Lay Cistercians

Lay Cistercians is a Catholic church at 15700 S Military Trl in Delray Beach, FL 33484-9130. It is one of 54 churches in Delray Beach, and one of 4 Catholic congregations in the city.

Founded in 1998, the Lay Cistercians of South Florida began their journey under the spiritual direction of Fr. Anthony Delisis, OCSO, from the Holy Spirit Monastery, and Sr. Lillian Shank, OCSO.

15700 S Military Trl, Delray Beach, FL, 33484-9130

Phone: +19542547173 · Website: https://laycistercians.com/

Shares a ministry location with Emmanuel Catholic Church.

Lay Cistercians is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Lay Cistercians

  • Annual Retreat

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The community around Lay Cistercians

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 1 in 7 adults live with diabetes, and about 1 in 7 working-age adults live without health insurance. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Diabetes: 14.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%

Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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