Vol. 35: No. 09 ~ March 2, 2020
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Office of the Bishop
Response to Coronavirus Concerns
In light of the recent COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, Bishop Parkes has approved a series of guidelines and recommendations on how our parishes and schools can maintain healthy environments, as well as how our families can avoid further spread of the illness. To view the webpage, please click
here
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Clergy Changes
Most Reverend Gregory Parkes
, Bishop of St. Petersburg, announces the following clergy changes,
effective March 9, 2020:
MEDICAL LEAVE
Reverend Dayan Machado
, Pastor of St. Rita Parish, Dade City, granted temporary medical leave.
APPOINTMENTS
Reverend Pedro Zapata
, from Parochial Vicar of St. Clement Parish, Plant City to Parochial Administrator
pro tempore
of St. Rita Parish, Dade City.
Reverend Jacinto E. Vera Mejia
, from Parochial Vicar of St. Cecelia Parish, Clearwater to Parochial Vicar of St. Clement Parish, Plant City.
Reverend Carlos J. Rojas
, from Pastoral Center, St. Petersburg to Parochial Vicar of
St. Cecelia
Parish, Clearwater.
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Office of Marriage and Family Life
SAVE THE DATE!
Ministry with Families Leadership Formation
Ministry with Families 101, presented in English and Spanish by the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers will be offered for all whose ministry efforts impact families. Registration will open later this month. The event will be held June 9 and 10, 2020, from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. at Bethany Center, 18150 Bethany Center Drive, Lutz, FL, 33558. Early Bird Registration Fee is $125.00 per person through April 30. Price increases to $150.00 per person May 1-14.
¡RESERVA ESTA FECHA!
Ministerios con familias - Curso de formación
Ministerios con Familias 101, presentado en inglés y en español por la Asociación Nacional Católica de Ministros de Vida Familiar será ofrecido para agentes pastorales cuya labor impacta a las familias. Las inscripciones comenzarán m
ás adelante este mes
. El evento
se llevará a cabo
el 9 y 10 de junio de 2020, de 8:30 a.m. a 4:30 p.m. en el Bethany Center, 18150 Bethany Center Drive, Lutz, FL, 33558. El costo de inscripción temprana es de $125.00 por persona hasta el 30 de abril. La cuota aumenta a $150.00 por persona en mayo 1-14.
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Office of Vocations
Altar Server Appreciation Mass
The annual Altar Server Appreciation Mass will be on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 3:00 pm at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, St. Petersburg. A reception will immediately follow in the Parish Center.
All parishes are welcome and invited to attend. Follow this
link
for more information and the online registration.
If you have any questions, please contact Heidi Varley at (727) 345-3452 or via email to
hlv@dosp.org.
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For the Faithful Departed
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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!
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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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For updates on
Courageously Living the Gospel
, click
here
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Rev. Msgr. Robert F. Morris
Vicar General
Diocese of St. Petersburg
727-344-1611
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