The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

July 12, 2026

9:00 a.m.

• Celebrant and Preacher: The Rev. Hugh O. Bell
• Lessons and YouTube link listed below.

Please enter the church quietly and spend time in prayer before the service.

Our 4th of July indoor picnic held on July 5 was great fun. There was lots of red, white and blue.

Thank you to:

Fr. Andrew for his great sermon;

Jim May and the choir for the patriotic hymns from our hymnal.

Mary Anders and Mickey Super for organizing and setting up the food,

Jan Davis and Sallie Devine for cleaning up

Everyone who attended and brought food.

Ellen Seto for these pictures -. see if you can find Anthony Campanaro and Ron Joy. They won the prize for the best shirts!



The Rev. Matthew Grunfeld, Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Spring Hill and instructor at the Diocesan School of Ministry, will teach a Confirmation class on Zoom beginning on Tuesday, July 14 at 7 p.m. for anyone interested in being Confirmed, Received, Reaffirmed or anyone who would like a refresher course.

Confirmation will be held on September 13 when The Rt. Rev. Douglas Scharf makes his bi-annual visit to St. John's

If you are interested in the class, please email me as soon as possible at seniorwarden2004.stjohns@gmail.com I will send you the zoom link and agenda.

Update on Sound System

Installation of new speakers, wiring, microphones and other equipment should be completed by the time you receive this eNews. This will improve sound in the church as well as for those who join us on Facebook and YouTube. Thank you to St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Pastor Anne Harman for their generosity.

The Thrift Shop opens Christmas room - Everything 1/2 price!

Good Neighbors is in urgent need of strong, dependable volunteers to help receive, sort, and load food for our community. Even 1, 2, or 3 hours of your time can make a real difference in helping feed families, seniors, and children across Tampa Bay.

www.goodneighbors.org/volunteer-application-fl



They are also in need of egg cartons that hold 6 or 12 eggs.

St. John's is in need of ushers. The job consisists of arriving at 8:30 on Sunday, greeting people as they arrive, asking visitors to sign the guest book, handing out bulletins. taking up the offering, and guiding people to the communion rail. Training is provided, along with serving alongside an experienced usher. Contact Ellen Seto

There is also a need for assistance 4th Sunday coffee hour - set up, clean up. There is also a need for "goodies" for coffee hour. Contact Bonnie Lovell.

We are looking for a person or several people - who would be willing to hold up the "Honk, if you love Jesus" sign on the sidewalk on Belcher Rd. prior to the service.

The school supply drive for Belcher Elementary School begins early this year. School starts on August 11. We deliver the supplies to the school a week prior to the first day of school, so that parents and children have the opportunity to pick up their supplies before school starts. The teachers and counselors are at the school, and students stop by and "shop" for what they need.

Supplies needed: backpacks (not filled), folders, lined paper, pencils, pencil boxes or pouches, Sharpies, crayons, erasers, rulers, glue sticks, notebooks, scissors, dry erase markers, colored pencils, tissue boxes for the classrooms.

Please bring in the supplies no later than Sunday, August 3, and place them in the nursery room.

St. John's Facebook Page and Website

Are you aware that St. John's has a Facebook page? As of today, our Facebook page has 747 followers! It grows weekly. Are you one of them? If not, please go to Facebook.com and search for St. John's Episcopal Church, Clearwater, FL. Then either "like" or "follow" the page. We post not only events of local interest, but also information from the wider Episcopal Church.

St. John's website, www.stjohnsclearwater.org, is one of the ways that we communicate who we are as a community. If you are interested in learning and helping with the website, please contact Jim May, jimmay.stjohns@gmail.com

Scan the QR code below to make a donation to St. John's, via Faithstreet. Your generous donations help to continue our mission of loving and serving God in our community and the world.

Worship

Our services are live streamed on Facebook and YouTube. The YouTube link is listed below. For Facebook, go to the St. John's Facebook page and click on "videos

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

9:00 a.m.

Readings:

Genesis 25:19-34

Psalm 119:105-112

Romans 8:1-11

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Readers:

First Reading: Charlie Stupia

Second Reading: Jessi Griffin

Prayers of the People: Bob Courdway

To watch on YouTube: Click HERE

Weekly Schedule

Choir Rehearsals

On hiatus for the summer. Rehearsals resume in August

Thrift Shop schedule:

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:30- 3:30

Wednesday Morning Bible Study -

10 a.m. in the Parish Hall; for more information, contact Bob Courdway

Rug Hookers - Parish Hall

Thursdays 10:00 am.

Men's Cursillo Grouping- Parish Hall

Thursdays 7:00 am.

Dates for your Calendar

July 14 Confirmation classes begin; 7 p.m. on Zoom September 11 St. John's 60th Birthday

September 13 Visitation of The Rt. Rev. Douglas Scharf

Hurricane Preparedness

It is important to us that we know your plans in case of a hurricane. Are you in an evacuation zone? Many zones have changed this year, so be sure to check on yours.If you are in an evac zone, will you evacuate and where will you go? If you aren't, can you take in a parishioner or two?

We also need your emergency contact, preferably someone who is not local and won't be afftected by a hurricane. Please fill out the form and return it to church or email it to jandavis.stjohns@gmail.com.

LINK TO FORM

Pinellas County now has an app that can be downloaded to your phone or computer which put all storm information such as zones, shelters, emergency response, and more at your finger tips. It can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play

CLICK HERE for the Ready Pinellas App information

CLICK HERE for The Pinellas County Hurricane Guide

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