Vol. 34: No. 3 ~ January 22, 2019
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Office of the Vicar for Religious
World Day for Consecrated Life
The World Day for Consecrated Life is Saturday, February 2, 2019. It will be celebrated in parishes on the weekend of February 2 – 3, 2019. Please pray for all those who have made commitments to the consecrated life and be sure to thank them on their special day. May they continue to be inspired by Jesus Christ and respond generously to God’s gift of their vocation.
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Office of Vocations
Focus 11 2019
Registration is open for all religious orders who would like to participate in Focus 11 2019 on February 12-13, 2019 at St. Lawrence, Higgins Hall, Tampa. To register, please click on the following
link
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Annual Vocation Promotion Workshop (
Rescheduled for February 23, 2019
)
: Please join us on Saturday, February 23, 2019 from 9 am - 2 pm for our annual vocation promotion workshop. Father Chuck Dornquast, Parochial Vicar at St. Lawrence Parish in Tampa will be our keynote speaker. Our theme this year is
Courageous Vocations: Awakening Greatness in Others.
Registration is open to everyone who is interested in promoting vocations and vocation awareness in their parish or school.
For more information and to register please follow this
link
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There is no cost to attend, a continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Questions? Contact Heidi Varley at (727) 345-3452 or
hlv@dosp.org.
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Office of Life, Justice and Advocacy
Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl:
Lent 2019 Rice Bowl materials should be arriving this month. 75% of the funds collected through CRS Rice Bowl support the programs of CRS around the world, while 25% support poverty and hunger alleviation here in our diocese. For free Lenten resources such as videos, prayers and lesson plans, visit
https://www.crsricebowl.org/
or en Español:
https://www.crsricebowl.org/es/
. Also,
download the app
! Please contact the Office of Life, Justice and Advocacy at 727-344-1611;
sab@dosp.org
for more information or
materials.
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Bishop Parkes Blesses Newly Expanded Christ the King Parish
After nine months of construction, the expanded Christ the King Catholic Church reopened its doors the weekend of January 19 & 20. Improvements to the parish include increased seating capacity from 600 to 1,000, an expanded narthex, new devotional statues, a new courtyard and much more.
Read more
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Superintendent: Our Catholic Schools are Thriving
National Catholic Schools Week begins on January 27 and in honor of this celebration, our diocesan Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Chris Pastura, sat down for a Q & A to provide a big picture overview of Catholic education in our region.
Read more.
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Saint Leo University Earns Kudos for Online Bachelor Programs
Saint Leo University, a Catholic institution since 1889, was recently recognized for having two of the best online academic programs in the nation. The ranking by U.S. News & World Report was released on January 16th.
Read more
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Stay Connected to World Youth Day via App and Live Streaming
Click To Pray, the official prayer platform for World Youth Day 2019, which takes place in Panama from 22-27th January 2019 has an app to unite young people in prayer.
Read more
. Also, you can watch World Youth Day events live via
Shalom Media
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For updates on
Courageously Living the Gospe
l, click
here
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View current information that can be included in parish bulletins
here
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Thank you for your continued support and prayers.
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Rev. Msgr. Robert F. Morris
Vicar General
Diocese of St. Petersburg
727-344-1611
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