September 10, 2014 Issue 
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Friday, September 19
Family Bingo Night, 5:00 p.m., Parish Hall, click to RSVP

Sunday, September 21
- Parish Breakfast and Sandwich Sunday, following the 9:15 a.m. service, Parish Hall
- First Youth Meetings of the Year - Middle School: 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., High School: 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 25
Men's Interactive Bible Study and Lunch, 11:45 a.m., Peterson Room, click to order lunch

Friday, September 26
The Soiree, 7:00 p.m., Leach Home, click to RSVP

Sunday, September 28
- Episcopal Schools Celebration, 9:15 a.m. service

Tuesday, September 30
Women's Mid Morning Bible Study, 10:30 a.m., Lowry Room

 

Sunday, October 19

- Safeguarding God's Children, 1:00 p.m., Parish Hall, click for more information

- Pumpkin Painting Party, 4:00 p.m., Courtyard, click to RSVP

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We want to provide support in your time of need!
Health regulations prohibit the clergy from being informed when our parishioners are in the hospital, so we will not know if you or someone you love is there unless you tell us. We want to provide support in any time of need or crisis.  
 
Please call the parish offices at 259.1570 or email 
parish@stjohnstampa.org to let us know when you need us.


 


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From the Parish Register

  

Birthdays:

 

September 11

Karen Chastain, Charlcy Griffin, Mary Anna Leroy-Marler, Charles Williams 

 

September 12

Mary Haire, Olivia Hasselbach, Robert Lowke, Robert Norton, II, Nico Paula, Elizabeth Pento, Meaghan Robertson, Sophie Sestile, Jill Wankelman, Charlene Whittlesey, Patrick Whittlesey

 

September 13

Cooper Dietrich, Ansley Graff, Gregory Hearing, Thomas Reed

 

September 14

Mary Beth Carastro, Christopher Carnahan, Annie Graves, Bonnie Judy, Monica Tappan, Jacqueline Thomson, Clarence Walker, III, Jerry Williams

 

September 15

Lilian Calary, Rob LaVielle, Mary Shenk, Barbara Taylor

 

September 16

Paul Carastro, Allan Crane, Mary Dolcimascolo, William Henry, Eleanor Johnson

 

September 17

William Cox, John Edgar, Elizabeth Pearce, Emery Pieper, Robert Samartin, Michael Spiker

 

Baptisms:

 

Sunday, September 7

Lucie Mae Benson 

 

Hazel Everett Cox

 

Thomas Williams Gardner 
 

Thomas James Gilbert 

 

Christian Peter Orebaugh
 

 
Sunday's Scripture Snippet

 

You know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. 

 

- Romans 13







 

News
St. John's Youth Have Plenty of Pep

Nearly 50 young people from grades 6 through 12 and their families joined us for the first Youth Group Pep Rally for St. John's! A great DJ, light show, pizza, games, and prizes kept the crew happy while parents signed youth up for great fall activities like paintball, retreats, and more! 

 

Missed the rally but still want to sign up for events? It's not too late! Email Chaplain HQ.

Welcoming Alice Sadler, Our New Associate Rector

We welcomed Alice

Sadler, our new Associate Rector, on Sunday with a reception in the Parish Hall and some kind words from those who have experienced her positive influence and healing faith in one of her past endeavors. We are so excited that she has joined the St. John's family and know she will be a wonderful addition to the clergy!

Join us for Family Fun this Fall!

 

Family Bingo Night

Friday, September 19, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Parish Hall

 

Join our hosts the Gardner, Nelson, and Compton families for dinner and bingo! St. John's will provide pasta, dessert, and drinks, families should provide your favorite side dish to share with 12 fellow gamers and players to join in the fun!

 

Pumpkin Painting Party

Sunday, October 12, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Courtyard and Parish Hall

 

All families can buy their pumpkin between services in the morning, then join us later in the day for pizza, painting pumpkins, and popcorn. Drinks and pizza provided, please bring a fun appetizer to share.

