June 10, 2015 Issue 

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From the Parish Register


 

Birthdays:


 

June 11, Colin Kendall, Matthew Kendall, Skyler Norton

 

June 12, Hayley Divers, Maxwell McGeachy

 

June 13, Jolie Farmer, Paul Game, Susan Lang, Suzette Lemrow

 

June 14, Christopher Brown, Blake Heyer, Mary Jenkins


June 15, Morgan Austin, Harry Flowers, Carina Stillie

June 16, Duncan Evans, II, Marjorie Stanford 


June 17, Adam Burden, Jr., Anne-Marie Burden, Cathrine Spriggs, David Witte

 

 


 

 
Sunday's Scripture Snippet  


So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

 

2 Corinthians 


Parish News
Music News: Anglican Music Conference Includes Evensong, All Invited

The Association of Anglican Musicians, an organization of musicians and clergy serving in the worshiping communities of the Episcopal Church and the larger Anglican tradition, will hold their Annual Conference in Tampa from June 15th through 19th. Founded in the early 1970s as the successor to the American Cathedral Organists and Choirmasters Association, AAM's membership today embraces musicians, clergy, and supporters of music in Anglican liturgical life.

 

Members work and worship in cathedrals, parishes and missions large and small, theological seminaries, and church-related schools. They are organists, pianists, bishops, guitarists, presbyters and deacons, directors and trainers of choirs, teachers of music, and friends of Anglicanism's musical tradition and practice of sung prayer.

 

As part of the conference program, AAM members will attend a service of Choral Evensong at St. John's on Wednesday, June 17th at 5:30 p.m. This service will be sung by the Choir of St. John's, conducted by Simon Morley and accompanied by Benjamin Sheen, Assistant Organist of St. Thomas, Fifth Avenue, New York City. The service will feature the premiere of an anthem commissioned by St. John's for the occasion and composed by David Briggs to the text 'When in our music God is glorified.' Members of our own congregation are warmly invited to attend.


 

Simon Morley

Shortened Office Hours on June 29

Because of a scheduled power outage, the parish offices will only be open from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 29.

Soiree Summer Get Together

The Soir�e at the Woodroffe home was a terrific time to meet and greet people from other service times at St. John's! The flowers by Emily Levy and the amazing appetizers (Ansley's gorgeous cheese and dip!) coupled by the Woodroffe's warm hospitality all contributed to a lovely evening.  

Our lovely hostess Carol Woodroffe, and guest Miriam Faircloth


 

Youth News: Save the Date for In-Town Mission Week!

In-Town Mission Week will take place from July 27 through 31. Mark your calendars and look for more info soon!

Parishioner Named to National Therapeutic Music Board

Sharon Stoll, CTHP, has been named to the Board of Directors to serve on the governing body of the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians (NSBTM), which consists of leaders in the therapeutic music field who have joined together to develop and maintain standards for therapeutic musician training programs and their graduates. The practice of the therapeutic musician is to use the intrinsic healing elements of live music and sound to provide an environment conducive to the human healing process.

 

The NSBTM defines the Courses of Study, Scope of Practice, Code of Ethics and other rules of conduct for the certified therapeutic musician.  The following is the NSBTM Mission Statement, and more information is available at www.nsbtm.org.

 

Mission Statement

To define a body of knowledge, and application of that knowledge, that represents competent practice for therapeutic musicians.

To create and maintain educational standards for diploma programs and continuing education programs that offer training for therapeutic musicians. By providing a forum for communication and collaboration among accredited programs, the NSBTM supports the continuing education and development of the field of therapeutic music and its service to the public.

Upcoming Events
VBS Counselor Training

The last VBS counselor training session is June 14 in the Parish Hall from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided.


Our Vacation Bible School will take place from June 22 through 26, 2015, with a theme of Camp Discovery: Jesus at Work through Us. VBS is 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with after care available from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Click here to download the registration form, or contact Leland Baldwin with questions.

Donations needed for VBS are below. Please bring to the parish offices or to Sunday School.

