Greater Orlando

The Greater Orlando team goes out in various parts of Orlando every month for a chance to encounter people throughout the city. To get involved with this team, please fill out our Get Involved form.

Team Encounters

Taste of Oviedo

We went to the festival called Taste of Oviedo where we held a booth all day Saturday. We started the morning by giving away lots of rosaries. One woman approached our tent who was not catholic and wanted to get something that would help her faith. Our team found out...

Rainy Outing

This month we went out as a team for Saturday afternoon at the park. The forecast leading up to Saturday told us 96% chance of rain for all day, so we instead planned to meet at the local cafe to pray together and practice some roleplay. When we got downtown in the...

Last Outing in 2020

We found a lot of people were out at the park in the morning and there was an event going on with the swans of the park. We decided to station ourselves right next to the scene with our wagon and materials while someone held our prayer sign. A lot of people were...

October Outing

Zach and I went out to Lake Eola for an outing this past month and decided to sit near the end of the park area. It had been raining all week, but it actually rained after we finished the outing! We sat on the side with a few rosaries and other items. This time I...

Prayer Station

We went out again for the first time in months since the pandemic hit. I wanted to do something simple that would touch people’s hearts, so we went to Lake Eola to set up a prayer station. I created these signs that read “Can I pray for you?” and had some rosaries on...

March for Life

We attended the March for Life held in St. Augustine, Florida this month and had a great opportunity to meet many catholics who were out there showing support from across the state. There was a large amount of people who attended the march that was held on saturday...

Night Fever

Right before Christmas we helped at an event called Night Fever in the St James Cathedral. It was an event that went from 9pm-midnight on a friday night where young adults invited people from the local area to come into the cathedral and light a candle. The candles...

Tree Lighting

For the christmas season we decided to go out to a tree lighting ceremony in Lake Eola. The park had a 72ft christmas tree and a short musical showcase nearby with lots of vendors. The local news showed up to film the mayor turn on the christmas tree lights and people...

All Hallow’s Eve

We ventured to Oviedo in the Park on Halloween for a food truck event. The outing was simple and we saw many people in costumes enjoying the park. There were two main encounters that night that really stood out: There was a young couple about our age walking towards...

Lake Eola Pt. II

*Note: All names recorded in Orlando stories have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals This is a continuation of stories from the street in Lake Eola Park, Orlando: We walked towards a small fountain nearby and saw a few men sitting alone in some...

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