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Priests get ready to hit the booksSt. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach will host its annual Study Week for Priests June 8-13. The theme of the week will be “The Trinity, the Church and Society” and all priests are invited to attend. Peter Casarella of DePaul University in Chicago, known for his contributions to the study of systematic theology, will present the program, providing insight into present developments in Trinitarian theology as they serve as a foundation for an adequate understanding of the nature and mission of the Catholic Church. The registration fee is $350 for the study week, meals and lodging; $325 for those not taking a room at the seminary; and $225 for tuition only, without room and board. To attend, send a note and the application fee to: Dr. Antonio Lopez, St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, 10701 S. Military Trail, Boynton Beach, FL 33436-4899. Telephone and e-mail registrations also will be accepted. For more information, call Lopez at 561-732-4424, ext. 469, or Jeannette Billups, 561-732-4424, ext. 150, or e-mail to www.svdp.edu. Program examines Theology of the BodyPope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body will be studied, discussed and reflected upon April 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during a program at Blessed Sacrament Parish, 7001 12th Ave. S., Tampa. The program will be presented by Father Joel Kovanis and Sharon Iler. The $10 registration fee includes lunch. Call Iler at 727-391-4435 or download http://home.catholicweb.com/LM-DOSP/files/ANewLanguage.PDF. Way of the Cross will move through Ybor streetsAll are invited to join the annual Communion and Liberation Way of the Cross taking place again this year in Ybor City on Good Friday, March 21, at noon. The procession will begin inside Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1711 E. 11th St., Ybor City. It will then leave the church and proceed toward Centennial Park, stopping at various points for prayers, readings and hymns. The Way of the Cross is expected to be completed by 2 p.m. The traditional Catholic procession recalls the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. Communion and Liberation is an international lay movement in the Catholic Church, and the Way of the Cross is a growing tradition within the movement. The first procession took place 11 years ago in New York City. For more information about Communion and Liberation or the Way of the Cross, visit www.clonline.org/us or call 727-501-3159. Guardian ad litem program needs helpNearly 4,000 children within the five counties of the Diocese of St. Petersburg need a caring person to stand up and be their voice in the courtroom and to advocate for them in the child welfare system. As a child’s advocate, a guardian ad litem visits the child every month, becomes familiar with the child’s case and makes recommendations to the court to help ensure the child has a safe, caring and stable environment. Volunteers must be 19 or older, have common sense, good judgment and a heart with the room to help a child. Volunteers must complete a 30-hour training, part of which can be done online. The average time needed is four to six hours a month. Guardians receive ongoing assistance. To arrange to attend a one-hour orientation, call 1-866-341-1425. Classes help pregnant women, familiesSt. Joseph Women’s Hospital in Tampa will offer several programs in March that are designed to help bring babies happily into the world. • Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m.-noon: Important and practical aspects of prenatal care for women and babies will be covered in a free class called “How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy.” Topics include nutrition, how to handle the discomforts of pregnancy and warning signs of preterm labor. • Thursday, March 27, 6-9 p.m.: American Heart Association infant and child CPR will be taught in this one-night class. Participants must be at least 9 years old and registration is required. Cost: $30. • Saturday, March 29, 9 a.m.-noon: The skills needed to successfully breastfeed a baby will be taught in a three-hour class. The cost is $25 per couple. The program will also take place Monday, March 31. • Sunday, March 30: Classes aimed at helping older brothers and sisters adjust to a new baby will take place for two age groups. Siblings ages 3-5 will meet 1-2:30 p.m., and siblings 6-10 years will meet 3-4:30 p.m. At least one parent must attend the class with their child. Cost: $10. St. Joseph Women’s Hospital is at 3030 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa. To register for any of these programs or to learn more about what is available, call 813-870-4747. School offers parenting coursePope John Paul II School, 4341 W. Homosassa Trail, Lecanto, will offer a national six-week parenting course, “Becoming a Love and Logic Parent,” Tuesday nights from March 25 to April 29. The course was developed by the Love and Logic Institute and, according to the Web site, is designed to help parents learn effective techniques in parenting children from toddlers to teens and give “answers and actions for some of those difficult moments in child rearing.” The two-hour program begins each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $95 for one person, $145 for two. Child care is available for $5 per child, per night, during the program. Registration is required by March 17. For more information or to register, e-mail waterfam2@juno.com, call 352-425-8160 or visit loveandlogic.com. Anointing of the sick
