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We are always looking for church-related pictures to share with the congregation. Submit them to LLowry@stjohnstampa.org
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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...
Memorize a scripture verse that can provide comfort for friends in distress.
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 In Christ There Is No East or West:
Ugandan Dreams RealizedPeggy Curlin, who recently went with Leland Baldwin and Sally Thompson on the St. John's Uganda mission trip, reflected on that experience in the following article:
Dreams and hopes and expectations DO come true! The highlight from my recent trip to Kasese, Rwenzori District, Uganda is the culmination of dreams and hopes and expectations of two very different people from two very different places and circumstances. We are different on the outside, but linked by God by love that stretches across miles and cultures to bridge those differences and prove that we are all the same inside.
To read the rest of Peggy's article, please click here.
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Save the Date for Our Centennial Celebration Dinner!
On Sunday evening, May 6, we will cap off our Centennial with a celebratory dinner. Our special guest will be the Right Reverend Dabney Smith, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida. Mark your calendars and plan to join us for this momentous event in the life of our Parish! More information to come.
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Wednesday Lenten Dinner Series Continues Tonight
Hearts for Healing
Wednesday, March 21
Dinner: 6:30 PM, Program: 7:00 PM (note later time)
The Rudisill Parish Hall
"For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them." - Matthew 18:20
This presentation by Barbara and Bill McGowan will help us consider how we can lead ourselves and others to forgive and to heal memories through prayer. In general, healing prayer is experiencing God and receiving His healing graces. Author and lecturer Barbara Spoto McGowan is the founder and director of the Tampa Ecumenical Prayer Team, also known as "Hearts for Healing Prayer Team," a non-profit ecumenical prayer ministry which has a threefold mission: healing of the individual, healing of the churches, and healing of race relations.
No child care on 3/21 and dinner is potluck.
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Music to End Hunger: A Benefit Concert for Faith CafeThis Sunday, March 25, at 5:00 PM The Sykes Chapel for Faith and Values at the University of Tampa "Music to End Hunger" is an organ and piano benefit concert for Faith Café. The concert will feature performances by Dr. Haig Mardirosian, professor of music and dean of the College of Arts and Letters, and Grigorios Zamparas, DMA, assistant professor of music. Selections include pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Merkel, Calvin Hampton, and Franz Liszt, with a surprise finale. The concert is being sponsored by the student organization, PEACE. Tickets are available from Mary Jane Schenck (mjschenck@ut.edu) after the 9:00 service on Sunday, and at the door before the concert. Seating is limited, so we suggest that those interested in attending purchase their tickets in advance. Suggested donation $20 for adults, $10 for students. Make checks to Faith Café. Questions? Contact Dr. Mary Jane Schenck at mjschenck@ut.edu.
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Maundy Thursday VigilThursday, April 5, 8:00 PM to Friday, April 6, 7:00 AM We are looking for volunteers to participate in our annual Maundy Thursday Vigil, which begins on April 5 immediately following the Maundy Thursday service. The Vigil will take place in the chapel and will continue throughout the night until 7:00 AM Morning Prayer. Each volunteer will be responsible for an assigned reading(s) during one hour of the Vigil. If you are interested in participating, please contact Nicholas Nitch at nnitch@tampabay.rr.com and let him know for which hour you would like to sign up. For security purposes, we ask that our male volunteers sign up for the later hours of the night. For more information, please click here. All parishioners are encouraged to attend the Maundy Thursday Vigil even if they do not wish to participate formally.
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Please Complete the Visioning Survey - Final Days to Respond
The St. John's Visioning Group sent out a survey to gather feedback from St. John's parishioners on various aspects of our church life. Your participation is important and will be helpful to the Visioning Group in identifying areas of focus and in formulating specific recommendations as St. John's enters its second century. The survey was sent to your e-mail of record. If you did not receive the survey, please contact the Parish offices to confirm your email address. For those who do not have access to a computer, hard copies of the survey are available in the Parish offices. The Survey will close on Sunday, March 25.
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Chance Drawing to Benefit St. John's School
The SJE Parents' Club is proud to announce the 2012 Chance Drawing for $5,000 in gas, fifty $100 gift cards, to be honored at Radiant Food Stores, GasKwick and Marathon locations, compliments of Radiant Food Stores. Tickets for the Chance Drawing are $5. Each ticket sold enters the purchaser into our Chance Drawing, to be held at the school's annual fundraiser, Celebratio on Saturday, April 14 (need not be present to win). Thank you for your support. With your help, we hope to achieve record breaking Chance Drawing sales in 2012. Questions about the 2012 SJE Chance Drawing? Please contact Alissa Grzybowski, Chance Drawing Chair at alissa.grzybowski@me.com or 641.0584.
