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St. John's Senior Sunday will be this Sunday, May 2, at the 10:00 service. Come help us honor our high school graduates, and hear them speak about their time at St. John's!
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The Way of Love Small Group Meeting |
The Way of Love small group for those under 40 will meet next Wednesday evening, 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! |
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Evening Prayer Help Wanted |
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. |
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Lamentation, Grace, and Hope Speaker Series Concludes This Sunday (Date Change)
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St. John's invites parishioners and the entire diocese to join us for the final in a three-part speaker program featuring Christian M. M. Brady. The remaining event will take place on Sunday, May 2, at 4:30 p.m. and will be held virtually on Zoom. The link will be sent to St. John’s parishioners via Realm, others, please contact us at parish@stjohnstampa.org to get the link. Click here to read more about the event and about Christian.
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Youth and Children's Ministries |
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Meet us this Sunday, May 2, for our FINAL EYC of the school year--a combined 6th through 12th graders Messy Games Night from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Our Messy Games Night will be mostly outdoors, but it will begin in the Parish Hall with our 2020-2021 EYC Slideshow!
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! |
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Please let us know if you’d like to "opt-in" for our May at-home Sunday School packets by contacting Children's Minister Ayana Grady at agrady@stjohnstampa.org by this Sunday, April 25. If you are already receiving the packets and want to continue, you don’t need to contact us.
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.
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Adult Christian Formation |
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Women's Mid Morning Bible Study |
The Women’s Mid Morning Bible Study continues 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 4. They will be focusing on Job 40:6 through 42:6.
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 |
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Wednesday Adult Christian Formation |
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. |
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Action Items and Opportunities |
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Sandwich Sunday Hosts Needed |
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.
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There are many ways to make a one time or recurring gift to your parish! The work of the parish goes on and is more important than ever, and we appreciate your support. Please note, though we have resumed in-person services, we do not pass the collection plates, they will instead be in the rear of the church.
Mail a check to the church
Our address is St. John's Episcopal Church, 906 South Orleans Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606
Send a check through your bank's online bill pay
The bank will need the church's name, address, and usually our phone number, 259.1570
Request that St. John's make an automatic monthly withdrawal from your checking or savings account
Give online
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.
Give by text
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.
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April 29, Noah Hearing
April 30, Fletcher Barnes, Harvey Spencer, Bailey Turnquist, Juliet DeOrio
May 1, Linda Wyatt, Norman Miller, Clayton Bricklemyer, Mary Beth Schnell
May 2, Nick Herrin
May 3, Ruth Hemmingway, Hartley Mellish, John Jenkins, Pickens Price, Michael Maguire
May 4, Cody Crosby, Kristina Angiulli, Kristen Decelles, Joe Swanson
May 5, Matthew Crane, Guy King, Robert Lewis, Scott Taylor, John Thompson
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Thursday, April 29
Healing Service, 10:00 a.m., Church
Men's Interactive Bible Study, 11:45 a.m., Zoom
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.
Sunday, May 2
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I), 8:00 a.m., Church
Our Virtual Coffee Half-Hour will take a break for the summer.
Lamentation, Grace, and Hope Speaker Series, 4:30 p.m., Zoom
EYC Messy Games Night, 4:30 p.m., Parish Hall
Tuesday, May 4
Women's Mid Morning Bible Study, 10:00 a.m., Zoom
CWBS, 6:00 p.m., Zoom
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.
Wednesday, May 5
Adult Christian Formation, 2:00 pm., Zoom
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Virtual Worship, Ministries, and Resources |
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Service Information
Sunday Services
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 Chapel of the Resurrection, outdoors in the courtyard, is open 24/7. Please practice safe distancing measures with other parishioners.
Offices Open
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.
Virtual Ministries and Prayer Groups
Evening Prayer
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.
Compline Night Prayer
Nightly compline is offered by the brothers of the Society of St John the Evangelist on their web site at www.ssje.org.
Please note that blue text denotes a hyperlink directly to the service or website referenced.
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.
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Individual Pastoral Care
Although in-person pastoral visits are restricted, your clergy are available to you for pastoral conversations. If you are unable to reach them at the parish offices at 259.1570, please call directly. They can be reached at these numbers:
Pastoral Emergency Line: 813.906.5199
Father Cannon: 864.320.7116
Father Goodheart: 321.446.4934
Deacon Moore: 813.785.9400
Father Reho: 917.526.0746
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Caring for our Parish Family
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. |
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