St. Faustina Roman Catholic Church was established in the summer of 2006 by former Diocesan of Orlando Bishop, Thomas Wenski, in the Four Corners area. Father Stephen Phillips was assigned as our founding pastor.
St. Faustina’s first location was at the Westgate Inn on Route 192 where we used a banquet room for mass and a motel room as the parish office. A total of 65 people attended the first mass, which was celebrated by Father Steve on September 30, 2006 at 4 pm. However, in just 12 weeks our numbers grew so much that we had to move our parish to a bigger space.
The second location was the site of a former barbeque restaurant known as Homer’s, on Hwy 27 in Clermont, Fl. A number of our parishioners displayed the true meaning of stewardship as they used their time, talents, and money to convert what was affectionately known as “St. Homer’s” into a proper place of worship as St. Faustina’s second home. Once again Father Steve celebrated the opening mass, this time at midnight on December 24, 2006. While it wasn’t much to look at, we at least no longer had to put away the altar and chairs after mass and then set them back up again for the next weeks mass. Even with its many faults, this former restaurant served us well for over four years until we moved to our next location in a small strip mall on Hwy 192.
Once again, parishioners of all ages shared their time, talents, and money to turn three office suites into a suitable church. Father Jean Desir christened that location at the December 24, 2010, Christmas Eve mass. Besides being able to put up our padded chairs, altar and pulpit, we also had a conference room and office space for our pastor, bookkeeper, religious education leader, and secretary. We also had enough space to enable us to hold religious education classes, as well as a meeting space of our various ministries. Additionally, we had our "Grotto of Mercy" room, which gave us a dedicated space for confessions, a quiet space for prayer and reflection, and an opportunity to honor St. Faustina, St. John Paul II, and Blessed Father Spocko as well.
The parish continued to grow, and so did our need for an even larger space. On the weekend of December 19, 2015, under the pastoral leadership of Father David Gillis, St. Faustina Catholic Parish moved to its newest temporary home since being established in 2006. The parish is now located at 1714 U.S. Highway 27, (Glenbrook Commons) Clermont FL, 34714. The new space has seating for 450 people with a foyer, modern restroom facilities, sufficient office space for our pastor and his staff, as well as classrooms, a front reception area, and a conference room.