2024 Disaster Relief Special Collection

Grace and Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. We are called to assist our brothers and sisters affected by the tremendous destruction caused in July by Hurricane Beryl which severely impacted parts of the Caribbean, the Yucatán Peninsula, and the US Gulf Coast. More recently, the devastation from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton continues to unfold in parts of Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. In addition, the impact of other disasters this year throughout the nation and the world, such as wildfires, flooding, tornadoes, and earthquakes, will be long-lasting. We offer our prayers to all the families affected by these disasters and pray for the repose of the souls whose lives were taken.

In solidarity with our brothers and sisters, I ask you to participate in the Disaster Relief collection on October 26 & 27, 2024, a voluntary special collection for the humanitarian, long-term recovery, and Church needs arising from these calamities. The funds collected in this special appeal will be used to support the efforts of the official relief agencies of the U.S. Catholic Church, Catholic Charities USA, and/or Catholic Relief Services, as they and their local agencies respond to immediate emergency needs for such necessities as water, food, shelter, and medical care, and aid in long-term rebuilding and recovery efforts; and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for pastoral and reconstruction needs of the Church, including needs which may arise within the Diocese of Orlando.
We pray our love of God and neighbor are worthy of His mandate.

This weekend we will have a Second Collection to help with Disaster Relief. Thank you for your generous support of this effort. God bless!

•             You may place your donation in one of our Pink or Yellow Special Collection envelopes.

•             Checks should be made payable to Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, and we will in turn send it to the Diocese of Orlando.

•             We ask that you notate your donation for Disaster Relief 2024 on the bottom of the check or the envelope.

•             You may also donate online at http://www.oviedocatholic.org/giving