However, 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. W e want to provide support in any time of need or crisis.
Please call the parish offices at 259.1570 or email
February 26, Sarah Benson, Charles Davidson, Mary Margaret Dolcimascolo, Alexandra Gay, Thomas Giddens, Jack Guyton, Aleta Prebianca
February 27, Kristopher Pento
February 28, Ryan Divers, Frank Rief
March 1, Phyllis Lax, William Lax, Edward Neugaard, Edward Page, William Van Dyke, Justin Williams
March 2, Peter Arcuri, Rosemary Armstrong, Benjamin Cabral, Lionel Lowry, Benjamin Mackie, Joseph Peel
Sunday’s Scripture Snippet
Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven.
Phillippians 3
This Week in
St. John’s
Thursday, Feb 25
10:00 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist and Healing and Anointing (Chapel)
Men’s Thursday Bible Study and Lunch
11:45 a.m., Peterson Room
The Men’s Thursday Bible Study and Lunch group continues weekly. 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, to better understand and absorb those readings and Sunday’s sermon.
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, Feb 26
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Saturday, Feb 27
Outreach Volunteer Opportunity
9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Parish Hall
Parishioners of
all age, 5 to 95, are needed to join us for an outreach activity this Saturday
. We will be filling food bags for children in need for the Kids Against Hunger charity. A $25 suggested donation per family is asked to cover the cost of food and supplies, but donations of any amount are appreciated.
Please come out and help kids that do not have access to food daily.
If each of us do our small part, we can change the world one child at a time. Please email Stephanie Andrews at szam1317@gmail.com with questions.
Come join us and make a difference!
The study group for Bible Women
by Lindsay Freeman meets on Mondays at 4:00 p.m. in the Lowry Room. All women are welcome and each week is a standalone lesson. The book may be purchased from Forward Movement for $15. Please complete the noted readings and reflections.
On February 29, the Bible Women group will focus on Pilate’s Wife. Readings for this week: Matthew 27:15-24 and pages 381-384.
Tuesday, Mar 1
Contemporary Women’s Bible Study
6:45 a.m., Peterson Room
CWBS continues their study of the book of Daniel
on Tuesdays from 6:45 to 8:00 a.m. in the Peterson Room at the School’s 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 current group includes several valued members from other branches of Christ’s church. They would love to have you join them. For more information, please contact Kathleen Moore at 221.6253 or kathleenmarymoore@gmail.com.
12:15 p.m.
Noonday Prayer (Chapel)
Wednesday, Mar 2
12:15 p.m.
The Holy Eucharist (Rite II) (Chapel)
2016 Lenten Series:
Living Luke
5:45 p.m., Parish Hall
The 2016 Lenten Series at St. John’s, Living Luke, will explore the gospel of Luke in depth and help us find ways to use it as a guide for our spiritual journey during Lent and all throughout the year. Participants will get the chance to study the book with the leadership of our clergy, turning it from a book of the Bible that we think of only on Sundays into a guide that changes how we live our daily lives.
The evenings will include a light supper of soup, bread, and salad, served family-style, and dessert. Fellowship begins at 5:45 p.m. and the program will close with worship and end at 7:45 p.m. each week.
February 24
True Self/False Self
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led by Mother Alice Sadler
March 2
Forgiveness , led by Fr. Chip Connelly
March 9
Prayer, led by Miranda Harrison-Quillin
March 16
Living into the Incarnation, led by Hal Wiley
Wednesday Nights In St. John’s
No Meeting Tonight
The group will join Lenten Series attendees during the season of Lent beginning this week. Following Lent, the Wednesday Nights group will continue viewing “CHRISTIAN (It’s Not What You Think),” an eight-session video Bible study.
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Wednesday Lenten Series 2016: Living Luke
The 2016 Lenten Series at St. John’s, Living Luke, will explore the gospel of Luke in depth and help us find ways to use it as a guide for our spiritual journey during Lent and all throughout the year. Participants will get the chance to study the book with the leadership of our clergy, turning it from a book of the Bible that we think of only on Sundays into a guide that changes how we live our daily lives.
The gospel of Luke and its companion volume, Acts, contain the most specific instructions of any of books of the Bible for how Christians are to live their lives after the death and resurrection of Jesus. The explicitly-stated purpose of both books is to bring assurance to early Christians, in part by reminding them that Christianity has strong links to the early Church. This lent legitimacy to the fledgling religion and supported early Christians’ faith, as it does ours today.
Luke reinforces the idea of Jesus as our divine example, while still calling Christians to use him as a model for our own lives. He emphasizes the work of the Spirit and the necessity of demonstrating mercy to the poor and downtrodden, while demanding detachment from material possessions and things of this world, all appropriate reminders during the season of Lent.
The evenings will include a light supper of soup, bread, and salad, served family-style, and dessert. Fellowship begins at 5:45 p.m. and the program will close with worship and end at 7:45 p.m. each week.
