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ACTS Retreat

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2026 men's ACTS rEtreat

Thursday, October 15th - Sunday, October 18th, 2026
Our Lady of Peace Retreat House - Beaverton, OR

The retreat begins on a Thursday evening at Our Lady of Peace retreat house in Beaverton, hosted by the Franciscan Sisters, and culminates the following Sunday in the celebration of 10:30 AM mass at St. Pius X.

"Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen."

HEBREWS 11:1

The Greek word behind "conviction" (elegchos) carries the meaning of "evidence — an inward certainty produced by the Spirit." This isn't mere willpower or grit. It's a supernatural certainty that God deposits in the soul of a man who surrenders to Him.

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Faith is what sustains the people of God in the good and the bad, and it's the means by which they persevere. That's the kind of man this retreat is forming.

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Today’s world is loud, full of noise and distractions, and it is relentless in pulling men away from truth, from family, from God. 

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Our world doesn't need men who cloak their faith, instead it needs men who live the conviction of their Catholicism for the world to see.

 

This retreat is an invitation to stop drifting and start standing — to move from a faith that is merely familiar in practice to one that is unshakeable in action.

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Drawing from the great cloud of witnesses who went before us, men who trusted God when it cost them everything, we will examine what it truly means to live by faith in a world that frequently demands that we compromise our beliefs.

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Come ready to challenge your conceptions, to be honest in your reflections, but to leave with a more unshakeable conviction in your relationship with God.

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Come join your Catholic brothers in fellowship, with individual and group time to consider and contemplate the path of your Catholic formation.

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While at the same time, strengthening the conviction of your Catholic faith and growing the bonds of your Catholic community.

2025 men's retreat

Thursday, September 11 - Sunday, September 14, 2025
At Our Lady of Peace Retreat House - Beaverton, OR

The $330 retreat fee includes lodging, transportation, and all meals. Registration forms are available in the church vestibule, parish office, and on the parish website.

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If paying online, choose "One Time Payment", For the Fund select "ACTS Retreat - Women and Men", Enter "Women" in the box that appears to the right of the Fund Name.

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For more questions, contact Mark Kearns markf_kearns@hotmail.com.

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