ACTS Retreats
The members of the ACTS Retreat Ministry strive to assist members of St. Joseph Parish family to attain a deeper relationship with our Lord and with fellow parishioners through ACTS Retreat Weekends. These weekends are 3-day retreats planned and led by a team of lay persons and patterned after the description of the early church in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:42-47). The purpose is to invite the retreatant to a new relationship with our Lord through: Adoration – Prayer Life, Community – loving and caring for each other, Theology – study of the faith through scripture, and Service – to God, each other and our parish family.
For more information, please call Juliana Black (214) 455-44360444 or Victor Villarreal (972) 342-3109.
Men’s ACTS Retreat
April 11-14, 2024
We would like to invite you to join us for an extraordinary weekend. This experience will take place at the St. Raphael Retreat Center in Dallas. it will be an opportunity for spiritual renewal and the making of many friends. The goals of the retreat are to allow an opportunity for each person to focus on their faith and its application in their daily lives, to build purpose in their prayer life, to increase their presence at the liturgy, and to cultivate friendship among members of the church community.
The retreat begins Thursday evening, April 11, with check-in at St. Joseph at 5:30pm, and ends on Sunday, April 14, with a meal of fellowship in the church dining hall after the 12:30pm return Mass.
Cost for each retreatant is $275, which includes:
Round-trip transportation from St. Joseph
Three nights lodging
All meals, snacks, and drinks from Thursday dinner through Sunday breakfast
A deposit of $80 must be submitted with this form in order to reserve your place on the retreat. The balance is due Thursday during check-in before the retreat begins. Make checks payable to St. Joseph ACTS.
Please note: financial difficulties should not prevent anyone from attending the retreat. We can provide scholarships if you are unable to pay part of the fee. Please indicate the request for scholarship on your registration form. Scholarship requests are handled in confidence.
Approximately 7-10 days prior to the retreat you will receive a letter describing the necessities you will need for the retreat.
For more information contact:
Director: Keith Black 214-455-4426 or Co-Director: Greg Schmitz 214-498-4734
Prior Retreatants’ Experiences
“This was an amazing journey! This was something that I definitely needed. It was a life changing event for me. I was able to see the path the God had paved for me, a path I never knew was there! This retreat was a defining moment in my life that totally changed the way I am with My Lord and Savior as well as my family!”
“I can’t even explain it! The joy that I feel after this! The power that has come over me and given me a new beginning! I was lost and now I’m found. I was broken and now I’m new! The things I never knew, the community I have found in my new Brothers in Christ! I am home and I am with God! This retreat has been the best thing in my life and now the lives of my family because of my transformation to be greater!”
“The ACTS retreat was as new and unique an experience as it can be. I received so many blessings and graces. . . I can say that I came out of the retreat with a better awareness of myself, as to where I am in my spiritual journey, my relationship with God, my loved ones, neighbors and others… From the weekend, I think I also have a better understanding of the Body of Christ in my heart, and not only in my head.”