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St. John's School Wins State Latin Forum for 2nd Year in a Row!
On April 12, 2012, a determined band of St. John's Episcopal Parish  Day School students left Tampa for Orlando with one mission: To defend their title at the Florida Junior Classical League State Latin Forum. Accompanied by Latin teachers, D.J. Holt and Rob Conn, the twenty-five 7th and 8th graders were intent upon retaining their 1st place title. Over the course of three days, the students competed in a wide range of individual and club activities. The students excelled in the Ludi or "Games" portion, which includes the athletic competitions and group categories. With wins in the categories of mosaics, illustrated booklets, jewelry, textile arts and pottery, the St. John's students easily took the 1st place trophy for the Creative portion of the Forum. All of the students were additionally required to take at least one academic test, and the  St. John's students were extremely well-prepared. They earned the highest marks in the subject areas of customs, grammar, Latin literature, mythology, history of the monarchy and republic, history of the empire, and the extraordinarily challenging multi-test, the Pentathlon, which incorporates questions from five of the main tests. St. John's took the first place for academics at the junior level. Therefore, at the end of the assembly, St. John's was again awarded first place in the junior division for the entire state of Florida! Congratulations, Eagles!
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Three-Part Series on Healing and Transformation with Congregation Rodeph Shalom Starts Next Wednesday, April 25
This spring, St. John's Church and Congregation Rodeph Shalom will host a joint three-session series about healing and transformation. Each evening in the series will begin with dinner at 6:30 p.m. The events on April 25 and May 16 will take place at St. John's in Rudisill Parish Hall, and the May 9 event will take place at Rodeph Shalom at 2713 Bayshore Boulevard. Please contact Leland Baldwin at lelandtbaldwin@aol.com for more details.
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New Date! Centennial Celebration, September 29 and 30, 2012
Parishioners, it is with regret that we (the Centennial Planning Group) must announce the postponement of our Centennial Celebration until the fall. After trying very hard to accommodate the schedule of our busy parish, it seems that there are too many insurmountable obstacles to holding the Celebration this spring. However, believing that sometimes good things can come from challenges, we hope this allows us to answer the requests for involvement from so many and to broaden our scope for the Celebration itself, which will now take place during the weekend of September 29 and 30. Look for more information as we work hard over the summer to make this a memorable tribute to the history of St. John's.
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Can You Help St. John's Win Fox 13's Cool School of the Week?
Show your school spirit by voting for St. John's in the weekly FOX 13 MyFoxPrep.com Cool School competition from April 20 through April 25. If our school gets the most votes, they'll feature us LIVE on Good Day Tampa Bay on Friday, April 27, airing from 6:45 to 9:30 a.m.!
Go to MyFoxPrep.com, find the voting box in the right-hand column, and vote starting this Friday morning, April 20. Vote often! You can vote an unlimited amount of times online (or three times per hour using your cell phone by texting either COOL1 or COOL2, depending on your choice, to 94465). Voting will take place from Friday, April 20, at 5:00 a.m. through 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25.
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Visioning Group Focus Area MeetingsSunday, April 22, between the 9:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. services
The St. John's Visioning Group continues its work and was pleased to receive 223 responses to the Parish Survey. Thank you to all those who participated! The feedback from the survey will be helpful to the Group as it begins to formulate recommendations for the parish as St. John's enters its second century. Please note that the Visioning Group will be hosting discussion sessions for parishioners on Sunday, April 22 after the 9:00 a.m. service from 10:20-11:00 a.m. Adult Sunday School classes will not meet this Sunday so that parishioners can attend these sessions. There will be three separate meeting rooms depending on your interest. The Building Community group will meet in the Lowry Room, the Engaging Ages 0-18 group will meet in Rudisill Parish Hall and the Ministries group will meet in the school library upstairs. Please plan to attend one of these mini-town hall meetings and share your thoughts and ideas with the Visioning Group. Your continued input is important!
