Service Commission
Denise Campbell, Chair
FAMILY CONCERNS:
"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" Joshua 24:15
Our hope is to build awareness of the effects of pornography on the entire family as well as the effects of alcohol and drug abuse by educating Catholics on what they can do to protect their families from its influence.
For Families
What You Can Do to Fight Against Pornography
Tips for Teens
COMMUNITY CONCERNS
Goals
Homeless shelter needs; look into the needs of homeless in the woods
Plant a tree in the memory of a love one
Sharing Centers
Feeding the poor in our neighborhoods
Clothing and other needed items to needy families
RESPITE
Resources
Catholic Charities - http://www.cflcc.org
Diocese of Orlando - http://www.orlandodiocese.org
Pathways to Care
A program of Catholic Charities since January, 2007.
Located in Casselberry, FL.
40-bed, not-for-profit respite center dedicated to providing health, housing, and hope to Central Florida’s homeless.
Serving Orange, Seminole, and Volusia Counties.
Check out their website to see what your affiliation can do to help.
INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS
The basic aim of the International Concerns Commission is to awaken in all Christians a conviction of their responsibilities for international society and to create through this conviction a brotherhood of all peoples. Its program of study and action is concerned with peace education for international understanding, international relief and development, hospitality to foreign students and visitors, and participation in meetings of an international nature.
The concern of the Bishops of the world for the involvement of the laity in international affairs is set forth in the Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, Chapter III, and the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Chapters IV and V.
These sections of both documents leave no doubt about the effort which is expected of mature Christians today to assure the human dignity of every creature through equal opportunity, and hopefully to secure the peace.
Specifically called for in the above documents are: Peace, education for international understanding, relief, and development, international contacts, and participation in international meetings.
Our Diocesan program for this commission covers aid to the needy at home and around the world. We can respond through Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to the special needs of children for prompt protection and relief in times of disaster.
For practical and immediate action, let us use the WORKS OF PEACE program:
HELP-A-CHILD
MADONNA PLAN
CHILD-IN-NEED
WATER FOR LIFE
REFUGEE WOMEN EMERGENCY FUND
Choose a specific area which you wish to help, such as India, Korea, Vietnam, Biafra, our Sister Diocese, or a country in Latin America.
Many foreign college and university students attend schools in the Diocese. Plan a program of hospitality for foreign students. Obtain names of such students from the Foreign Student Advisor or Newman Club Chaplain. Located in the Diocese at
Florida Southern College at Lakeland;
Rollins College, Winter Park;
Stetson University, Deland;
Webber College, Babson Park;
University of Central Florida, Orlando;
FIT, Melbourne;
Bethune-Cookman, Daytona Beach
Various local Junior Colleges.
Peace and Human Rights are closely connected. Encourage study groups to stimulate interest in solving the problems of our day, to bring their best efforts to a world which, more than ever before, needs the loving and intelligent service of each human being.
The opportunities of the International Concerns Commission are great, and the creation of the brotherhood of man is urgent. It is the responsibility of all Christians to meet the need.