Dear St. John’s Parishioners: How glorious it is to worship together in our beautiful church building once again! While our restoration work continues, we want to take this opportunity to celebrate the remarkable progress thus far and thank everyone for their faithfulness, patience, and generosity over the past 20 months. The attached video and documents summarize our successfully completed projects. Work has…
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🎉 You are cordially Invited to celebrate Oktoberfest at St. John’s! 🎉 REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE! Get ready for a night of German delights! We’ve got everything you need for an evening full of fun, flavor, and festivity: 🎉 🍺 Authentic-like German Beer – Prost! Savor the finest kegs imported straight from Tampa, poured to perfection. If you prefer Wine, then bring…
Our monthly services for families with small children will reconvene on Sunday, August 28, at 9:15 a.m. in the Parish Hall, including a special Backpack Blessing to start the year off right. All students are invited to bring their backpacks to have them blessed for the new school year. The monthly Family Service is a casual and kid-friendly alternative to the formal service in the church, allowing us to introduce our youngest children to Episcopal lessons and traditions in a…
What is Focus on Faith? Focus on Faith is a small group experience to learn more about the Episcopal Church and its beliefs. The program is designed to prepare adults for baptism, confirmation, reception, or reaffirmation of faith. It is also a time to connect with others on your Christian journey. The program is led by Mother Alice Sadler, Associate Rector, joined…
In fall 2011, St. John’s Church undertook a visioning process to answer three questions: 1) What kind of parish do we believe God wants us to be? 2) What specific activities and initiatives are important to us as a parish in serving God and meeting our parishioners’ spiritual needs? 3) What should we enhance and what should we change about what we…
Please click here for the full schedule of youth classes leading to confirmation 2014. Click here for adult classes. Confirmation will take place in St. John’s on Sunday, April 6.
From the Reverend Doug Remer: I am very happy to announce the appointment of the Reverend Douglas L. Zimmerman as our new Associate Rector for Pastoral Ministries, effective March 1st. Before I tell you about Fr. Zimmerman, however, let me tell you how his appointment came about. If you were in church this past Sunday, you heard in Fr. Hehr’s farewell sermon…
Please prayerfully consider what you can contribute this year for the glory of God and the support of St. John’s through the Every Member Canvass. Please click here to read Fr. Doug Remer’s letter regarding the canvass. Click here to go to the online pledge form. You can also download a pledge worksheet by clicking here.
Once again the Cornerstone children from St. James House of Prayer have blessed us by being here, 35 children strong… It is evident by the familiarity of the children that relationships between our parishes are strong! Special thanks to the following helpers: Ken Johnston, Stacey Greep, Liz Merrill, Yvonne Santiago, Sean O’Brien, Christy Braun, Stephanie…
The Youth and Children Renovation Teams have been hard at work over the past several months. With the help of Ministry Architects, the groups created a mission statement, a statement of our core values when it comes to children and youth, and three-year revolving goals. The three-year goals include activities and events to grow the numbers and satisfaction of our youth and…