On Tuesday, November 23, at 6:00 p.m., St John’s will host an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service for our friends of Temple Rodeph Sholom. This will be a joyful resumption of the annual event that was interrupted by COVID last year. There will be a reception in the Parish Hall after the service. The Contemporary Women's Bible Study has a delicious menu planned including three kinds of lasagna, pound cake, cranberry fruit salad and more!

This is a great opportunity to gather with our friends and neighbors of the Jewish faith to give thanks for all the blessings God has given us. Contact Deacon Kathleen with questions.

Our Christmas Pageant Cast Reveal Brunch will be this Sunday, November 21 after the 10:00 service in conjunction with the Parish Brunch. Email Children’s Minister Ayana Grady with questions!

The Invite-Welcome-Connect (IWC) team would like to cordially invite you to the next Tampa Bay History Center (TBHC) “Lunch and Learn” tour on Friday, November 26. They will begin with a delicious lunch together (separate checks) at 11:30 a.m. at the Columbia Cafe (next door to TBHC), followed by a magical tour of TBHC (admission gratis) by our very own amazing docent, Jack Wyatt.

Note, this is also a great experience for young people, and since kids will be out of school that day, you may want to consider bringing your pre-teen or teen with you.

If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Donna Gem at 601.3419 or donnaagem@aol.com or to add your name(s) to the list.

Interested adults are invited to join us for an in-person Advent study beginning Sunday, November 28. We will meet in the Lowry Room between services from 8:50 to 9:50 a.m. This will be a video-based study, Light of the World, by internationally renowned scholar, teacher and author Dr Amy-Jill Levine, University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Fr Reho will lead the first session on November 28; bring your coffee and join the conversation! For more information, contact Deacon Kathleen at kmoore@stjohnstampa.org or 785-9400.

St. John's Church

invites you to a

Soirée

at the home of Ron and Mary Hulse

Friday, December 3, 2021

6:30 p.m.

4912 Lyford Cay Road

Bring an hors d'oeuvre to share and a drink of your choosing. RSVP to Mary Hulse at mmhulse@tampabay.rr.com or

Pat Wilson at patwilson68@tampabay.rr.com

Weather permitting, for those who wish to social distance, seating will be available on the patio.

Please try to join us!

Our annual St John’s Advent Wreath Making will be Sunday, December 5, after both the 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. services. Save the date!

The women of St John’s and their friends are invited to attend our Women’s Retreat at the Franciscan Center on Saturday, February 5, 2022. Mark your calendars now, details will follow. Questions? Contact Deacon Kathleen at kmoore@stjohnstampa.org or 785.9400.

Spaces still are available in the St. Bartholomew Travel Society's pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Petra in Jordan October 27 through November 8, 2022. Fr. Fred and Linda Robinson will lead this spiritual journey that follows in the steps of Jesus Christ's earthly ministry. Please contact Linda at lindarobinsonsrq@gmail.com or 941.914.2688 for more information. Brochures also are available in the church office.

The Sumter Kairos #30 men’s team including these five fellows ministered to 24 incarcerated men at Sumter C.I. this past weekend. God was so very good! We witnessed great things being done by the Holy Spirit - lives being transformed! The team thanks all of you for your support of prayers, artwork, money, and cookies! If you are interested in learning more about this enormously impactful ministry please do not hesitate to ask John Reffue, Bob Alter, Hugh Cruse, John Jenkins, or Fr. Cannon about their experience.

Have you made your pledge to St. John's for 2022 yet? If so, thank you! If not, our Every Member Canvas team will be calling you soon. We hope you will answer the call, make your "perfect gift," and help us make sure we have your correct contact information so we can stay in touch. You can get more information on our website, or make a safe online gift now here. Let's make this year St. John's strongest stewardship year ever, as we prepare to welcome a new Rector!

If you want to see more photos like the ones above, make sure to like our Facebook page! And don't be shy to share our posts. It's a great way to invite visitors to St. John's and let your friends and family know about all the great things going on in our parish!

Looking ahead: St John’s EYC will be serving at Metro Ministries Holiday Tents on Sunday, December 12 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.. Every volunteer needs to sign up through this link to be included in our St John’s group: http://stjohnsyouth.metromin.volunteerhub.com. We will need to know our final numbers before December 1! Youth Group families, including parents and children over 8, are welcome to sign up to serve together!

