We are always looking for church-related pictures to share with the congregation. Submit them to stjohnstampa@gmail.com. __________________
Evangelism: Evangelism is sharing the Good News of God in Christ by word and example, inviting others to become part of the Christian community, and welcoming all people into a loving Christian fellowship...
"Volunteer to help with church ministries."
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Scheduled Events
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Wed, Jan 11
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Thu, Jan 12
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Fri, Jan 13
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Sun, Jan 15
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Mon, Jan 16
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Tue, Jan 17
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Fri, Jan 20
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Sat, Jan 21
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Sun, Jan 22
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Sun, Jan 29
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 Welcome Back Father Peterson
Our Rector Emeritus, John Peterson, will be the celebrant this Sunday at the 9:00 AM and 11:15 AM services. It will be his first time delivering the sermon to St. John's parishioners since his retirement, and we are happy to welcome him back to the pulpit.
St. John's Annual Meeting, Sunday January 22
Don't miss the St. John's Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 22 after the combined 10:00 AM service. The Annual Report will be distributed, and there will be discussion of the 2011 finances as well as the election of four new vestry members for 2012. Brunch will be served.
Newcomer Photos this Sunday
 Newcomer photos will be taken this Sunday in the garth (courtyard) after the 7:45 AM and 9:00 AM services.
If you are new to the parish, we would love to post your picture on the bulletin board and in the Weekly Wednesday Scroll.
Welcome to St. John's!
St. John's Middle School Youth Mission trip to Daytona Beach
 St. John's Middle School Youth Mission trip is June 17 - 22. We will be traveling to Daytona Beach and will be working within the community. Projects range from home repair to teaching vacation bible school to locals. The goal of the trip is to reach out to those in need while learning to be Christ like and disciple focused. We will also find time to picnic with those that we help and take trips within Daytona Beach for fun and fellowship. If you are interested, please sign up with Mother Taylor by January 19.
The Newborn Celebration Ministry wants to hear from you
If you or someone you know in our parish is having a baby, please let us know. St. John's loves our little ones and wants to celebrate their births. The Newborn Celebration Ministry volunteers will bring them a meal. If you would like to be part of our ministry, we would love your assistance. Please contact: Tweed Eckhard (743-1494) or Vera Farmen (434-6771)
Conversations about Healing
 St. John's presents a new series of discussions with professionals exploring healing from different perspectives. Healing in the Body
Sunday, January 29th
Parish Hall, 5:00 to 6:30 PM
Hal Wiley, M.D.
Healing in the Community
Sunday, February 12th
Parish Hall, 5:00 to 6:30 PM
The Very Rev. Ed Henley, Rector, St. Mark's, Tampa,
and Dean of the Tampa Deanery
Funding for this program is provided by Pauline Dean in loving memory of her husband, Buddy Dean.
Youth Confirmation Classes Begin this Sunday, January 15
 Classes for youth leading to Confirmation in the Episcopal Church will begin on Sunday, January 15, for young people who are in at least the sixth grade. These classes offer instruction in the traditions, history, theology, and worship practices of the Episcopal Church. Confirmation by the Right Reverend Dabney T. Smith, Bishop of Southwest Florida, will be on our parish's Centennial Celebration Sunday, May 6, at 9:00, followed by a reception in Rudisill Parish Hall.
These classes, led by Father Connelly, Mother Taylor, and Ms. Baldwin, will be conducted as a part of our Sunday School program, meeting in Discovery House from 10:15 until 11:00. Parents should plan to attend the first class. If you are interested in being confirmed, please contact the parish offices to enroll via e-mail at dhueslman@stjohnstampa.org, or by telephone at 259.1570. If you have any questions about confirmation, please feel free to be in touch with Father Connelly, Mother Taylor, or Ms. Baldwin.
For more information and a list of dates, please go to the St. John's website.
Calling all St John's Talent for the 7th Annual Mission Possible
This event is full of fun, laughter, dancing, singing, piano, and much more. All proceeds from this event support mission work of St John's Parish and Day School.
