May 16, 2012 Issue 

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St. John's Episcopal Church, South Tampa
Scheduled Events
Wed, May 16
Thu, May 17
Fri, May 18
Sun, May 20
Mon, May 21
Tue, May 22
Tue, May 29
Sat, Jun 2

News
Senior Sunday 

Sixteen young St. John's church members will be graduating from various Tampa high schools this year, and Senior Sunday was the perfect send-off for this stellar group of grads. A number of the students made heart-felt and even emotional speeches during the service, recalling memories, both silly and serious, made at our church.  These students were a vital part of the parish during their youth, serving as dedicated acolytes, as active members of the Youth Groups, and as members of our outstanding choir. 

   

Congratulations to our graduates: Marc Peter Adams, Walker Baldwin Barnes, Elizabeth Bellamy Brown, Michael Dominic Dangl, James Durham Few, Jonathan Robert Haney, Charles Franklin Hancock, Kevin Alexander Holmberg, Colin Joseph Kendall, Matthew Chapman Kendall, Katherine Dale Lutton, Robert Cole Malizia, Joseph Anthony Peel, Logan Mathew Peterson, Laura Elizabeth Straske, and Susan Dorothy Webster.  We wish them the best and know they all have bright futures ahead, just as we know that our parish is better for them having grown up here. 

   

Father Randy Hehr's Graduation
Father Hehr will be graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary on Thursday, May 17.  Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS), formally called the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia,  is the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States.  Founded in 1818, VTS is in Alexandria, Virginia, just a few miles from downtown Washington, DC. 

We are so proud of Fr. Hehr on being awarded his Doctor of Ministry in Ministry Development!  The school will stream the ceremony live at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 17.  If you would like to see our own Vicar receive his doctorate, please visit www.vts.org.  Following the ceremony, the event will be available in the school's website archives.
Events
Vacation Bible School: Save the Earth!

Monday, June 18 through Thursday, June 21 

Click here to download a pdf of the application for this year's Vacation Bible School: Save the Earth!  Fill it out, and return to the parish offices with your check for $25 for the week, payable to St. John's Episcopal, by Friday, May 1 to reserve your 4- to 10-year-old child's spot. The week will culminate on Thursday, June 21 at 5:30 p.m. with a potluck family party. See what your child learned during VBS and get some tips from your little ones on how to take care of Mother Earth.  We are also looking for teen and parent helpers for one day or more.  Contact Leland Baldwin with questions at lelandtbaldwin@aol.com

Tampa/St. Petersburg Architectural Tour
Saturday, May 19, 9:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Tour leaves from St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater 

On Saturday, an architectural bus tour, featuring work by St. John's own John Howey and his firm Howey & Weymouth, will visit buildings in St. Petersburg and Tampa, including City Hall Plaza and the Dali Museum.  Tickets are $45 per person and can be purchased by contacting Martie Lieberman at 941.724.1118 or Martie@modernsarasota.com.   

Newcomers Wine and Cheese Reception

Sunday, 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!    

 

Please call the parish offices at 259.1570 or email Debbi Huelsman at dhuelsman@stjohnstampa.org with questions or to RSVP.  Please respond by Thursday, May 17, if you plan to attend. 

New Date for Centennial Celebration!
September 29 and 30, 2012

St. John's CentennialThe Centennial Celebration 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. 

Action Needed

Dominican Republic Mission Trip: Our Deanery Team Needs Your Prayers and Support 

SWF Seal

For the 13th summer, the Episcopal churches of the Tampa Deanery are sending missionary volunteers to the Dominican Republic.  One team, which includes St. John's youth, will be returning to paint the second floor classrooms and community hall at San Pedro & San Pablo in La Barquita, a small, very poor barrio located along the Ozama River in Santo Domingo.

 

The other teams will begin construction of a new Santa Cruz Episcopal Church in the sugar mill town of Santa Fe, located adjacent to San Pedro de Macor�s, the birthplace of the Episcopal Church in the Dominican Republic.  This year's goal for the three-year project is to "close in" the first floor of the new church through the roof level. Costs are estimated at about $35,000, a major commitment for the Tampa Deanery, in addition to team support costs (approximately $1,700 per missionary), but the impact that this facility will have on the future of the families in La Barquita and Santa Cruz cannot be measured in dollars.  At least ten churches in the Tampa Deanery are participating. Members of St. John's will be on Team II (June 15-23) and Team III (June 23-30).

 

During the mission trips they ask that you pray for them and other team members and, if possible, make a tax deductible financial gift to support the teams, their work, and the children of La Barquita and Santa Cruz. If you are able to do so, please complete the Sponsor Form (click here for the form, as well as a letter and full description of the trip) and return it with your gift to St. John's Church.  The group will also be selling hand-painted wood block angels between services in the Garth this Sunday to support the endeavor.  

 

You may contact the chair of our parish Outreach committee, Sally Thompson (760.5120; tampasal@verizon.net), or Leland Baldwin (245.2776; lelandtbaldwin@aol.com ) via phone, text message, or e-mail for more information. Thank you for your consideration and support. 

Faith Cafe Needs Clothing  

Faith Cafe

The men of Faith Cafe are in need of hot-weather clothing as our Florida summer approaches.  Please consider making a donation of t-shirts in sizes L and XL, and of pants and shorts in any size.  Donations can be brought to the parish offices.

Altar Flowers Available 

The flowers at the chapel altar are available on July 15, 2012.  Please contact the church office at 259.1570 if you are interested.

