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St. Martha School: 60 Years Serving Sarasota

“Be it known to all who enter that CHRIST is the reason for this school”


Mission:  St. Martha Catholic School encourages the formation of self-confident, motivated, faith-filled students and instills in them a lifelong love of God and learning. Our students are nurtured and challenged in a Christ-centered environment to achieve strength in faith and excellence in knowledge while embracing the Christian values of personal responsibility, moral courage, respect, patience, humility, sacrifice and social justice.   Continued...


St. Martha Pastor Presented Papal Medal

Highest recognition for a Religious Priest


Father Fausto Stampiglia stood before at standing-room-only Church at St. Martha Parish with an enormous smile, overwhelmed by the show of support from the parishioners who gave him a standing ovation. Continued...

40 Days for Life Makes a Difference
Jeanne Berdeaux is the Diocese of Venice Director of Respect Life Office

 

October 6, 2009 began as usual for Abby Johnson. The director of Planned Parenthood in Bryan/College Station, Texas, arrived at the facility ready to deal with the various tasks involved in her job. Continued...

Mass Marks Feast Day for Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

 

For the second year in a row St. Martha Parish has been the location where members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem gathered for a Mass on the Feast Day of Our Lady, Queen of Palestine.  Continued...

College Entrance Exams Rise for Diocesan Students

Scores rate above state, national averages


Recent news has portrayed high school students across the nation as struggling on college preparation exams. This is not true for the students at Cardinal Mooney High School in Sarasota, St. John Neumann High School in Naples and Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Venice.   Continued...

Prayer for Safety in Hurricane Season
Season begins June 1

 

June 1 marks the beginning of the 2010 “Hurricane Season.” A prayer is presented here by which one asks for safety from the storms that often threaten Southwest Florida. The Diocese of Venice has been struck by several hurricanes in the past 10 years; Hurricanes Charley, Katrina and Wilma each serve as vivid reminders of the power of these storms and the suffering which follows in their wake.Continued...