October 29, 2014 Issue 
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More Upcoming Dates

Friday, November 7 through Saturday, November 8
FATHERS Annual Camping Trip, Lakewood Retreat, Brooksville. Contact Lionel Lowry or Kaivon Madani for information or to sign up.

 

Sunday, November 9

- The Circle Harvest Celebration, 6:00 p.m., home of Cary and Katey Brown, contact Betsy Graham for more information

 

Friday, November 14

Choir Cocktails/Silent Auction, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., home of Margit Williams.

 

Saturday, November 15

The Soiree, 7:00 p.m., home of Mary and Ron Hulse

 

Sunday, November 16

- Parish Breakfast and Sandwich Sunday, following the 9:15 service, Parish Hall

- Baptism Preparation Class, 11:15 a.m., Discovery House

 

Saturday, December 6

Women's Advent Retreat, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., contact Peggy Curlin

 

 
From the Parish Register

  

Birthdays:

 

October 30

Richard Arcuri, Jr., Robert Eledge, Emerson French, Scott Greacen, Robert Mattox, III, Stephen Straske, II, Haydon Swanson

 

October 31

Simon Morley

 

November 1

Virginia Collier, David Corey, Nancy Craig, Larry Guerra, Minnie Norton, Allison Shamblin, Michael Sparks, Nelson Spoto, Anna Marie Stracey, Katharine Taylor, Sherrie Weekley, Thomas Young

 

November 2

Sarah Cuthbertson, Catherine Eckhard, Elizabeth Eckhard, Jonathan Maya, Donald Regar, Sr., Sheryl Teague, Jensen Whittlesey, Jude Whittlesey

 

November 4

Christine Cordell, James Few, Robert Goodman, Gerd Michel, Benjamin Miller, Cynthia Peters, Gary Sasso, Evan Spencer

 

November 5

Vera Farmen, Paul Henley, Joseph Lykes, Robert Lykes, Hamilton Rice, III, Sarah Wahl

 

 

 
Sunday's Scripture Snippet

 

"`You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: `You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

- Matthew 22







 

News
Rose Clock

Daylight Savings Time Ends This Weekend

On Saturday night, please don't forget to set your clocks back one hour!
 

Mom's Sanctuary Continues Each Monday

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Come have a cup of coffee, meet new friends, and reconnect with old friends at 8:15 a.m. in Discovery House. This group continues meeting each Monday morning this fall. Questions? Email lbaldwin@stjohnstampa.org or call 259.1570. 
 

Upcoming Events

Award-Winning Organist in Concert at St. John's

As you will be aware, our organ was restored and enlarged by the Tennessee firm of R.A. Colby in 2010. We continue to enjoy the rich  resources of the enhanced instrument both liturgically and in concert. On Sunday, November 23, at 5:00 p.m., we are delighted to present Benjamin Sheen in concert. Ben is Associate Organist of St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City, and winner of the 2013 Longwood Gardens Organ Competition. He is very much a rising star of the organ world. His program will appeal to organists and non-organists alike, and we will, once again, have the big screen in place so that the audience can see the recitalist as well as hear him! 


The Circle: Sunday, November 9

Join us as the Circle celebrates the fall season with a harvest-themed event at the home of Cary and Katey Brown at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 9. The Browns and co-hosts Steve and Lisa Sepulveda will provide a main course of two kinds of chili. Guests are requested to bring an appetizer, side dish, or dessert and a beverage to share. Contact Betsy Graham if you did not receive an evite and we will add you to our mailing list.

The Soiree

St. John's Church invites you to a

Soirée

at the home of Mary and Ron Hulse, 4912 Lyford Cay Road

Saturday, November 15

7:00 p.m.

 

Bring an hors d'oeuvre to share and a drink of your choosing.


 

RSVP to Mary Hulse at mmhulse@tampabay.rr.com or

Pat Wilson at patwilson68@tampabay.rr.com. 

This Week at St. John's
Thursday, October 30
10:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) and Healing (Chapel)
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Friday, October 31
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Sunday, November 2
8:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) (Church)
9:15 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) and Holy Baptism (Church) 
Sunday School for Children (Parish Hall)
Immediately following the 9:15 a.m. service
Baptism Reception (Parish Hall)
Hosted by the Henley family to honor those baptized at the 9:15 a.m. service. All are invited.

Christmas Pageant Sign-Up Brunch (Parish Hall)

Adult Sunday School: The Forum (Lowry Room)

11:15 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) (Church) 
4:30 p.m.
Middle School Youth (Discovery House)
Bible 101 (Parish Hall)
Father Charles Connelly and Dr. Hal Wiley will be the presenters.  Father Connelly's topic for the first meeting will be "Who Wrote the Bible?"  Dr. Wiley's will be "The Bible: The Part We Don't Talk about in Sunday School." Please join us! High school youth are welcome as well!
Monday, November 3
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. This group will continue meeting each Monday morning this fall. Questions? Email lbaldwin@stjohnstampa.org or call 259.1570. 

12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Tuesday, November 4
6:45 a.m.
The Contemporary Women's Bible Study (Peterson Room)  

The Contemporary Women's Bible Study (CWBS) group is continuing a new study of the Synoptic Gospels.  All women of St John's and their friends are invited to attend.  The group meets each Tuesday morning from 6:45 to 8:00 a.m. in the Peterson Room on the Middle Division Campus at Platt Street and Plant Avenue.  Coffee and a light breakfast are served. Join us for lively discussion as we discover the meaning of scripture in our lives. Please contact Kathleen Moore at 221.6253 or kathleenmarymoore@gmail.com for more information. 

12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
6:00 p.m.
The Men's Ministry (Parish Hall)  

The group will 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." RSVP to Dallas Coffield at dcoffield@gmail.com. 

 

This month's speaker, Jay Lippy, is the Executive Director of Impact Tampa Bay. At its core, ITB focuses on Discipleship Through Leadership Development with a purpose to train, serve, and increase the spiritual, ethical, civil, and social well being of the Tampa Bay Area. 


Additionally, Jay is a Certified Personal Life Coach with the American Association of Christian Counselors and has been married to his wife Phyl for 35 years. They have three adult children, three grandsons, two granddaughters, and another grandson and granddaughter on the way. 

 

Please note that the November 4 meeting will conclude 2014 for the Men's Ministry and there will be no December meeting. The group will pick back up on January 6, 2015. 

Wednesday, November 5
12:15 p.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) (Chapel)
6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Nights at St. John's (Parish Hall)

The group will view and discuss Session 5 of the DVD presenting the Gospel of John. To prepare for the session, you may want to read John: Chapters 7,  8, 9  and 10.

 

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. 
More Upcoming Events
Thursday, November 6
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 alternate Thursdays 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, November 11
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 on alternate Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Lowry Room 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.