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Service of Remembrance
This Sunday, April 22, 4:00 p.m.
Peterson Room, School Middle Division, 240 Plant Avenue
St. John's Grief Support Ministry invites you to a Service of Remembrance with a reception to 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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Women's Retreat at DaySpring
Friday, April 27, through Sunday, April 29
DaySpring Conference Center
The Contemporary Women's Bible Study (CWBS) invites women of St. John's (and friends from any denomination) to join in a retreat at DaySpring Conference Center. This year's theme is "The Friendship of Women." The retreat starts Friday afternoon, April 27, and ends mid-day Sunday, April 29. Cost for the entire weekend (lodging and meals) is $180. Space is limited. For additional information, contact Peggy Curlin at 287.0176 or pcurlin@verizon.net by this Friday, April 20.
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Newcomers Wine and Cheese ReceptionSunday, May 20, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Newcomers to St. John's Church, please join us for an informal wine and cheese reception at the home of our rector, Fr. Doug Remer, and his wife Sterling, on Sunday, May 20. Enjoy fellowship with other newcomers to the church and get to know our clergy in a relaxed setting. We welcome you!
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The 12th Annual Mother's Day Ingathering For the Mothers and Babies of Alpha House: We Need Your Contributions While Mom will get lots of "Luvs" and "Huggies" on her special day, remember that others need to be pampered too! We can help the  mothers and babies at Alpha House by bringing "Wish List" items on (or before) Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13. Collection bags with wish lists will be distributed following all services on Sunday, May 6, and are also available in the Parish offices. In-kind and cash donations are also appreciated. All donations will be collected in the Garth prior to all three services on Mother's Day or drop off in the Parish offices before May 13.Wish List items include: Diapers (all sizes including Pull Ups-type), wipes, baby food, bibs, clothing (infant-age 5), gift cards (both grocery and apparel stores), strollers (infant and toddler), car seats (infant and toddler), towels and washcloths, twin-bed sized bedding and pillows, new undergarments and socks (for mothers and children, all sizes), full size toiletry items (alcohol-free), sanitary items, plastic storage bins, baby wash and shampoo, diaper rash cream, crib sets, non-disposable plastic dishes and cups, flatware, bus passes, stationery and stamps, books, toys, disposable cameras. Alpha House is an accredited, not-for-profit, local organization founded in 1981. Its mission is "to empower pregnant and parenting women in crisis to realize their ability to break the cycles of poverty and abuse and create promising lives." This mission is accomplished through the provision of safe housing, education, counseling, parenting and life skills training, vocational assistance, and spiritual support. The women live in the 20-bed maternity home or in the post-birth transitional apartments. The agency serves approximately 200 pregnant or parenting women and children each year. Please contact Ruth Giordano at 254.4332 or tampagio@aol.com with any questions about this St. John's outreach.
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Water Drive for Meals on Wheels
For the past seven years, Meals on Wheels and The Junior League of Tampa have developed a plan for the shut-ins served by Meals of Wheels in the event a hurricane hits Tampa. Once again Meals on Wheels is asking for your help in donating 650 gallon jugs of water. For every gallon jug of water donated, the St. John's Church name will be placed in a drawing for a tray of 3 dozen cookies from the MOW Kitchen (if St. John's name is drawn, the cookies will be available in the Garth after the 9:00 a.m. service on Sunday, May 20). Please bring jugs of water to the parish offices no later than 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15. If it is more convenient for you to take the water directly to the MOW office at 550 W. Hillsborough, it is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - just be sure to note that the jugs are from St. John's Episcopal Church.
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 Nets for Life Matching Gift OfferLast year Bishop Dabney Smith challenged the Diocese of Southwest Florida to provide 10,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets to malarial areas. Episcopal Relief & Development reports that a group of generous donors will match every gift received for the NetsforLifeŽ Inspiration Fund, dollar-for-dollar, through May 25. Each net costs $12, so your gift of $12 will purchase TWO nets instead of one.
