Greetings!
Friday Contemplation: Hard to believe we are 14 days from 2022. In our remaining days of 2021, I hope you reflect and celebrate the following: The Christmas Story, what God has done throughout this pandemic, and what we are called to do in 2022.
I can't wait to see where we will go! But before start 2022, I hope you'll celebrate Christmas either on 12/23 at Waterworks or 12/24 at Hyde Park. There's also a special meal on Christmas Day at The Portico.
Christmas Service in The Park: I am excited to be preaching next Thursday (12/23) at 6 p.m. at Waterworks Park. Celebrate with us! Invite a friend, bring chairs, blankets, and your friendly pets.
Serve: Be are part of the hospitality team. Hand out programs, coffee, be at the welcome tent, set up prior and help breakdown, or greet! Sign up. 5 more folks needed!
Christmas Day Community Meal. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., 12/25. A special Christmas Meal for the hungry.
The Portico Cafe. Get a Christmas Basket, coffee subscription, or coffee bag as a gift for family or friends. All proceeds make an impact!
Remember, You are Loved.
Justin
New Groups forming in January. Explore.
- Joe Group 8 (starts Jan on Tues, 6:30 a.m.)
- Joe Group 9 (starts Jan on Tues, 7:30 a.m.)
- 12 Step Group that studies the Bible (Tues evening)
- Seeking Silence Meditation Group (starts Jan on Wed, 7:15 p.m.)
The Rev. Justin LaRosa, LCSW
O: 813.222.2299 | M: 813.444.2941
1001 N. Florida Ave.,
Tampa, FL 33602
Conversation. Connection. Community Change.
The Portico Campus includes a neighborhood cafe, a historic chapel, spaces to meet and work, and an event space for the public that enhances the social, artistic, and spiritual fabric of Tampa through Conversation, Connection and Community Change!
The Portico Community is a non-conventional church whose mission is to make God’s Love Real through spiritual practices and to serve the city and world in ways that address equality, housing insecurity, and economic challenge. We are a community of Hyde Park United Methodist.
The Portico Cafe is a social enterprise that offers people transitioning from homelessness, addiction, and incarceration--job training, employment ladders, and connections to safe, affordable housing.
