MISSION statement: Revised 2026

We are a group of Catholics, some of whom are ordained, brought together by our love of Christ’s Church and a desire to be part of the synodal renewal it needs.
 
Inspired by the legacy of the Second Vatican Council, and the call to Synodality for the Church of the third millennium, we want to contribute fully to the life of our Church so that it may be a more effective and inclusive sign of the Kingdom of God.
 
To enable this, we wish to promote listening, dialogue and receptivity within the Church, and with all people of good will, open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
 
Accordingly, we aim to facilitate opportunities to share experiences, practices and insights to discern our hopes and aims for the Church in the world today.

THEOLOGY statement:

ACTA is a movement built from below by clergy and laity alike in every diocese in England and Wales. It exists to give those people an effective voice. It is an instrument to establish and promote space for a trusting dialogue within a hierarchically structured people’s Church.
 
ACTA believes that the reforms of the Second Vatican Council are the only way forward for mission to modern society. It is not a small chapel of selected followers; it believes in the Church as a “big tent”, with open doors. As a free and representative association of believers, it seeks to liberate the expertise in the ranks, so as to bring added energy and witness to the Church in the world.

Today's Mass in English!

Written by: Alex Walker

Prayer over the Offerings

Look with favour on our supplications, O Lord,
and in your kindness accept these, your servants’ offerings, that what each has offered to the honour of your name may serve the salvation of all.
Through Christ our Lord.
 
 
Holy Spirit

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Mtt.

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

THE GOD WHO SPEAKS ...

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Holy Spirit

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Mtt.

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

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Jean Riordan

Jean Riordan - An Appreciation

Written by: Frank Callus

In the last few weeks Jean has announced to the Trustees, and to her own group in Birmingham, that she intends to step down from the diocesan and national roles that she has held with ACTA over the last seven years. Her commitment to the role of the laity in the working of the Catholic Church remains undimmed but she expressed the wish to retire from active involvement.

Read more: Jean Riordan - An Appreciation

Holy Spirit

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Mtt.

Written by: Joseph O’Hanlon

THE GOD WHO SPEAKS ...

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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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