The Diocese of Saint Petersburg is committed to accountability. Some ways we demonstrate this to our 125,000 registered households and 24,000+ donors are: In addition, the Diocese and the Foundation prepare annual reports to share how gifts are being utilized to impact lives for Christ. A printed version of the 2023 Annual Report and the …
Pastoral Bulletin Summer Schedule Beginning on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 and throughout the summer months, the Pastoral Bulletin will be published every two weeks. The summer schedule is as follows: June 10 and 24; July 8 and 22; August 5 and 19. The weekly schedule will resume on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. May you have …
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Three of our Catholic schools made the Tampa Bay Times’ Top 100 Workplaces in Tampa Bay list. Guardian Angels Catholic School was the top employer in the small category. (minimum of 50 local employees). On the list of the top 50 small employers, Clearwater Central Catholic High School was number 42 and St. Cecelia Interparochial …
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The Diocese of St. Petersburg Makes Financial Contribution to Assist Victims of Recent Hurricanes “Say to the LORD, ‘My refuge and fortress, my God in whom I trust.’” – Psalms 91:2 The images of flooded homes and devastation during the 2017 hurricane season have touched the hearts of many who have been praying and …
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August 9 was the first day of the 2017-2018 school year in our Catholic schools and Centers. See how some of our schools and centers celebrated the first day and week back at school in the photos below. If you have back to school photos that you would like to be included in the …
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute’s Education and Research Foundation announced today the winners of TurfMutt’s national “Be a Backyard Superhero” contest. The grand prize winner’s school, Guardian Angels Catholic School in Clearwater, Fla., will receive a $10,000 grant to improve a green space on school grounds. The grand …
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Catholic Schools Week 2017 was January 29 through February 4. See how our Catholic Schools and Centers celebrated in the photos below. If you have photos from your school that you would like to be added to the album, please email them to socialmedia@dosp.org. Photos will be added as they are received. Please note that in order …
For the Faithful Departed Memorial Mass ~ Reverend Elmer McDonald St. John Vianney Parish 445 82nd Ave., St. Pete Beach St. John Vianney Parish will be celebrating a Memorial Mass in honor of Fr. Elmer McDonald who was such an important part of their parish and school family for many years. Funeral services were held …
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Please note: The presentation by Sr. Helen Prejean scheduled for Sunday, October 16, 2016, at St. Lawrence Parish has been cancelled. Sr. Helen is spending time with her sister in her sister’s final days of life. Please pray for the Prejean family.
USCCB President Reacts to “Unspeakable Violence” in Orlando A statement from Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops WASHINGTON – Waking up to the unspeakable violence in Orlando reminds us of how precious human life is. Our prayers are with the victims, their families and all those …
Guardian Angels Catholic School was, once again, awarded the title of overall school champions for the speech and forensics competition. They have won that title each year since the inception of the diocesan competition. The competition was held at St. Patrick Catholic School on April 7, 2016. Eight Catholic Schools participated in this event.
May this Holy Week be a time of reflection and thanksgiving. May we reflect in the meaning of Jesus’ sacrifice in the cross for us and may we use this time to thank God, once more, for the gift of salvation through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. And as we sing “Alleluia” in celebration of …
VOCATION AWARENESS WORKSHOP The Office of Vocations would like to invite all who are interested in promoting vocation awareness to a special workshop, Creating a Culture of Vocations By Living a Life of Joy and Fulfillment. Location: Bethany Center, 18150 Bethany Center Dr., Lutz, FL 33558 Date: Saturday, January 23, 2016, from 8:00a.m. ? 1:30 …
Special Collection: Retirement Fund for Religious December 12-13, 2015 Aging religious need your help. In the United States today, there are more than 33,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests. These religious worked tirelessly in Catholic schools, hospitals, and agencies, usually for little to no pay. As a result, many religious communities lack …
Pastoral Center Office ~ Thanksgiving Holiday The Pastoral Center Offices will be closed Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. May you have a blessed and safe holiday! Thanksgiving Prayer Lord, we thank you for the goodness of our people and for the spirit of justice that fills this nation. …
50 Years of Nostra Aetate, Interreligious Dialogues AFTER NOSTRA AETATE: UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES IN INTERFAITH RELATIONS The Second Vatican Council’s 1965 Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, entitled, Nostra Aetate, called for dialogue and collaboration with the followers of other religions and ushered in a historic era of positive relations between …
Celebrating Priesthood since the Second Vatican Council October 5 – 8, 2015 Let us keep our Bishop, priests and presenters in our prayers as they gather together for their annual convocation for priestly renewal.
Each year, Raytheon’s MathMovesU® awards 150 middle school students nationwide $1,000 scholarships to attend math and science camps and programs, or to save the money for college. Raytheon also donates a $1,000 matching grant to each winning student’s middle school for their math program. http://mathmovesu.org/about-mathmovesuscholarships/mathmovesu-middle-school-scholarship Guardian Angels Catholic School began participating in this program in …
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Meet the future cardiac surgeons in the 7th grade science class at Guardian Angel’s Catholic School. Culminating the Cardiovascular unit in class, the students dissected a lamb heart. They are able to identify the main structures of the heart; the 4 chambers, the main blood vessels, valves, chordae tendineae (heart strings), muscle, pericardium etc. They can also …
From the Office of the Chancellor – Special Collections Our Diocesan Directives for many years have included this provision: “No priest of the Diocese or visiting missionary is to take up any collection personally during a liturgical celebration. No special collection by visiting priests, sisters, brothers, or representatives of Catholic projects may be taken up without …
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