A.C.T.S.
It is a Catholic renewal movement and a retreat experience that is administered by parishioners for parishioners, offering weekends for spiritual growth. Talks and activities during the retreat sessions focus on Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service, hence the acronym A.C.T.S. You will return to your faith community with an increased desire to become more involved in your relationship with God, your relationship with your family, and your relationship with your community. Each year our parish ACTS community sponsors retreats for men and women in both English and Spanish, as well as a summer retreat for teens. Holy Spirit ACTS community also offers an ACTS II retreat for those who have attended the ACTS retreat. For more information or to see a list of all our upcoming retreats, please visit our Holy Spirit ACTS website.
Altar Society
The Holy Spirit Altar Society serves as the core group of dedicated parishioners who maintain the Church sanctuary and care for all items required in liturgical celebrations. The membership circles are responsible for the weekly sanctuary cleaning, all altar linens, maintaining priest, deacon, and altar server vestments, floral arrangements, the Christmas Nativity scene, Lenten ashes and palms, hosting wedding parties, bibs for infant baptisms, and so much more.
Athletic Association / C.Y.O.
A Catholic parish Athletic Association seeks to instill in adults and youths good morals, reverence, sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, and courage so that they may be better Christians and good, clean, healthy individuals. These objectives are realized by providing supervised competitive athletic games. Programs focus on youth sports and recreation, emphasizing friendly competition through good sportsmanship that is modeled by the adult participants. It uses sports as an attraction to the deeper issues of life. The members shall bear in mind at all times that the attainment of exceptional athletic skills or the winning of games is secondary, and that molding of good Christians and future citizens is of prime importance. All volunteers serve as Youth Ministers within the athletic context. The Holy Spirit Athletic Association provides opportunities for our youth to play a variety of sports. Soccer, flag football, and volleyball are offered in the Fall, followed by basketball and track in the Winter, and then baseball/softball/t-ball in the Spring and Summer. Boys and girls from kinder to high school (must be 4 by August 31 of that school year) are encouraged to participate. Registration dates are published in our Sunday bulletin as well as in the announcements on this website. For more information on Eligibility Rules, Regulations, Sports & Event information, please visit the Archdiocesan Catholic Youth Organization [CYO] website.
If you have previously logged into the Sports Pilot program and set up a username and password, you will be able to log in as normal and register. For any questions and/or concerns please feel free to email Cira LaRose cirafrias@yahoo.com. For any questions regarding CYO, CYO Financials, or Field Information, please contact Ralph Vogt, President, at attrj@att.com.
ALL Registration and payment must go through SPORTS PILOT(our online registration site) If you have not used the new Sports Pilot program, use the link below, log in as a new user, and create a username and password.
https://isis.sportspilot.com/register/family/default.asp?asoid=106353
The following link is a YouTube video of how to complete the Family Registration process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59Im7xQWEk0&index=7&list=PLoIishh9k0m7Sqwe_CuSPx5nzloI-hO-6- video.
Sports Pilot now has a mobile website URL, this will allow registration from a mobile device for all CYO sports. Below is the link for the mobile website. You can use either the desktop or mobile website to register: https://reg.sportspilot.com/106353. Please make sure to fully complete the registration.
*COACHES* Check your badges if you need to Renew or Apply to be a coach please contact Melissa.hscyo@att.net.
Boy Scouts
Holy Spirit Parish has a vigorous scouting program for boys and girls.
All parish youth are invited to participate.
Los Amigos
Los Amigos is our parish social organization for persons 50+ years of age, both single and married. Monthly activities and events are scheduled to provide continued learning within the social framework.
LoveStrong Marriage Ministry
The LoveStrong Marriage Retreat is a Friday evening to Sunday afternoon weekend hosted by LoveStrong layperson married couples. This wonderful 3-day event celebrates the purpose of your marriage and the love you share while allowing you both the flexibility to spend the evenings together at home. The LoveStrong Marriage Retreat is packed with special presentations, exercises, music, and activities designed to celebrate and reinforce each couple’s commitment to each other and a deepening of their Christ-centered bond. This retreat takes place twice a year: in the Spring and in the Fall and is available in both English and Spanish. For more information on upcoming retreats, please visit www.lovestrongmarriage.com.
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic, family, fraternal, service, spiritual, and social organization in support of the parish and community. Although the Knights of Columbus is a national Catholic Fraternal Organization, the council here at Holy Spirit is dedicated to providing family and service activities that benefit our parish community and the community-at-large.
If you are interested in receiving more information or would like to participate in a Parish Group, please contact one of our group leaders by visiting our Parish Contacts page.