Rehearsals start this week at Lower Division. If you are interested in being in the 7th Annual Talent Show or helping with it please email lelandtbaldwin@aol.com.
The talent show will take place on March 4 at 3:00 p.m.
Mother Taylor and I look forward to another super event, but we cannot do it alone, we need a great deal of help. Thank you in advance. - Leland
100 Reasons to Love St. John's, Continued
- I love SJ because my children were baptized here.
- I love SJ because of the beautiful architecture.
- I love SJ because of the friendships I've made in the F.A.T.H.E.R.S. group.
- I love SJ because it reminds me of the church I grew up in.
- I love SJ because of its timeless qualities.
- I love SJ because of the way the sunlight shines through the beautiful stained glass windows.
- I love SJ because it is nestled in the heart of Hyde Park.
- I love SJ because of the choir.
- I love SJ when all of the children return from Children's Chapel.
Submit a sentence or two about why you love St. John's and we will feature your entry in the Scroll. We hope to create a list of 100 reasons to love St. John's. We are also hoping parishioners will share their memories and old photos so that we may share them with the congregation. Send submissions to stjohnstampa@gmail.com.
 Our Vestry Slate Bios have been posted on our Website
Please go to our website to see the bios of our 2012 vestry candidates.
The candidates are:
- Thad Bereday
- Hugh Cruse
- Frank Hancock
- Steve Leal
- Kristi Salzer
- Bill Sansone
- Eric Williams
- India Witte
If you are an active, confirmed member of St. John's Church, you are eligible to vote in the upcoming election. Early voting will take place on January 15. The final vote will occur during the Annual Meeting on January 22.
If you would like to be included in next week's Scroll please email all content to Lionel Lowry at stjohnstampa@gmail.com . |
| Wednesday, January 11
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12:15 PM -
12:45 PM
| The Holy Eucharist Rite II (Chapel) |
6:30 PM -
8:00 PM
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 Wednesday Covered Dish Dinner and Program
The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem, a video, will be shown during group sessions beginning on Wednesday, January 4, 2012.
The video leads the attendees over a course of sessions to examine the geographical, cultural, and historical settings of the events that resulted in the birth of the Christ Child and, ultimately, to help participants see themselves in the story.
The focal Scripture texts will be Luke and Matthew's accounts of the Annunciation, Mary's visit with Elizabeth, Joseph's dream of an angel, the walk to Bethlehem, and the visits of the shepherds
and, later, the magi.
Session 3 considers Mary's visit with Elizabeth. Session 4 will look at the actual journey to Bethlehem. Session 5 will take us to the manger and to the shepherds' fields.
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| Thursday, January 12
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10:00 AM -
10:30 AM | The Holy Eucharist Rite II & Healing (Chapel) |
12:15 PM -
12:30 PM
| Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
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| Friday, January 13
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12:15 PM -
12:45 PM
| Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
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| Sunday, January 15
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7:45 AM -
8:30 AM
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The Holy Eucharist. Rite I (Church)
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9:00 AM -
10:00 AM
| The Holy Eucharist, Rite II (Church)
Children's Chapel (Parish Hall)
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10:15 AM
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Youth Confirmation Classes
See information at the top of the newsletter.
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10:15 AM
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Sandwich Sunday
Help us as prepare bag lunches for those in need at Faith Café. It will do your heart good.
Thank you to the Carr family for hosting this event.
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10:15 AM
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0-2 year olds - Nursery w/
babysitters 3-4 year olds - Room 123 5-6 year olds - Room 124 2nd-3rd grade - Room 128 4th -5th grade - Room 126
aka "THE 45 CLUB" 6th, 7th & 8th grade -
downstairs Discovery house 9th,10th, 11th & 12th -
upstairs Discovery House Pageant Rehearsal - Church
Adult Education
The Round Table - Meets in the Library F.A.T.H.E.R.S. - Meets in the Headmaster's Office
The Parents' Ministry - Meets in the Lowry Room
The Forum - Meets in the Parish Hall
Outreach Committee members are introducing the parish to the ministries supported by St. John's under the Outreach and Evangelism Commission. Sunday's program is about Episcopal Relief & Development, an international relief and development agency and a compassionate response to human suffering on behalf of The Episcopal Church of the United States. ER-D's work to heal a hurting world is guided by the principles of compassion, dignity and generosity.