6th to 12th graders! St John’s EYC will meet this Sunday, with Middle Schoolers (6th to 8th graders) from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., and High Schoolers (9th to 12th graders) from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall! We’ll be continuing our Love Does program with a discussion on loving others! We’ll have snacks, games, and lots of fun--invite your friends! Next week is combined EYC (6th through 12th graders).

Are you ready to rock? St John’s EYC may be going to Universal Studios for Rock the Universe this upcoming year! Rock the Universe (RTU) is a late-night Christian Music weekend at Universal--with most rides open until 1 am! The catch is that this year’s RTU is on Gasparilla weekend, January 28 through 30. Please let us know if you would be interested--click here for more details!

Join our Remind EYC group text to stay up to date on EYC happenings by clicking here (from your phone)!

Issa A.

11th grade at Robinson IB

🍣 Issa’s favorite food is Sushi

🦶Issa has lost 4 of her toenails playing Lacrosse

✈️ Issa was at the Tampa airport 10 times this past summer!

Issa’s favorite thing about St John’s: Knowing that I am a part of something bigger than myself!

The Women’s Mid Morning Bible Study continues a study of the first and second letters of Paul to the Thessalonians using the study guide Paul for Everyone, Galatians and Thessalonians by N. T. Wright. They meet on alternate Tuesdays, gathering at 10:00 a.m. for fellowship, followed by the lesson from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. They will continue to meet by Zoom for now.

The group will not meet the week of Thanksgiving, but will complete their study of First and Second Thessalonians on Tuesday, December 7. The Rev. Michael Cannon will guide the study of 2 Thessalonians, Chapters 2 and 3, on that date. The group will then break for Advent and Christmas, resuming meeting on Tuesday, January 11. The venue is yet to be decided. They will be studying 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus for the first half of 2022. More information will be forthcoming.

For more information, contact Sally Wiley at wiley48sm@gmail.com or 244.4497 or Pat Wilson at patwilson68@tampabay.rr.com. All women of the parish and those whom they would like to invite are welcome to join them as the group delves into Paul’s earliest extant correspondence.

The Wednesday Afternoon adult formation group continues on Zoom on Wednesdays from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. The group studies the work of a variety of Christian writers; group discussions are lively and substantive. All are welcome. For more information contact Deacon Kathleen at kmoore@stjohnstampa.org or 785.9400.

Do you like to sew? Do you know a young person who would like to learn to sew? Well, St. John’s may have a new ministry for you. Nothing fancy necessary, just straight lines!

We are beginning a sewing ministry that will make pouches for Tampa’s unhoused population to store their ID and other important documents. The pouches have a cord that goes around the neck and can go under a shirt or blouse so that documents can remain out of sight and safe.

They are very easy to make. We have samples and instructions. They will be distributed to people in need by Faith Cafe and Love, INC. What we need now is denim or other strong fabric and velcro strips. Old, unwanted jeans or other denim clothing will work. We will place a container in the

Parish Hall, properly labeled, for your donations. If you would like to join the sewing ministry, donate supplies, or receive more information, please reach out to Shirley Susich at sjsusich@gmail.com.

Are you interested in serving God and your parish community through one of our many ministries, but don't know where to start? Contact Fr. Cannon by email or at the church office at 259.1570, and he can help guide you to the perfect match!

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 18, Joan Lochridge, Bill Brown, Obi Pederson

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, Anne-Sophie Roger

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. The group will convene in person in the Lowry Room for those who are comfortable. If you prefer to continue joining virtually, email John in the parish offices at jedgar@stjohnstampa.org for the link.

The Holy Eucharist (Rite I), 8:00 a.m., Church, followed by Coffee Hour Fellowship

The Holy Eucharist (Rite II), 10:00 a.m., in the Church and on Facebook Live, and our website, followed by Parish Brunch/Christmas Pageant Reveal

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 does 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, contact Deacon Kathleen at 785.9400 or kmoore@stjohnstampa.org; or Sally Thompson at tampasal@gmail.com or 254.3009 for the link.

In addition to welcoming 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. Please access the most current safety guidance here.

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, staff, and fellow parishioners 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.

Compline is offered by the brothers of the Society of St John the Evangelist on their web site at www.ssje.org on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8:30 p.m EST.

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. 

Father Robinson: 941.350.0043

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.