The annual Fathers Campout was another great success! Visit our Facebook page for more photos!

The offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday and Friday next week. We will hold a service at 10:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, both in the church and streamed live.

Pandemic or not, it’s time to bring holiday cheer to the children and families at Cornerstone Kids!

There are some changes to our format this year, given that fewer folks are attending services in person. Those attending services may sign up for the Giving Tree between services this Sunday, November 22. If you don't attend services, you can visit the parish offices during the week, Monday through Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to sign up.

You can join this effort in one of four ways: buying gifts for the children, buying gift cards for their parents, buying food and/or paper products (plates, cups and plastic forks), or by transporting the items to Cornerstone Kids at St. James House of Prayer.

Call MC Jenkins with questions at 503.4605. Thank you!

This week's Ministry Snapshot video, the final in our series, features our Youth and Children's ministries. Thanks to Ayana Grady and Shawn O'Brien for highlighting all the wonderful ways our youth and children grow in God's love at St. John's! And a huge thanks to John Edgar for doing the filming and editing of all the videos.

Check it out on our YouTube channel! You can view past videos there too. While you're on our channel, subscribe!

The season of Advent begins on Sunday, November 29, this year. There are meditation books available to guide your personal prayer and study during this season of waiting in hope: The Wondrous Mystery: An Upper Room Advent Reader; and O Wisdom: Advent Devotions on the Names of Jesus. If you attend services in person, you will find copies available in the church. Or you may contact the parish office at jedgar@stjohnstampa.org to receive a copy by mail or just stop by the church during office hours Monday through Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

St. John's annual Advent program will begin on Monday, November 30. This year we will offer a four-week series based on Dr Amy-Jill Levine's book, Light of the World. We will meet via Zoom on Mondays November 30 and December 7,14, and 21 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Our St John's clergy members Fr. Michael Cannon, Fr. James Reho, Fr. Don Goodheart, and Deacon Kathleen Moore will each lead a session. Mark your calendar and plan to join us! Details will follow soon.

St John's is one of 15 churches that are members of Love INC of Metro Tampa, an organization dedicated to helping our neighbors in need. Love INC has an opening for a Help Center Coordinator in its office at the Portico in downtown Tampa. This position oversees the recruitment, training, and supervision of volunteer Resource Navigators; maintains client records; and assists the Executive Director to sustain relationships with member churches and community agencies. The position is currently 25 hours per week, Monday through Friday with the planned goal to increase to 40 hours per week in the first quarter of 2021. If you are interested or know someone who might be, contact Deacon Kathleen Moore at kmoore@stjohnstampa.org or 785.9400.

We are currently casting the St John’s annual Christmas Pageant for children 3 years old through 5th graders! This year will obviously look very different than our photo here from last year, but we are planning to put together an online pageant video to share with the congregation.

We need volunteers for the main speaking roles (Mary, Joseph, Readers, Three Kings, etc.), as well as Shepherds, Angels, and Animals. We will set up times to pick up costumes and film the parts (depending on each family’s comfort level). We also need families to sing the Christmas carols. Please let us know if you would like to participate by contacting Children's Minister Ayana Grady.

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

Also please contact Children's Minister Ayana Grady if you’d like to opt-in for our December at-home Sunday School packets!

Last Sunday, EYC continued the wonderful outreach tradition of Sandwich Sunday, preparing bagged lunches for the patrons at Faith Cafe!

This week, St. John's EYC will meet in the Parish Hall, socially distanced with masks required. Middle Schoolers (6th through 8th graders) will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., and High Schoolers (9th through 12th graders) will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Invite your friends!

We can’t miss out on our Annual Tacky Christmas Party/White Elephant Gift Exchange! Come dressed in your wackiest Christmas gear, and bring a wrapped present worth no more than $15 to exchange. We will be sure to stay safe, possibly with one adult leader opening each gift, and only distributing the final choices at the end! Don’t miss this fun St John’s EYC tradition!

The Women’s Mid Morning Bible Study continues their 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 their study guide. They will be meeting via Zoom to study chapters 3, 4 and 5 of 1 John on Tuesday, December 1. Sharon Stoll will be the facilitator.

The class begins at 10:00 a.m. to allow time for greeting one another prior to the lesson. The lesson time is 10:15 to 11:15 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.

They will take a break for Advent and Christmas and resume their study on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.

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

245-9562 or Joan McKay at mckayjhm@aol.com. Email Joan to get the Zoom link.

The Sunday Adult Formation Group meets 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. The group is currently involved in a study of The Meaning of Mary Magdalene by Cynthia Bourgeault.

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 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.

November 19, Rusty Shenk, Kristin Normandeau

November 20, David Webster, Emily Picone, Caroline Cox

November 21, Joyce Davidson, Melissa Spring, Sang-Hie Lee, Margaret Nelson, Rory Palermo, Bob Alter, Amanda Sansone

November 22, Carol Blume, Dick Eatman

November 23, Suzanne Nelson, Kari Bradley, David Pearce

November 24, Helena Ringhoff

November 25, Marc Adams, Emily Conlee, Trish Dockery, Porter Gay, Blythe Gay

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.

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 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 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.

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.