Ministry that Furnishes Homes for Low-Income Families

August 5, 2025

Home Makers of Hope started in 2008 when Pam Stamey learned about a family of five in Eastern Hillsborough County who slept on the floor of their small apartment because they lacked beds. Stamey and her friends delivered beds to this family, and they didn’t stop there. Now, the non-profit organization has more than 200 volunteers who serve 450 low-income families a year with beds, furniture, dishware, and décor.Most of all, they give families hope …

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A Mother’s Love: How Mary Changed My Life

April 11, 2025

One July evening in 2023, I found myself at a local pool– not somewhere I frequent or had planned on being. While there, a lady was doing some walking for exercise in the lane over from me. As I was going to leave, we struck up a conversation. She turned out to be a Catholic …

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Donors Make an Impact

January 1, 2025

The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Saint Petersburg maintains an unwavering commitment to accountability. This commitment is demonstrated through: In addition, the Catholic Foundation prepares an annual impact report to share information about fund growth and performance. A printed version of the 2023|2024 Impact Report has along with it, a copy of the 2024 Annual Report …

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Offering Thanks to Those Who Give So Much

May 31, 2023

Our diocesan ministries, education and outreach programs offer support, professional guidance, and direct delivery of services to and for our people, parishes, schools and communities. They do this while maintaining a very tight annual budget which relies on specific revenue sources, including interest earnings, donations and grants, bequests, parish assessment payments and direct donations to …

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Committing to the Mission of Our Diocese

March 17, 2023

The Diocese of St. Petersburg is dedicated to Courageously Living the Gospel, our diocesan mission statement which defines who we are and how we live our faith as a local Church. To offer special thanks to those who have given so much to bring our mission to life, Bishop Parkes established the Mater Dei Giving …

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Catholic Ministry Appeal Update

October 28, 2022

The 2022 Catholic Ministry Appeal has reached 124% of the overall goal from about 20% of our households. To date, we have received almost $8.4 million in payments on more than $8.8 million in commitments. Forty-one of our parishes have exceeded their individual goal, and 11 more parishes have pushed past 90% of goal. This …

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Prayer Service for Mater Dei Giving Society Members

October 28, 2022

Members of the Mater Dei Giving Society will be receiving an invitation from Bishop Parkes to join him at an afternoon prayer service at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle on November 20, 2022. A reception will follow the service. Our giving society recognizes those who have supported diocesan ministries, Spirit FM, Catholic Charities …

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Parish Resources for Year-End and Beyond

October 28, 2022

To assist parishes working to promote legacy giving, end of year generosity and/or new, creative options for giving with parishioners, the Catholic Foundation has created camera ready, downloadable materials and pre-drafted text for message development. Please visit the Parish Resource Page to download the following materials: bulletin inserts and articles text for article, pulpit and …

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Inspired and Hopeful: Diocesan Parish Growth Summit

May 2, 2022

“Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.” Luke 14:23 Pastors and parish leaders were recently invited to participate in a full immersion, three-day, sun-up to sun-down Transformational Parish Growth Summit April 25-27, 2022 to focus on the spiritual and practical ways to grow …

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Challenge Met in 2021

April 25, 2022

In the past, the Catholic Foundation has held an annual Gala event, often considered the signature event for the Diocese of St. Petersburg. However, taking into consideration the safety of guests and good stewardship in protecting financial resources, Bishop Parkes accepted the recommendation from the Board of Trustees to not hold a live event in …

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