Thursday, June 18, 2015 – The Diocese of St. Petersburg’s Lay Pastoral Ministry Institute (LPMI) sent forth another group of lay ministers to serve in the diocese. In Our Lady’s Chapel at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle in St. Petersburg, five members of the LPMI were commissioned during an evening prayer service. Bishop Robert Lynch was the celebrant. The commissioning was the culmination of a four year formation process. Click here to see photos from the evening prayer and commissioning service.

The LPMI class of 2015:
Mary Audrey Boston – St. Lawrence Parish
Mary Fisher – St. Clement Parish
Elizabeth Hays – St. Paul Parish, Tampa
Gary Harys – St. Paul Parish, Tampa
Hector Rios – St. Mark the Evangelist Parish