Kerala Catholics Protest Attacks on Christians in India The Kerala Latin Catholic Association announced statewide protests on June 8 to condemn recent attacks on Christians, including the assault of 90-year-old Fr. Leenus Puthanveetil in Odisha. The protests aim to raise awareness and demand justice. timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Catholic Charity
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Catholic Charity The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that Wisconsin’s Catholic Charities Bureau cannot be required to pay unemployment taxes if other religious groups are exempt. The Court found that the state’s actions violated the First Amendment by favoring certain religious expressions over others.…
Second Lenten Fish Fry of March 3rd Very Successful
The second Lenten Fish Fry was very successful. Please consider volunteering for the March 22nd Fish Fry the third and final Fry Fry for the 2024 Lenten Season.
Relic of St. Jude
Our parish will be hosting the Holy Arm of St. Jude on Saturday, March 2nd. The day will begin with Mass at 1pm followed by veneration of the relic until 8pm. Please note that veneration will be suspended during the time of the Saturday evening vigil Mass. We will need…
State Awards Recieved
PGK Michael Bleacher and Worthy Membership Director John Rezsonya receive the Tropy of Champion from Worthy District Deputy John Hashtak from the Florida State Council. The award was given to the Council for achieving First Place in Membership for the fiscal year 2022-2023. Worthy District Deputy also won a Star…
Divine Mercy House Support
On behalf of the Divine Mercy House, Managing Director, Amy Woodward, received a check for $10,000 from the Knights of Columbus Council #10850 represented by Worthy District Deputy John Hashtak and Worthy Grand Knight Steve Roadruck. It should be noted that the Divine Mercy House is undergoing needed repairs from…
Mandarin Food Bank Christmas Giveaway
Eleven members of Council #10850 came to help out in this year’s Christmas Giveaway. Mandarin Food Bank gave out 379 boxes of food to families with the Knights helping out in the setting-up of tables and chairs, distribution of food, manning the traffic, sorting out food bags, emptying…
Christmas Party
CHRISTMAS PARTY sponsored by the COLUMBIETTES Merry Christmas to all!
Keeping Christ in Christmas Poster Contest
This is a yearly program of the Knights of Columbus to promote the true spirit of Christmas in homes, schools, parishes, and communities. In our Council, we ask the students of St. Joseph Elementary School to participate and then we post all the entries at Cody Enrichment Center for the…
Breakfast with Santa
Breakfast with Santa is a free event offered to the parishioners of St. Joseph Catholic Church and Mandarin Community. It was funded from the proceeds of the Knight’s Turkey Bingo held in November. This year, we had 85 families (about 340 people) who came and had pictures taken with Santa…