Wednesday, February 14, 2024 - Thursday, March 28, 2024 Lent 2024 Lent provides an amazing opportunity for spiritual growth through personal reflection, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Below are some links we hope you find helpful in your Lenten journey. The Pray More Retreat An Online Retreat: Inspiring talks to help you grow closer to Christ! All About Lent Everything you need to know about Lent from the folks at Dynamic Catholic ® . There you can sign up for their amazing Lenten program, BEST LENT EVER . USCCB See what the Catechism of the Catholic Church has to say about the life-changing season of Lent. The Ignatian Workout for Lent: An Online Retreat Join Tim Muldoon each week as he provides inspiring audio reflections to help you prepare you to journey with Christ from Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday.

Let us pray... In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit... Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day and for our families and all our blessings, especially our ACTS community and brothers and sisters in Christ. We come together today to work towards helping others grow closer to you and to grow in our own faith so we can then pass it on to others. Please grant us your peace, patience, wisdom and discernment in proceeding forward to help grow the ACTS community. Help us work together as a team to accomplish the same goal, winning souls for Christ. Guide our thoughts, mind and conversation towards this goal. If it be your holy will, please bless our loved ones with the blessings we may gain from doing this service. And Lastly please make a way or path for others to help us in this quest, send the Holy Spirit to guide more people to attend the ACTS retreats and spread the word of this life changing retreat. If there is any evil in the way please show us how to conquer that or send your angels to protect and guide all those working to make progress with ACTS in our communities. We ask all this in the name of Jesus. Amen

< Back Patti DeFrancesco I lived my ACTS retreat in 2010 and found it changed so many things in my life for the better. It has strengthened my relationship with God and continues to provide so many blessings. I have been on several teams, served on Core and was recently blessed to be director of the last St William's women's retreat. I have been an active member of St William's parish in Tewksbury for 34 years, with my husband of 35 years, Steve. We have 4 wonderful adult children, 2 awesome sons-in-law and 3 beautiful grandchildren. Favorite Scripture : Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Favorite Saint Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)

The Joyful Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries The 5th Joyful Mystery - The Finding in the Temple While holding the next large bead, speak to the Blessed Mother, let her know your prayer intentions for this holy rosary. Then, while contemplating the goodness of our Mother, read the following: “Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers.” - Luke 2:41-47 Fruit of the mystery: Devotion to Jesus Now, while reflecting on your prayer intention, the Gospel reading, and the fruit of Devotion to Jesus, Pray 1 Hail Mary on each of the next 10 beads. H ail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Pray... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Like

< Back Christy Hubbard I made my first ACTS retreat in Nov 2005 and it had a ripple effect on my life even to the present day. I am an active member of my parish, All Saints in Haverhill, for the last 22 years with my husband and our 4 children. Favorite Scripture : John 15:16 You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last . Favorite Saint : Queen of Saints, Mary

< Back Stephen George Communications / Website I lived my ACTS retreat in April 2010, and have been an active member of the local ACTS Community ever since. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 31 years. We have 3 children; Stephen (28), Kevin (26), and Lauryn (21). We are Parishioners of St. Thomas Aquinas in Derry, New Hampshire. Favorite Scripture : Psalms 46:11 Be still and know that I am God. Favorite Saint Saint Philomena 8 minute Video on The Life of Saint Philomena

< Back Scott Morency Co-Director I strive daily to be a servant of the Lord God. I had a deep, personal encounter with Christ in my ACTS retreat in 2019 that forever changed my heart. I am married to the love of my life, Laura, who I met while completing my accounting studies at Bentley University. Together we have one beautiful daughter Violet, age 8, who brings us so much joy. We live in Burlington, Massachusetts, where we are parishioners at St. Malachy Church, of St. Veronica Parrish. Favorite Scripture : Matthew 13:3-9 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow; and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up. Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and they sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of soil. But after the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out. But others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much. The one who has ears, let him hear.” Favorite Saint St. Matthew – The patron saint of accountants

< Back Mat Kenney I went on my first acts retreat in 2013, and I loved it, been on team ever since. I love doing service work especially for the Lord! Favorite Scripture: Mathew 7:7 Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you. Favorite Saint: St. Michael the arc Angel

< Back William "Bill" Wallace Treasurer I lived my ACTS retreat in Spring 2012 and have been blessed to have been on several teams since then. I'm blessed to have been married to my wife Kathleen for 44 years. We've been blessed with two adult children, Christopher and Michael. Our home parish is Our Lady of Good Counsel, Methuen. Favorite Scripture : John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" Favorite Saint St. Mary - Mother of God

< Back Gary Nangle Director I made my ACTS retreat in 2017, and have been on every Men's retreat team since, served 4 years on parish core, and am now privileged to serve on Boston ACTS Chapter. 5'11", brown eyes, grey hair, 160 to 165 lbs depending on the season, love to mountain bike, road bike, hike, camp - anything outdoors. Married with two beautiful, brilliant and hilarious daughters, one granddaughter, and my best friend, Gayle, my wife. Favorite Scripture : Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Favorite Saint : St. Paul.

The Joyful Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries The 4th Joyful Mystery - The Presentation in the Temple While holding the next large bead, speak to the Blessed Mother, let her know your prayer intentions for this holy rosary. Then, while contemplating the goodness of our Mother, read the following: “When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. "When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, 'Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,' and to offer the sacrifice of 'a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,' in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord.” - Luke 2:21-24 Fruit of the mystery: Purity of Heart and Body Now, while reflecting on your prayer intention, the Gospel reading, and the fruit of Purity of Heart & Body, Pray 1 Hail Mary on each of the next 10 beads. H ail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Pray... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Like

The Joyful Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries The 1st Joyful Mystery - The Annunciation While holding the next large bead, speak to the Blessed Mother, let her know your prayer intentions for this holy rosary. Then, while contemplating the goodness of our Mother, read the following: “In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.” - Luke 1:26-27 The fruit of this mystery is Humility Now, while reflecting on your prayer intention, the Gospel reading, and the fruit of Humility, Pray 1 Hail Mary on each of the next 10 beads. H ail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Pray... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Like