Thirty-eight teens at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Portland completed a teen’s ACTS retreat on June 15-18 with pastor Msgr. Mark Chamberlin serving as spiritual director. Deacon Robert Rosales assisted Msgr. Chamberlain.
Retreat participants included Allison Acuna, Ashley Arteaga, Miranda Cortez, Nick Duran, McKenzie Estrada, Troy Eubanks, Randy Garcia, Ryan Garcia, Jordan Garza, Alex Gonzales, Jeremiah Guerra, Jazel Gutierrez, Julie Hernandez, Maggie Hoffman, Danelia Jimenez, Xavier Jimenez, Amanda Laughlin, Cameron Loudon, Kimi Manville, Clay Monyelle, Destiny Morales, Luke Ochoa, Isaiah Palacios, Gabriel Pena, Brandon Perez, Devin Perez, Brianna Rodriguez, Jaden Rowe, Mia Sacky, Juston Sanchez, Thomas Solis, Katherine Strain, Olivia Trevino, Alex Trujillo, Anabella Villarreal, Mario Villarreal and Riley Zipprian.
Kim Polasek directed the retreat and Cindy Martinez and Matthew Perales served as adult assistants. Grace Nohavitza served as teen’s director, and was assisted by Samuel Guzman and Sheridan Steen.
Also serving on the retreat team were Tre Acosta, Austin Aguirre, Lupe Alvarado, Kaylie Bennet, Michaela Butler, Lauren Copeland, Mellisa Garcia, Brandon Garza, Mattie Gomez, RJ Gonzales, Cynthia Gonzalez, Macy Hatton, Gilbert Hernandez, Molly Hoffman, Issac Huerta, Sarah Jaramillo, Diego Jimenez, Destiny Lieba, Caitlyn Martinez, Mackenzie McMurtrie, Madison McMurtrie, Diego Montano, Kaylyn Naranjo, Kyle Nohavitza, Adelida Ochoa, Maribel Ochoa, Esteban Olvera, Joe Ortega, Kirsten Perez, Dominic Perez, Benny Polasek, Jason Polasek, Sarah Ring, Wes Ring, Dedie Rosales, Michelle Steen, Allyson Sturgeon, Nicholas Trevino, Alexa Villarreal, Alyssa Villarreal, Brooklyn Willott, Dustin Winckler and Kyle Zipprian.