 

RSVP to lbaldwin@stjohnstampa.org for both events. See you there!

Upcoming Events
The St. John's Book Club: Next Meeting Is Tuesday
The St. John's Book Club will meet Tuesday, September 16, at 4:00 p.m. in the Lowry Room.  Sally Thompson will lead the discussion of Endurance: Shackelton's Incredible Journey by Alfred Lansing. Everyone is invited to attend.
The Soiree
Friday, September 26
7:00 p.m. 

at the home of 
George & Mary Leach, 
617 Hudson Avenue 
(on Davis Islands)
Co-Hosted by David & Dottie Webster

Bring an appetizer to share and your favorite beverage.

RSVP to Mary Hulse at 286.1121 or mmhulse@tampabay.rr.com
or Pat Wilson at 644-4640 or patwilson68@tampabay.rr.com.
St. John's School's Second Annual Soaring Eagle 5K and 1M Run, Sponsorships Now Available

Sponsorship of our second annual Soaring Eagle 5K and 1M Run on Saturday, November 22, offers you the opportunity to share your business product and services to over 850 race registrants and support SJE in the process!  Please click here for a complete list of sponsorship benefits. Download our sponsor commitment form here, or click here to see an overview of the event. 

 

To become a sponsor or for more information, contact Allison Burden at soaringeaglerun@stjohnseagles.org. 
God Is Not Dead
Special Movie Showing, September 17

When atheist philosophy professor (Kevin Sorbo) plans to forego "dusty arguments" in his class, he insists the new students declare that "God Is Dead." Unable to do this, Josh (Shane Harper) is challenged to defend his faith and prove to the class that God is NOT Dead. With everything on the line, Josh's faith is unwavering...and life-changing to those around him.

 

The Wednesday Nights in St. John's group invites all parishioners and friends to join them on Wednesday, September 17, in the Parish Hall for a special movie night. The schedule is as follows:

 

6:00 p.m.  Blessing of food, covered dish dinner begins
6:35 p.m.  Movie, God Is Not Dead, begins
8:39 p.m.  Movie ends
8:40 p.m.  Closing prayers
8:45 p.m.  Discussion for those who choose to remain.
9:00 p.m.  Event ends

 

Contact Paul and Winkie Game with questions at PGamefla@aol.com.


 

Episcopal Schools Celebration: Sunday, September 28

Mark your calendar and get ready to celebrate our Tampa area Episcopal schools, and the teachers and students working hard at them!

Your Action Needed

Acolyte Program: Training Is About To Begin

Training for the fall class of new acolytes is about to start.  Would you   want to be an acolyte?  All students 6th grade and above are eligible.  Training will be on Saturday mornings from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. and will last 4 to 6 weeks depending on the size of the class.                                                               

After our training period, acolytes will start serving at the 9:15 a.m. and the 11:15 a.m. liturgy.  Teams will rotate between the two services - and students will stay with the same group of acolytes - for the most part - during their first year of serving.  Siblings will serve on the same team.                                     

                                               

Acolytes will serve for 6 to 9 months, then go through a second phase of training, which will last only an hour or so.                                                                                  

If serving as an acolyte sounds like a ministry that you are interested in and you would like to participate, please contact Paul Brokaw at 259.0177 (home) or 629.1780 (cell) or email pbro132@gmail.com.       

 

Training starts SOON.

Safeguarding God's Children:

Required Course for Volunteers, Staff, and Clergy

Sunday, October 19, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Parish Hall

 

Safeguarding God's Children provides participants with the information they need to protect the children they know and care for in their personal lives and the ministries in which they serve. Who needs to attend?

  •  All paid parish staff members, and staff and faculty of the School. 
  •  Any volunteers working with children and youth (including Christian education leaders, chaperones and other School volunteers)
  •  Anyone who wishes to learn more about how the parish and School can protect children and youth.

