Vol. 35: No. 04 ~ January 27, 2020
Official Announcement
Office of the Bishop

A View from the Top
In this week's edition of A View from the Top for January 24-31, 2019, Bishop Parkes talks about the March for Life in Washington and the Pro-Life movement, the upcoming Catholic Foundation event and its efforts, the Sacrament of the Eucharist, and his coming ad limina visit to Rome.

Listen to the podcast  here .
Clergy Change
Most Reverend Gregory Parkes, Bishop of St. Petersburg, announces the following clergy change, effective December 15, 2019:

Excardination
Rev. Msgr. Colman M. Cook e, retired, formerly of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, was incardinated into St. Patrick’s Missionary Society, a religious institute into which he was ordained in 1965. 

Monsignor Cooke came to the Diocese of St. Petersburg in 1981, where he was incardinated in 1988. He served faithfully in our diocese for over 28 years until his retirement in 2009, after 12 years as pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Clearwater.

Following his retirement, Monsignor Cooke has lived full-time in his native Ireland, where he has re-connected with members of his original community. Please keep him and the community of St. Patrick’s Missionary Society in your prayers.
Office of the Chancellor

Approved Olivewood Vendors
Beginning in 2020, the Chancellor’s Office will require new request letters each year from vendors of olivewood crafts benefitting Christians residing in the Holy Land. Permission will be granted for the calendar year, January 1 to December 31. A new memo will be published each year, to reflect the list of approved vendors. A link to the most recent memo, containing a listing of vendors approved to approach pastors to request their permission to market their religious goods, can be found here .


News from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
For the most recent updates from the Florida Catholic Advocacy Network, including the latest discussion items in the Florida Senate, as well as links to USCCB news items, please click here.
Diocesan Directory Update ~ New Parish Address
Rev. Viet Nguyen, Pastor, Holy Martyrs of Vietnam Parish, has informed our office that he is now residing at the parish rectory on the former Transfiguration Parish site. The Parish office is also open on the same site. Please update your records with the new address below:

Holy Martyrs of Vietnam Parish
4000 43rd Street N
St. Petersburg, FL 33714
For the Faithful Departed
Let us keep the souls and the families of the faithful departed in our prayers:


May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God rest in peace!
Bulletin Announcements
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Thank you for your continued support and prayers.

For updates on Courageously Living the Gospel , click here .
Important Links
Rev. Msgr. Robert F. Morris
Vicar General
Diocese of St. Petersburg
727-344-1611