WOW!! I went on my first Womens Acts Retreat a year ago in March with the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Ganado,TX. I grew up not having any kind of relationship with God or knowing anything about him. I sent both my kids to a church preschool. When they would come home and ask me questions about God and I had no clue what they were talking about, I knew I had to do something. I went on an ACTS retreat after making mistake after mistake and falling on my face time and time again thinking I knew it all. I was so moved by the fellowship, the women, and the Holy Spirit. I NEVER would have thought I would have went for one and then for everyone to say how much they see I have changed now. It really makes me feel great. I have hunted my real dad down after not seeing or talking to him for over 15 years. I now have my own website www.sassyandclassygifts.us with Christian products to show the love of God to everyone. I also just finished taking RCIA classes at church and was able to get baptized, and now have communion. It is the best gift I have ever received in my whole life. EVERYONE should attend a retreat, you will LOVE it and wonder why you never heard about it or went before.--Casey Sanchez ASBVM-Ganado

Hello, my name is Aaron Saunders. I attended my first teen ACTS retreat in December of 2009. The weekend was a huge turning point in my life. My faith and love for the church I attend (assumption of the blessed virgin Mary in Ganado,Tx) has grown tremendously! If you are a teen or an adult and you want a completely awesome experience, you should definitely attend a retreat. You will not regret it!!!

The ACTS retreat was one of the most amazing events that I have experienced. It brought me closer to the holy Trinity and helped me to understand the plan that God has prepared for me. I also met a bunch of great guys that I’m forming a tight brotherhood with.
– Steve McGuinness, Southington, CT
(Attended CT retreat in Oct. 2009)

My name is Ashley West I attented my ACTS retreat in May 2009. I was layed off my job on June 7th, I have put out over 20 resumes at jobs and still havent heard anything. My husband gets his last unemployement check on July 16th. So, I ask for my ACTS sisters and brothers to pray that God will supply and open up the doors so our bills get paid; and that I get finicial aid for college to become a nurse.

Thanks,
Ashley West

Hey Ladies, Go on an ACTS retreat~ You will be treated like a queen, fed like a king and loved like a sister!  It is something to do just for you.

Hello my brothers and sisters; I was called to attend an ACTS retreat January 24-27, 2008 and all I can say is that I now see that I have a mission on this earth and I will not go back home to my father until I complete it. The ACTS retreat and all my brothers that attended made me realize that our pains, worries, problems, etc...are just a little taste of what our lord Jesus Christ did for us. HE IS MY KING!

I attended my retreat at OLG in November of 2007, guided only by the Holy Spirit.  My path through this route has been highly enriching, as I came back with an undescriptible sense of peace and humility.
The Lord then made me a call to serve at the Spanish retreat at OLG last week, once again, I received undescriptible gifts, much different than those I got from my first retreat.  I loved serving all those women, and it was very joyful to see the transformation in them.  While some people claim their experience as a team member has been much deeper than that as a retreatant, mine has been a compliment of the other. My service experience gave me a sense of strength, tolerance and contempt.
When I came back from my first retreat I still did not feel part of ACTS.  I did not wear my bracelet.  When I came back from serving the Lord I got the other half and I can now wear it.  Now I am able to understand his call.  I could talk and talk for hours about all the different signs I got from this last experience but then I would be breaking the oath I made and so it would be unfair for all those wonderful women out in the world because I would be biasing their experiences.  All I can say is that if people have a chance to attend, they should, because it is a way to open the eyes of our hearts and souls, so we can see through the eyes of Jesus our Lord.  God Bless you all and I pray that many people feel the need to go as I did.  Monica Hernandez

The ACTS experience helped save my life.  Now ACTS continues to awaken the members of my parish to the gifts of the Holy Spirit given to them in Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist.  Come Holy Spirit!

ACTS CHANGED MY WHOLE OUTLOOK ON RELIGION, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IT ALSO BROUGHT ME BACK TO THE CHURCH NOT ONLY AS A MEMBER BUT ACTIVE IN OUR MINISTRIES. IT IS A NEW WAY OF BRINGING PEOPLE LIKE ME AND YOU BACK TO OUR RELIGION.

ACTS has helped me meet and get closer to other people in my parish. I have become close friends with some of my ACTS sisters. I know that I can count on any of them if I need help.

ACTS has truly changed the way I look at life. When I went on retreat as a retreatant I was close to rock bottom in my life, it helped me dig myself out of that rock bottom. Once I went back as a team member, I realized what it meant to serve, and how serving other is so spiritually and emotionally rewarding. 

I enjoyed the retreat a lot, and I would love to go back as a team member someday.