We are glad to announce that the Society of St. Dismas website has been fully restored and we are starting to post Fr. Charles' sermons for the month of May and June, slowly.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize for the inconvenience.
Soon you'll be able to review all of his sermons from the last month!

From Jan 12 – 22, 2016 Bridges of America successfully hosted a delegation from Kenya and the participants went through intensive training including the Ten TC Concepts, Trauma Informed Care, TC Immersion and Medication Assistance Therapy with Dr. Andersen.
They visited our sites and had hands-on experience with our clients and visited their groups. They also visited the Orlando VA Hospital where the delegation was met with open harms.

The members of this important delegation - Hellen Njoroge (PhD student in Clinical Psychology and practicing Counseling Psychologist at Nairobi Women's Hospital Gender Violence Recovery Centre), Gitahi Kanyeki (Senior Superintendent of Administration Police and Voluntary trauma counselor in the National PS), Gitau Susan Wambui (Counseling Psychologist and Director of International Professional Counselors Centre) and Rachel Nyawira Njoroge (Nurse at Nizhoni Health Systems, Massachusstes) had two weeks of trainings, activities and meetings in Alcohol and Drug Abuse

We were delighted to welcome our affiliates from Kenya and look forward to many more visits!

From L to R: Fr. Charles Brown, Gitau Susan, Lori Constantino-Brown, Hellen Njoroge,      At the Auburndale Bridge, where the Kenyan group did a 4-day TC Immersion Training

and Gitahi Kanyeki

Sunday service at the Cathedral of St. Dismas

Medication Assistance Therapy with Dr. Andersen               At TAB with Ms. Charlene Sears-Tolbert

Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is an annual international health campaign to raise funds for research and to increase awareness of the disease. On Saturday, October 17th, the Women at the Auburndale Bridge had a car wash in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness and raised Over $400, which will be donated to the local American Cancer Society in Lakeland!

Thanks to Dunkin Donuts for allowing us to use their facilities, and to the American Cancer Society for donating 15 shirts which the clients wore to the event.

The Day of Prayer is a day of observance when people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and meditation", bringing renewed respect for God to all the peoples of the world.

TLCB  would like to thank (pictured on first photo, from left to righ): Pastor Bo Hammock from Vineyard Church, brother Johnny Walker from New Life Church, Deacon Larry Williams from Bread of Life Church, TLCB Chaplain Willie Wilson, Elder Calvin Twensey from Bread of Life Church and Pastor Ronald Walters from Olivet Church for blessing our clients/staff during the Day of Prayer.