January 22, 2014 Issue 
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This Week, We Celebrate the Birthdays of the Following Parishioners:

 

January 23

Katherine Lomelino, James Martin

 

January 24

Erin Carr, Dylan Crain, Richard Eatman, Jr., Ronald Hulse, Jr., David Stillie

 

January 25

George Hayes, David Wheaton

 

January 26

Tabatha Gonzalez, James Graff, Andres Punto, Gregory Rix, Andrew Williams

 

January 27

Emilie Williams 

 

January 28

Ashley Carastro, Henrietta Martin

 

January 29

Larry Brooks; Evelyn Haddad, Barrett LaVielle

 

 
Sunday's Scripture Snippet
 

Your righteousness have I not hidden in my heart;

I have spoken of your faithfulness and your deliverance; *

     I have not concealed your love and faithfulness from the

                        great congregation.


Psalm 40





 

News

The Soiree: January 17 

     

Icon Workshop Offered

Spend the week painting an icon of St. John the Baptist. No painting experience necessary. Fee includes instruction and all materials: board, prototype, paints, brushes, gold leaf and varnish. End the week with a completed icon. Commuter fee is $480 including lunch daily, or spend six nights at Saint Leo Abbey for $660, including 3 meals daily & workshop.

Philip Zimmerman, a well-known iconographer who teaches across the U.S. and in Canada, works in traditional Byzantine style and will teach a week-long class at Saint Leo Abbey February 17th - 22nd, his fourth at the Abbey.   Each participant will write the icon of Saint John the Baptist pictured above.   All materials and equipment needed to complete the icon are provided: gessoed 11x13 inch wooden board, prototype (pattern), paints, brushes, gold leaf and varnish. 

 

The workshop will be held in the Feeney Room adjoining the Abbey Guest House.  There is a small kitchen for snacks, coffee and tea.  Class time is Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to suppertime (5:30 for Abbey guests).  Saturday morning will be devoted to varnishing and clean-up,  and a celebratory lunch. Each workshop participant should leave the Abbey with a completed icon. 

 
Click here for a flyer with more details. 
Action Items and Opportunities

Flowers and Candle Available

On Sundays, February 9 and 16 and March 23, the candle in the sanctuary light is available.  On Sunday, February 9, the flowers at the church altar are available.

                       

If you would like to take one of these opportunities to honor a loved one and support St. John's, please call the parish offices at 259.1570 or email parish@stjohnstampa.org.

Sandwich Sunday Hosts Needed

Hosts are needed for Sandwich Sunday on May 18th, June 15th and July 20th. Sandwich Sunday is our outreach to the needy at Faith Café.  Each month, we make sandwiches and bag lunches for patrons to take with them after they eat a hot meal at the Café. Hosts purchase supplies like snacks, bread, and bottled water (costs fully reimbursed by St. John's), help coordinate assembly on the day of, and deliver the lunches to Faith Cafe.  Want to help?  Contact Amanda Sansone at asansone@carltonfields.com.

Gasparilla Parade Parking Available

Parking places at our Middle Division school campus (240 Plant Avenue) are now available for pre-sale for the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates on Saturday, January 25. All proceeds go to support St. John's mission work. Pre-sale spaces are $20, day-of-parade spaces are $25 (if available). If you have any questions, or wish to reserve a spot, please email lbaldwin@stjohnstampa.org.

Events

Tampa Bay Area Organ Concert

The Tampa Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present its Annual Members' Recital, to which everyone is invited.  This year the free concert is being held on January 26, at 5:00 p.m.  Hosting the event is St. Catherine's Episcopal Church, located at 502 Druid Hills Road (off 56th Street) in Temple Terrace. 

 

Local organists from nine Bay Area churches will perform on the Robert Sipe pipe organ. Our own Organist and Choirmaster, Simon Morley, will open the program.  Mark your calendar to attend this annual event.

Support Cornerstone Kids:  

Attend the Annual Lincoln & Douglass Ball  

The event, which benefits St. John's outreach partner Cornerstone Kids, will take place on Saturday, February 8, 2014, from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Embassy Suites, 3705 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612.

Dress is formal; there will be a cash bar, a dinner and dancing. A raffle will also benefit Cornerstone Kids. Email o.leggett@cornerstonekidsinc.org for more information or to purchase tickets.

Click here to go to an article with exciting news about Cornerstone Kids winning a Jubilee Ministries grant from the Episcopal Church.

Mission Possible 2014: Sunday, March 2

Calling all 3rd -12th grade actors, sound technicians, lighting people, singers, dancers, musicians... It's time again for Mission Possible!  This amazing church/school collaboration raises money for our mission work in Uganda and the Dominican Republic.

