The Hellenic Grand Priory of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem and the Charitable Association "O Aghios Lazaros”, have implemented the following charitable actions over the Christmas period:
Jurisdictional charitable projects
When I was in Prison You Came to Visit Me
For the past ten years the American Grand Commandery of the South has acted on our Lord’s parable of the Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25:31-46). The Commandery, working through New Orleans Catholic Charities, funds a large motor coach to bring the families of persons incarcerated in Louisiana’s Angola prison for a Christmas visit with their loved ones.
The Hellenic Grand Priory of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem continued its annual charity action by supporting the needs of the humanitarian organization Caritas/Hellas, through the Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist in Athens.
Ηumanitarian aid to the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria.
During the year, the Grand Priory has continued to support two Institutions by providing items that cover their daily needs:
At its business meeting in New Orleans, the Southeast Commandery of the Grand Priory of America decided to grant “special project status” for the creation of a clinic serving the desperately poor in Tanzania, near the shores of Lake Victoria.
The collaboration between the Grand Priory of Italy OMOSLJ, the Judo Club Syonen Dan Association of Milan and the Judo Club Stade Association of Lausanne made it possible to collect judogi and belts (sportswear) which will be distributed to the various judo clubs in Cameroon.