  • Milk jugs
  • Paper towel rolls
  • Toilet paper rolls
  • Athletic (white) socks
  • Two tents
  • Camping equipment which can act as props for our theme of Camp Discovery
Your Action Needed
Mision Santa Cruz, Ingenio Santa Fe
The 2015 Tampa Deanery Project

The Tampa Deanery project for 2015 is to complete the second floor of

The New Santa Cruz Vocational School

the new church for Santa Cruz (Holy Cross) Episcopal Church in the sugar mill (Ingenio) town of Santa Fe on the edge of the city of San Pedro de Macor�s (pop ~ 250,000). For the past three years the Tampa Deanery has worked in Santa Fe building the new 2-story reinforced concrete church building. This year's teams will also work at the elementary school doing much needed repairs, and at the new Vocational school being built on the site of the original elementary school. For a flyer with all the information about this year's project, click here.

 

For more information on how you can support the St. John's effort in Santa Fe, please contact the parish offices by email or call 259.1570.

This Week at St. John's
Thursday, June 11
10:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) and Healing (Chapel)
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Men's Interactive Bible Study and Lunch (Peterson Room)

The Men's Thursday Bible Study and Lunch group has decided to continue to meet weekly during the summer of 2015. The readings the group will study are those from the Revised Common Lectionary for this coming Sunday. The group will continue with this pattern, reading and studying the lessons for the Sunday to follow so as to better understand and absorb those readings and the sermon on Sunday.

 

Extra parking is available in the School's parking area across Plant St. under the Cross-town expressway if the regular lot is full. Please do not park in the Four Green Fields parking lots. 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, June 12
12:15 p.m.

Noonday Prayer (Chapel)

Sunday, June 14
8:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
9:15 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) (Church)

Sunday School for Children (Parish Hall)
Please note, Sunday School will continue throughout the summer.
Following the 9:15 a.m. service
Coffee Hour Fellowship (Parish Hall)
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
VBS Training (Parish Hall)
11:15 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) (Church)

Monday, June 15
8:15 a.m. 
Mom's Sanctuary (Discovery House)

Join us each Monday at 8:15 a.m. in Discovery House (918 South Orleans Avenue), for our weekly Mom's Sanctuary group meeting. If you have any questions, please email Leland Baldwin at lbaldwin@stjohnstampa.org.

12:15 p.m.

Noonday Prayer (Chapel)

Tuesday, June 16
6:45 a.m.
Contemporary Women's Bible Study (Peterson Room)

CWBS continues a study of the Gospel of John, using the study guide John by Mark A. Matson from the Interpretation Bible Studies series. The group meets on Tuesdays from 6:45 to 8:00 a.m. in the Peterson Room at the Middle Division campus. After conversation and a light breakfast (fruit & some type of bread) that members take turns bringing, the study starts at 7:00 a.m. and ends shortly before 8:00 a.m.; a few people may leave early if they have to go to work. All women of St John's and their friends are welcome; the group includes several valued members from other branches of Christ's church.  We would love to have you join us.  

 

For more information, please contact Kathleen Moore at 221.6253 or kathleenmarymoore@gmail.com

12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Wednesday, June 17
12:15 p.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) (Chapel)
5:30 p.m.
A Service of Choral Evensong (Church)

As part of the Association of Anglican Musicians Conference being held in Tampa, St. John's will hold an Evensong. This service will be sung by the Choir of St. John's, conducted by Simon Morley and accompanied by Benjamin Sheen, Assistant Organist of St. Thomas, Fifth Avenue, New York City. The service will feature the premiere of an anthem commissioned by St. John's for the occasion and composed by David Briggs to the text 'When in our music God is glorified.' Members of our own congregation are warmly invited to attend.
 

6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Nights at St. John's (Parish Hall)

The last book of the Bible is one of the most difficult to understand because it abounds in unfamiliar and extravagant symbolism, which at best appears unusual to the modern reader. Symbolic language, however, is one of the chief characteristics of apocalyptic literature, of which this book is an outstanding example. Such literature enjoyed wide popularity in both Jewish and Christian circles from ca. 200 B.C. to A.D. 200. "This book contains an account of visions in symbolic and allegorical language borrowed extensively from the Old Testament, especially Ezekiel, Zechariah, and Daniel. Whether or not these visions were real experiences of the author or simply literary conventions employed by him is an open question." - US Conference of Catholic Bishops

 

The Wednesday Nights group will continue to study Revelation by viewing an eight session DVD study, Revelation According to John. The Wednesday Nights at St. John's group invites all parishioners and friends to join them each week 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 more details.