August is National Make a Will Month and brings to mind the importance of getting your affairs in order. This includes preparing your will or trust. It is not only an act of Christian stewardship, but it truly is an act of love for your family. When you start planning your will or trust, begin …
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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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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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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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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 …
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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“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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As a bustling, active parish in Citrus County, parishioners at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Homosassa dreamed of building a social hall to house events and bring people together. In 2020, parishioners’ dreams came closer to becoming a reality through the establishment of a Foundation Bequest Fund thanks to a generous $35,000 legacy gift. …
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A giving society is established by organizations to give thanks to those who make it possible for them to fulfill their mission. While this is usually done through in-person events, the Diocese of St. Petersburg courageously jumped into the unknown last November to launch their Mater Dei Giving Society virtually. “For the last couple of …
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Did you know… this year, all charitable contributions are 100% tax deductible up to the amount of your Adjusted Gross Income? Thanks to the CARES Act, those who file itemized returns for 2020 have even more incentive to give. To assist in getting the word out, promoting generosity and/or new, creative options for giving with …