Sandwich Sunday Hosts Needed 

Faith Cafe

Sandwich Sunday, St. John's ministry that has provided over 17,000 meals to South Tampa's local homeless at  Faith Cafe, is in great need of summer hosts.  Hosting is easy!  Merely purchase supplies from a list provided to you (reimbursable up to $300) and deliver meals on Monday morning!  Our parishioner-volunteers make the bagged lunches and the fun.  Contact Meg Russell Bereday at 253.0061 or scobeyrussell@yahoo.com if you are interested in hosting in June, July or August.

If you would like your information to be included in next week's Scroll, please email all content by Monday at 9:00 a.m.
to Lee Lowry at LLowry@stjohnstampa.org.

This Week at St. John's

Wednesday, May 16
12:15 p.m.-
12:45 p.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) (Chapel)
6:00 p.m.
EFM  (St. Mary's)
6:30 p.m.

Healing and Transformation: A Series with Rodeph Sholom  (Rudisill Parish Hall  

St. John's Church and Congregation Rodeph Sholom will host the final session of a joint series about healing and transformation, beginning with dinner at 6:30 p.m.  We will discuss the traditions of healing in both the Jewish and Christian faiths in a conversation led by Rabbi Marc Sack, our own Fr. Doug Remer, and St. John's Dr. Hal Wiley. 

 

The menu for the event will include fish chowder, salad, Thai curry (mild, vegetable and chicken), coconut rice, string beans with mushrooms, and mandarin orange cake.   Please contact Leland Baldwin at lelandtbaldwin@aol.com with questions.


Thursday, May 17
10:00 a.m. -
10:30 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) and Healing
(Chapel)
12:15 p.m. -
12:30 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
12:30 p.m.

Organ Concert (St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 509 North Marion Street) 

Kevin Page, our Assistant Organist, will be giving a lunchtime organ recital at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, downtown Tampa, as part of the St. Andrew's Concert Series. Please support Kevin by dropping by St. Andrew's that day, if you are able. The program will last approximately thirty minutes.  Contact Simon Morley at smorley@stjohnstampa.org with questions. 


Friday, May 18
8:15 a.m.

Moms in Prayer  

(Peterson Room, St. John's School Middle Division) 

May 18 is the last meeting of the year for Moms in Prayer.  Please join us from 8:15 to 9:00 a.m. for prayer, at the Middle Division campus, upstairs in the Peterson Room.  Questions?  Contact Anne Baldy at annetrey@verizon.net.  

 

"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer."  - Romans 12:12

12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)

Sunday, May 20
7:45 a.m.

The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) (Church)  

 9:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
Sunday School Teachers and Leaders to be Honored (Church)
All Sunday School teachers from the 2011-2012 year are welcome to join us at the altar rail during the 9:00 a.m. service to be honored for their work in enriching the spiritual lives of our children and fellow adult parishioners.  If you have taught a class, assisted, or even been a substitute, please join us to be honored when the teachers are called.  Email Leland Baldwin at lelandtbaldwin@aol.com with questions.

Ministry Moment (Church)

The Ministry Moment this Sunday will focus on Kairos Prison Ministry, a Christian, lay-led, ecumenical international prison ministry. M.C. Jenkins will be our speaker.

10:15 a.m.
Sunday School for Children (Various)

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: Lowry Room

The Round Table: Discusses contemporary political and cultural issues and their impact on Christianity. Meets in the School Library

 

Sandwich Sunday (Rudisill Parish Hall)

This Sunday's bag lunch assembly will be hosted by Ben and Meg Williams. Please come help make sandwiches for the needy at Faith Cafe, fun and fellowship are your rewards!

 

Fundraiser for Dominican Republic Mission Trip (Garth)

Members of the Dominican Republic mission trip group will be selling hand-painted wood block angels to help pay for the trip and the project of building a new church in Santa Fe.  Please support this worthy venture! 

11:15 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) (Church)
11:15 a.m.
Baptism Class (Discovery House)
Please contact Leland Baldwin at lelandtbaldwin@aol.com with questions.
4:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
Newcomers Wine and Cheese Reception (Home of Doug and Sterling Remer)

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.  

 

Please call the parish offices at 259.1570 or email Debbi Huelsman at dhuelsman@stjohnstampa.org with questions or to RSVP by Thursday, May 17.  We welcome you!    

Monday, May 21
12:15 p.m. -
12:45 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
5:00 p.m.
Vestry Meeting
(Peterson Room, St. John's School Middle Division)
Tuesday, May 22
Bible



6:45
a.m.-
8:00 a.m.

Contemporary Women's Bible Study   

(Peterson Room, St. John's School Middle Division)

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 221.6253 or kathleenmarymoore@gmail.com with questions. 

12:15 p.m. -
12:45 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)

  Upcoming
Tuesday, May 29
5:00 p.m.
Middle School Youth Mission Trip Parents' Meeting
(Lowry Room)
If your child is attending the Mission Trip, please make sure at least one parent attends this meeting.  Mother Taylor will be giving out permission slips to sign, giving important packing information, telling you about travel arrangements, and answering any questions you might have.  This meeting will be brief but important so please put it on your calendars.
Saturday, June 2
11:00 a.m.
Ordination of Billy Daniel to the Diaconate (Church)
Our seminarian, Billy Daniel, will be ordained to the Diaconate on Saturday, June 2, at an 11:00 a.m. service.  We congratulate him on reaching this important milestone in his journey toward becoming a priest.  A reception will follow the service.