ACTS Retreat Follow Up "Day of Renewal"

An article from the Rockport Pilot, near Corpus Christi, Texas:

ACT now to attend ‘Day of Renewal’

By Norma Martinez | Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 9:04 am

If you have attended an ACTS Retreat but have not had the time or opportunity to serve on a team since then, there is something special coming up next week you might want to consider – an ACTS Day of Renewal.

I must give credit where credit is due – the idea of such a day was created by Deacon Danny Boehm. The format for the event was submitted to ACTS Missions of San Antonio, from which all ACTS Retreats are initiated.

The executive director of ACTS Missions reviewed the proposal and approved allowing our Sacred Heart Catholic Church Parish to go forward with hosting the first-ever Day of Renewal.  Boehm then organized a committee to put the event together and it was held May 18 with about 50 people in attendance. Feedback sent back to ACTS Missions was filled with the positive comments received by those who attended. 

The executive director then gave the okay to allow SH to host a Day of Renewal at any time. With that in mind, the ACTS Core Team approved a second Day of Renewal for Saturday, Oct. 5. The Day is open to anyone, man or woman, who has attended an ACTS retreat. The Day is a condensed version of the Retreat experience. The cost is $15 per person presale or $20 if paid after Oct. 2 or at the door that day.

The fee covers a catered meal by Butterchurn, and any profits will go toward Retreat scholarships. To reserve your spot contact Rachel Guerrero at Rockport School, Room. 11 (790-92250, ext. 5); Norma Martinez, 1002 Wharf St., (230-0016); or Dana Simpson, 115 Georgian Oaks (790-3678). Many attendees from the first Day of Renewal are excited about coming back, and/or are inviting others who missed that one to attend this next one. 

One individual so moved by the ACTS experience and wanting to feel that experience again will be coming to the Day of Renewal all the way from Minnesota. 

Surely those of us who live here would want to experience it too. I know I will be there. Enough said.

Norma Martinez can be reached at managingeditor@rockportpilot.com