By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
High school students invited to ‘Rise Up’
Principals, chaplains, and campus ministers are invited to bring as many as 50 students from each archdiocesan high school to a youth celebration Thursday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the campus of St. Thomas University, 16401 N.W. 37 Ave., Miami Gardens. Called “Rise Up for a Revival,” the event is designed to inspire Catholic high school students to embrace their roles as missionary disciples of the Eucharist, in preparation for the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress. It is also timed to coincide with the Archdiocese of Miami’s 65th anniversary celebration. Students are encouraged to craft banners displaying their joy for the anniversary while dressed in their respective uniforms. The keynote speaker for Rise Up will be Joe Melendrez, a renowned international Catholic speaker and recording artist who had an important role at World Youth Day Lisbon 2023. Archbishop Thomas Wenski will celebrate the closing Mass. To register, go to: bit.ly/3PjhKoS.
Catholic Charities provides adult day care
Catholic Charities has been providing adult day care services for over 35 years at its Wilton Manors Adult Day Center, located at 1503 N.E. 26 St., Wilton Manors. Trained professionals care for adults requiring supervision during the day, including those with Alzheimer’s or other dementia disorders. Nutritious meals, socialization, music therapy, exercise, and games are among the services provided in a safe and secure environment. Free adult day care services also are available to eligible individuals. For information, call 954-630-9501.
Prison ministry seeks volunteers
The Office of Detention Ministry is looking for priests and lay volunteers for one of the 30 correctional facilities in Miami-Dade. For more information, please email Deacon Edgardo Farias at [email protected].
Foster parents needed for refugee minors
Catholic Charities’ Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program is looking for adults to become foster parents to refugee minors. Foster parents must be at least 21 years old, able to provide adequate bedroom space and a separate bed for each foster child and have reliable transportation. They also must be willing to participate in a 30-hour free training, undergo complete background checks and be able to meet basic resources to support the household. Catholic Charities provides 24-hour case management, a monthly stipend to help with the care of the refugee minor or youth, continuing education and more. For more information, call 305-883-3383 or visit www.ccadm.org.
New blog on archdiocesan website
The Archdiocese of Miami’s Communications Office has launched a new blog that will appear the first Wednesday of each month on the archdiocesan website, miamiarch.org. Called Through the Catholic Lens, the blog will focus on looking at art, media and entertainment through a Catholic worldview. The idea came from Florida Catholic freelancer Emily Chaffins, a parishioner at Our Lady of Lourdes in Miami who is studying for her master’s in fine arts, with a concentration on creative writing, at Florida International University. Chaffins envisions the blog reaching all audiences, but especially young adults like herself, who “could be further evangelized through content of interest,” she said. Chaffins will author some of the blogs and curate the submissions from other bloggers. Her first blog, connecting the Disney film “Moana” with John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, was posted Sept. 6, 2023, and can be found by using the keyword “Moana.”
