Adult volunteers are needed for 2021's Vacation Bible School. Our limited attendance VBS will be Monday, June 14 through Thursday, June 17. This year’s theme is Rocky Railway: Jesus’ love pulls us through! Volunteers will serve from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. Click here to sign up as a volunteer (and to see descriptions of all of the volunteer roles).

The Way of Love small group for those under 40 will meet tonight, May 5, at 7:15 p.m. The group meets each month on the first Wednesday at the same time.Contact Fr. Cannon for more information. We hope you will join us!

Members of the Invite-Welcome-Connect team were on hand this Sunday to remind parishioners of the many fellowship opportunities at St. John's. We still have yard signs available for parishioners to use to invite neighbors to our wonderful church, contact Donna Gem or Charlotte Maddox if you would like to get one, or stop by the parish offices.

We are now expanding Evening Prayer to include lay leaders. Evening Prayer is not an office that requires a member of the clergy and so represents a wonderful opportunity to expand lay participation in the spiritual life of the church.  This will also give your clergy some needed sabbath.

The requirements are not difficult. The time commitment is about 20 minutes at 4:00 p.m. one day a week for an agreed upon number of weeks. There is a little setup and training that Fr. Cannon will provide. Evening Prayer happens on Facebook, so a Facebook account is required. If you are called to participate, please contact Fr. Cannon.

We had a blast at our final EYC for 2020-2021! Thanks to all who came to join us, and all the youth who joined us for fun during a difficult year! We hope the fellowship and fun were a highlight of your school year.

St John’s EYC is going ziplining on Saturday, June 5th! Our ziplining adventure is actually the final day of our local Mission Trip, which is currently full--but this Free Day activity is open to everyone! We’ll be leaving Connelly House at 8:00 a.m. that morning, ziplining at Orlando Tree Trek, and then returning to Connelly House by 3:00 p.m. that afternoon. The cost is $50 per person. Parents, please let Ayana know if you would be able to help drive!

Thank you to everyone who has joined our St John’s EYC "class" on Remind (a group texting app)--you can join the group to stay up to date on EYC happenings by clicking here (from your phone). We’d love for you to stay connected in this new way!

St. John’s (limited attendance) Vacation Bible School is coming up Monday, June 14 through Thursday, June 17--and we need your help! This year’s theme is Rocky Railway: Jesus’ love pulls us through! Youth volunteers will serve from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day, and we'll sign for 16 service hours. Click here to sign up as a volunteer (and to see descriptions of all of the volunteer roles). Invite your friends!

St John’s EYC has a new leadership opportunity! Beginning this fall, we’ll be starting a St. John’s Youth Council made up of Middle and High schoolers. We’ll meet once a month (with dinner) to discuss EYC, brainstorm new ideas, and strengthen our faith together. Youth Council applications will be available in the next few weeks, with a deadline of Sunday, August 1 to turn them in. If you are interested in applying, please contact Youth Minister Ayana Grady!

Registration for our limited attendance 2021 St John’s Vacation Bible School, June 14 through 17, is now open! VBS is for potty-trained 3 year olds through rising 4th graders, and the cost is $40 per child for the week. We’ll meet from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the Parish Hall on Monday through Thursday, in a modified, masked, socially distant (but FUN) program. Don’t miss out on your spot--sign up here. Experience the Rocky Railway--Jesus’ power pulls us through!

This week’s Sunday School curriculum for all classes can be accessed here, along with the weekly cartoon videos.

The Women’s Mid Morning Bible Study concludes a study of the Book of Job, which biblical scholars include in the genre known as "wisdom literature." They are using Interpretation Bible Studies /Job by David C. Hester as their study guide. They welcome new members joining them at any point in the series. Father Michael Cannon will lead the class on Tuesday, May 18. They will be focusing on Job 42:7-17. This will be the final meeting fore 2020-2021. Information about the fall study will be available in mid-summer.

This is a Zoom study on alternate Tuesdays, 10:00 to 11:15 a.m. To receive an invitation to log in

email Joan McKay at mckayjhm@aol.com. Pat Wilson can also provide more information or

answer questions, contact her at patwilson68@tampabay.rr.com or 245.9562.

The Wednesday Afternoon adult formation group continues on Zoom on Wednesdays from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. The group is doing a study of Henri Nouwen’s book, Here and Now. For more information contact Deacon Kathleen at kmoore@stjohnstampa.org or 785.9400.

