The fourth annual Banquet of Life and Silent Auction benefiting the Foundations of Life – Pasco County was held on October 3rd at Tampa Bay Golf and Country Club in San Antonio, just outside Dade City. The event kicked-off with a cocktail hour, during which the guests were able to
Catholic Charities’ employees regard their clients like family. They don’t go to jobs; they are called to serve those in need. This passion was never so evident as it was during the Bethany Family Apartments’ Family Day held August 19th! The annual event, typically hosted by the social workers of
With all of the recent and often incorrect attention paid to the issue of immigration and refugees due to the war in Syria and throughout the Middle East, September 19th couldn’t have come soon enough to help set the record straight! On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, our community, and Catholic
August 15, 2015 – The first annual Diocese of St. Petersburg Encuentro was a smashing success! Attended by 500 Hispanic parishioners from throughout the diocese, including nearly 100 young people, the Encuentro’s lead organizer, Vivi Iglesias, Associate Director of the Office of Hispanic Ministry for the Diocese, said, “This is
August 22, 2015 – Parish lay ministry leaders (representing 49 parishes), Diocesan ministry leaders and other representatives from various Ministries of Mercy programs (e.g., Catholic Charities, Daystar Life Center, Society of St. Vincent de Paul) throughout our diocese gathered in the beautiful setting of the Bethany Center in Lutz for
The Diocese of St. Petersburg, Hispanic Ministry is offering the Diocese first ever encounter for Hispanics in our communities. The Encuentro, being held on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Nativity Catholic Church in Brandon, FL, is a mid-point in a process begun several years ago as the Church seeks to understand
The grand ole’ dame that is the Casa Santa Cruz, a senior-friendly apartment development located in St. Petersburg, celebrated its 20th birthday on July 29th! This venerable apartment complex consisting of 76 spacious, one bedroom apartments, was completed in 1995 in what was then a rural area with little commercial enterprise. It was the
As the armed conflict in Iraq continues, over 2 million people have been uprooted from their homes and towns fleeing ISIS. The Diocese of St. Petersburg’s Office of Life Ministry hosted a workshop on the Crisis in Iraq at Corpus Christi Parish on the evening of June 2, 2015. Rev. Peter