Recertification may be completed online. Email the parish offices at parish@stjohnstampa.org to RSVP for October 19 or to learn about the online option.

This Week at St. John's
Thursday, September 11
10:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) and Healing (Chapel)
11:45 a.m.
Men's Thursday Interactive Bible Study and Lunch (Peterson Room)

"I discovered later, and I'm still discovering right up to this moment, that is it only by living completely in this world that one learns to have faith. By this-worldliness I mean living unreservedly in life's duties, problems, successes and failures. In so doing we throw ourselves completely into the arms of God, taking seriously, not our own sufferings, but those of God in the world. That, I think, is faith."  -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

 

The Men's Interactive Bible Study and Lunch group will continue their fall series on Thursday, September 11, at 11:45 a.m. in the Peterson Room. 

 

Lunch is sandwiches at $5 per person. RSVP to dlrncrtpa@verizon.net if you would like to partake.

12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Friday, September 12
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Saturday, September 13
Youth Trip to Universal Studios!
A group of our youth grades 6 through 12 are heading to Universal Studios on Saturday, September 13. The group will leave from Middle Division at 7:30 a.m. and return at 9:30 p.m. that evening. Drop off/pick up is in the school car line at Middle Division (Cardy Street). 

Email Chaplain HQ with questions.
Sunday, September 14
Don't Forget about Service Time Changes 
The 7:45 a.m. service now begins at 8:00 a.m. and the 9:00 a.m.begins at 9:15 a.m. The 11:15 a.m. service remains at the same time.
8:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) (Church)
9:15 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) (Church) 
Sunday School for Children (Parish Hall)
Coffee Hour Fellowship (Parish Hall) 
11:15 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) (Church) 
Monday, September 15
8:15 a.m.
Mom's Sanctuary Support and Bible Study Group (Discovery House)

Come have a cup of coffee, meet new friends, and reconnect with old friends at 8:15 a.m. in Discovery House (918 South Orleans Avenue, the free standing bungalow to the right of the School's Lower Division campus). 

 

No homework, just bring an open mind and heart. If you have any questions, please email St. John's Church's Director of Christian Education, Leland Baldwin, at lbaldwin@stjohnstampa.org, or call 259.1570. 

12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Tuesday, September 16
6:45 a.m.
The Contemporary Women's Bible Study (Peterson Room)  
CWBS meets on Tuesdays at 6:45 a.m. in the Peterson Room on the Plant Avenue (School Middle Division) campus.  All women of St. John's and their friends of other denominations are welcome for a light breakfast and discussion. Please contact Kathleen Moore at 221.6253 or kathleenmarymoore@gmail.com for more information. 
10:30 a.m.
Women's Mid Morning Bible Study (Lowry Room)
Women of St. John's, friends and neighbors are invited to participate in a fall study entitled "Psalms: Songs for the Soul," based on a curriculum developed by the Rev. Gwynne Johnson (Lutheran). The psalms are a rich resource that can guide our prayers, our thinking and our life choices. They have something to teach us about each of life's seasons: times of comfort, times of difficulty and times of resolution. Each lesson will focus on a theme and psalms that speak to it.
 
The study continues September 16 at 10:30 a.m. in the Lowry Room, and will continue on alternate Tuesdays through December 9. For more information contact either Joan McKay at MCKAYJHM@aol.com or Pat Wilson at 644.4640 or patwilson68@tampabay.rr.com.
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
4:00 p.m.
The St. John's Book Club (Lowry Room)
Wednesday, September 17
12:15 p.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) (Chapel)
6:00 p.m.
(note earlier time)
Wednesday Nights at St. John's: Special Movie Night (Parish Hall)
The Wednesday Nights in St. John's group invites all parishioners and friends to join them on Wednesday, September 17, in the Parish Hall for a special movie night, a viewing of God Is Not Dead. Contact Paul and Winkie Game at pgamefla@aol.com for details.