Sunday, December 17 5:00 p.m. Christmas Concert, followed by a reception in the Parish Hall * Sunday, December 24, Christmas Eve 4:00 p.m. Children’s Pageant with Holy Eucharist (Rite II) * 6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite II) with the Choir of St. John’s * 11:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite I) with the Choir of St.…
We are so excited to host the Tampa Bay History Center on Wednesday, October 25, to discuss “A Tale of Two Neighborhoods,” including our own home, Hyde Park, and Davis Islands! We hope you will join us in the Parish Hall on the 25th at 5:30 p.m. for dinner, this engaging program, and a convivial…
The Feasts of All Saints’ and All Souls’, major feasts in the life of the church, are celebrated one day apart, on November 1st and 2nd respectively. All Saints’ Day is a Christian solemnity in honour of the saints of the church, and can be traced back to the 4th century. Here at St. John’s, we…
On Sunday, September 24, after the 9:30 a.m. service, please plan to join the Vestry and Strategic Planning Committee at our monthly parish breakfast to hear about the recently completed Strategic Plan. Over the past year, the Committee gathered valuable feedback from you, our parishioners, through many vehicles: a parish survey, Olive Tree Forums, interviews,…
Follow the adventures of Fr. Chris and Kate, Mary Beth and Paul Carastro, and Donna and Alex Gem here!
From Paul Brokaw, Committee Chair: At the request of Fr. Wood, St. John’s now has an active Building and Grounds Committee. As reported at the Annual Meeting, we have a lot to do, but we have also completed a great deal to preserve our aging but beautiful facilities. I am pleased to serve as Chair…
Holy Week and Easter in St. John’s Tampa
Congratulations to the five parishioners elected to the Vestry at our Annual Meeting on February 5. Elected to serve three-year terms are Roddy Belfatti, Andy Brown, Tweed Eckhard, and John McKay. Elected to serve the two years remaining in Steve Fluharty’s term after his untimely passing was Donna Gem. This is an important time in…
Dear friends, It’s been nearly forty days since we celebrated the birth of our Lord on Christmas. Now we recall the day on which he was presented in the Temple, when he was offered to the Father and shown to his people. As a sign of his coming among us, his mother was purified, as…
The Nominating Committee has identified the following candidates who have agreed to stand for election to the St. John’s Vestry: Roddy Belfatti, Andy Brown, Tweed Eckhard, Donna Gem, Roger Kurz, John McKay, Steve Stanford, and Kathryn Swanson The Annual Meeting of St. John’s Parish will follow the 9:30 a.m. service on Sunday, February 5. The…