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PARISH EVENTS

Vacation summer school: July 21-25, 6:30-9 p.m., St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 5323 E. County Road 462, Wildwood. Children pre-K to high school of all faiths are invited to participate in “Power Lab — Discovering Jesus’ Miraculous Power.” Parents and grandparents are invited to assist. Free. Registration forms at www.sumtercatholic.org or in the parish office from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. until July 20. Call Celines: 352-330-0220.

CONFERENCES/MEETINGS/OTHER EVENTS

Festival of Faith: May 8-10, Orange County Convention Center, South Concourse, International Drive, off I-4, Orlando. Celebrates the Diocese of Orlando’s 40th anniversary and the “Year of Evangelization.” A celebration of faith through liturgy, speakers, a concert, ministry fair, films and more. Free. For more information, www.festivaloffaith.org.

Forming consciences for faithful citizenship: May 14, 7 p.m., Annunciation Parish, 1020 Montgomery Road, Altamonte Springs. Diocesan Office of Advocacy and Justice is sponsoring this call to political responsibility issued from the U.S. Catholic bishops. Speakers include: Bishop Thomas Wenski, chairman of the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace; John Carr, executive director of Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development at the USCCB; Michael McCarron, executive director of the Florida Catholic Conference; and Deborah Stafford Shearer, director, Office of Advocacy and Justice. For information or registration, contact eclayton@orlandodiocese.org or 407-246-4819.

Women’s third Thursday discernment: May 15, 6-8:30 p.m., St. Joseph Convent, Orlando. Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph. Light supper provided. Information and registration: Sister Kathleen, 904-610-9228 or ssjflvocations@bellsouth.net.

Catholic Charities of Central Florida Volusia County annual Tredway Award Mass and breakfast fundraiser: May 29, 7 a.m., Mass, Basilica of St. Paul, 317 Mullally St., Daytona Beach. Bishop Thomas Wenski will preside with Father Timothy P. Daly, pastor; and Father Denis Wilde of Priests for Life. Breakfast, 9 a.m., Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, 100 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach, with Father Wilde as guest speaker. The 2008 Floyd Tredway Award honoree is Larry Kelly. Tickets: $30 per person. Reservations: 386-255-6521.

Second annual charity poker run: June 21, 9 a.m. sign-in; 9:30 a.m. Bishop Thomas Wenski blesses bikes; 11 a.m. last bike out at Seminole Harley Davidson, 620 Hickman Circle, Sanford. Sponsored by Catholic Charities of Central Florida. Proceeds benefit women and children. Event includes barbecue, door prizes and more. Cost: $20 per rider, includes T-shirt and poker hand; $7 per passenger, includes poker hand. Information and registration: www.cflcc.org or 1-888-658-2828.

PRAYER SESSIONS/MASSES

Memorial Day commemoration Mass: May 30, 9:30 a.m., Prince of Peace Parish, 600 S. Nova Road, Ormond Beach. Bishop Thomas Wenski will preside at Mass, followed by a tribute and testimony to active duty U.S. Armed Forces service members. Sponsored by the Father John Washington Post 1944 of Catholic War Veterans.

Helpers of God’s Most Precious Infants rosary procession: June 7, 8 a.m. Mass, Blessed Trinity Parish, 5 S.E. 17th St., Ocala. Rosary procession to nearby abortion site follows. Group returns to the church for Benediction or a final blessing. Bring rosary and friends; leave signs at home. Sponsored by Diocese Office of Advocacy and Justice. Contact: 407-246-4819 or respectlife@orlandodiocese.org.

Healing prayer: First, second and fourth Mondays, 9-11 a.m., St. John Vianney Parish, 6200 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando. Call parish office: 407-855-5391.

Haitian-Creole Mass: Sundays, 9 a.m., Robinswood Middle School, 6305 Balboa Drive, Orlando. Sponsored by St. Andrew Parish.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Monday through Saturday, 7:10 a.m. until start of 8:30 a.m. Mass, and Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon; first Sundays, noon-6 p.m., Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels; rosary for vocations daily following Mass, St. Brendan Parish, 1000 Oceanshore Blvd., Ormond Beach. 386-441-1505.

