Ysleta Mission » ACTS http://ysletamission.org Misión de Corpus Christi de San Antonio de la Ysleta del Sur / Our Lady of Mount Carmel Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:17:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Retreat Schedule for 2010 http://ysletamission.org/2008/10/retreat-schedule-for-2008/ http://ysletamission.org/2008/10/retreat-schedule-for-2008/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:08:31 +0000 Al Baeza http://ysletamission.org/?p=83 acts1
ACTS RETREAT – Schedule for 2010 – El Paso Parishes
St. Stephen - Women, July 15 -1 8, 2010 915-345-4707
Mother Cabrini - Women, July 22 – 25, 2010 915-857-1263
St. Rafael - Women, August 5 – 8, 2010 915-598-3431
San Ignacio - Hombres, agosto 19 – 22, 2010 915-532-9234
Mother Cabrini - Hombres, agosto 19 – 22, 2010 915-857-1263
San Marcos - Mujeres, agosto 26 – 29, 2010 915-857-2955
St. Rafael - Men, September 2 – 5, 2010 915-598-3431
Monte Carmelo - Hombres, septiembre 9 – 12, 2010 915-859-9848
St. Pius - Women, September 16 – 19, 2010 915-772-3226
San Rafael - Mujeres, septiembre 30 – octubre 3, 2010 915-598-3431
St. Thomas - Men, October 7 -1, 915-592-1313
San Antonio - Men, October 14 – 17, 915-598-1457
St. Mark - Men, October 21 – 24, 915-857-2955
St. Pius - Men, November 11 – 14, 915-772-3226
San Rafael - Hombres, diciembre 2 – 5, 915-598-3431

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An ACTS Retreat is not the end!! but JUST the beginning!! Remember the acronym means
Adoration Community Theology Service!

Our Lady of Mount Carmel needs the commitment of those who are returning from their retreat to live the life we have been called to as a parish community!
Now, AFTER the Retreat is the time to assess one’s life and see how we fit into the Lifestyle of the acronym!

ADORATION: MY life of prayer, My involvement in the parish’s life of prayer, My promotion of the ACTS Retreats. Check out the other aspects of Mt. Carmel Parish life under this section Spirituality/Espíritualidad and to see how you might support your own renewed spiritual walk and become involved in the parish’s prayer life as well. Ever hear of the Spiritual Works of Mervy? Could be a guide of where to begin.

COMMUNITY: What aspect of the parish community am I drawn to? Perhaps the burn in me isn’t here – yet! Can I make it happen. Look at Parish/Parroquia on the Home page of our website to see what is happening already. Another place to check out how to celebrate and promote your identity in the Community is in the activities of the Mission Ysleta / La Misión Ysleta – part of the parish but so much more. It’s literally a mission to the World! One aspect of the Community is the need for coordination of efforts and the pastoral leadership. In 1987 the U.S. Bishops authored “The National Plan for Hispanic Ministry”. Two of the four aspects were specifically about the life in developing the community:
1. Pastoral de Conjunto, or From Fragmentation to Coordination! Pastoral de Conjunto challenges all of us to work together in a planned and programmed way in the parish coordinating our efforts to foster “my/our” program and vision with that of other parish groups and movements. ACTS is about fostering that very cooperation and shot-in-the-arm development. How can I become a part of this?
2. Evangelization, or From a Place to a Home! The bishops and the ACTS process in responding to the Gospel call us to take the Gospel to the streets, our homes, our schools our work place (ergo Evangelization). The “Church” isn’t to be just a place — but OUR HOME!! Is it! How can I make it a home for me and my neighbor?

THEOLOGY: The U.S. Bishops’ 1987 “National Plan for Hispanic Ministry” called this “Formation”: From Good Will to Skills! Even to bake a cake one needs to learn how! So much to know and so little time in life to learn it all! But we need to start somewhere. Check out the Formation/Formación section of Parish/Parroquia

SERVICE: The U.S. Bishops’ 1987 “National Plan for Hispanic Ministry” called this “Missionary Option”: From Pews to Shoes! AS Jesus washed the feet of the disciples, healed the sick, comforted the sorrowing, etc. So to are we called to enter into that pattern of the Paschal Mystery. Ever hear of the Corporal Works of Mercy: They’re ours to live!! Check out the Service/Servicio rubric under the Parish/Parroquia link on the website.

]]> http://ysletamission.org/2008/10/after-your-retreat/feed/ 0 ACTS retreats http://ysletamission.org/2008/10/acts-retreats/ http://ysletamission.org/2008/10/acts-retreats/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:07:48 +0000 Al Baeza http://ysletamission.org/?p=60 What is an ACTS retreat?
An ACTS Retreat is a three day and three nights Catholic lay retreat sponsored by fellow parishioners. The retreat begins on Thursday evening and ends the following Sunday at a Mass celebrated with the parish community. Retreats for men and retreats for women are given separately. Talks and activities during the retreat focus on Adoration, Community, Theology and Service, from which the ACTS acronym is derived. Holy Scripture and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church are the guides for the retreats. The retreat takes on the traditions and atmosphere of the parish community sponsoring it.

Purpose:
An acts retreat is designed to help the retreatants enter into a new or deeper relationship with our Lord and fellow parishioners. This is accomplished through Adoration and daily prayer, the call to Community in one’s parish as a member of the Body of Christ, and Theology in encouraging the study of scripture and our Catholic Faith. All of these emphasize and encourage the virtue of the Service to our Lord, our parish and one another.

Goal of the Acts Retreat:
A parish ACTS retreat strives to achieve the directives of Vatican II and goals of the 1983 Code of Canon Law which emphasize “community and pastoral care” within a parish. The weekend allows the retreatants to experience God’s love and joy. The retreatants return to their parish with a deeper love of each other and a desire to become more involved in their parish faith community.

The retreat emphasizes our call to service, service to the parish community and to our world community. There results a new or renewed dedication to the life of the parish community and recognition of the needs of those around us and of our responsibility, as followers of Christ, to meet those needs.

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