Announcements ~ February 3, 2025
DIOCESAN OFFICES
Office of Marriage and Family Life
Together in Holiness Marriage Conference
Married and engaged couples are invited to the second annual Together in Holiness marriage conference on March 8, 2025, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at St. Paul Catholic Church, 12708 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa. This one-day conference will help you strengthen your relationship with your spouse and discover God’s plan for your family. Registration: $64 per couple and $5 per child for on-site childcare. Scholarships are available upon request. This conference is presented by the St. John Paul II Foundation and the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
For more info and to register, visit togetherinholiness.org/stpetersburg or email TH@forlifeandfamily.org.
PARISHES/ORGANIZATIONS
Parish Lenten Mission with Sr. Briege McKenna
Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 5800 15th Ave. S., Gulfport, invites you to participate in their Parish Mission, February 24-26, 2025. Sister Briege McKenna and Father Pablo Escriva, from St. Clare Retreat Ministry, will be leading the mission. There will be a presentation after Mass at 8:00 AM and another session in the evening at 7:00 PM. All are invited!
Please contact the parish office for more information or if you have any question, 727-347-9989.
Catholic Charities Easter Basket of Plenty Drive
March 5 through April 11, 2025
Catholic Charities creates Easter Baskets for the children of low-income families that we serve throughout our various programs. You can help by bringing items for the baskets to a drop-off location. For the full list of items and the drop-off locations visit www.ccdosp.org/donate-for-joy. Alternately, text DONATEFORJOY to 44834 to donate or online at https://onecau.se/donateforjoy.
Informational flyer at this link: https://shorturl.at/QQlz5 or visit our site at www.ccdosp.org/donate-for-joy.
Monday, February 24, 2025
As you may know, Cardinal Gregory recently retired. Unfortunately, due to the time required for him to successfully transition out of his role as Archbishop of Washington D.C., he had to cancel his speaking engagement at our Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies event. Therefore, the event will no longer take place. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can find our other programs for the spring semester at this link: https://www.saintleo.edu/academics/colleges/arts-and-sciences/ccjs.
PILGRIMAGES AROUND THE DIOCESE
If your parish is offering a pilgrimage within the coming months, we invite you to share this information with the Pastoral Bulletin: pastoralbulletin@dosp.org. This allows readers to view opportunities to participate in an upcoming pilgrimage. The pilgrimages are posted in the Diocesan website under the Pastoral Bulletin page at this link.