St. Rita Ministry, Holy Family Catholic Church (Domestic Violence Resource Ministry) at 5125 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd., Orlando, FL 32819 US - Home
St. Rita Ministry
St. Rita of Cascia is known as patron of desperate, seemingly impossible causes, abuse victims and difficult marriages. With the church typically the first responders to instances of domestic violence, the St. Rita Ministry serves to be a resource for support and referrals while providing education, outreach and awareness to the issues of domestic violence. Using our parish infrastructure, the St. Rita Ministry is designed to prepare our pastoral staff, ministry volunteers and individual families within our parish community to respond with compassion, factual knowledge, as well as prayer and resources that victims need to make positive changes in their lives.With faith in God and the intercession of St. Rita, our vision is that we may we begin to make a significant difference as we work together to help stop the violence and restore the spiritual well-being of our families, our friends and our community.
"Religious teachings can serve as either a resource or a roadblock in addressing the issue of domestic violence. As religious communities, our responsibility is to minimize any barriers facing abused members of our congregations and maximize the resources that exist within our religious traditions." ~Faith Trust Institute
Harbor House of Central Floridaprovides safe shelter, a 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling, and emotional support, and legal advocacy for thousands of domestic violence survivors and their children each year. Harbor House also prepares survivors for re-entry into the community - connecting them to resources that will enable them to live independently, safely and peacefully.
To go to the website of Harbor House of Central Florida, click here: http://www.harborhousefl.com/
Bake Sale @ MOHF Lenten Fish Fry 2/19
The St. Rita Ministry will host a bake sale during the 1st Men of Holy Family Fish Fry event on Friday, Feb. 19th. The money raised will be used to support our projects at Harbor House (i.e. Monthly Pasta Night at Harbor House, Spring Fling Party in May and the 6th Annual Tree Trimming Celebration ...
2010 Lenten Donation Drive
This Lenten season, The St. Rita Ministry is sponsoring a Lenten drive for cleaning supplies and paper products (such as toilet paper & paper towels) to benefit the women and children at Harbor House of Central Florida, Orange County's only state-certified domestic violence facility.
2009 Community Outreach for Kids
On Thursday, November 19th, the St. Rita Ministry hosted a very “special” craft party for all the children of Holy Family. This was a community outreach project where the children made Christmas cards, decorations and ornaments for our 5th Annual Harbor House Tree Trimming ...
