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Life Ministries work to teach respect for all human life from conception to natural death, and organize for its protection and to encourage and enable programs to care for and meet the needs of pregnant women, children, persons with disabilities, those who are sick or dying, all who have been involved in abortion, and refugees and immigrants.
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Faithful Citizenship |
Gathering of Pro-Life LeadersOver 60 parish leaders gathered for a Pro-Life ministry day at the Bethany Center in Lutz on Saturday, September 24, 2011. The Keynote speaker was Shawn Carney, Co-Founder and National Campaign Manager of 40 Days for Life. His talk was entitled “Do you Really Think You’re Doing Any Good?” The second speaker for the day was Nikki Daniels, Executive Director of the Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County. Nikki spoke about Domestic Violence and the Parish. Deanery meetings followed lunch.
St. Mark the Evangelist Youth Ministry Sponsors Food Fast Retreat
St. Mark the Evangelist Youth Ministry sponsored their first Food Fast retreat this Lent. Food Fast is Catholic Relief Service’s 24-hour hunger awareness retreat for Catholic youth. Focusing on global poverty and hunger, Food Fast offers a journey of solidarity with our brothers and sisters overseas, as a way of living out our Catholic faith. Eight attendees fasted, prayed and raised $380.00 for Catholic Relief Services.Mission to El Salvador 2010
As I try to reflect on this year's St. Patrick Mission to El Salvador, I feel that words cannot adequately paint the pictures of all of God’s miracles that we experienced. From the beauty of the mountains, to the peaceful rains, to the hardships of ...
Sidewalk Counselors Pray So That Children In The Womb Are Protected
In 2006, Bishop Robert N. Lynch of the Diocese of St. Petersburg began the Ministries of Mercy initiative to support and foster parish ministries that serve the poor, suffering, and marginalized. The initiative focuses on five areas where the need is the greatest: food & clothing, shelter, life, visitation, and health. With the help of volunteers, the Ministries of Mercy are currently serving in various parishes and the following story highlights the Respect Life Ministry of Nativity Catholic Church.
On Friday, April 2, 2010, Good Friday, more than twenty parishioners of Nativity Catholic Church and surrounding parishes gathered outside of Tampa Women’s Center, a clinic that performs abortions, to pray the Holy Rosary, Stations of the Cross and the Divine Mercy Chaplet to unite the sufferings of aborted babies with those of Christ.
Providing help to the Haitian Refugees
In 2006, Bishop Robert N. Lynch from the Diocese of St. Petersburg initiated the Ministries of Mercy initiative to support and foster parish ministries that serve the poor, suffering, and marginalized. The initiative was divided into five groups that identified where the need is; food & clothing, shelter, life, visitation, and health. The Ministries of Mercy are currently serving in the Diocese and the following story highlights the support Haitian refugees have received from Catholic Charities through the Life Ministry.Jean Claude Marcelin who wears a black shirt and jean shorts sits in a house in Tampa, Florida happy to be alive. On January 12th, he was trapped under the rubble of his home for three days after the eight largest earthquake ever recorded hit Haiti. When he was rescued, he had internal injuries, broken bones, and was sent to the United States to receive medical care. His mother, Annette Marcelin, a shop owner, who lost everything in the earthquake, accompanied him.
Brake the Cycle Raises $3,200
The 3rd Annual Brake the Cycle of Poverty Bike Ride was a big success. With all of the generous contributions, more than $3,200 was collected for Catholic Charities, which is the sponsor of Pinellas Hope, and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. More than 70 participants came out to Starkey Park for the bike ride, our largest ride to date.
Nativity Green Team Reflects on Getting Started
It takes an optimistic and patient soul to work on a parish green team because there will be setbacks and disappointments. The process is akin to the path of becoming a saint - and so it takes time with ups and downs. But the rewards when they happen are great. At Nativity parish, our ...
