St. Luke Catholic Church  

• ACTS stands for Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service.  ACTS is an international mission founded in a parish near San Antonio.  Women and men are introduced to ACTS through a Spirit filled weekend where adoration, community, theology and service are experienced by the retreatants.  The events are inspired by the Holy Spirit. 

• St. Luke ACTS Core Team is the governing body of St. Luke ACTS.  They are responsible for the decisions governing the ACTS Ministry within the parish, in keeping with the directives, guidelines and provisions of the Charter and of ACTS Missions. 

• They sponsor the weekend lay retreats, which are patterned after the description of the early church in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2: 42-47), using Adoration, Community, Theology and Service to model the weekend. 

• They focus on spiritual development, service orientation and on-going community building among those who have attended ACTS retreats at St. Luke Parish. 

• They consist of 12 members committed to the building of the ACTS community within St. Luke Parish and to the ACTS Core as a ministry. Additional members are the parish pastor or a parish liaison and the director for the upcoming ACTS retreats.  

• Responsibilities of the Core are as follows: 

Staff each of the Core administrative roles 

Facilitate the selection of the Director of each St. Luke ACTS retreat 

Serve as source for advice, counsel and procedures for retreat directors 

Uphold the integrity of ACTS by ensuring the ACTS retreats are held consistent with the description and directives set forth by the ACTS Missions Director’s Manual and the “Spiritually Essential elements” document included within. 

Ensure the success of ACTS by providing and promoting opportunities for faith sharing groups, evangelization, community service, and other faith-enriching events. 

• Core Meetings 

Are held on the 3rd Monday of the Month at 6:30 pm in the Holy Family Room at the Parish Hall.

Are open to the St. Luke Parish community.  Anyone wishing to address the Core should request to have their concern be made a part of the agenda by contacting the Coordinator. 

• 2018-2019 Core Team Members 

Facilitator, Jeanette Henry 

Co-facilitator, Jude Arisco 

Financial Coordinator, Pat Johnson 

Retreat Support Coordinators, Loida Ankrom and Matt Ranney 

Retreat Supply Coordinators, Chelo Elliott and Larry Palencia 

Spiritual Coordinators, Agnes Alfeche and Dennis Lynch  

Social Coordinator, Jackie Fields  

Music Coordinator, Craig Wilson