On January 6, the Epiphany of our Lord Jesus Christ, we will celebrate the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of the divine Christ to the Gentiles. During the eight weeks that follow, our Scripture readings describe other manifestations of the essential nature of Jesus, giving us an intuitive perception of the cosmic…
The first event of the New Year in our Annual Music Series will be an organ recital on Sunday, January 20 at 5:00 p.m. by Geoffrey Morgan, Organist of Christchurch Priory in the UK. Geoffrey is a former Assistant Organist of Westminster Abbey and Sub Organist of Guildford Cathedral, and is a highly regarded recitalist…
The Annual Meeting of St. John’s Parish, which will include the election of four Vestry members from the nominees below, will follow a combined service at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 10. The combined service will take the place of the 9:15 and 11:15 services. The 8:00 a.m. service will take place as usual. The Annual Meeting will be in the parish…
The 2018 Christmas schedule is as follows: Sunday, December 23 8:00 a.m. – The Holy Eucharist, Rite I 10:00 a.m. A Service of Christmas Lessons and Carols and Eucharist, Rite II Monday, December 24 4:00 p.m. – The Holy Eucharist, Rite II, and Children’s Christmas Pageant 6:00 p.m. – The Holy Eucharist, Rite II 11:00…
St. John’s will host our annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Worship Service this year on Thursday, November 15, at 7:00 p.m. Join us as we gather together with our friends from Congregation Rodeph Sholom to give thanks for all the blessings God has given us. Don’t miss this celebration of our shared and unique traditions as we come together to give thanks to the…
The Choir of St. John’s will present a Service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 9, at 5:00 p.m. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. We hope you will join us for music of this season of anticipation as we prepare for Christmas!
Please join us on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, at 10:00 a.m. for the Holy Eucharist. For the full service schedule, including that for the Christmas season, please click here.
Friday, November 2: All Souls’ Day On All Souls’ Day at 7:00 p.m., the Choir of St. John’s will sing a solemn requiem mass to the setting of Gabriel Faure Op. 48. The choir will be led by Organist and Director of Music Simon Morley, accompanied by Associate Organist Ryan Hebert. The service will be celebrated by the Rev. Chase Ackerman. Please…
St John’s Fall Family Bingo Night is coming up on Friday, September 21, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall! We’ll have pizza and game materials-come join us for a fun night of fellowship with friends! Contact Ayana Grady at agrady@stjohnstampa.org for more information.
THIS Sunday, August 19, is our Sunday School Kickoff and Backpack Sunday! All students (pre-school through college) should bring their backpacks to the 9:15 a.m. service this Sunday to be blessed by Fr. Chase. We will also have special laminated St John’s backpack tags available for everyone that wants one. After the service, we will have a Registration/”Meet your Sunday School Teacher”…