Facilities

Mary Help of Christains Center is modeled after the Oratory of Valdocco in Turin, Italy, founded by St. John Bosco. The Oratory is a pastoral experience in which Salesians spend their time with youth welcoming, evangelizing, preparing them for life and enabling friends to meet and have fun. Programs for youth are offered through the parish, on weekends, during after-school hours and throughout the summer.

Mary Help of Christians Church is home to the local parish within the Diocese of St. Petersburg, serving the Catholic community in the vacinity of East Lake. Daily Mass, a vibrant youth ministry and spiritual retreats are just some of the offerings for families and young people throughout the year. The parish serves as a base for the Korean Catholic Mission of Tampa. On Sunday afternoons the St. Joseph Syro-Malabar (Indian) Catholic Community meets in the church.

Salesian Boys & Girls Club, operated in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay, serves neighborhood youth ages 5-18 with programs that help them to become productive, caring and responsible citizens. A fleet of buses bring youth to the Club every day.

Mary Help of Christians Camp is a year-round facility that serves nearly 2,000 children annually. For seven weeks of the summer a daily program designed by the Salesians is offered for youth ages 5-14. The site is also used throughout the year by children ages 5-18 who are members of Boys & Girls Clubs in the five county area around Tampa Bay.

St. Philip Residence is a retirement community for Salesian Priests and Brothers who are involved in the ministry even in their senior years.