Adoration – the call by, acceptance of, and response to God.

Community – the love and caring of each other.

Theology – the study of God through scripture and the Catholic Faith.

Service – to God and his people.

The A.C.T.S movement came to birth through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, in the Archdiocese of San Antonio. ACTS started in 1987 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Selma, Texas, a small suburb of San Antonio.

A parish ACTS retreat strives to achieve the directives of Vatican II and goals of the Revised Code of Canon Law of 1983 which emphasize " community and pastoral care" within a parish. An ACTS weekend is designed to help the retreatants enter into a new or deeper relationship with our Lord and fellow parishioners. Nearly all who have experienced an ACTS retreat feel truly blessed by God through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.