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On November 7 through 8, we will have a High School Retreat. Bring all your friends, your Bibles, and your journals for a retreat to remember. We will be watching movies, snacking, and deepening our relationship with God, all while having fun with friends!  Because of the Retreat, high school youth will not meet on Sunday. Middle school youth will meet at the regular time, 4:30 p.m., in Discovery House. 

 

Sunday, November 9, is the Youth Volunteer Appreciation Brunch and Info Session. During the 9:15 a.m. service, youth leaders will be recognizing anyone who has volunteered or signed up to volunteer. After the service a special brunch will be held in Discovery House to say thank you for volunteering. Come and let us thank you! The info session for parents and volunteers will follow at 10:45 a.m. in the Parish Hall. You'll find out about curriculum, the calendar for the rest of the year, and more!

 

Contact Chaplain HQ for more information at mharrisonquillin@stjohnstampa.org.

Enjoy a lovely evening of light food and drinks at the home of Margit Williams from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, November 14. More than 50 silent auction items will be available for your bidding pleasure- from beautiful art to handmade quilts to many local restaurant gift certificates. A wonderful way to relax with members of the St. John community while supporting the choir as it seeks to buy additional music for your listening pleasure. 

 

An organizational meeting will take place on Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. at 4210 West Watrous Avenue. We welcome those who can help!

 

Question? Please contact Margit Williams at 431.4057 or at margitwilliams@mac.com. 

Upcoming Events

Save the date for VBS 2015! Our Vacation Bible School will take place from June 22 through 26, 2015, with a theme of "Everest!"

Upcoming Events

Each month, we make sandwiches and bag lunches for the needy patrons of Faith Cafe to take with them after they eat a hot meal at the Café. We invite all parishioners to help in the Parish Hall after the 9:15 a.m. service next Sunday, November 16! 

 

We are in need of hosts for November 16 and for December 21. Hosting means purchasing supplies (costs are reimbursed by St. John's), helping facilitate the assembly line, and delivering sandwiches to Faith Cafe. Please contact Amanda Sansone if you can help at amanda.arnold.sansone@gmail.com.

This Week at St. John's

"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.

Contact Margit Williams for more information.

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. 

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