Announcements ~ October 27, 2025
DIOCESAN OFFICES
Annual White Mass
The Annual White Mass for physicians, medical students, and other healthcare professionals in our Diocese will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Bishop Gregory Parkes will preside at this 4:00 pm Vigil Mass in the Chapel of Christ the King Church, 821 S Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa.
Following the White Mass, there will be a reception in Christ the King Parish’s McLaughlin Center with a presentation by former Florida State Representative Dr. Julio Gonzalez, M.D., J.D., on: “The Role of Catholic Physicians in Restoring Right Order: What You Can Do.”
The event is organized by the Tampa Bay Guild of the Catholic Medical Association (CMA). For details, please email Dr. Rob Hamill, CMA Guild President, at tampawhitemass2025@gmail.com.
Special Collection
Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection
The annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection will take place on the weekend of November 15-16, 2025 and will be held in all parishes throughout the Diocese. A brief explanation of the purpose and impact of the CCHD is included in the USCCB resource sheet at this link: https://shorturl.at/FsNFw.
Week Before the Collection
Next week our special collection will support the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Nearly 38 million people in the United States live in poverty. This collection supports programs that empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face in bringing permanent and positive change to their communities. Learn more about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development at www.usccb.org/cchd.
Semana antes de la colecta
La próxima semana, nuestra colecta especial apoyará a la Campaña Católica para el Desarrollo Humano. Cerca de 38 millones de personas en los Estados Unidos viven en pobreza. Esta colecta financia programas que empoderan a las personas para identificar y tratar con los obstáculos que enfrentan mientras que trabajan para traer unos cambios permanentes y positivos a sus comunidades. Infórmense más acerca de la Campaña Católica para el Desarrollo Humano en www.usccb.org/cchd.
Office of the Vicar for Religious
Vocations Discernment Day for Women
Our diocesan Vocations Office is sponsoring a Discernment Day for women ages 16-35. The event will take place on Saturday, November 8, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Villa Madonna Convent, 2611 N. Massachusetts Avenue, Tampa. For questions, please contact Sr. Sherly Vazhappilly, F.S.S.E., Vicar for Religious and Associate Director of Vocations: svazhappilly@dosp.org.
Flyer for the event at this link: https://shorturl.at/gie2z.
Religious Jubilee Mass
The celebration of this year’s Religious Jubilee Mass will take place on Saturday, November 15, 2025, 11:00 a.m., at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, 5815 5th Avenue N., St. Petersburg, with a reception following the Mass. Most Reverend Gregory Parkes, Bishop of St. Petersburg will be the main celebrant. All are welcome to attend.
The purpose of this event is to publicly recognize and congratulate women and men from various religious institutes who reside in the Diocese of St. Petersburg and are celebrating significant anniversaries of religious life in 2025. Congratulations to all our Jubilarians!
Mass of the Precious Souls
The annual Mass of the Precious Souls for children (born and unborn) who have gone to be with the Lord, will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Saint James Chapel, Bethany Center, 18150 Bethany Center Drive, Lutz, Florida 33558.
Stuff A Stocking
The Heart Gallery Program of Gulf Coast JFCS invites you to help make the season extra meaningful to the children in foster care. One heartfelt way to show these children they are loved is by including personalized Christmas cards in their stockings alongside their gifts.
If any church would like to participate, we kindly ask that all cards be delivered to us — or arranged for pickup — by December 1st, as we begin distributing stockings on December 5th.
For questions or for more information, please contact Rosemarie Richardson, Heart Gallery Program Director, at 727-615-0323 or by email: Rosemarie.Richardson@gcjfcs.org.
Matt Maher & Sarah Kroger Live in Concert
Kick off Spirit FM’s 40th Anniversary celebrations with a special Advent night of worship featuring Matt Maher and Sarah Kroger at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle (5815 5th Ave N, St. Petersburg) on Friday, December 12, 2025. Enjoy an evening of music, prayer, and reflection as we prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ.
For tickets and details, visit https://myspiritfm.com/matt.
PARISHES/ORGANIZATIONS
The Healing Gardens of Sacred Scripture Day of Reflection Retreat
The Marian Servants of Divine Providence are sponsoring the Healing Gardens of Sacred Scripture Day of Reflection with Elizabeth Gengle, host of Ave Maria Radio’s Heart of the Interior Life. The retreat day will be held at Our Lady of Divine Providence House of Prayer®, 711 S. Bayview, in Clearwater, on November 15, 2025.
To register online go to divineprovidence.org/events. A $50 registration fee includes lunch, snacks, and all retreat materials. For more information please call (727) 799-4003.
Promotional flyer at this link: https://shorturl.at/aZHsl.
PILGRIMAGES AROUND THE DIOCESE
If your parish is offering a pilgrimage within the coming months, we invite you to share this information with the Pastoral Bulletin: pastoralbulletin@dosp.org. This allows readers to view opportunities to participate in an upcoming pilgrimage. The pilgrimages are posted in the Diocesan website under the Pastoral Bulletin page at this link.