St. John's Outreach Committee suggests that making donations in memory of Mary Ellen Smith, Bishop Dabney Smith's wife, would be a meaningful way to honor our Bishop. Please send donations for mosquito nets to the Diocesan Office clearly marked "NETS" on the memo line along with "St. John's (Tampa)" so the Bishop knows our parish is thinking of him. Episcopal Charities (our Diocesan charitable fund) is keeping track of nets donations as we move toward our diocesan goal of providing 10,000 nets. In order for the diocese to get a check to the Nets Inspiration Fund before May 25, please send donations to 7313 Merchant Court, Sarasota, FL 34240 by May 15.
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Sandwich Sunday Hosts Needed
 Thanks to you, Sandwich Sunday, St. John's own meals ministry for South Tampa's local poor and homeless, has provided over 17,000 meals since inception!! We are now in great need of volunteer hosts for Sundays, May 20, June 17, July 15, and August 19.
Hosting is easy! Just buy supplies (reimbursed up to $300) from a list provided to you. The Congregation pitches in to help create bagged meals on Sunday morning. Next, you get the satisfaction of delivering boxes of food to the Faith Cafe on Monday. It takes only a few hours, but does so much good in our community. If you are interested in hosting, please contact Meg Russell (Bereday) at scobeyrussell@yahoo.com or 253.0061.
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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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| Wednesday, April 18
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12:15 p.m.-
12:45 p.m.
| The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) (The Chapel) |
6:00 p.m.
| EFM (St. Mary's) |
6:30 p.m.
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Potluck/Bible Study (Rudisill Parish Hall) The potluck supper will be followed by a DVD presentation featuring N.T. Wright, the former bishop of Durham, England. Premier Bible scholar N. T. Wright takes you inside the Scriptures to grasp the full, breathtaking hope Jesus offers the world, and its implications for how we live our lives today as believers. Everyone is invited to bring a dish to share and join the group for dinner, view the DVD, and participate in the discussion that follows. This will be the second of six sessions on this topic.
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| Thursday, April 19
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10:00 a.m. -
10:30 a.m.
| The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) and Healing
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12:15 p.m. -
12:30 p.m.
| Noonday Prayer (The Chapel)
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| Friday, April 20
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8:15 a.m.
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Moms in Prayer
Moms in Prayer will continue to meet on Fridays from 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Middle Division Campus, upstairs in the Peterson Room All are welcome to come and pray for your children and their school. We are also praying for our sister school, the Kamaiba Primary School in Uganda. Questions? Contact Anne Baldy at annetrey@verizon.net. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (I Peter 1:3) In April we will meet on the 20th and 27th, and in May on the 4th, 11th & 18th.
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12:15 p.m.
| Noonday Prayer (The Chapel)
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7:00 p.m.
| The Soiree (Home of Dottie and Dave Webster)
Attendees are asked to bring their favorite beverage and an hors d'oeuvre to share. Contact Mary Hulse at mmhulse@tampabay.rr.com or Pat at patwilsonakak@aol.com.
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| Sunday, April 22
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7:45 a.m.
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The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) (The Church)
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9:00 a.m.
| The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) (The Church)
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10:15 a.m.
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Sunday School for Children (Various)
Visioning Group Focus Area Meetings (Various) Adult Sunday School classes will not meet this Sunday so that parishioners can attend these sessions. The Building Community group will meet in the Lowry Room, the Engaging Ages 0-18 group will meet in Rudisill Parish Hall and the Ministries group will meet in the school library upstairs. Please plan to attend one of these mini-town hall meetings and share your thoughts and ideas with the Visioning Group. Your continued input is important!
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11:15 a.m.
| The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) (The Church)
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4:00 p.m.
| A Service of Remembrance (Peterson Room)
St. John's Grief Support Ministry invites you to a Service of Remembrance with a reception to follow the service. This is an opportunity to remember departed loved ones during the joyful season of Easter. 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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 5:30 p.m.
