March

29 Maundy Thursday

     Joint School Holy Eucharist, 8:00 a.m., Church

      Maundy Thursday Liturgy, followed by the Vigil throughout the night, 7:00 p.m.,            Church  

30 Good Friday

      Parish Offices Close at Noon

      Morning Prayer and Holy Communion from the Reserved Sacrament, 7:00 a.m.,          Chapel  

      The Liturgy for Good Friday with St. John's Choir, 12:00 noon, Church

      Tolling of the Bells, 3:00 p.m.

      Good Friday Evening Prayer, 5:30 p.m., Church

31 Holy Saturday

      The Great Vigil and Eucharist of Easter, 7:00 p.m., Church

April

1    Easter Sunday

      Easter Service, 8:00 a.m., Church

      Flowering of the Cross, 9:00 a.m., Courtyard

      Festal Service, 9:15 a.m., Church  

      Family Easter Service, 9:15 a.m., Parish Hall  

      Easter Egg Hunt, following the 9:15 a.m. Family Service  

      Festal Service, 11:15 a.m., Church

2    Easter Monday

      Parish Offices Closed for Easter Monday

      

8    Combined Services at 10:00 a.m. (8:00 a.m. service takes place as usual),                  followed by the Parish Picnic

On the  Sunday following Easter, as is our custom, we will combine the  9:15 and 11:15 a.m. services into one  10:00 a.m. service, to be followed by our spring Parish Picnic. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be grilled by the Fathers' Ministry of St. John's. Parishioners with last names beginning with A through L, please bring a side dish. Those with last names from M through Z, please bring a salad, fruit, or some type of vegetable. Casual dress is appropriate at the 10:00 a.m. service and picnic.

St. John's hosted a tea for our Canterbury residents following the regular Wednesday Eucharist that we celebrate there each week. Thanks to all who attended!

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the behind-the-scenes folks that worked tirelessly to create another successful Lenten Dinner Series.  Along with this year's Lenten weekly trio consisting of Nicholas Nitch, Kari Power, and Yvonne Santiago, and our other dedicated adults,  Suzanne Arthur and  Mary Greacen, we  were blessed with a great set up crew who came every week - they sacrificed their time joyfully and even came to me asking if they could join our crew.  If you see them, share a moment with these two wonderful children, Jeremiah and Gwendolyn, who came every week ... didn't complain ... polished silverware, set up the tables, carried, fetched and helped work on the cold food side of things.  The most powerful aspect of their service to me was they volunteered!

Chef Dave

And Fr. Connelly extends a HUGE thanks to Chef Dave himself for his dedication and time feeding the hearts, souls, and bodies of the people of our Parish during Lent and all year round!

Are you interested in joining a group of St. John's parishioners who periodically gather to share in faith, fellowship, and friendship through social events? The Circle is open to adult parishioners of any age. 

We are kicking off 2018 with a festive "Cinco de Mayo" event on Friday, May 4, at the home of Paul and Mary Beth Carastro. Stay tuned for further details, we hope you'll make plans to join us!

If you would like more information about The Circle, to join our mailing list or to help organize or host future events, please email Lisa Sepulveda at lwsepulveda@aol.com

St John's EYC is sponsoring a Mission Fundraiser Dinner on Sunday, April 15 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall to help with expenses for the upcoming Mission Trip to Chattanooga (June 2 through 9)! Each Mission Trip youth personally selected eight to ten families that they would like to invite, and the invitations go out this week!

 

We invite you and your family to join us on April 15  for a yummy meal, and a quick Youth Mission presentation. Near the end of the event, each family will receive an envelope with a profile of a St John's Youth "Mission Tripper", as well as a number from 1 to 50. The profile will be your family's Prayer Partner-a Youth that you can pray for before, during, and after the trip, and the number is the dollar amount that we ask that you will donate to our cause (from $1 to $50). We pray that you can attend and participate with us!

 

Please bring cash or check to the dinner for your Mission Trip donation. RSVP by Sunday, April 8  by calling the parish offices at 259.1570 or contacting Youth Minister Ayana Grady at agrady@stjohnstampa.org. God bless!

At this past week's Sunday School, the 3 rd through  5 th graders put on a Palm Sunday skit for the younger classes. Thanks to Hugh Cruse and Stephanie Andrews for organizing such a delightful activity!

Sunday, April 1 

Easter Sunday (No EYC)

Sunday, April 8 

Regular EYC, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., Discovery House

Sunday, April 15 

EYC Mission Envelopes Fundraiser, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., Parish Hall

Sunday, April 22 

Bowling Night, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Pinarama Bowl Lanes

Sunday, May 6 

Final Regular EYC, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., Discovery House

Sunday, May 13 

Senior Sunday

Over the next weeks, we will feature some of the young people of our EYC who will be attending the summer mission trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee.

We still have spaces on Teams 1 and 3.

 

The Tampa Deanery's 2018 project is the completion of a three-year project building San Timoteo Episcopal Church in Nizao, which will be consecrated on June 30 .

 

The teams will also be working at the San Matias Church and School in Santana, Bani, adjacent to the Morrow Center (our lodging).  We will be completing much needed repairs, painting and sealing the concrete roof. The school was constructed by the Tampa Deanery in 2002 and 2003.

 

Dates are: Team 1 - June 16-23, Team 2 - June 23-July 1, Team 3 - June 29-July 7.

 

For more information contact Sally Thompson at 760.5120 (phone/text) or tampasal@gmail.com.

We are in need of Sandwich Sunday hosts on May 20.   Hosting includes shopping for supplies, coordinating sandwich preparation on the day-of, and delivering the meals to Faith Cafe. Costs are reimbursed by the parish. Click here to contact Cindy Martin if you can help.