FAST Joshua Assembly
We will celebrate this year’s successes and start our investment drive. Find out more about FAST and join us today!
St. Veronica's Guild
St. Veronica’s Guild gathers for fellowship and to knit, sew, and create comfort items—chemo hats, twiddle muffs, and prayer blankets—for those facing illness or memory loss. Items donated to St. Anthony’s hospital.
Practicing Resurrection
Drawing on Scripture and shared conversation, we will delve into a different expression of the resurrection each week: hope, forgiveness, hospitality, courage, generosity, and joy. We’ll also learn a simple spiritual practice to carry with us into our week. No preparation needed - just a willingness to explore more deeply our life with God.
Family Ministry Beach Eucharist
Let’s celebrate the end of the school year with a Beach Eucharist! The whole family is invited. Join us for worship, fellowship, and games out on St. Pete Beach. Food and drinks are provided.
Education for Ministry Graduation
During the 10:15am service, we will recognize our two graduates of Education for Ministry: Marilyn Hobbs and Karen Torrisi. They have completed the four-year program and their certificates will be presented. Join us as we pray for our graduates as they continue in the ministry of the church!
Pentecost Picnic
Don’t miss our annual Pentecost Picnic! We provide the fried chicken. You are invited to provide everything else: salads, sides, appetizers, desserts. We have aluminum pans at the front desk for you to take home and bring back with your contribution. Wear red for Pentecost! Sign up to help at spcathedral.org/pentecost.
Offices Closed for Memorial Day
The church will reopen on Tuesday, May 26. If you have a pastoral emergency during this time, please contact our emergency clergy line at 727-822-4173, ext. 1.
St. Peter's Book Club
The May selection is Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Beyond race, class, or other factors, a powerful caste system influences people’s lives and behavior and the nation’s fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. John Sumner is the presenter. Contact BJ Scarborough for more information, or for the Zoom link.
St. Veronica's Guild
St. Veronica’s Guild gathers for fellowship and to knit, sew, and create comfort items—chemo hats, twiddle muffs, and prayer blankets—for those facing illness or memory loss. Items donated to St. Anthony’s hospital.
Diocesan Ordinations
Bishop Douglas Scharf will ordain Peter Dombrowski to the Sacred Order of Deacons and the Rev. Miranda Harrison-Quillin to the Sacred Order of Priests. You are invited to join in this joyous celebration! A festive reception will be had in Harvard Hall following the ordinations.
Pray, Meditate, and Connect
This faith-filled group will gather to share prayer concerns, 20 minutes of silent meditation, and a brief prayer service to conclude. Our aim is to deepen our fellowship through prayer. All are welcome, whether you have experience with silent meditation or are just curious.
Adult Forum: Becoming the Church
During Eastertide, the Church’s Sunday readings turn to the Book of Acts, where we hear how the apostles, empowered by the Holy Spirit, proclaimed the message of Jesus and established the early Church. What might these accounts teach us today? How might they guide us in living faithfully so that the Church continues to grow and the Good News continues to be proclaimed? This class will offer an opportunity for thoughtful reflection and faithful response.
Daughters of the King
The Order of the Daughters of the King is a 140-year-old religious order for women. The mission of the Order is be the extension of Christ’s Kingdom through prayer, service, and evangelism.
Pray, Meditate, Connect
This faith-filled group will gather to share prayer concerns, 20 minutes of silent meditation, and a brief prayer service to conclude. Our aim is to deepen our fellowship through prayer. All are welcome, whether you have experience with silent meditation or are just curious.
BBC Night at the Movies: Straw
Join us for an evening of film, reflection, and conversation. The powerful film Straw explores the pressures people carry, the breaking points that shape human decisions, and the importance of compassion and community. Free admission and popcorn!
Deanery Ascension Day Holy Eucharist
This shared service brings together parishioners from across our neighboring Episcopal Churches for a joint celebration of the Holy Eucharist. A combined choir of singers across the deanery will sing works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Harold Darke. The Rev. Ryan Whitley (Rector of St. Thomas’) will preach and Prov. Michelle Robertshaw will preside.
Practicing Resurrection
Drawing on Scripture and shared conversation, we will delve into a different expression of the resurrection each week: hope, forgiveness, hospitality, courage, generosity, and joy. We’ll also learn a simple spiritual practice to carry with us into our week. No preparation needed - just a willingness to explore more deeply our life with God.
Messy Church
Our final Messy Church of the year is here! We hope you’ll join us for another evening of fun, faith, and fellowship! Messy Church is for kids ages 4 through fifth grade and their parents. (Siblings welcome!) More information is available at spcathedral.org/children.
St. Veronica's Guild
St. Veronica’s Guild gathers for fellowship and to knit, sew, and create comfort items—chemo hats, twiddle muffs, and prayer blankets—for those facing illness or memory loss. Items donated to St. Anthony’s hospital.
