Please mark your calendar for Saturday, April 25, for the St. John's Parish Fellowship Retreat.  We will have activities for all ages at this parish-wide event.  There will be a ropes course, canoeing, labyrinth walk, and centering prayer, Lunch will be served and a closing Eucharist celebrated.   Dayspring is the Episcopal conference center just 30 minutes south of Tampa in Ellenton.  

We are delighted to welcome back the Boy Choristers of St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City for a concert under their director, John Scott. The St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys is widely considered to be the finest of its kind in this country. The boys will be joined by the altos, tenors, and basses of our own choir in several works in the program.

The concert will take place in the church at 5:00 p.m., followed by a reception in the parish hall.
 

Contact the parish offices by email or by phone at 259.1570 with questions. 

We are looking for volunteers to participate in our annual Maundy Thursday Vigil, which begins at approximately 8:00 p.m. on April 2 immediately following the Maundy Thursday service.  The Vigil will take place in the chapel and will continue throughout the night until 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayer.  Each volunteer will be responsible for an assigned reading(s) during one hour of the Vigil. Click here for a flyer with additional information.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Nicholas Nitch at nnitch@tampabay.rr.com and let him know which hour you would like to sign up for.  All parishioners are encouraged to attend the Maundy Thursday Vigil even if they do not wish to participate formally. 

Cornerstone Kids Inc. invited the Diocese to join them in celebrating their 25th Annual Lincoln - Douglass Ball and a group including clergy, staff, and volunteers from St. John's attended. Cornerstone Kids is an outreach ministry of St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church. The event was held Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites.

Easter Egg Decorating Party!

Sunday, March 22 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., join us in the Parish Hall for a Children's Ministry Easter Egg Decorating Party for families! Bring a dozen hard boiled eggs and 6 uncooked eggs. Thanks to our chairs for this event, Christy Braun and Dawn Blewitt!

Our Lenten series continues tonight with a reception beginning at 5:45 p.m., At 6:15 p.m. we will proceed into the parish hall where dinner will be served at your assigned table (if two or more need to be together at the same table rather being assigned independently, please arrive together). A facilitator/host will be at each table to guide the flow of the evening which will begin with a blessing among those gathered at that table. 

Date                     Leader

March 4                Chaplain Miranda Harrison-Quillin and Simon Morley

March 11              The Rev. Chip Connelly

March 18              The Rev. Dr. Robert Baker

March 25              The Rev. Alice Sadler, Simon Morley, and the Choir                               of St. John's

Each week's gathering will end at 8:00 p.m. after Compline in the sanctuary. Please be sure to sign up either by calling or emailing the parish offices or by signing one of the signup sheets after Sunday services.   Expect to be surprised.    

Thursday, March 19, The Feast of St. Joseph 

Concert by the Harvard Glee Club at 7:30 p.m., in the church.

The Harvard University Glee Club (Andrew Clark, Conductor), will be singing a joint concert with the University of South Florida Chamber Singers (James Bass, Conductor) at St. John's Church. Tickets to the concert are $25, $100 for premium reserved, and free for students of USF with a valid ID. Purchase tickets by credit card online at www.harvard-wcfl.org, by phone at 239.390.2788 through ArtsNaples World Festival, or by check, payable to ArtsNaples World Festival, P.O. Box 771176, Naples, FL 34107.

Join us on a musical time traveling journey through the decades, with special appearances from some of your favorite St. John's characters. Don't miss classic tunes from the '60s, '70s, and '80s including The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Madonna, and more! Support your SJE friends! 

Shows: Friday, March 27 at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, March 28 at 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. at the Middle Division Gym, 240 Plant Avenue

General Admission tickets are available at the door for $5

Parking is under the Crosstown Expressway