The Annual Women’s Retreat, sponsored by the Contemporary Women’s Bible Study group, is scheduled for Saturday, September 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For those who feel comfortable gathering in person, we have reserved a large space at the Franciscan Center that will allow for social distancing. For those who would prefer to participate from the safety of home, there will be several opportunities to Zoom in over the course of the day. If you are interested in participating, please contact Deacon Kathleen Moore at kmoore@stjohnstampa.org and let her know your preference. We will discuss selections from Barbara Brown Taylor’s book, Learning to Walk in the Dark, and other readings and reflections will be provided.

Ayana Grady was recently appointed by the Bishop to the Becoming Beloved Community Committee of the Diocese. This committee will help equip the diocese to continue to live into reconciling work of the Gospel in the area of racial healing. The work is comprised of four components: tell the truth, repair the breach, proclaim the dream, and practice the way of love.

Congratulations, Ayana! We know you will represent St. John's well!

St. John's aprons are for sale for $20 in the Parish Offices. Quantities are limited, contact John Edgar if you would like one. All proceeds will benefit our Ministries.

We will resume the Thursday 10:00 a.m. Healing Prayer Service in the church beginning September 17. There will be appropriate social distancing, masks, and no Eucharist. We hope you will join us.

We miss you all! Please join us Thursday, September 24 for a Zoom meeting at 9:00 a.m. We would love to hear from you and take a few minutes for fellowship and friendship. Please email Ayana at agrady@stjohnstampa.org or Sarah Bricklemyer at sarah_milton@hotmail.com for the meeting ID. Hope to see you there!  

On Tuesday, September 22, the Women’s Mid Morning Bible Study will continue our fall study

of some of the general letters or epistles using the commentary The Early Christian Letters for

Everyone: James, Peter, John and Judah by N. T. (Tom) Wright, as our study guide. Father

Charles Connelly will guide our discussion of James 3:13 - 5:19.

It is a virtual class, using St. John’s Zoom, and will begin at 10:15 a.m. to allow time for greeting one another prior to the lesson. (Please note slightly later time than usual.) The lesson time will be 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Classes are on alternate Tuesdays with the final class scheduled on December 1. The class is open to all women in the Parish and invited friends.

For more information about the study, contact Pat Wilson at patwilson68@tampabay.rr.com or

245-9562 or Joan McKay at mckayjhm@aol.com. The Zoom invitation will be sent to all those

who receive meeting reminders from Joan McKay. To be added to that list, email Joan with

your request. We hope you will consider joining us this fall.

St John's EYC will continue to meet every Sunday afternoon with safe distance and masks required at all times. We will meet most Sundays in the Parish Hall, with an Outdoor EYC on the 1st week of each month (October 4, November 1, and December 6). Middle Schoolers (6th through 8th graders) will meet each week from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., and High Schoolers (9th through 12th graders) from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

We will not be serving dinner for the near future. There will be individually wrapped snacks and drinks available, but please plan to eat dinner either before or after youth group!

Our public hour long conversation on grief is intended to be a resource and forum for anyone experiencing grief or tending to others experiencing grief. Our four speakers are all St. John’s parishioners. Nancy Walker, author of 100 Days: Dying to Tell His Story, will share with us her perspective on grief based on the experience of the loss of her father to cancer. Harry Hedges will discuss how support groups can be helpful and the general landscape of bereavement support groups in Tampa. Michael Eachon will give an overview of the Mourner’s Path program, how it works and who it helps. Pam Shives will give an overview of the Faithful Friends ministry, why it started and how it serves persons experiencing grief.  

Our hope is that this conversation will provide spiritual comfort and fellowship as well as helpful information about available resources.

The conversation will be held on Zoom and recorded for later distribution. Please contact Fr. Cannon at mcannon@stjohnstampa.org if you would like to attend and he will send you the link.

In addition to this talk, St. John's supports people experiencing grief in a variety of ways including regular contact, grief support literature, special informational events, pastoral counseling, and a reference library. A full listing is here.

The Sunday Adult Formation Group continues to meet via Zoom each Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Generally, each session includes a short presentation followed by group discussion. Topics are suggested by the group. This week, the group will discuss the video A Discussion on Biblical Justice with Professor N.T. Wright. The video can be found on YouTube here.

All are welcome; if you have not previously attended the Wednesday afternoon sessions, contact Deacon Kathleen at kmoore@stjohnstampa.org or 785.9400 for the login information.

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 a phone call at 259.1570.

September 17, Don Cox, Elizabeth Pearce, John Edgar

September 18, Ellen Henne, Vicki Hayes, Sarah Bricklemyer, Lilyanne Drumsta, Denise Thomason

September 19, George McGahran, John Nelson, Bear Galavis

September 20, Molly Adams, B.G. Holmberg, Phil Leigh

September 21, Leigh Coursen, Bob Crowder

September 22, Mark Stillie, Heath Patenaude, Erika Cannon

September 23, Anne Hyatt, Mikel Peel, Lillie Lowry, Elise Bexley

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.

Choral Morning Prayer, 10:00 a.m., at Church and on Facebook Live.

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.

The group meets by Zoom from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. If you would like to join them, contact Deacon Kathleen at kmoore@stjohnstampa.org for login information.

St. John's continues to stream our 10:00 a.m. services on Facebook Live on Sundays. Access the stream at our page at https://www.facebook.com/stjohnstampa/.

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 have reopened. Regular hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, however most staff and clergy are still working from home, so please make an appointment with the staff or clergy member you wish to meet with to be sure they are available. Email us at parish@stjohnstampa.org or call 259.1570 to speak with John Edgar if you have questions.

Fr. Reho invites you to join the School for daily chapel services on the School's YouTube channel. For safety, students will have chapel in their homeroom via video for the time being. A reminder that the sermon is geared to children, but is no less enjoyable for that fact. The link is the same every day: www.stjohnseagles.org/daily-chapel, the services become live each morning at 6:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. You can also access the Chapel Book here if you would like to follow along.

Fr. Connelly streams evening prayer daily Monday through Saturday at 3:00 p.m. on Facebook Live. Intercessory prayers are invited in the comments during the feed or email Fr. Connelly.

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 be matching needs with resources so we are able to help one another in Christ's name.