Please join us to hear from fellow parishioners, find out how we work with ER-D in the US and in other countries, and what you can do to continue to support us.
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11:15 AM -
12:15 PM
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The Holy Eucharist, Rite I (Church)
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| Monday, January 16
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All Day
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The church office will be closed in honor of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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12:15 PM -
12:45 PM
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Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
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| Tuesday, January 17
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6:45 AM-
8:00 AM
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Contemporary Women's Bible Study
 Our study of the Gospel of John will continue through March 20. On March 27 we will begin a study of Isaiah.
CWBS meets on Tuesdays from 6:45 to 8:00 a.m. in the John Peterson Adult Education Room at the St. John's Middle School campus, 240 Plant Ave. All women of St. John's (and their friends) are invited to join this dynamic group for prayer, lively discussion, faith and fellowship. After a light breakfast, scripture and selected topics of interest are explored in new and creative ways. Members take turns serving as discussion facilitator.
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11:45 AM
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The Women's Mid Day Bible Study
On Tuesday, January 17, the Women's Mid Day Bible Study will meet at 11:45 a.m. to begin a new study for winter/spring, "God Calls Us,Then and Now: Meeting Women in Scripture." One of our members, Winkie Game, will facilitate our first meeting, an introduction to Rebecca, using Genesis 25:19-34 and 27:1-29 as our focus. There will be opportunity for participation and discussion as we consider how God worked in Rebecca's life in the ancient land of Canaan and what we might glean from her experience that has meaning for us today. Over the next four months each time we meet we will be studying one or two different Biblical women and be led by a different facilitator.
If you have never joined us before, consider yourself especially invited. We are also looking forward to welcoming any and all who have been part of our study over the last four years. We will be meeting at 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the John Peterson Adult Education Room at the Middle School campus, 240 Plant Ave., on alternate Tuesdays. (Parking is available in front of the school building and under the Crosstown Expressway in a dedicated school lot accessible from Plant Ave.) If you would like to participate in an optional sandwich and salad lunch at a cost of $5.00, please email Joan McKay at mckayjhm@aol.com. If you have questions or would like more information, contact Sally Wiley at 813.253.3906.
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12:15 PM -
12:45 PM
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Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
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| Friday, January 20
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7:00 PM
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Soirée
 Friday, January 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Monte Carlo Towers,
3301 Bayshore Blvd.
Hosts: Joe and Shirley Arcuri, Peter and Ann Dawson and Helen Gilbart
Bring an hors d'oeuvre to share and the beverage of your choosing.
Please try to carpool. Valet parking available.
Please RSVP to Mary Hulse at mmhulse@tampabay.rr.com
or Pat Wilson at patwilsonakak@aol.com.
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| Saturday, January 21
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1:00 PM
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Kid's Gasparilla Party
 JOIN us for the kid's Gasparilla party at the Discovery House. This is a wonderful event for children to gather and eat and watch the parade together
Please bring a dish to share.
All ages welcome!
You must RSVP in order to get a parking space, to lelandtbaldwin@aol.com.
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| Sunday, January 22
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11:15 AM
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St. John's Annual Meeting and Vestry Vote
Don't miss the St. John's Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 22 after the combined 10:00 AM service. The Annual Report will be distributed, and there will be discussion of the 2011 finances as well as the election of four new vestry members for 2012. Brunch will be served.
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| Sunday, January 29
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11:15 AM
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Baptism Class
 If you have contacted the office about having yourself or your child baptized please attend class at 11:15 AM at the Discovery House. It will last approximately 1 1/2 hours. Please email lelandtbaldwin@aol.com if you are able to attend
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