Hospitaller Regions - Jacksonville

The Jacksonville-area group of the Federal Association has been growing - slowly and steadily - since the early 1980’s. Jerry Weedon has been the Regional Hospitaller since 2005. Michael Lanahan served on the Association’s Board of Directors from 1997-2002. Many of the Knights and Dames have been regular participants in the Lourdes Pilgrimage.

The Jacksonville group has been providing volunteers at St. Vincent’s Hospital, the St. Francis Soup Kitchen, and the St. Catherine Laboure Nursing Home, and the Association has provided several grants to the St. Gerard House in St. Augustine and Christ the King Medical Clinic.

Members of the Order (and their families) who are interested in participating in one of these activities should contact the Regional Hospitaller. The phone/fax number is available in Federal Association Directory.

• St. Vincent's Hospital - visit with the sick and assist the Daughters of Charity with raising funds for the poor.

• Sponsorship of SOS (Strengthening Our Students) Project in diocesan high schools. SOS is an abstinence-based educational program dealing with life issues for teenagers.

• St. Catherine Laboure Nursing Home - visiting with the terminally ill patients, reading to the elderly and assisting with fund raising.

• Diapers for Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem. Since 1998, Jacksonville members have worked to assure the hospital has disposable diapers for its needs.

• Weekly volunteer work at St. Francis Soup Kitchen

• Annual Dinner at one of three Diocesan Nursing Homes / Assisted Living