 

Mark your calendars now! The show will be Sunday, March 2, 4:00 p.m. at the Middle Division school gym, 240 Plant Avenue.

 

Come out and join in the amazing array of fun and talent at the annual Mission Possible show.  Rehearsals start next week (during school hours for students at St. John's).

 

Email Director of Christian Education Leland Baldwin with any questions at lbaldwin@stjohnstampa.org.

Stewardship Corner
We are very excited about the direction God is calling us in the year to come!  Working together, we will accomplish great things for the Lord.  

If you have not yet made your 2014 St. John's pledge, did you know that you can make it online? Save time and hassle by pledging today from the "Stewardship" tab on the St John's home page or by clicking here. 

 

We look forward to completing this campaign as we:

proclaim, by word and example, the Good News of God in Christ, and build a spiritual community forming Christians of all ages through worship, education, and outreach.

 

Thank you for your role in living this mission together!
This Week at St. John's
Thursday, January 23
10:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) and Healing (Chapel)
11:45 a.m.
Men's Interactive Bible Study and Lunch
(Peterson Room) 
On Thursday, January 23, at 11:45 a.m. in the Peterson Room (Middle Division School Campus, 240 Plant Avenue), the Reverend Danny Bennett of Hyde Park United Methodist will facilitate the discussion on Joy as part of our new series on The Fruits of the Spirit.  Lunch is sandwiches at $5 per person, RSVP to dlrncrtpa@verizon.net if you would like to partake.
Friday, January 24
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Sunday, January 26
7:45 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) 
9:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
Sunday School for Children (Parish Hall)
10:15 a.m.
Coffee Hour Fellowship (Parish Hall)
Youth Confirmation Class (Discovery House) 
11:15 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
4:00 p.m.
Middle School Youth Group
We will meet Sunday, January 26, at 4:00 p.m. at the Youth House. Join us for fellowship and fun!
5:00 p.m.
Tampa Bay Area Organ Concert (St. Catherine's Episcopal Church, 502 Druid Hills Road) 

The Tampa Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present its Annual Members' Recital, to which everyone is invited.  The free concert is being held on January 26, at 5:00 p.m.  Our own Organist and Choirmaster, Simon Morley, will open the program. 

6:00 p.m.
No High School Bible Study Today
Join us on Sunday, February 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Youth House for our next study.
Monday, January 27
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
5:30 p.m.
Outreach Committee and Friends of Uganda Meeting

The Outreach Committee and Friends of Uganda monthly meeting has been rescheduled to Monday,  January 27, at 5:30 p.m. in the Lowry Room. Questions?  Contact Sally Thompson at tampasal@verizon.net.

Tuesday, January 28
6:45 a.m.
Contemporary Women's Bible Study (Peterson Room)  
All women of St. John's and their friends of other denominations are welcome to join the group for a light breakfast and discussion of important books of the Bible. Please contact Kathleen Moore at 221.6253 or kathleenmarymoore@gmail.com for more information. 
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Wednesday, January 29
12:15 p.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) (Chapel)
6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Nights at St. John's (Rudisill Parish Hall) 

Deepening Life Together- Acts is a cutting-edge DVD-based small group, eight-session series that helps ordinary people's understanding of the Scriptures. Covering the book of Acts, this series features teaching experts and scholars from well-respected institutions--such as Talbot Theological Seminary, Bethel Seminary, and Wheaton College--and church congregations that live out the principles shared in their communities

 

This series on the Book of Acts is a great way to rediscover the joy of God's Word. Join this group each Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m.  Bring a Bible, a covered dish to share, and an open heart and mind!  Contact Paul and Winkie Game at pgamefla@aol.com for more details.


More Upcoming Events
Sunday, February 2
Youth and Adult Confirmation Classes
Youth confirmation classes continue on Sunday, February 2 at 10:15 a.m. in Discovery House.  Our topic this day will be The Trinity: God the Son.
 
Adult confirmation classes also begin on this day at 10:15 a.m.  Our topic will be An Introduction to the Episcopal Church.  For more information, please contact the parish offices at 259.1570 or parish@stjohnstampa.org.
Tuesday, February 4
Women's Mid Morning Bible Study
On Tuesday, February 4, the group will focus on Acts 15:36 - 17:34, "Paul Sets Out Again: Syria to Athens."  The Rev. John Reese, Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, will facilitate the session.
 
The group invites all women in our church community and their friends and neighbors to join them on alternate Tuesdays in the Lowry Room for fellowship, prayer and study from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. as they explore the spread of the Good News and the faith it awakened in the Mediterranean world. Contact Pat Wilson at patwilson68@tampabay.rr.com or 644.4640 or Joan McKay at mckayjhm@aol.com with questions.