Date Posted: 09.03.2021 Bishop’s Emergency Disaster Fund The shortest verse in Sacred Scripture is “Jesus wept” (John 11:35). In our pain, Jesus weeps with us. Following the devastation of Hurricane Ida, wildfires in California, flooding in Tennessee, and turmoil in Afghanistan, the funds collected during the Disaster Relief 2021 Voluntary Special Collection will become part of the Bishop’s Emergency Disaster Fund. It… Read More >
Date Posted: 08.31.2021 Afghan Refugee Resettlement At this time, we have not been asked to support the resettlement of Afghan refugees nor has Orlando been selected as a primary location for Afghan resettlement. As we continue to assess the evolving situation, we will provide updates as they become available. In the meantime, please continue to join us in prayer for the… Read More >
Date Posted: 08.12.2021 Rental Assistance Application Event On Saturday, August 14, Monsignor Bishop Manor is hosting an event to help the community with rental assistance applications, SNAP navigation, and legal questions. Case Managers from the Family Stability Program will join representatives from HOUSD and Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida to assist at this event. This is open to the community. Masks are… Read More >
Date Posted: 07.23.2021 Open Table Helps Homeless Youth Forty years ago Deacon Mike McElwee’s family accepted an invitation from Catholic Charities and the Diocese of Richmond to help resettle a Cambodian refugee family. They and three other families accompanied the immigrants for one year, helping them become independent. The families still stay in touch. That experience drew Deacon McElwee into Open Table at… Read More >
Date Posted: 07.16.2021 Rental Assistance Program In an effort to connect residents to resources that may help them recover from financial impacts of COVID-19 – and in advance of the moratorium on evictions expected to expire at the end of July – the City of Orlando is hosting several educational sessions about the Rental Assistance Program, which can help City of Orlando households impacted by COVID-19 get… Read More >
Date Posted: 07.08.2021 Taste of The Villages Taste of The Villages is moving to a new venue, The Brownwood Hotel & Spa, for 2022! The event, which benefits Catholic Charities of Central Florida's Lazarus Medical Clinic in Wildwood, will have a western theme with a lot of new experiences. Get your cowboy hat and boots ready for some fun! Chow down in… Read More >
Date Posted: 06.24.2021 Clinics receive 2021 Silver Rating Catholic Charities of Central Florida's clinics earned a 2021 Silver Rating from the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) Quality Standards Program. The mission of the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics is to ensure the medically underserved have access to affordable health care. The NAFC and its members are dedicated to… Read More >
Date Posted: 05.11.2021 Mobile Food Drop at St. Joseph Catholic Church Come get food for your family! We are having a Mobile Food Drop at St. Joseph Catholic Church (1501 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32828) on Thursday, May 13! Registration begins at 8:30am, food will begin being distributed around 10:00am, and we will continue giving it out until we run out. We will have enough… Read More >