Pray rosary for life: Third and fifth Saturdays, 7 a.m., abortion facility on Lucerne Terrace in downtown Orlando. St. Augustine’s Respect Life Committee invites fellow Catholics to join them in praying the rosary. 407-699-4328.

Divine Mercy chaplet: Wednesdays, 3 p.m., St. Faustina Parish, 320 U.S. Highway 27, Clermont. Call the parish office: 352-394-0020.

SECULAR COMMUNITIES

Lay Carmelites, St. James: First Saturdays, begins with Mass at 8 a.m., followed by meeting and spiritual development until 11:30 a.m., St. James Cathedral, 215 N. Orange Ave., Orlando. Contact: Kathleen Richardville, 407-898-3902.

Lay Carmelites, St. Therese of the Child Jesus: Fourth Saturdays, begins with Mass at 9 a.m., followed by a meeting, Ascension Parish, 2950 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne. Contact: Agatha Bobitka, TOC, 321-253-2833.

Lay Carmelites, St. Therese Community 1015: Fourth Tuesdays, 10 a.m. after Mass and Benediction, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 5323 E. County Road 462, Wildwood. Contact: Mary Dillon, TOC, 352-259-4198.

Lay Carmelites: For information about other communities throughout the Diocese of Orlando, contact Steve Riddle, regional coordinator, 407-855-9954.

Secular Franciscan Fraternity, San Damiano: St. Mark Parish, Summerfield. Contact: Kathryn Hampel, SFO, 352-750-6334.

Secular Franciscan Order, Lady Poverty Fraternity: First and third Tuesdays, begins with evening prayer at 7 p.m., Mary, Mother of God Chapel, San Pedro Spiritual Development Center, 2400 Dike Road, Winter Park. Meeting follows. Contact: Dan Hardester, SFO, danhardester@yahoo.com.

Secular Franciscan Fraternity: Fourth Saturdays, 10 a.m., Queen of Peace Parish hall, Ocala. Secular Franciscans commit themselves by promise, not vow, to live the Gospel life of Jesus Christ in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. 352-854-5647 or 352-793-7071.

Secular Franciscan Order, St. Francis Fraternity: First Sundays, 12:30 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Building B, 834 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka. Call Jeane Fwaynos, SFO, 407-869-6716.

Secular Franciscan Fraternity, Little Flowers of St. Francis: Second Saturdays, following the 8:30 a.m. Mass, parish house 5, Church of the Epiphany, 201 Lafayette St., Port Orange. Peg, 386-677-7089.

Secular Order of the Servants of Mary (Servite), Mary, Queen of the Servants Community: Second Saturdays, 10:30 a.m., Our Lady of Grace Parish center, 300 Malabar Road, Palm Bay. Laypeople who promise to live the Gospel life, especially the Servite charisms of social justice, compassion and hospitality, using the life of Mary as example. Contact: Phil Borsik, SOSM, 321-728-0509..

Secular Order of the Servants of Mary (Servite), Our Lady of Sorrows Community: Second Fridays, 9:30 a.m., St. Timothy Parish ministry building, Lady Lake. Secular Servites are laypeople who commit themselves by promise to live the Gospel life of Jesus Christ, and to deepen the knowledge and acts of devotion to Mary. Contact: Donald Siple, SOSM, 352-750-4877.

Secular Order of the Servants of Mary, St. Peregrine Community: Second Saturdays, 10:30 a.m., St. Catherine of Siena Parish, St. Peregrine Room, 2750 E. Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee. Contact: Adriana Bentum-Tilus, SOSM, 407-288-3701.

ONGOING MEETINGS

Knights of Columbus St. Joseph Council 7408: Regular business meeting, second and fourth Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus, Babcock Street, Palm Bay. All local and/or visiting Knights are welcome to attend. Call Grand Knight Bob Burgess, 321 537-5240.

St. Patrick Knights of Columbus Assembly 2883: Regular business meeting, second Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Annunciation Parish family life center, Fireplace Room, 1020 Montgomery Road, Altamonte Springs. Meeting is open to all fourth-degree Knights. Contact: Faithful Navigator Bob Nettles, 407-297-1852, or nettlesbob@aol.com.

Msgr. Bishop Knights of Columbus Council 2112: Regular business meeting, first Mondays, 8 p.m., at the council hall, 5727 Cornelia Ave., Orlando. Rosary, 7:30 p.m. Meeting is open to all Knights who have taken their first degree. Contact: Grand Knight Bill Mazanec, 407-678-2112.

