DIOCESAN OFFICES

Sacramental Records from Epiphany of Our Lord Parish, Tampa
As of July 1, 2025, Epiphany of Our Lord Parish, Tampa has been designated as Epiphany of Our Lord Shrine and is no longer a territorial parish. Given this change in designation, and in order to facilitate record keeping for the staff of the Shrine, all sacramental records from before July 1, 2025 have been transferred to the Pastoral Center and are being maintained in our diocesan Archives.

If you need proof of the reception of sacraments which occurred in Epiphany of Our Lord Parish up through June 30, 2025, please send a written request with proof of identification to the following address: Diocese of Saint Petersburg, Office of Archives and Records, P.O. Box 40200, St. Petersburg, FL 33743-0200. Inquiries may be sent to Mrs. Lisa Mobley, Associate Director of Archives and Records: lbm@dosp.org or (727) 344-1611.

From Office of Marriage and Family Life

Non-Residential Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
We are better together! Are you thriving in your marriage? Do you want to find ways to be a better partner in your marriage? Spend a weekend discovering new ways to love each other and to be the best couple you can be.  Attend a special Non-Residential Worldwide Marriage Encounter at the Bishop W. Thomas Larkin Pastoral Center in St. Petersburg on November 7-9, 2025.  Make your relationship a priority and learn to listen, share, and grow in exciting new ways in your marriage.  Apply online at www.wwme.org, and for more information call 813-270-7832.

PARISHES/ORGANIZATIONS

Saint Leo University Spreading Hope through Concert, Jubilee Year Event
Saint Leo University will share songs and words of hope through its Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee 2025 Concert, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, October 8, in the Saint Leo Abbey Church. The Abbey Church also is one of the six official jubilee pilgrimage sites for the Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg. The university’s Department of English, Music, and the Arts and the Catholic Identity Advisory Committees are hosting the event (free, but online donations are welcome).

Performances will feature all types of music — from classic hymns to songs by The Beatles and contemporary Christian artists.  Seating will be first come, first seated. Parking is available in the campus lots, 33701 County Road 52, St. Leo, FL 33574.  Admission donations of $5 will be accepted online (https://shorturl.at/2Rbfe), and funds will support Saint Leo’s music programs.

For information, email at cynthia.selph@saintleo.edu.

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.