Fr. Connelly recently announced the appointment of Whitney Wolf to the position of Coordinator of Children’s and Parish Life Ministries. Whitney comes to St. John’s with a great deal of experience in planning and strategy and in leading teams, through her more than a decade’s work in advertising. She has recently moved back to the States from Naples, Italy, where she spent two years after her husband was relocated there for work. The Wolfs welcomed their first child in November 2013 and moved to Tampa in April of 2015.

Whitney is excited to join the St. John’s family, please make her welcome!

The Church, Brickman Hall & Rudisill Hall (parish offices, Parish Hall, Lowry Room, Nursery, Sacristy, etc.) will be closed August 1 through 4 for termite tenting.  The Wednesday 12:15 p.m. and Thursday 10:00 a.m. services will be canceled that week as well.  Any weekly groups that usually meet on the Orleans campus will need to be either canceled or relocated off-site.

Education for Ministry (EfM) is a lay theological program from Sewanee, the University of the South.  The small group meets weekly from fall through spring with a Sewanee-trained mentor. Study, worship, discussion, and theological reflection serve as the basis for the weekly classes.

EfM is not a Bible study group;  it is not a seminary or college class- no exams, no papers, no grades. The topics include: Year One – The Old Testament, Year Two – The New Testament, Year Three – Church History, Year Four – Other Religions and Philosophy.  Students commit one year at a time.
EfM is a weekly seminar to reflect theologically on Christian life, to gain understanding and appreciation of God in everyday life.

To learn more about EfM, please contact Fr. Connelly at 259.1570 or Oliver Roberts at 310.2119.