July 15, 2015 Issue 
Quick Links



Visit Our Website

Visit the St. John's School Website

Visit the Diocese of Southwest Florida's Website

Parish Office Phone: 813.259.1570
Join Our Mailing List
 __________________________

We are always looking for church-related pictures to share with the congregation.  Submit them to LLowry@stjohnstampa.org.
__________________
We want to provide support in your time of need!
Health regulations prohibit the clergy from being informed when our parishioners are in the hospital, so we will not know if you or someone you love is there unless you tell us. We want to provide support in any time of need or crisis.  
 
Please call the parish offices at 259.1570 or email 
parish@stjohnstampa.org to let us know when you need us.


 


Join Our Mailing List 
 

  

 
 
From the Parish Register


 

 

Birthdays:

 

July 16,  Joan Apthorp, Hannah Rix, Michelle Roberts

 

July 17,  Robert Watkins

 

July 18,  Anna Arcuri, Virginia Gregory, Josephine Stewart, Stephen Swindal


July 19,  Kyle Gates

 

July 20,  Brett Couch, Jr., John Graham, Spenser Michel

 

July 21,  Michael Pepe

 

July 22,  Elizabeth Brown, Caroline Holmberg

 

 
Sunday's Scripture Snippet  


With all wisdom and insight he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

Ephesians 1





 

Parish News
Youth In-Town Mission Week Info

This year our in-town mission week will focus on serving and learning about the homeless community and those living in poverty. The whole week will be spent at Metropolitan Ministries where youth will help prepare meals, volunteer in the thrift shop, and learn about the causes of poverty and homelessness. The timeframe is 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 27 through 31. The cost is $50 per person for the whole week (includes lunch each day, t-shirt, and program fee). For more info and to register, contact Chaplain HQ.

 

Faith Cafe Needs

Now that hot weather is here, we need men's t-shirts and shorts for the folks at Faith Café. Toiletries, underwear, and socks are also always welcome. Please bring contributions to the parish offices, and they will be taken down to Faith Café.

 

Questions about Faith Café? Contact Mary Jane Schenck, (home).9428, or mjschenck@ut.edu; or Sally Wiley (cell).4497, or swileytampa@aol.com.


Congratulations to Baker Family
Fr. Robert Baker, our Associate Rector and Chaplain to the School, and his wife Evelyn, along with their 4 children ages 1 to 6, are proud to announce that after a year commuting from Apollo Beach, they have purchased a home here in Tampa closer to St. John's. We congratulate them on this milestone! If you have a meal or other housewarming treat you would like to contribute to the Bakers to celebrate and be a part of this move, please call Fr. Baker at the parish offices at 259.1570 or email him. Fr. Baker loves gardening, even lawn mowing and has had large vegetable gardens and a rose garden in the past. Anyone with a green thumb might reach out to help the Bakers fill their large backyard with plants or with fun things for the kids. And prayers for their move and for happiness in their new home are also welcome and appreciated!
This Week at St. John's
Thursday, July 16
10:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I) and Healing (Chapel)
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Men's Interactive Bible Study and Lunch (Peterson Room)

The Men's Thursday Bible Study and Lunch group will continue to meet weekly during the summer of 2015. The readings the group will study are those from the Revised Common Lectionary for the 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, July 17
12:15 p.m.

Noonday Prayer (Chapel)

Sunday, July 19
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)
Sunday School will continue throughout the summer.
Following the 9:15 a.m. service
Coffee Hour Fellowship (Parish Hall)
11:15 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite I)  (Church)
Monday, July 20
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. Come have a cup of coffee, meet new friends, and reconnect with old friends. No homework, just bring an open mind and heart. If you have any questions, please email Leland Baldwin at lbaldwin@stjohnstampa.org.

12:15 p.m.

Noonday Prayer (Chapel)

Tuesday, July 21
6:45 a.m.
Contemporary Women's Bible Study (Peterson Room)

CWBS continues a study of selected passages from 1 & 2 Samuel.  This course will run through August 25.  The course is designed in such a way that if people cannot attend all the sessions, they will still find each session interesting and not dependent upon what came the week before.

 

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, July 22
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 continue its study of Psalms. For millennia, believers have turned to the Psalms to express praise, sorrow, gratitude, and hope. But readers have questioned: who wrote these poems and hymns and why? And how can reading and studying the Psalms help me express my own feelings to God?


This four session DVD series helps answer these questions and many more. The four sessions are (1) Psalms of Praise, (2) Psalms of Lament, (3) Psalms of Thanksgiving, and (4) Royal Psalms. Each session will guide the group through the Scriptures, cultivating a dynamic group discussion and helping them grow in a deeper relationship with God and others.
 

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.