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Easter Reminders
Help Us Flower the Cross
Please bring flowers on Easter Sunday to "flower the cross" outside the church. The flowering cross is found in Christian art as early as the 6th century and is based on a legend that says the cross itself burst into bloom at the moment that Jesus died. We celebrate the joy of the Resurrection by decorating a bare cross with fresh flowers, and encourage all to take part.
Easter Eggs Needed
Please bring filled Easter eggs to stock up for our annual Parish egg hunt to take place after the 9:00 AM services on Easter Sunday. Eggs may be left in the Parish offices.
Return Easter Flower Envelopes
If you would like to contribute to the Easter Flowers Fund "in memory of" or "in thanksgiving for" a loved one, send your contribution and name(s) of loved one(s) to the Parish offices by Friday, March 30, to be included in the Easter bulletin. Make sure to tell us if it is a memorial or in thanksgiving, and include full names, no initials or titles, please.
Lenten Mite Boxes
Mite boxes (coin collection boxes labeled "Hope Chest") were distributed at the beginning of Lent. Please encourage your children (and remind yourself) to fill them with coins and bring them to church on Easter Sunday. The proceeds benefit Episcopal Relief and Development.
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Support Our Troops
Our fellow parishioner Cary Brown is currently stationed in Afghanistan and welcomes donations of snacks for his troops there. Crunchy, salty, sweet or spicy snacks are most popular. Our children will write letters to the soldiers to include with the care package. Please bring donations to the Parish offices and thanks for your help.
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Please Turn in Your Pledge Card So That We May Accurately Budget for 2012
Please prayerfully consider your pledge to St. John's Church for 2012. Your promise to support our Parish financially will help St. John's continue to provide a strong and vibrant spiritual home for our community of believers and to pursue our mission of ministering to those in spiritual and physical need.
Please contact Parish Administrator, Debbie Huelsman, by phone at 813.259.1570 or by e-mail at dhuelsman@stjohnstampa.org to give your 2012 Every Member pledge to St. John's Parish. Our goal is to receive all pledges now, in order to ensure that the Finance Committee can include them in the 2012 yearly budget.
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If you would like your information to be included in next week's Scroll, please email all content by Monday at noon to Lee Lowry at LLowry@stjohnstampa.org.
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| Wednesday, March 21
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RSVP Deadline for Uganda Dinner
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12:15 PM-
12:45 PM | The Holy Eucharist Rite II (The Chapel) |
6:30 PM -
8:00 PM
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Wednesday Lenten Dinner Series:
Hearts for Healing
Potluck Supper: 6:30 PM, Program: 7:00 PM
(The Rudisill Parish Hall) Dinner is potluck and no child care is available.
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| Thursday, March 22
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10:00 AM -
10:30 AM | The Holy Eucharist Rite II & Healing (The Chapel) |
12:15 PM -
12:30 PM
| Noonday Prayer (The Chapel)
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| Friday, March 23
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12:15 PM -
12:45 PM
| Noonday Prayer (The Chapel)
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| Sunday, March 25
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Final Day for Visioning Survey
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7:45 AM
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The Holy Eucharist, Rite I (The Church)
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9:00 AM
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Children's Chapel (The Rudisill Parish Hall)
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10:15 AM
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Sunday School for Children
2-Year-Olds and Under: The Nursery (Babysitters)
3- and 4-Year-Olds: Room 123
5- and 6-Year-Olds: Room 124
2nd and 3rd Grades: Room 128
4th and 5th Grades ("The 45 Club"): Room 126
Sunday School and Ministry Meetings for Adults
FATHERS: Dads of all ages are welcome to discuss and help prioritize relationships with spouses, children and God. Meets in the School Headmaster's Office.
The Parents' Ministry: The Lowry Room
The Round Table: Discusses contemporary political and cultural issues and their impact on Christianity. Meets in the School Library
Caregiver Support Group: Meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, upstairs in Room 08.
