Announcements (Page 12)

Faith Cafe Augments Services to the Homeless

Beginning August 1, Faith Cafe, South Tampa Ecumenical Ministries’ (STEM) outreach to the homeless and hungry, began offering dinner on Sunday evening, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., at its 1340 South Clearview Avenue location. STEM member churches are rotating the Sunday supper service. St. John’s could be one of those churches if we are able to assemble a Sunday team in the future.…

Children’s Ministry Upcoming Dates

Sunday, September 10 – Sunday School Kick-Off (9:15 a.m., Parish Hall) Sunday, September 24 – Family Services Reconvene (9:15 a.m., Parish Hall) Friday, September 22 – Family Game Night (6:00 p.m., Parish Hall) Sunday, October 1 – Christmas Pageant Sign-Ups Begin (During Sunday School Check-In) Sunday, October 22 – Pumpkin Painting Party (4:00 p.m., Parish…

Tampa Deanery – 2017 Mission Trip to the DR

This is the second year of a three-year project building San Timoteo Episcopal Church in Nizao. The teams will also be working at the San Matías Church and School in Santana, Baní adjacent to the Morrow Center (our lodging).  We will be completing much needed repairs, painting and sealing the concrete roof. The school was…

Annual Parish Canoe Trip

Mark your calendar for St John’s upcoming Canoe Trip on Saturday, June 17. We will gather at Canoe Escape for a half day of fun on Tampa’s beautiful and winding Hillsborough River! Discounted cost is $43 per canoe, accommodating up to 2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children. Youth 13+ may…

Annual Spring Parish Picnic: April 23

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. The main course and dessert will be provided by St. John’s. Parishioners with last names beginning with A through L, please plan to bring a side dish. Those…

Holy Week and Easter in St. John’s

All services are held in the church, unless otherwise noted. *Denotes that child care will be available in the parish nursery. The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, April 9 8:00 a.m. The Liturgy of the Palms and the Holy Eucharist (Rite I) 9:15 a.m. The Liturgy of the Palms and the Holy Eucharist (Rite…

Join us for Lenten Dinners and Discussion

Join us on the Wednesday evenings of Lent for discussion, dinner, and fellowship for all ages. We welcome you to come to a few, most, or all of the evenings, it is not necessary to come to every session to enjoy and benefit from them.  The group gathers in the Parish Hall at 5:30 p.m. for social…

Rector Christmas Letter

  Christmas, 2016   Our King and Savior draweth nigh: O come, let us adore him. My dear parish family, We wait and watch for our King and Savior to draw nigh during this season of Advent. We will come together as the body of Christ on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with great fanfare and joy to adore him. But on…