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It was May 2006 when we were first approached by the ACTS Mission of Victoria to form a new ACTS Core. We called a meeting in the summer of 2006 inviting a group of people from several of the parishes in the new proposed Core. We met with representatives of the ACTS Mission of Victoria for guidance in the development of the new Core. It was at this meeting that Msgr. Stanley Petru signed up Holy Rosary Church at Hostyn to be responsible for the new Core. We began to investigate retreat centers in the area, but found none that filled our needs or budget as well as Cathedral Oaks. We also began looking for trailers from Fort Worth to Corpus, and from Austin to Houston, and everywhere in between. We found a used trailer that could be used for a luggage trailer. Two ACTS families donated the funds to purchase this trailer. We were able to purchase another new trailer for all of the equipment with funds donated from several other ACTS families. In this equipment trailer, shelving and storage facilities had to be constructed and installed. We began to gather other needed equipment and supplies. Also, there were many things that needed to be constructed to prepare for our retreats. It is a requirement of ACTS Missions that they will be responsible for the first four Mission Retreats. Since Msgr. Petru signed on to be responsible for the Core, each of these first four Mission retreats were hosted by Holy Rosary Church in Hostyn. Our first Mission Retreat, a Men’s Retreat, was held in November, 2006. The first Women’s Retreat took place in March, 2007, followed by another Women’s Retreat in August, 2007. The second Men’s Retreat was held in late September, 2007. After completing these initial four Missions Retreats, we met on October 15, 2007 and selected a Holy Rosary ACTS Community Core. This Core is comprised of representatives from several of the larger local parishes in the following communities: Columbus, Eagle Lake, Flatonia, Hostyn, La Grange, Mentz, Schulenburg and Weimar. Each of these parishes has one representative, and there is one person chosen to represent the smaller parishes in the area. Hostyn has two representatives, since they are the parish that is responsible for the Core. The Holy Rosary ACTS Community Core officially held its first retreat, a Women’s Retreat, in March, 2008.