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May 2008 Bishop to celebrate Mass honoring Opus Dei founderPosted: 05.23.08 A special Mass in honor of Opus Dei’s founder Saint Josemaria Escriva will be celebrated June 26 by Bishop Frank J. Dewane. Opus Dei is a Catholic institution with a mission to help people turn their work and daily activities into occasions for growing closer to God, for serving others, and for improving society. Opus Dei complements the work of local churches by offering classes, talks, retreats and pastoral care that help people develop their personal spiritual life and apostolate. The Mass will be 7:30 p.m. June 26, the feast day of Saint Josemaria Escriva, at St. Martha Parish, 200 N. Orange Ave. in Sarasota. Pope John Paul II canonized the saint in 2002, and described him as “the saint of ordinary life.” Throughout his life, Opus Dei’s founder emphasized the importance of coming closer to God in one’s work and everyday activities. Saint Josemaria died in 1975 and was beatified in 1992, in St. Peter’s Square. He was canonized in 2002 before a crowd of 350,000. For more details about Saint Josemaria Escriva or for information about Opus Dei in Florida, write to info@opusdei.org or call Alvaro Blanco at 941-961-0624. Black Catholics to meet in JunePosted: 05.23.08 The Florida Conference of Offices of Black Catholic Ministry will host its third Black Catholic Gathering June 6-8 in Jacksonville. The theme will be “Living the Gift of the Sacraments Through Our Cultural Diversity.” The purpose of the gathering is to provide spiritual, cultural and social nourishment for African-American Catholics, and to promote church ministry and religious vocations. Persons interested in sharing transportation and/or other expenses may contact St. Peter Claver Mission in Fort Myers at 239-461 0669 or 239-479 7698. Proceeds from school expo go to charityPosted: 05.23.08 Three charity groups in Collier County, including Collier Pregnancy Center, received checks of $220 each from St. Ann School students recently. The money was raised at the school’s first business expo April 23, during which students exhibited the business projects they had created and generated a $660 profit by selling their products and services. Head of priestly fraternity to speak in Fort MyersPosted: 05.23.08 Father John Berg, Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, will give a conference on the Latin Mass and his order June 2, 6:30 p.m., at Resurrection Parish in Fort Myers. Father Berg is headquartered in Europe. For more information, call 239-481-7172. Computer supplies donated to St. LuciaPosted: 05.23.08 Recently replaced PCs from the computer lab of St. Charles Borromeo School in Port Charlotte are on their way to the Archdiocese of Castries on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Father John Ludden, pastor of St. Charles Borromeo and director of the Missions Office for the Diocese of Venice, coordinated the donation of the used PCs with Archbishop Robert Revas, Order of Preachers, who has visited St. Charles Borromeo several times in the past decade. Archbishop Revas will oversee the distribution of the computers to schools in need throughout his island archdiocese. The equipment will be driven to the Port of Miami where it will be shipped by container vessel to St. Lucia. Annual music workshop held in Fort MyersPosted: 05.23.08 An annual music workshop sponsored by the music subcommittee of the Liturgical Commission was held April 26 at St. Columbkille Parish in Fort Myers. More than 50 musicians from around the diocese attended. The day included a talk on copyright law titled “Sing a Legal Song to the Lord.” The committee also presented workshops for choir, cantors, and handbell players during the day. The workshop concluded in the church with a commissioning service, calling the musicians to ministry. ‘Cougar Theater Camp’ coming in JunePosted: 05.23.08 Students interested in acting, singing and dancing who are entering sixth to ninth grade can participate in the Cardinal Mooney High School “Cougar Theater Camp” June 16-20. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day on the campus of the Sarasota school, and will be led by acting teacher Kyle Ann Lecertosa and professional actor Chris Layton, who is currently appearing in off-Broadway shows. The cost is $150 and includes a camp T-shirt. Lunch is not included. The week will conclude with a showcase performance 6 p.m., Friday, June 20. The registration form and fee are due by June 5 to guarantee enrollment. For more information call 941-371-4917, ext. 111, or e-mail blees@cmhs-sarasota.org or klacertosa@cmhs-sarasota.org. Safe Environment Training scheduledPosted: 05.23.08 A Safe Environment Training session for all diocesan employees, clergy religious, laity and volunteers who have routine contact with children and vulnerable adults will be held June 26, 6 p.m., at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in Port Charlotte. If you have not attended a session, please make arrangements to do so. Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend comingPosted: 05.23.08 The 2008 Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends for southwest Florida are coming in September and November. Marriage Encounter is a 40-hour program where married couples can get away from jobs, kids, phones and chores, and focus only on each other, providing greater depth, growth and enrichment in marriage relationships. The scheduled weekends in outhwest Florida are Sept. 12-14 and Nov. 7-9. Call 941-962-9904 or 888-560-1854 for more information or visit the Web site at www.wwme.org. Novena for Life May Masses scheduledPosted: 05.09.08 The Novena of Masses for Life for Sunday, May 25, commemorating the second month of Jesus’ development in the womb of Our Lady, will be celebrated with a special Mass at each the following parishes: St. Martha Parish in Sarasota at 5:30 p.m.; St. Leo the Great Parish in Bonita Springs at 11:30 a.m.; St. Peter the Apostle in Naples at 8 a.m.; and Our Lady Queen of Grace in Avon Park at 10:15 a.m. The diocesan Respect Life invites all to join in at one of the parishes for continuing meditation on the very beginnings of Our Lord’s life — as an unborn child in the womb of his mother. Masses at selected parishes in each deanery have been scheduled monthly through Dec. 25 for the intention of “a greater respect for all human life.” The complete list of scheduled Masses is available at: www.dovrespectlife.org/2008NOVENAFORLIFESCHEDULE.pdf. Call 239-352-6333 for additional information. Baccalaureate Mass set for Rice SchoolPosted: 05.09.08 The Blessed Edmund Rice School for Pastoral Ministry Baccalaureate Mass is scheduled for Sunday, May 18, 3 p.m., at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat and Spirituality Center. All are welcome. The graduation ceremony for the Rice School is scheduled for Sunday, June 1, 3 p.m., at Epiphany Cathedral in Venice. For more information call the Rice School at 941-766-7334. St. Joseph students take top prize in contestPosted: 05.09.08 Two St. Joseph Catholic School students took the top two prizes in an essay contest for Manatee County sixth-graders. Of the 672 entries in the contest sponsored by the Elks Club, Rohit Fonseca took first place and Hannah Cornwell took second place. Each student was asked to write a 250-word essay titled “What is an American?” Secular Franciscans seek membersPosted: 05.09.08 Those who believe God may be calling them to a deeper spiritual life, are invited to join the Secular Franciscan Order for a meeting Sunday, May 18, 2 p.m., at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish, 6600 Pennsylvania Ave., Sarasota. No one who attends is under obligation to join. If you need more information, call Marie Thomas at 941-355-8684 or visit the Web site at portiuncula.home.comcast.net/index.html. Housing, citizenship fair set for May 17Posted: 05.09.08 Catholic Charities Manatee County will have a foreclosure prevention, debt management, housing information and citizenship fair Saturday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its offices, 1219 16th St. W. in Bradenton. The fair will be an opportunity for people to obtain information and free counseling related to foreclosure prevention, budgeting, debt management, reverse mortgage and first-time homebuyer’s classes. There will also be opportunities to process citizenship applications at a reduced application preparation fee of $70. For more information about the fair call 941-714-7829. St. Charles Borromeo girls are soccer champsPosted: 05.09.08 The girls soccer team at St. Charles Borromeo School in Port Charlotte became champions following an unbeaten season in the Florida Gulf Coast League. The team went 8-0, beating Sarasota’s Incarnation School April 17 in the finals. The roster includes: Kate Mathis, Danielle Rioux, Melissa Monaco, Kirun Kadiwar, Adriana Riveria, Nicole Miller, Jacqueline Blanch, Kealey Keepers, Taylor Lindenberger, Stephanie Proux, Kristen Boyd, Jesse Hevia, Nicole Peet, Brooke Dooley and Katie Boyd. Lacrosse teams start at Cardinal MooneyPosted: 05.09.08 Cardinal Mooney High School in Sarasota has started fielding boys and girls lacrosse teams, with plans for formal competition to begin in the spring of 2009. With a lot of planning and new equipment purchases, 41 players hit the fields in February for skill building, with several scrimmages in March and April laying the groundwork toward official competition. Next spring, Cardinal Mooney will enter the West Florida Lacrosse League and play in the Club Division. Adding lacrosse to Cardinal Mooney’s existing sports lineup of 35 teams and 14 sports is a new venture in many ways. Among the most exciting is that almost half of the students playing lacrosse have not played another high school sport. The boys team, led by coaches Clayton Wight and Phillip Meyer, has 25 players on its roster. The girls team, led by coaches LeeAnn Fronckowiak and Paula Krupa, consists of 16 players. New assistant project manager namedPosted: 05.09.08 The Diocese of Venice has announced that Richard Vannucci has joined the Diocesan Catholic Center as assistant project manager in the Building Commission Department, effective April 24. At the same time, Steve Anderson, of Anderson & Ellis, an external consultant, who serves as the diocesan Building Commission director will continue in the same capacity, providing direction and project assignments for the department. Vannucci has been in the construction and home-building trade for several years. His last position was construction manager for Custom Luxury Homes at Arthur Ruttenburg Homes. From 1988-1998 he was a theology teacher at Cardinal Mooney High School in Sarasota. He and his wife, Bonnie, have three children, the oldest one at Cardinal Mooney and the other two at Incarnation School. The Vannuccis are members of St. Patrick Parish in Sarasota For all new construction and renovation projects, please contact Anderson at 941-484-9543, ext. 3031. For all existing building projects, please contact Vannucci at ext. 3091.
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