20s/40s Guided Wine Tasting
The 20s/40s Group will enjoy an evening of wine tasting! Led by our fellow parishioner Joy Oswald at her wine bar Delicious: An Interactive Taste Experience, this event will offer a selection of six wines paired with savory and sweet treats and insightful commentary. Cost is $25 per person. Please RSVP by Monday, May 11, to Matt Freeman.
Outreach Committee
The Outreach Committee meets monthly. It is a combination and coordination of outreach efforts in the Cathedral, both locally and abroad. Because we are compelled by Christ to be the healing presence of God’s love in the world, we work to transform the lives of the vulnerable through food, health, education, relationship building, and inclusivity initiatives.
Friends of St. Aelred
The Friends of St. Aelred is an organization of LGBTQIA+ Episcopalians and their friends and supporters that strive for social justice, fellowship, and service to the community.
Second Cup
All are invited to meet up in the Chapter Room for a brief discussion of the day’s lectionary texts and to check in with one another. Grab a second cup of coffee and a donut and join us from 11:45 am-12:15 pm. Childcare is available.
Adult Forum: Becoming the Church
During Eastertide, the Church’s Sunday readings turn to the Book of Acts, where we hear how the apostles, empowered by the Holy Spirit, proclaimed the message of Jesus and established the early Church. What might these accounts teach us today? How might they guide us in living faithfully so that the Church continues to grow and the Good News continues to be proclaimed? This class will offer an opportunity for thoughtful reflection and faithful response.
Practicing Resurrection
Drawing on Scripture and shared conversation, we will delve into a different expression of the resurrection each week: hope, forgiveness, hospitality, courage, generosity, and joy. We’ll also learn a simple spiritual practice to carry with us into our week. No preparation needed - just a willingness to explore more deeply our life with God.
St. Veronica's Guild
St. Veronica’s Guild gathers for fellowship and to knit, sew, and create comfort items—chemo hats, twiddle muffs, and prayer blankets—for those facing illness or memory loss. Items donated to St. Anthony’s hospital.
EYC
Be part of our Episcopal Youth Community at the Cathedral! We will gather in the Harriet Bedell Room to study, talk, and get to know each other. Contact Youth Minister, Dom DiRienz, for more information.
EYSeedlings
It’s the week before Mothers’ Day, and we’ll talk about the women and all caregivers in our lives, as well as ways that God can be mothering. Then, we’ll make prayer bouquets! What’s a prayer bouquet? You’ll find out! Lunch is provided. Please RSVP to Michelle Thomas.
Moving Up Sunday
We will honor our children advancing in their faith milestones. From the nursery to children’s chapel, EYSeedlings, EYC, and our graduates. Pray for our Cathedral Children and Youth!
Adult Forum: Becoming the Church
During Eastertide, the Church’s Sunday readings turn to the Book of Acts, where we hear how the apostles, empowered by the Holy Spirit, proclaimed the message of Jesus and established the early Church. What might these accounts teach us today? How might they guide us in living faithfully so that the Church continues to grow and the Good News continues to be proclaimed? This class will offer an opportunity for thoughtful reflection and faithful response.
Pray, Meditate, and Connect
This faith-filled group will gather to share prayer concerns, 20 minutes of silent meditation, and a brief prayer service to conclude. Our aim is to deepen our fellowship through prayer. All are welcome, whether you have experience with silent meditation or are just curious.
Education for Ministry (EfM)
A new group forms each fall and meets Monday evenings from 6:00-8:30 pm OR Thursday afternoons from 2-4 pm from Labor Day through Memorial Day. For more information, contact Michelle Thomas.
Practicing Resurrection
Drawing on Scripture and shared conversation, we will delve into a different expression of the resurrection each week: hope, forgiveness, hospitality, courage, generosity, and joy. We’ll also learn a simple spiritual practice to carry with us into our week. No preparation needed - just a willingness to explore more deeply our life with God.
Men's Bible Study
The Men’s Bible Study group gathers in the Chapter Room Thursday mornings at 7:45 a.m. for conversation and reflection of Holy Scripture and other topics. Enjoy a cup of coffee and a great faith-filled discussion with a wonderful group of guys. Contact: Frank Casorio.
St. Veronica's Guild
St. Veronica’s Guild gathers for fellowship and to knit, sew, and create comfort items—chemo hats, twiddle muffs, and prayer blankets—for those facing illness or memory loss. Items donated to St. Anthony’s hospital.
St. Peter's Book Club
The St. Peter’s Book Club selection for April is The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. It was the last major fictional work he published during his lifetime, and it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. It was the only work mentioned when Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1954. Randy Ramsey is the presenter. A Zoom link is available if you can’t attend in person.
Choral Evensong
The last Choral Evensong of the program year will include music of one of the historic figures in sacred music, Sir George Dyson, and a contemporary composer, Kim André Arnesen. This is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, when we joyously celebrate the resurrection. The Cathedral Chamber Choir sings, and Dwight Thomas is music director and organist.