DIOCESAN OFFICES

6th Annual Spirit FM Catholic Women’s Conference
Florida State Fairgrounds
Join Spirit FM, Fr. Larry Richards, Leah Darrow and Elizabeth Bunbury on Saturday, September 28, 2019 as women from throughout the Diocese of St. Petersburg and West Central Florida gather together at the Florida State Fairgrounds to celebrate faith, family, fellowship and to encourage each other to embrace their God-given beauty.

Over the past six years, the Spirit FM Catholic Women’s Conference has become one of the largest Catholic women’s conferences in the Southeast, selling out within weeks! For many family members, parish women’s groups and girlfriends it has become an annual tradition. So gather up your mom, your sisters, your daughters and friends and 1500 other faith-filled women for another incredible year!

To register or become a vendor, please visit myspiritfm.com/womensconference.
Flyer at this link:  https://bit.ly/2PpcPTG.

PARISHES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Pentecost Novena
The Charismatic Community at Our Lady of Grace Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd in Beverly Hills, invites everyone to attend a nine-day Pentecost Novena in the church.   The Novena starts at 6 p.m. daily from Friday, May 31 to Saturday June 8, 2019. Light refreshments will be served afterwards every evening. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to attend.

A Grand Fellowship and Celebration will on Sunday, June 9th after the 10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass on Pentecost.  For further information, call Ben Santos, 352 433-8823.

Faith & Ale
Men are invited to join others across the diocese for food, drink and fellowship at Faith & Ale! Don’t miss our gathering before summer, with special guests Msgr. David Toups & Deacon Connor Penn speaking on “Forming Priests of the Future.” Join us Thursday, May 16 from 6 to 8pm at Christ the King’s Mary Martha Center (717 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa). Cost is $15 with advance registration at www.faithandaletb.org or $20 at the door.

“Saving The One” Pro-Life Conference
On behalf of West Pasco Women’s Wellness and Pregnancy Center, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, New Port Richey, is hosting a pro-life conference with noted speaker and author Terry Beatley on Saturday, May 11, 2019. In the early 1970s, Dr. Bernard Nathanson ran the largest abortion facility in the western hemisphere. In 1996 he repented and converted to Catholicism. In 2009, Dr. Nathanson, terminally ill, shared with Terry how he and Planned Parenthood duped America into accepting and legalizing abortion. Terry promised Dr. Nathanson she would teach the truth of how he deceived our nation with the lie that abortion is “women’s healthcare”. For more info and to register visit WPWWPC.com and select events; or call 727-846-9999.”

Summer Adventure – Good Counsel Camp, our Diocesan youth camp located in Floral City, Florida, is looking for counselors for this summer’s sessions.  Do you enjoy working with children?  Do you enjoy adventure and challenges?  If so, working as a camp counselor may be for you.  We are looking for young men and women who will be at least 17 years of age by this summer.  For an application, contact Father James Johnson at 4301 W. Homosassa Trail, Lecanto, FL  34461, or call (352) 270-8831.

PILGRIMAGES AROUND THE DIOCESE
The pilgrimages are posted in the Diocesan website under Pilgrimages–bottom of the homepage under FAQ or by following this  link:    https://www.dosp.org/pastoralbulletin/pilgrimages/.