At St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church, we believe in the power of generosity and coming together as a community to make a difference in the lives of those around us and the world. That’s why, every month, We will be highlighting a ministry as we work to partner with them and help continue their work growing God’s kingdom.
“Declare his glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds among all peoples.” – 1 Chronicles 16:24
Mission Team Leadership – 2026
Allan Dupuis — Chair
Kathleen Fanjul — Co-Chair
Fay McKenzie — Secretary
Alicia Kelley — Treasurer
In addition to coordinating the Mission of the Month, the Mission Team provides outreach to the adopted cargo ship Caribe Voyager, as well as to the Jubilee Food Pantry.
Our Little Roses provides a full-time residential home for abused, abandoned, and neglected girls in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. They are dedicated to transforming these broken lives into productive, joyful young women. The girls who arrive at Our Little Roses come from overwhelming situations of abject poverty, physical or sexual abuse, abandonment, and oppression. They are infants, toddlers, young girls, and teenagers and have endured extreme neglect, abandonment, and abuse. Our Little Roses is committed to helping these girls experience the childhood that every girl deserves: a childhood full of love and joy.
FEBRUARY
Jubilee Food Pantry: A local food pantry operating out of St. Ambrose that provides food to individuals experiencing food insecurity. Food is collected and packaged by volunteers from several churches in the area and distributed on Saturdays. The pantry serves approximately 400 families and relies on community donations, as previous support from FEMA has ended.
Missionaries of the Poor: International Monastic order of Brothers dedicated to “Joyful service with Christ on the cross” to serve the poorest of the poor. Started by Fr. Richard Hu Long in 1981, we became acquainted in 2025 after the devastating hurricane that ravaged Jamaica.
Relay For Life is a community fundraising event that supports the fight against cancer. It’s organized by the American Cancer Society and takes place in thousands of communities around the world.
St Benedicts has partner churches; St Micheals and All Saints in Madagascar. In addition, Jacqueline Lowe serves as a Missionary through SAMS (Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders). Our support focuses on providing resources for fresh water as well as education for women and children.
Seafarers’ House is a multi-faith and hospitality center for crew members of ships that visit Port Everglades. Seafarers spend months at a time, year after year, away from their families and friends. The work is hard, and the hours are long. Seafarers’ House offers a small store, free transportation, internet access, access to multi-faith clergy, and safe money transfer services. They are open year-round as a safe, friendly place where mariners can connect with their families, relax, learn about the community, and get emergency help if needed.
Food for the Poor is one of the most significant international relief and development organizations in the United States. Their work is motivated by our faith in God, spreading His unconditional love, regardless of race, wealth, or creed, as we minister to those in desperate need in primarily 17 countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.
Marafiki AIDS Ministry is a nonprofit organization. It is a project of Marafiki Global AIDS Ministry, Inc., USA. The project was founded in 1998 by Rev. Dr. John Mungai Nganga with the purpose of helping children affected by HIV/AIDS through the provision of food, clothing, and shelter, and education, medical, and social care to those children worldwide.
Mirror Lake Elementary: Changes to school lunch programs in 2025 led to food insecurity at our local elementary school. Our Mission Team’s focus helped ease the crisis by providing funds to cover some costs and ensure no child goes hungry.
NAMI *(National Alliance on Mental Illness) is a nationwide community-based not-for-profit organization providing education and support to persons with mental illness and their families. One in five people suffers from a mental health disorder at any given time. The disorder not only affects the individual but also impacts their family/circle of others. Sadly, the ongoing stigma associated with mental illness negatively impacts the availability of services and those affected seeking those services. Florida ranks among the lowest for the provision of wrap-around services. COVID dramatically increased the number of persons needing help/service, and our ever-increasing issues of homelessness are also fueling the need for care.
NOVEMBER
Parish Needs
share Christ and Saint Benedict within our own community. Several opportunities to engage in fellowship as we spread the Joy of the season with our neighbors, inviting them to join us in worship and praise.
