The Third Sunday in Lent

March 8, 2026

9:00 a.m.

• Celebrant and preacher: The Rev. Andrew Gerns
• Assisting: The Rev. Kevin D. Mort
• Please enter the church quietly and spend time in prayer.

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Observing a Holy Lent

Receive daily Lenten meditations from ER&D: This year's theme is Holy Habits

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Join Bishop Douglas Scharf for Compline on Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. Compline is a quiet and contemplative service of nighttime prayer. Compline offers a sacred pause at the close of the day, a time to rest in God’s mercy and peace.

Link: https://episcopalswfl.zoom.us/j/88989287750?pwd=Tbxae4XXG8TklqoiOmDEMrz1dDGHeB.1#success



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Lent at St. John's and St. Paul's

Please join us in the Parish Hall at noon on Tuesdays during Lent to share a soup and salad meal prepared by Brother Thomas. After the meal we will explore a Gospel story of Jesus sharing a meal with people. Last week we heard and a great discussion on Jesus feeding the 5,000 with loaves and fishes. 

Upcoming Deanery Lenten Musical Events

Lenten Choral Evensong featuring Theresa Villani, Cello and St. Alfred's Parish Choir: Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 pm at St. Alfred's Episcopal Church

The service will include hymns, the evening canticles Magnificat and Nunc Dimitri's, a Psalm, sung prayers and an anthem. Prelude and offertory music performed by Theresa Villani.

Lenten Organ Recital - Kevin Johnson, Organist

Tuesday, March 17th from Noon-12:30 pm at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Dunedin Sponsored by the Clearwater Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

Some suggested do’s and don’ts for Lent

• Fast from complaining
• Pray for someone whom you struggle to love
• Put your phone away for an hour a day and be fully present
• Try a new form of prayer
• Pick a day and pray for a different friend or family member every hour
• Write down 5 things for which you are grateful and thank God
• Fast from negativity
• Skip unnecessary social media scrolling
• Give up junk food or caffeine for a day
• Fast from music or noise for an hour and sit in silence with God
• Send a kind message to someone who may need encouragement
• Forgive someone who hurt you – let go of the burden
• Surprise someone with an act of kindness
• Pray for those suffering around the world

Give to others: Donate clothes and household items to the Thrift Shop; consider placing an item each day into a donation bag – 40 items in 40 days, give canned goods or money to Good Neighbors; buy a meal or a coffee for someone that you don't know. Think of other things that you can do for someone else.

St. John's Wants and Needs

• The Thrift Shop is in need of volunteers both at the front desk and in the back room
• The Thrift Shop also needs kitchen and household items and knick-knacks

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 735 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 service is live streamed on FaceBook and YouTube at 9:00 am on Sundays. 

If you can't watch live, you can watch it at your convenience by going to St. John's FaceBook page and click on "videos".

To watch on You Tube: Click HERE for Sunday, March 8, 2026

The ThirdSunday in Lent

9:00 a.m.

Readings:

Exodus 17:1-7

Psalm 95

Romans 5:1-11

John 4:5-42

Weekly Schedule

Choir Rehearsals

Bell Choir, Tuesdays, 6 p.m.

Vocal Choir, Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Thrift Shop schedule:

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

Retirees

Second Monday of the month 10:00 am

Wednesday Morning Bible Study -

10 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Bring your Bible. 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

March 29 Palm/Passion Sunday; joint service with St. Paul's, 9:30 am

April 2 Maunday Thursday, 7 p.m.

April 3 Good Friday, 11:15 Stations of the Cross; 12 noon Good Friday Liturgy

April 5 Easter

April 22 Earth Day; Joint Service and picnic at Eagle Lake Park, 12 noon

May 24 Pentecost, Anniversary of St. Paul's coming to St. John's; Joint service at 9:30 a.m., Pastor Anne Harmon and The Rev. Andrew Gerns

September 11 St. John's 60th Birthday

September 13 Visitation of The Rt. Rev. Douglas Scharf

Office Schedule and Contact Information

Church Office hours are Mon. - Thus. from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm.

Mondays & Wednesdays, for access to church office,

please call the office at 727-531-6020

The Rev. Hugh O. Bell, Priest in Residence

email: hobell2888@gmail.com

The Rev. Kevin Mort, Deacon

cell phone: 727 409-8248 

email: kdmort727@gmail.com

Office phone number:

727-531-6020

Office email addresses:

Parish Administrator

Jim May, Music Director email address:

Music Director

727-531-6020 Ex. 4

Marlene Eichelberger, Senior Warden

email: seniorwarden2024.stjohns@gmail.com

eNews

What you would like to see in eNews? We need your input to keep it fresh and relevant. Is your ministry area doing something that you would like to share? Please send your news, ideas, articles, photos, etc. to me at seniorwarden2024.stjohns@gmail.com

The deadline submission for the Tuesday enews is Monday, 3 p.m.

Marlene Eichelberger

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