Catholic War Veterans: Father John Washington Post 1944, second Saturdays, 10 a.m., Prince of Peace Parish, Gold Room, 600 S. Nova Road, Ormond Beach. All Catholic men and women who have served honorably in the armed forces of the United States are invited to join. Gene Swarbrick, 386-255-3814, or e-mail fatherjohnwashington1944@yahoo.com.

Catholic War Veterans of Lakeland: Bishop Charles B. McLaughlin Memorial Post 1917, third Mondays, 6:30 p.m., St. Joseph Parish hall, 210 W. Lemon St., Lakeland. All Catholic men and women who have served honorably in the armed forces of the United States are invited to join. Spouses are welcome. Dinner follows. Steve Jones, 863-688-8787, or e-mail sirstevetheknight@earthlink.net.

SUPPORT

Support group for separated and divorced:

• Mondays, 7 p.m., Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Kissimmee. Alta, 407-201-4696.

• Mondays, Holy Cross Church, Orlando. Cheryl, 407-858-9807.

• Blessed Trinity, Ocala. If interested, call Barbara Saalfield, 352-629-8092.

• Third Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m., Catholic Charities, 1801 E. Memorial Blvd. Interfaith. 863-686-7153.

• Second and fourth Thursdays, 7 p.m., St. Joseph Parish office building 400, Room 402, 5330 Babcock Street, Palm Bay. Call 321 727-1565.

Singles, separated, widowed and divorced group: First and third Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Holy Name of Jesus community room, Indialantic, 321-259-5650; first Fridays, outside activity, and third Fridays, 7 p.m., parish center, Church of Our Saviour, 5301 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach. 321-213-6629.

Orlando Catholic Singles: Offers spiritual, social and service activities for the 40-plus age group. Fran Haibach, 407-756-9322.

Support group for families with incarcerated loved ones:

• Third Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., St. Mary Magdalen Parish center, 861 Maitland Ave., Altamonte Springs. 407-695-6818 or e-mail jeancanatsey@cfl.rr.com.

• First Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., Our Lady of Grace activity center, Room 2, 300 Malabar Road S.E., Palm Bay. Call Dawn, 321-733-6136.

Bereavement support groups:

• Wednesdays, through May 14, 7 p.m., “Blessed Are Those Who Mourn,” St. Mary Magdalen Parish adult center, 710 Spring Lake Drive, Suite 1100, Altamonte Springs. Free. To register, Rosemary Kazyk, 407-831-1212, ext. 223, or rkazyk@stmarymagdalen.org.

• Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Holy Redeemer Parish, 1603 N. Thacker Ave., Kissimmee, 407-846-2033.

• First Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., Blessed Trinity Parish adult day care, 5 S.E. 17 Street, Ocala. Compassionate Friends, Ocala chapter, for bereaved parents, stepparents, grandparents who have experienced the death of a child. Call Norellen, 352-369-6665 or Peggy, 352-694-2978.

• Thursdays, 10-11:30 a.m., St. Mary Magdalen Parish office, 861 Maitland Ave., Altamonte Springs, 407-831-1212.

Same-sex support group: Courage, spiritual support groups for persons with same-sex attractions striving to lead chaste lives in accordance with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. In Ocala, 352-854-2181. In Orlando, 407-791-3717.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

JMJ Life Center seeks volunteers due to an expansion of services. Opportunities exist for experienced ultrasound technicians, Internet/telephone solicitation of supplies, IT support, data entry, pickup and delivery of donations, accounting, fundraising, development director, committee managers, a handyman and a cleaning person. Some of the positions can be done from home on your schedule for as little as one hour per week. Call 407-839-0620 or visit www.jmjlifecenter.org.

Building volunteers: The diocesan Mission Office needs volunteers to assist with its goal of building homes in the Dominican Republic. Several mission trips are planned for the year. Trained and untrained are needed. 407-246-4890.

VITAS: Would you like to befriend terminally ill patients, provide relief for a weary caregiver, have your pet be a PetPal, make bereavement calls, sew, make crafts or help with administrative work? 407-691-4541 or e-mail central.floridavolunteers@vitas.com.

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