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JANET SHELTON | FC Feast day celebrated with feastSt. Joseph Parish, 3012 W. Cherry St., Tampa, will host its annual St. Joseph feast day celebration Sunday, March 9. The day will begin with a bilingual 10:45 a.m. Mass, which will be followed by a celebration in the parish pavilion. The event includes music; Italian, American and Spanish food; desserts; activities and entertainment. Proceeds from the sale of food will benefit the school and parish. For further information, contact the church office at 813-877-5729. Diocesan Catholics asked to observe Day of AtonementParishes, priests, religious brothers and sisters and all the faithful of the St. Petersburg Diocese are asked to join Tuesday, March 11, in a worldwide day of prayer for the reparation and purification of the priesthood following the sins of clergy sexual abuse, and to offer prayers for the victim-survivors of clergy abuse. At the diocesan level, quiet prayer during exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will take place 1-2 p.m. in the chapel of the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, 5815 Fifth Ave. N. in St. Petersburg. Community prayer will follow. The diocese asks that parishes invite their congregations to participate in the Day of Atonement and that the prayers of the faithful on that day recall the suffering of victim-survivors and efforts toward helping them find healing. The diocesan Victim Assistance Ministry and Voice of the Faithful are collaborating to offer this Lenten prayer. Drive hopes to find bone marrow donorsThe annual Bay to Bay Bone Marrow Drive will take place Friday, March 14, noon-6 p.m., and Saturday, March 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the YMCA Gills Center, 3200 First Ave. S. in St. Petersburg. Bone marrow registry programs use a saliva sample to register possible donors into the National Bone Marrow Registry. The local drive was begun in part to support Emily Lester, an 18-year-old leukemia patient whose efforts to support bone marrow registry have inspired many in the Tampa Bay area. Emily was diagnosed with cancer at age 12 and is awaiting her second transplant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Registrants must be between the ages of 18 and 60, in good health and weigh more than 100 pounds. For information, call Mary Ann Renfrow, 727-421-3436. Weekend for troubled marriages coming in AprilRetrouvaille, winner of the Smart Marriages Impact Award, is a lifeline for troubled marriages. According to organizers, the program helps couples experiencing boredom, coldness, frustration, loneliness, anger and other forms of conflict. It provides tools that can help get marriages back on track, and opportunities for couples to rediscover each other and examine their lives together in a new and positive way. Retrouvaille has helped tens of thousands of couples who were experiencing marital difficulty at all levels, including disillusionment and deep misery. The next program will be presented the weekend of April 11-13 at the Bethany Center in Lutz. For confidential information and to register, call Joe and Jeanne Botz at 727-842-7971 or 1-800-470-2230. Everyday needs of parishes addressed hereParish administrators and others needing assistance on real estate, insurance, contracts and other topics related to running a parish might want to take advantage of a diocesan Construction Department seminar Thursday, April 17. The program at the Bethany Center in Lutz will include topics such as utility rates and rebates; fire alarm systems; parish architecture and environment; radon; premises liability; disaster management; and real estate sales, leases and donations. Lunch will be provided. Please register as quickly as possible by contacting Kathi Fixter at 727-341-6840 or kmk@dosp.org. Workshop helps people help the environmentA faith-based approach to environmental advocacy will be the topic of a one-day workshop, “Caring for God’s Creation: A Catholic Response,” that will take place Saturday, April 19, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at Christ the King Parish, 821 S. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa. The program will feature Walter Grazer, special adviser to the National Religious Partnership for the Environment; Roberta Fernandez, president of Environmental Advocacy; and Sisters of Charity Sister Paula Gonzalez, Ph.D. For information, contact Sabrina Burton Schultz, diocesan director of Life Ministry at sab@dosp.org or 727-344-1611, ext. 325.
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