The Rev. Deacon Scott Nonken, Chaplain at the St. Anselm Episcopal Chapel Center at USF invites fellow diocese members to consider making a food donation to Feed-A-Bull, an initiative spearheaded by Student Health Services and Feeding America Tampa Bay. Feed-A-Bull strives to alleviate food hardship and hunger among USF students by providing supplemental food, nutrition education and resources to students in need, in order to promote student success and retention. The pantry was created as a response to the knowledge that some students face food insecurity while attending the university, and supplemental food assistance may assist in allowing students to focus on their studies. By providing emergency food assistance, Feed-A-Bull works to make sure that our students would not have to choose between buying text books or buying groceries, and helps to ensure that no student goes hungry. Click here for more information about the program and about donations.

We are in need of Sandwich Sunday Hosts for a few more months this year. Available dates are August 22, November 21, and December 19.

Hosts can assemble lunches at their own homes, and deliver them to Faith Cafe the next day. Costs are reimbursed by the parish. Contact Cindy Martin if you can help.

Contact Laurie Lawther at llawther@stjohnstampa.org to set up.

Go to www.stjohnstampa.org and click on "Give Now" on the right side of the top blue bar. The church now has the ability to accept credit and debit card payments, along with checking/savings account payments. To make a pledge or pay in some other way, click on "Stewardship" in the top website menu.

In the 'To' field of the text type 73256, then in the message, type SJE. You will receive a text back immediately with a link to complete the payment.

Laurie is available to walk you through any of these methods by email at llawther@stjohnstampa.org or call her at the parish offices at 259.1570. If you prefer, you may also call John Edgar in the parish offices and he will fill out a pledge card for you.

May 6, Stephen Bowles, Lynda Tappan, Leslie Bryant, Joseph Strickland, Addison Kriz

May 7, Wyatt Wankelman, Dawn Javino

May 8, Rogers Padgett, Lee Lowry, Susan Boyd, Britta Neugaard, Kelsey Killgoar, Shawn O'Brien, Alan Gay, Natalie Bedore

May 9, Sharon Romanski, India Witte, Jeremiah Roper

May 10, McIver Grim

May 11, Kali Bradley, Lina Okenfus, Robert Curtis

May 12, Pierce White, Paul Shoukry, Malloy Lacktman

The Men's Interactive Bible Study meets every Thursday at 11:45 a.m. to study the readings for the coming week and for fellowship. Email John in the parish offices at jedgar@stjohnstampa.org for the link to join.

The Holy Eucharist (Rite II), 10:00 a.m., Church, on Facebook Live, and our website

Bulletins and other resources are available here. 

Click here for the readings, St. John's follows Track 2.

The Contemporary Women's Bible Study (CWBS) group is doing a weekly virtual study on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. This is a Zoom meeting, so if you are interested in participating, you will need to register. Contact Deacon Kathleen at 785.9400 or kmoore@stjohnstampa.org; or Sally Thompson at tampasal@gmail.com or 254.3009.

In addition to welcoming limited, safe in-person attendance at the 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Sunday services, St. John's streams our 10:00 a.m. services live on Facebook. Access the stream at our page at https://www.facebook.com/stjohnstampa/. The stream is also live on our website.

The audio for sermons is here. New sermons are uploaded by Monday each week. Bulletins for Sundays are here, each week's bulletin is uploaded to this page by Saturday. Click here to find the readings for this coming Sunday (St. John's follows Track 2). You can also see Sunday services on our YouTube channel, they are uploaded each Sunday by mid-afternoon.

The parish offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Email us at parish@stjohnstampa.org or call 259.1570 to speak with John Edgar if you have questions.

Our clergy and staff stream evening prayer daily Monday through Saturday at 4:00 p.m. on Facebook Live. Intercessory prayers are invited in the comments during the feed or email us.

Nightly compline is offered by the brothers of the Society of St John the Evangelist on their web site at www.ssje.org.

If you have any questions or trouble using the online services noted above, please contact Lee Lowry by replying to this email, or John Edgar at jedgar@stjohnstampa.org. You can also contact the clergy member or parishioner who is the contact for each ministry. 

If you are someone who is able to help your fellow parishioners with errands and other means of support, please contact Fr. MIchael at mcannon@stjohnstampa.org. Conversely, if you are a parishioner who needs help, please also contact Fr. Michael at email at mcannon@stjohnstampa.org or by phone at 864.320.7116. He will match needs with resources so we are able to help one another in Christ's name.