DIOCESAN OFFICES

2024~25 CRS Rice Bowl Mini-Grant Recipients
The Office of Life, Justice, and Advocacy is pleased to announce the 2024-25 Diocesan CRS Rice Bowl Mini Grant recipients. These grants of up to $1,000 are made possible by 25% of local CRS Rice Bowl contributions retained for diocesan use, over $90,000 has been distributed to outreach ministries in the Diocese since the inception of this grant program in 2017. Please give generously to CRS Rice Bowl in this time of unprecedented need.

Congratulations to the following parishes and organizations: Clearwater Central Catholic High School- “For the Love of Evan” healthy snack program; Nativity Catholic Church –Pastoral Care Ministries; Nativity Outreach Food Bank; Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church – Maternal Food Support Program; Resurrection Catholic Church- St. Anthony’s Food Pantry; St. Justin Martyr Catholic Church – Helping Hands; St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, St. Vincent de Paul Society – Pack a Sack Food 4 Kids; St. Catherine of Siena Parish- Outreach Ministry; St. Joseph Parish, St. Petersburg, Food Pantry- Living Bread. Catholic Charities Foundations of Life Pregnancy Centers in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando Counties and Catholic Charities Knights Women’s Center in Tampa- Support for mothers and babies; Catholic Charities Food Pantry – Pasco County.

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

Cursillo Movement in English returns!
Please join us for the first meeting on February 27, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the Venetian Center at St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, 9724 Cross Creek Blvd. Tampa. During the meeting, all will receive an initial orientation to help continue with the Ultreyas in your parish with your pastor’s approval.

Promotional graphic at this link:  https://shorturl.at/8jkgO.

Being Catholic in a Broken World – Knowing. Defending. Evangelizing.
All men of the diocese are invited to attend the 15^th Annual Tampa Bay Men’s Conference presented by Suncoast Catholic Ministries on Saturday, March 1st at Higgins Hall (5225 N. Himes Ave., Tampa). The featured speaker is Trent Horn from Catholic Answers, and he’ll be joined by Fr. Carlos Rojas, Fr. Chuck Dornquast, Brian Greenfield, Fr. Higinio Rosolen and Mass celebrant Fr. Lou Turcotte.

For more information or to register, visit https://shorturl.at/cfEMq.

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.

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.