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Middle School Youth Group (Youth House)Please contact Mother Stefanie Taylor at staylor@stjohnstampa for more information. The 45 Club Visits Middle School Youth Group All fifth graders are invited to join Mother Taylor and the Middle School Youth Group to get a preview of what they can look forward to as a youth group member next year! Contact Betsy Graham at betsygraham@verizon.net to let us know if you will attend.
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7:45 p.m.
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High School Bible Study (Youth House)Please contact Mother Stefanie Taylor at staylor@stjohnstampa for more information.
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| Monday, April 23
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12:15 p.m. -
12:45 p.m.
| Noonday Prayer (The Chapel)
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5:30 p.m.
| Outreach and Friends of Uganda Committee Meeting (Lowry Room)
On the agenda will be a discussion of activities for the 2012 year, including the Friends of Uganda Committee (which is meeting with Outreach) and Bishop Masereka's visit to Tampa in late June. We will also have an update on the Tampa Deanery Project /Mission Trips to the Dominican Republic in June 2012. Meetings are scheduled for the fourth Monday of each month during the school year, except May. A new May date will be announced soon. |
| Tuesday, April 24
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6:45 a.m.-
8:00 a.m.
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Contemporary Women's Bible Study
(Peterson Room, St. John's School Middle Division)
Today the group continues a study of Isaiah. All women of St. John's (and their friends of any denomination) 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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12:15 p.m. -
12:45 p.m.
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Noonday Prayer (The Chapel)
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6:00 p.m.
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Entrepreneurs' Group (Rudisill Parish Hall)
The Entrepreneur's Group, which meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, is looking for one or two new members. If you are currently an entrepreneur and are interested in joining, please contact Walt Hardenstine at whardenstine@executiveforums.com.
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| Wednesday, April 25
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6:30 p.m.
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Commissioning for Tampa Deanery Mission Trip
The Commissioning Service with Bishop Dabney Smith for the teams going on the 2012 Mission Trips to the Dominican Republic will take place at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 13312 Cain Road, Tampa 33625, www.stmarkstampa.org for more information and directions to the church.
For more information about the 2012 Deanery Mission Trips to the Dominican Republic, please click here.
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| Friday, April 27, through Sunday, April 29
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Women's Retreat at DaySpring
The Contemporary Women's Bible Study (CWBS) invites women of St. John's (and friends from any denomination) to join in a retreat at DaySpring Conference Center. This year's theme is "The Friendship of Women." The retreat starts Friday afternoon, April 27, and ends mid-day Sunday, April 29. Cost for the entire weekend (lodging and meals) is $180. Space is limited. For additional information, contact Peggy Curlin at 287.0176 or pcurlin@verizon.net by Friday, April 20.
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| Sunday, April 29
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Youth and Adult Confirmation Rehearsal
Please meet in the church. Youth, contact Leland Baldwin at lelandtbaldwin@aol.com with questions, adults may contact Father Remer at dremer@stjohnstampa.org.
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The Circle Celebrates Cinco de Mayo
Please join us on Sunday, April 29, for the final event of the 2011-2012 Circle year, a celebration of Cinco de Mayo, hosted by Betsy and Drew Graham and Erin and Dennis Carr at the Grahams' home. Attendees are asked to bring appetizers, desserts, and salads. An e-vite has been sent. Email Kim French at frenchco@verizon.net to be sure you are on the list.
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| Sunday, May 6
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Choir Benefit Concert: 100 Years of St. John's
Please save the date for the annual choir benefit concert, to be held in the church on Sunday, May 6.
This year's program is entitled "100 Years of St. John's," and will feature Hubert Parry's magnificent anthem "I was glad," and S.S. Wesley's "Blessed be the God and Father." Simon Morley directs the Combined Choirs, with Adam Brakel, guest organist. A reception, to which all are warmly invited, will follow in Rudisill Parish Hall.
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