Confirmation Classes
Youth: The Episcopal Church and Church History, meets in Discovery House
Adult: Customs, Traditions, and Responsibilities of Membership, meets in the Rudisill Parish Hall
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11:15 AM
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The Holy Eucharist, Rite I (The Church)
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5:00 PM
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Music to End Hunger:
Benefit Concert for Faith Cafe
(University of Tampa, Sykes Chapel)
Tickets are available from Mary Jane Schenck after the 9:00 service this Sunday, and at the door before the concert. Seating is limited, it is recommended that those interested in attending purchase tickets in advance. Suggested donation: $20 for adults, $10 for students. Make checks to Faith Café. Questions? Contact Dr. Mary Jane Schenck at mjschenck@ut.edu.
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6:00 PM -
8:00 PM
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Ugandan Dinner for Kamaiba Sponsors and Friends of Bishop Masereka Christian Foundation
(The Rudisill Parish Hall)
RSVP by Wednesday, March 21 to Peggy Curlin at pcurlin@verizon.net or 287.0176.
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 6:30 PM
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High School Youth Group
(PDQ, 2207 South Dale Mabry Highway)
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| Monday, March 26
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12:15 PM -
12:45 PM
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(The Chapel)
Feast Day Facts: "And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, 'Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.'" - Luke 1:26 - 28. The Annunciation is one of the most frequent subjects of artistic representation in both the Christian East and as Roman Catholic Marian art, particularly during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and figures in the repertoire of almost all of the great masters. |
5:30 PM
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Outreach/Friends of Uganda Meeting
(The Lowry Room)
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| Tuesday, March 27
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 6:45 AM-
8:00 AM
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Contemporary Women's Bible Study
(The Peterson Room, St. John's School Middle Div)
Today the group will begin a study of Isaiah. 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. Contact Kathleen Moore at 813.221.6253 or kathleenmarymoore@gmail.com.
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11:45 AM-
1:00 PM
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Women's Mid Day Bible Study
(The Peterson Room, St. John's School Middle Div)
The Women's Mid Day Bible Study continues the study, "God Calls Then and Now: Meeting Women in Scripture." The Rev. Stefanie Taylor will guide the study of Mary Magdalene, whom modern Biblical scholars believe to have been a confidant of Jesus and an early church leader. The scriptural texts will be Matthew 27:55-61 and 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-11 and John 20:1-18.
Please consider joining the group, newcomers are always welcome. If you would like to participate in an optional sandwich and salad lunch at a cost of $5, please email Joan McKay at mckayjhm@aol.com. Parking is available in front of the school and under the Selmon Expressway in a dedicated school lot accessible from Plant Avenue. If you have questions or would like more information, contact Sally Wiley at 253.3906.
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12:00 PM -
1:30 PM
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Centennial Celebration: Timeline Tuesday
(The Lowry Room)
Email Robin Gonzalez at gonzhome@msn.com or call 251.1649 if you are coming by on a specific Tuesday or if you would like to help with or Chair this part of the celebration.
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12:15 PM -
12:45 PM
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Noonday Prayer (The Chapel)
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6:00 PM
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Entrepreneur's Group Meeting
(The Rudisill Parish Hall)
Contact Walt Hardenstine at whardenstine@executiveforums.com.
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7:30 PM
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A Concert of Choral Masterpieces
(The Church)
Music by Mozart, Pergolesi, Schubert and Faure in a concert given by The Chamber Choir of St. Mary's Calne, UK. Free admission.
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| Sunday, April 1
Palm Sunday of the Passion
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Palm Sunday Children's Processional
All children are invited to join the processional in the church at the 9:00 AM service on Palm Sunday, April 1. We will wave palms and welcome our Savior, then exit to the Rudisill Parish Hall for Children's Chapel. Children should leave their pew as the processional passes them, and line up behind the celebrant
(Father Remer) to process around the church.
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Fauré Requiem
(The Church)
The adult choristers of St. John's Choir will present a concert performance of Gabriel Fauré's Requiem. This famous and haunting setting of the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead is the best-known of his large works.
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| Sunday, April 22
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Service of Remembrance
St. John's Grief Support Ministry invites you to a
Service of Remembrance, Sunday, April 22, 4:00 PM, in the John Peterson Room at the Middle Division campus, 240 Plant Avenue. A reception will follow the service. This is an opportunity to remember departed loved ones during the joyful season of Easter. During the Eucharist, there will be an opportunity for each participant to light a candle, remember loved ones by name, share a brief reflection and connect with other members of our church community who have experienced similar losses. Please contact the Parish offices at 259.1570 or dhuelsman@stjohnstampa.org to tell us you are planning to attend and if you need transportation.
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