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.

St Mary Magdalen and the church

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We often attend Anglican services locally in Reading. Last Sunday, we heard a really good sermon from our local deacon about St Mary Magdalen, and Caroline and I asked if we could share it. If you were as disappointed as we were by the recent film about Mary Magdalen, this is a good tonic, a warning about how Mary's name and role has been besmirched, and how important a role she probably had in sustaining Jesus' mission, and in the early Church. Does that sound a familiar ongoing trait?

Andrew Hornsby-Smith and Caroline Bishop

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23-07-2018

Last Updated Date

20-04-2026

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Sermon St Mary Magdalen.doc

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