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      The Women's ACTS retreat will be July 24-27, 2025.

      Register Here


      Next Teen ACTS - July 17-20, 2025



      Please consider donating to help support ACTS at St. Thomas Aquinas. Every little bit helps. Thank you so much for your generosity.
      Donate Here
    What is ACTS
    • What is an ACTS Retreat?

      The ACTS weekend parish retreat is presented by Catholic laity with the support and guidance of clergy and a spiritual companion.

      The intent of the retreat is to provide an opportunity for parishioners to have a personal encounter with Jesus Christ.

      The purpose of the retreat is two-fold:

      • Promote intentional Christ-centered discipleship; and

      • Build parish community.

      The information is presented in ways which help make it immediately useful for each retreatant. Plus, there is fun and fellowship mixed into the weekend!

      Catholic non-parishioners within the deanery may attend based on space availability and will be waitlisted.  Catholics from outside the deanery require special permission to attend, and if space is available, registration places you on the waitlist.

      • Adoration – Responding to God's love through prayer and worship

      • Community – Building parish community through love and care of each other  as members of the Body of Christ

      • Theology – Deepening our understanding of God in order to better fulfill His will

      • Service – Answering the call to discipleship by following the model He gave us

      What to expect on an ACTS Retreat?

      The ACTS weekend brings the retreatants to a better understanding of God’s love for them and also develops their need to share that love with others through their involvement in a faith-centered parish community. 

      For the History of ACTS, CLICK HERE.

      Have you attended an ACTS retreat elsewhere and would like to team or provide retreat support?

      Please email the parish liason at this link.
    ACTS Core Team
    • The ACTS CORE is here to serve the STA Parish and the ACTS Ministry. Please feel free to reach out to any of us, email: [email protected] to share suggestions or concerns.

      ACTS Core Team meets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday at 7 PM. 

      Core Team

      Facilitator:  Noeline Gunasekara
      Co-Facilitator: Joe Seago
      Communications:  Theresa Hauswirth
      Finance: Gerry Chalupsky
      Retreat Support: Michael Maerz and Laurie Perkins
      Retreat Supply: Dave Schmitz and Susan Scamardo
      Spiritual Coordinator:  Kurt Johnson and Becky O'Brien
      Music Coordinator:  Christopher Kocmoud
      Teen ACTS Coordinator:  Adriana Burnett
      Parish Liaison: Erin Lynch

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish
 2541 Earl Rudder Freeway South
 College Station, TX 77845
 979-693-6994

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