Ave Maria Parish will be welcoming back Reverend David Vidal as our new pastor.  Bishop Frank Dewane announced via the Diocese of Venice in Florida newsletter, "The Mustard Seed" that Fr. Vidal will be leaving his current assignment at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Parish in LaBelle, FL and starting at Ave Maria Parish beginning Feb 1 ^st, 2021.  Our previous pastor Reverend Cory Mayer will become the pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Grove City, FL effective Feb 1 ^st, 2021.