Pastoral Bulletin ~ June 1, 2021

Vol. 36: No. 22 ~ June 1, 2021

Official Announcements

Office of the Bishop

Clergy Appointment

Most Reverend Gregory Parkes, Bishop of St. Petersburg, announces the following clergy appointment, effective July 1, 2021:

APPOINTMENT

Pastor

Upon presentation by Very Reverend Michael Somers, S.V.D., Provincial Superior, Society of the Divine Word, Southern Province of St. Augustine, Reverend Agustinus Seran, S.V.D. as Pastor of St. Peter Claver Parish, Tampa.

Office of the Chancellor

Pastoral Bulletin Summer Schedule

Beginning June 1, 2021 and throughout the summer months, the Pastoral Bulletin will be published every two weeks.

The summer schedule is as follows:

June 14, 28
July 12, 26
August 9, 23

The weekly schedule will resume on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.

May you have a safe and restful summer!

Ministries Updates

Hispanic Ministry

Fundamentals for Intercultural Ministry with Hispanic/Latinos

The Southeast Pastoral Institute of the USCCB Southeast Regional Office for Hispanic Ministry (SEPI) will offer this course especially designed to help bishops, priests, deacons, seminarians, and lay people involved in ministry to Hispanics or for those who are preparing to engage in Hispanic Ministry in the near future. Online classes will be every Tuesday and Thursday for 4 weeks from 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST. The cost for the entire course is $500.00. Scholarships are available at the registration link. See the attached flyer for more information.

Registration link here

Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs

Statement on Vandalism of the Florida Holocaust Museum

Following the recent discovery of vandalism of the Florida Holocaust Museum, in St. Petersburg, the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at Saint Leo University has released a statement denouncing the action and all displays of antisemitism. To read the statement, click here.