Blessed Sacrament COVID-19 Plan
Brothers and Sisters, The Blessed Sacrament staff has every desire to assist parishioners during this unprecedented times. To help you navigate this crisis spiritually, we are instituting the following practices. To ensure the safety of the staff and parishioners, and in accordance with state, local, and diocesan officials, all events, gatherings, and masses are cancelled […]
Bishop Parkes Latest Announcement Regarding COVID-19
DIOCESE OF ST. PETERSBURG Office of the Bishop March 18, 2020 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As you are aware, because of the fluid and unprecedented nature of the Coronavirus crisis, our response to the threat posed by the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has been to closely monitor the guidance of government […]
Bishop Parkes Message Regarding Mass
Dear Faithful of the Diocese of St. Petersburg As your Bishop, in collaboration with our Pastors and the Staff of our Pastoral Center, I have closely monitored the circumstances as our nation responds to the Coronavirus outbreak. Out of pastoral concern for the health and wellbeing of all of our Catholic people, the Diocese issued guidelines […]
Coronavirus Precautions UPDATE 3/12/2020
Effective March 12, 2020, the following directives will remain in place until further notice: 1. The communal distribution of the Precious Blood from the cup will be temporarily suspended. Our faith teaches us that we receive the fullness of the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the Consecrated Host. 2. All Holy […]