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A Year of Celebration

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2009

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Summer Institute Offers Opportunity to Learn

Catholic school teachers and catechists in parishes gathered recently for their annual Summer Institute to broaden their understanding on a variety of topics.

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Coalition for Life Reflects on Productive Year
Plight of area Pregnancy Centers discussed

The past year was one of the most successful in getting the word out and bringing people together for promoting Life issues in the Diocese of Venice.

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Epiphany Students Collect More Than 22,000 Soda Can Tabs
Donations benefit Shriner’s Hospital in Tampa

The students at Epiphany Cathedral School spent the entire year bringing in their soda can tabs one or two at a time. Those tabs were collected and gathered throughout the year, ultimately totaling more than 18 pounds or 22,806 tabs.

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San Antonio Parish Receives Relic of Patron Saint on Feast Day
Presentation part of ongoing “Year of Celebration”

For the first time since its founding, San Antonio Parish has a relic of their patron saint. continued...

St. Anthony Relic
Bishop Frank J. Dewane presents a relic of St. Anthony of Padua to San Antonio Parish Administrator Father Jacek Mazur on June 13, the Feast Day of St. Anthony, the patron of the Port Charlotte parish. The relic, a piece of the Saints skin, was presented to the parish as part of the ongoing “Year of Celebration” commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Diocese of Venice. Bishop Dewane will be presenting relics of the patron saints of some of the Diocesan parishes which don’t already have relics throughout the next year.
Refugee children playing in sprinkler
Children get hosed down during the Ninth Annual World Refugee Day Celebration June 20 at Sugden Regional Park in East Naples sponsored by Catholic Charities of Collier County. Firefighters sprayed the water as part of a day filled of fun and games. More than 100 refugees participated in the day which was intended to encourage other refugee to come forward and receive help.
bishop Nevin's 50 year celebration
Bishop Emeritus John J. Nevins greets well–wishers as he departs a Mass commemorating the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination June 7 at Epiphany Cathedral in Venice. More than 1,000 priests, religious, friends and family gathered for the the bishop’s golden jubilee celebration, including five bishops from Florida.

 
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6/19/2009 - 6/19/2010

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Students participate in the St. Francis Xavier School Basketball Camp in Fort Myers. The players, ages 8-13, learn from Coach Leonard LoVerde about basic skills and sportsmanship.
Kindergarteners watch and listen during an assembly the St. Patrick Vacation Bible School June 23 in Sarasota. The school includes campers, age 3-12. Each age or grade group wears a different color T-shirt during the week. Yellow was for kindergarteners.



Schedule for
Novena of Masses For Life
March 25 - December 25, 2009
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