Fr. Scott Binet MD, MI speaks at St. Josephs Parish in Modesto, California
Servants Of St. Camillus Disaster Relief Services (SOS DRS) was established in the USA in 2008 as an international disaster relief network of the Order of St Camillus: Servants of the Sick. Also known as the Ministers of the Infirm this order was founded by Saint Camillus de Lellis in 1590 and now serves the poor and the sick in 40 countries. Following the example of St. Camillus, they take it to love with all their heart and to practice, with all their strength, service to the sick even at the risk of their life.
Camillian Task Force (CTF) is the international disaster relief organization of the Servants of the Sick. Based in the United States, the Servants of St. Camillus Disaster Relief Services (SOS DRS) coordinate meeting the medical, pastoral and humanitarian needs of people affected by man-made and natural disasters. CTF/SOS DRS is composed of lay people, priests, brothers, and sisters who demonstrate the merciful love of Christ for the poor and the sick by providing food, clothing, medical and surgical care, counseling, prayer and the Sacraments.
DOCTOR-PRIEST: Fr. Scott Binet, MD, international coordinator of the CTF, became a family physician in 1993 and was ordained a priest of the Order of St. Camillus in November 2003. It was during his fourth year of medical school that Fr. Binet finally said “yes” to the priesthood and began studying at Sacred Heart School of Theology while working as a health clinic physician. As a seminarian, Fr. Binet’s first missionary exposure was two-and-a-half months in the Amazon region of Brazil with a Camillian priest/physician making annual visits to 90 communities treating patients spiritually and physically. The Camillian charism, combining medicine and the priesthood, is exactly what Fr. Binet had discerned as his vocation.
Fr. Scott Binet will be at St. Joseph’s the weekend of August 15-16 to speak and fundraise at all Masses as part of the Mission Cooperation Plan (MCP). He will share some of his experiences and about the work of Camillian Task Force and the Servants of St. Camillus Disaster Relief Services. For more information: www.sosdrs.org.
Karin Hennings – Director of Communications and Planning
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church – A Stewardship Parish - http://stjmod.com/index2.html
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