Week 2 February 24 True Self/False Self , led by Mother Alice Sadler
Week 3 March 2 Forgiveness, led by Fr. Chip Connelly
Week 4 March 9 Prayer, led by Miranda Harrison-Quillin
Week 5 March 16 Living into the Incarnation, led by Hal Wiley
Outreach Volunteer Opportunity
This Saturday, February 27, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall, parishioners of all ages from 5 to 95 are needed to join us for an outreach activity . We will be filling food bags for children in need through the Kids Against Hunger charity. The suggested donation is $25 per family to cover the cost of food and supplies, but any amount is appreciated. Please come out and help kids that do not have access to food daily. If each of us do our small part, we can change the world one child at a time. Please email Stephanie Andrews at szam1317@gmail.com to sign up or with questions.
Globally there are approximately 900 million people dying of hunger-related diseases. This represents nearly 1/7th of the world’s population. In the United States we have nearly 46 million people that are classified as food insecure. Come join us and make a difference!
Men’s Ministry March Meeting: Advanced Heart Failure Care
The Men’s Ministry’s next meeting will be Tuesday, March 1, in the Parish Hall. The topic will be Advanced Heart Failure Care, as offered at Tampa General Hospital. Come hear about some amazing things that go on everyday just around the corner.The guest speaker will be Dr. Benjamin Mackie, practicing advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at Tampa General Hospital. Ben went to medical school at USF and completed his residency and fellowship at Emory. Click here for his full bio.
Ben will give a brief overview of Advanced Heart Failure services offered at TGH, including cardiac transplantation and different forms of mechanical circulatory support ” heart pumps.” There will be a question and answer period during which the group can also discuss any non-heart failure cardiac issues.
Please join us in the Parish Hall at 5:30 p.m. for fellowship time, followed by a fine meal catered by Holy Hog Barbecue at 6:00 p.m., and our speaker following dinner at 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Dallas Coffield at dcoffield@gmail.com
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2015 Financial Report
Parishioner News
St. John’s parishioner Susan Webster, daughter of Dotti and David Webster, was voted the University of Florida’s Student Body President last week. Click here to read more!
St. John’s School News
St. John’s Latin Forum team (above) and Odyssey of the Mind teams (below) were all big winners on Saturday in their regional competitions! OM’s Vehicle (blue) team placed second, and the Structure (white) team placed first, qualifying both to go to State. Our Latin participants placed first for the 12th year in a row, and they too will go on to State in Orlando later this school year. Congrats to all our Middle Division winners!
Events and Fellowship
Parish Retreat Scheduled
On Saturday, April 16, j oin the Fathers Ministry at DaySpring Episcopal Conference Center for a day of fun! Canopy walks, lunch, kayaking, prayer, and fellowship will highlight this day for parishioners of all ages. Look for more information soon.
Women’s Mid Morning Bible Study
This group’s focus for winter/spring will be the study of Philippians, Colossians and Philemon. They will continue using the study guide Paul, The Prison Letters by N. T. Wright. The group’s next meeting is Tuesday, March 8, Mother Alice Sadler will be guiding the study of Colossians 1.
The group invites all women of the parish and interested friends and neighbors to join them at 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. in the Church sanctuary (please note new location). They meet on alternate Tuesdays. For more information, contact Pat Wilson at patwilson68@tampabay.rr.com or 644.4640 or Joan McKay at mckayjhm@aol.com.
Action Items and Opportunities
DaySpring Summer Camp
DaySpring summer camp registration is now open! DaySpring is one of the top church conference camps in the Southeast.
Campers participate in a Christian program designed to help them grow spiritually and emotionally. The program provides campers the chance to explore new interests, skills, and friendships. Six week-long sessions are available for elementary to high school students. Activities from canoeing to high ropes and zip line to Wacky Wednesday events and spiritual growth opportunities are highlights. Click here for more information.
Candle Available
The Candle in the Sanctuary Light is available on Sunday, March 27. If you would like to take this opportunity to support St. John’s and honor a loved one, please call 259.1570 or email parish@104.237.132.142.
If an Angel Asked, Would You Give Up Toothpaste and Old Shoes for Lent?
Well . . . the Angel Closet at Faith Cafe is asking. And this February is your chance to join others at St. John’s who are helping to meet the needs of the men and women who come regularly to Faith Cafe for a meal. But the hungry do need more than food. And that is where you come in.
By dropping off clothing, shoes, and/or personal care items at St. John’s anytime during the month of February you can join with your fell ow parishioners who are working to make life a little better for those struggling to meet their basic needs.
What would help most? Most of Faith Cafe’s guests are men, so the greatest need is for men’s shoes, socks, underwear, tee shirts, and jeans. Slacks, shirts, sweatshirts, and hats are requested, too. All need toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, razors, shaving cream, soap and shampoo. Donations may be placed in boxes just inside the door into the parish offices/school building.
Faith Cafe is operated by volunteers from the seven churches that participate in South Tampa Ecumenical Ministries (STEM). It serves lunches to its guests Monday – Saturday from its building located off Himes Avenue near I-275. For additional information, contact your STEM board representatives, Mary Jane Schenck at mjschenck@ut.edu or Sally Wiley at swileytampa@aol.com or 253.3906, or visit the Faith Cafe website at www.FaithCafeTampa.com.
