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Community Involvement & Outreach
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"Part of the ACTS Community"
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Community - the 'C' in ACTSOnce you've been on a retreat, you are now "part of the ACTS Community." As St. Paul states so eloquently in 1 Corinthians 12:12 & 18:
"For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.... But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose."
Community means we come together as one in Christ to work as many parts, but always as one. No matter your education or skills, we want each member of our community to understand that their contribution is as valuable as any other. Some contributions may seem small, but when we put them altogether, small things add up!
"There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone." 1 Corinthians 12:4-6
ACTS offers many different opportunities for returning our gifts of time and talent to God. As stewards of God-given skills and abilities, volunteering in a ministry or organization provides a way to thank God, share our faith with others, and enhance our community.
So here are some ways you can get involved so that your "part" is contributing to the "whole"!
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How Can I Be Involved?
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Pray for ACTS & the RetreatantsTaking the example of the early Apostles, we are committed to making a real difference in a world that is increasingly disengaged from God and His Church.
The first step in re-engaging people is for God's people to pray, to reconnect themselves in a powerful way to the God who is all about changing minds, hearts, and spirits.
So, first of all pray, and you will become a channel for God to do amazing things in this world!
You can also volunteer to pray for retreatants and the retreat team for one hour during the actual retreat. Sign up now!
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Connect and Encourage
- Join us on Facebook to keep apprised of all that's going on in our ACTS community. Click here to join.
- Prayer line and other ACTS information. Sign up at Flocknote (OR) text "ACTSAMA" to the number 84576.
- Sponsor someone to go on the retreat. Click here to find out more on how to do this.
- Become a Parish Representative to help us spread the word! Contact us to indicate your interest.
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Grow & Help Others Grow
- Update your contact information in our database (click here), so you don't miss your chance to serve on a Team.
- Be "Called on Team" and help plan, organize, and execute a successful ACTS Retreat!
- Become a Hall Monitor for a Teen Retreat (click here).
- Sign up to pray on the prayer boards (click here) for a retreat. Every retreat needs more than 60 "prayers" at one hour each!
- Start or join an ACTS small group in your parish.
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Supplies & Financial Gifts
- Bring snacks and drinks for one of the retreats. Keep an eye out for information on upcoming retreats and our needs - on this site, in a FlockNote, or our Facebook group.
- Sponsor the retreat team by helping purchase necessary supplies, like t-shirts for the weekend.
- Sponsor a retreatant so they can attend one of the retreats.
- Donate financially, either one-time or recurring, to help keep ACTS Retreats alive in the Diocese of Amarillo!
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