing In Faith
      • Growing To Serve
    • Facilities
      • RE Building
      • Parish Hall
    • About The Campaign
      • Campaign News
      • Campaign Kickoff
      • Donor Stories
      • Impact Stories
  • Faith Formation & Sacraments
    • Sacraments
      • Baptism
      • First Communion
      • Confirmation
      • Matrimony
    • Children's Formation
      • Elementary & Kinder Formation
    • RCIA
      • RCIA
    • Adult Formation
      • Bible Study
      • Estudio Biblibo
    • VBS
      • Registration
  • Ministries
    • Liturgical Ministry
      • Altar Society
      • Altar Servers
      • Lectors
      • Eucharistic Ministers
      • Music Ministry
      • Ministers of Hospitality
    • Prayer Ministry
      • Adoration
      • Ministers to the Sick
    • Youth & Young Adult
      • Middle School Youth Ministry
      • High School Youth Ministry
      • Young Adult Minitry
    • Training & Workshops
      • Lay Ministry Training
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      • St. Vincent de Paul Society
    • Sports
      • CYO
    • Clubs
      • Knights of Columbus
      • KC Ladies Auxiliary
      • Catholic Daughters of the Americas
    • Outreach Ministries
      • 50 Plus
      • ACTS
      • Divorce Healing Ministry
      • Guadalupanas
      • Pierced Hearts Ministry
  • Dolan Center
      • Calendar
      • CV19 Facility Health and Safety Policy
      • Dolan Center Reservation
  • Online Registration

 

    • Ministries
      • Liturgical Ministry
        • Altar Society
        • Altar Servers
        • Lectors
        • Eucharistic Ministers
        • Music Ministry
        • Ministers of Hospitality
      • Prayer Ministry
        • Adoration
        • Ministers to the Sick
      • Youth & Young Adult
        • Middle School Youth Ministry
        • High School Youth Ministry
        • Young Adult Minitry
      • Training & Workshops
        • Lay Ministry Training
      • Community Programs
        • St. Vincent de Paul Society
      • Sports
        • CYO
      • Clubs
        • Knights of Columbus
        • KC Ladies Auxiliary
        • Catholic Daughters of the Americas
      • Outreach Ministries
        • 50 Plus
        • ACTS
        • Divorce Healing Ministry
        • Guadalupanas
        • Pierced Hearts Ministry
  • ACTS

    The A.C.T.S movement is a lay driven movement that has spread throughout the world, impacting one church and one person at a time. ACTS emerged from the cursillo movement which began in Spain as a short course on the Catholic faith. Cursillo literally means short course in Spanish. It spread to many places including to Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish in Selma, Texas. Three instructors of the cursillo retreats wanted to improve the cursillo and make it more relevant to parishes after the changes of the Second Vatican Council and came up with A.C.T.S.
     
    An A.C.T.S. retreat is a three day weekend retreat hosted by former A.C.T.S. retreatants. The A.C.T.S retreat experience is open to everyone and is intended to be a gateway through which participants gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be an engaged, active, conscious, contributing member of St. Helena’s parish and the Roman Catholic Church. The primary purpose of A.C.T.S. is to strengthen this parish as a Eucharistic Catholic Community, through renewed participation in adoration, fellowship and service.
     
    The strength and continued growth of this movement would not be possible without an A.C.T.S. CORE. The Core is a 10 member group of passionate retreatants who volunteer their time and talents to keep the community connected with one another and continue to evangelize the gospel’s message of Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service (the A.C.T.S. respectively).
     
    A.C.T.S. Core Team seeks to support, direct and guide the St. Helena community by setting policies and procedures, under the guidance of our Pastor. 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.
     
    If you have previously attended an A.C.T.S. retreat at St. Helena or at another parish and would like to be involved, get more information and receive updates please contact the head ACTS facilitator for this parish and ask to be put on the mailing list.

    The St. Helena community usually gathers every first Saturday of the month in the Dolan center at 8:30 am for “faith sharing” with a potluck meal. Everyone over the age of 18 is welcome. Please join us! (Confirm with the current A.C.T.S. facilitator listed in the bulletin for the correct date and time). 
     
    We encourage everyone to attend an A.C.T.S. retreat. We hope that you will consider one of the following upcoming retreat weekends.
    • Robert Garcia
      ACTS Facilitator
      210-849-5532
      archanjel175hotmail.com
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