September 17, 2014 Issue 
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More Upcoming Dates

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

Thursday, October 2
St. Francis Pet Blessing, 3:00 p.m., Church Courtyard

Tuesday, October 7
The Men's Ministry, 6:00 p.m., Parish Hall

 

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

 
From the Parish Register

  

Birthdays:

 

September 18

Sarah Bricklemyer, Lilyanne Drumsta, Vicki Hayes, Ellen Henne, Avery Philips, Joseph Towne

 

September 19

Beverly Hubbell, George McGahran

 

September 20

Mary Adams, Sarah Evans, B.G. Holmberg; Philip Leigh, Lee Pippin, Abagail Sponsler

 

September 21

Elizabeth Allen, Susan Coursen, Robert Crowder

 

September 22

Walter Baldwin, Ann Dawson, Natalie Preston, Jonathan Stillie

 

September 23

Anne Hyatt, Sarah Jennings-Kumagai, James Lehan, III, Lillian Lowry, Mikel Peel

 

September 24

Lauren Brown, Sloane Dring, Grant Gutowski, Michael Nolan, II, Alejandro Valdes, Robert Vawter, Jr.

 
Sunday's Scripture Snippet

 

 

"Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in splendor, doing wonders?"
 

- Exodus 15







 

News
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, Cruse, 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!

Youth Group Rocks Universal!

A big group of our youth traveled to Universal Studios this weekend to enjoy the Harry Potter area as well as all the other fun rides! Youth group kicks off their meetings for the year on Sunday, September 21, at 4:30 p.m. (middle school) and 6:00 p.m. (high school).  Contact Chaplain HQ for more details! 

The Men's Ministry Returns

The Men's Ministry will resume on Tuesday, October 7, at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. The group will still have the same fine food from Holy Hog (pulled pork, chicken, beans & greens, with dessert). They will also offer wine, because as we read in 1 Timothy, 5:23: "No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments."

 

The speaker will be Father Ray Bonoan from The Church of the Holy Spirit, Safety Harbor, FL. The group will have a meeting on October 7 and November 4 and that will conclude 2014 (no December meeting), picking back up January 6, 2015. RSVP to Dallas Coffield at dcoffield@gmail.com.

Pet Blessing

Thursday, October 2, is our annual Pet Blessing. Bring your dogs, cats, birds, hamsters... whatever pets call your home home, to receive a blessing for the coming year at 3:00 p.m. in the courtyard.

Upcoming Events
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. 

 

Join current sponsors like Wells Fargo, Sports Authority, Tampa Bay Parenting magazine and Thompson, Sizemore, Gonzalez, and Hearing, P.A. to support fitness and our church school!


To become a sponsor or for more information, contact Allison Burden at soaringeaglerun@stjohnseagles.org. 


 

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.

This Week at St. John's
Thursday, September 18
10:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) and Healing (Chapel)
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Friday, September 19
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
5:00 p.m.
Family Bingo Night (Parish Hall)
Sunday, September 21
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)
Parish Breakfast and Sandwich Sunday (Parish Hall)
11:15 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) (Church) 
Monday, September 22
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). This group will continue meeting each Monday morning this fall.

 

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 23
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. 
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Wednesday, September 24
12:15 p.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) (Chapel)
6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Nights at St. John's (Parish Hall)

One of the disciples said to Jesus, "Teach us to pray." Jesus's response was the Lord's Prayer, the venerated Christian prayer that, according to the New Testament, was taught by Jesus to his disciples.

 

What is the meaning of:
"Deliver us from evil ? 
"Hallowed be Your name?
"Lead us not into temptation ?- [Are we tempted by God?]

 

The group will be working together to build a strong foundation through prayer and scripture, with a line by line study of the Lord's Prayer led by Christine Henry.


The Wednesday Nights in St. John's group invites all parishioners and friends to join them on Wednesdays in the Parish Hall. Bring a dish to share and an open heart and mind for discussion. Contact Paul and Winkie Game at pgamefla@aol.com for details. 
Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 25
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 25, 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.

Tuesday, September 30
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 30 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.