Our Diocese is blessed with many lay women and men who love God and wish to serve Him. In 1997, then Bishop Robert N. Lynch initiated the Lay Pastoral Ministry Institute to equip Catholics to “be more” by forming them Spiritually, Intellectually, and Pastorally. To date, 345 people of our Diocese have been commissioned for lay ministry work. We are grateful for this rare educational opportunity, which is not available in all dioceses. Ask yourself: Could God be calling me to be a Lay Ecclesial Minister in His Church?

Join women from throughout the Diocese of St. Petersburg on Saturday, September 23rd for a day of friendship, faith, laughs and renewal at the 2017 Spirit FM Catholic Women’s Conference.