ACTS Retreats
The ACTS movement came to birth from the Cursillo Movement through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas. ACTS began in 1987 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Selma, Texas, and was brought to St. Anne Parish in Beaumont in September 2001 by ACTS Missions.
ACTS is an acronym for Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service. It is these four themes that are the focus of activities for the three-day weekend lay retreats, patterned after the description of the early church in Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47, "They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to communal life, to the breaking of bread and to prayers... And every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved."
Southeast Texas Mission ACTS Chapter (SETMAC) was formed in 2004 for the specific purpose of preading the ACTS retreats to more parishes in the Diocese of Beaumont. SETMAC is dedicated to this purpose and to ensure that the integrity of the ACTS Retreat is maintained.
Members of the SETMAC core committee are:
- Pam Elkins (Administrative Secretary)
- Joe Mahlie (St. Anne)
- Suzanne Werner
- Joe Batte (St. Jude)
- Janet Hollier (Infant Jesus)
- Fr. Andy Moore (Infant Jesus)
- Reverend Monsignor Jeremiah McGrath (St. Anthony)
- Ron Berwick
- Kay Arrington (St. Anthony)
- Melissa Cessac (Teens)
- Derick Drummond (St. Charles)
- Gay Domingue (St. Anne)
- Father John Hughes (St. Jude)
- Reverend Monsignor Dan Malain (St. Charles)
- Jim Maxey (Infant Jesus)
- Reverend Monsignor William Manger (St. Anne) (Liaison to the Bishop)
- Toni Mulvaney (Teen ACTS)
- Father Tom Phelan (St. Francis)
- Scott Rollins (St. Francis)
- Sharlyn Spell (St. Charles)
- Hazel Webb (St. Francis)
Contact Father William Manger:
Email: pastorstanne@gtbizclass.com
Phone: (409) 832-9963
Fax: (409) 832-9964
Parish Contacts
2010 ACTS RETREATS
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Date
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Participants
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Location
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Director
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Jan 28 – 31
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Women
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St. Jude
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Suzanne Werner
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Feb 4 – 7
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Men
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St. Elizabeth
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Richard Bryan
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Feb 11 – 14
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Women
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Infant Jesus
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Janet Hollier
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Feb 18 – 21
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Women
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St. Charles
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Rebecca Seaux
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Mar 11 – 14
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Teens
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SETMAC
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Jeanan Sfeir
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Mar 18 – 21
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Women
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St. Elizabeth
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Debbie Miller, Tammy Mansveld, Debbie Scalf
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Apr 8 - 11
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Women
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St. Francis
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Vickie Edgerly
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Apr 15 - 18
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Men
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St. Anne
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Marty Saucedo, Reggie Ramirez, David Hamel
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Apr 29 – May 2
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Men
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Infant Jesus
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Albert Duffel, Joe Rinando, Wayne Gossett
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May 6 – 9
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Men
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St. Jude
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Henry Venta, Bill Hack, Troy Domingue
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May 20 – 23
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Men
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St. Charles
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May 27 – 30
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Women
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St. Peter
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Billie Ewing
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Jun 10 - 13
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Men
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St. Francis
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Wayne Reeh, John Thomas, Keith Worthy
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Jun 24 – 27
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Women
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St. Anne
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Elizabeth Phelan
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Jul 1 – 4
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Teens
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SETMAC
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Hannah Chapman, Lucy Prewitt, Sammie Sheppard
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Jul 8 – 11
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Women
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Infant Jesus
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Jul 29 – Aug 1
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Women
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St. Francis
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Mary Beth Derouen, Christy Breaux, Deborah Marciniak
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Aug 5 – 8
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Teens
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SETMAC
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Michael Cupero, Elizabeth Yett, Dylan Clay
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Aug 12 – 15
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Men
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Lake Charles
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Aug 19 – 22
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Women
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St. Anthony
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Nedra Magee, Robbie Williford, Holly Moser
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Aug 26 – 29
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Men
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St. Peter
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Barry Jackson
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Oct 7 – 10
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Men
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St. Francis
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Frank Thomassee, Ken Marciniak, Eric Lathrop
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Oct 14 – 17
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Women
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St. Charles
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Mary Beth DeLord, Donna Byars, Stacey Fitch
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Oct 21 – 24
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Women
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St. Anne
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Gerri Christopher Nikki Ramey, Terri Rabb
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Oct 28 – 31
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Women
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St. Elizabeth
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Rachael Dubois
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Nov 18 – 21
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Men
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St. Charles
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Mark Culver
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Dec 2 – 5
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Men
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St. Elizabeth
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Tim Satcher, Scott Clemmons, Joe Graffagnino
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Dec 16 – 19
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Men
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St. Anthony
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Ron Berwick
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