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St. John's Episcopal Church
To love, To serve, To grow in Christ
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The 25th Sunday after Pentecost
November 15, 2026
9:00 a.m.
- Celebrant: The Rev. Alicia Gomes
- Deacon and Preacher: The Rev. Kevin Mort
- Music Director: James May
- Lessons and YouTube link listed below.
Please enter the church quietly and spend time in prayer before the service.
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Stewardship 2027 - Plenty Good Room
By now, you should have received a stewardship letter from our priest, The Rev. Alicia Gomes, along with a commitment card for 2027. Letters were handed out at church last Sunday, and the remainder were mailed to those who were not present.
Please return them to church (in person or by mail) by Sunday, Nov. 22. They will be blessed at the altar at the offertory.
As Rev. Alicia said in her letter: "When we respond together, we become the church God is calling us to be: a community with plenty good room for all."
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Thanksgiving Dinners for Belcher Elementary Families
Again this year, St. Paul’s Lutheran and Hope Presbyterian churches will be joining St. John’s to provide Thanksgiving Dinners for thirty (30) families at Belcher Elementary School. Each congregation will be providing 10 meals.
The bags with the list of items were distributed last Sunday. The meals are designed to feed a family of 6 to 8. St. John’s will be providing a $25.00 Walmart Gift Card for our 10 families to purchase a turkey and other perishable items.
The bags need to be returned by Sunday November 15th so they can be delivered to Belcher Elementary on November 16. .
Please contact Diane Pfaus, 314-809-4247, if you have any questions.
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Mark your calendars!
The season will kick off on December 5 with joint events with St. John's and St. Paul's Lutheran.
1-3 p.m. Decorate the Church. Join us in transforming the church - hanging greens, assembling trees, and hanging the angel banners. Many hands needed.
3-5 p.m. Joint Christmas party. Fellowship, fun and games. Bring a snack to share.
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We are in need of a Fellowship chairperson to help organize and oversee the details of fellowship dinners and other events. Please speak to Rev. Alicia or any Vestry member if you are interested.
Besides a Fellowship chair, we are currently without coffee hour teams for the first and fourth Sundays of the month. That may mean that on each of those Sundays, there is no one to make coffee or help supply/organize goodies for coffee hour.
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November Birthdays and Anniversaries
Happy Birthday wishes in November to:
2 Lea Rummler
3 Margarita Lopez
9 Marti Moore
10 Janice Liscinski
17 Charles Gomes
19 Annette Wyatt
25 Janice Piatak
30 Debra Hladky, Charles Stupia
Happy Wedding Anniversary wishes in November to:
11 Rich and Mickey Super
13 Clayton and Jessica Griffin
27 Tom and Jan Tracy
If you have a birthday or wedding anniversary in November and it is not listed, please contact the church office with the information.
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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 758 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
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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 25th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 a.m.
Readings:
Judges 4:1-7
Psalm 123
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Matthew 25:14-30
Readers:
First Reading: Ellen Seto
Second Reading: Molly Sperandio
Prayers of the People: Peri Worrell
To watch on YouTube: Click HERE
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Choir Rehearsals
6:00 pm. Bell Choir
7:00 pm Vocal Choir
Thrift Shop schedule:
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 9:30- 3:30
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Wednesday Morning Bible Study -
10 a.m. in the Parish Hall; for more information, contact Charlie Stupia
Rug Hookers - Parish Hall
Thursdays 10:00 am.
Men's Cursillo Grouping- Parish Hall
Thursdays 7:00 am.
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Dates for your Calendar
November 14 Celebration of Life service for Rose Marie Walter, 12 noon; Reception to follow in the Parish Hall
November 17 Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 7 p.m., Congregation Beth Shalom; see details and registration below
November 22 Commitment Card Ingathering
November 26 Thanksgiving
November 29 Advent I
December 5 Decorate the Church 1 p.m.; Joint holiday party with St. Paul's, 3 pm
December 27 Feast of St. John the Evangelist
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Contact Information
Church Office: 727-531-6020, jandavis.stjohns@gmail.com
Priest: revalicia.stjohns@gmail.com;727-531-6020 or 901-484-3090
Senior Warden: seniorwarden2024.stjohns@gmail.com
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VIEW ENTIRE MESSAGE
The eNews document is frequently cut off at a certain point to better fit on a page of your phone, tablet, etc. Please scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on VIEW ENTIRE MESSAGE.
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Bring a can good item as an offering. Suggestions: high protein non-perishable items such as: Dinty Moore, Campbell and Progressive soups, canned meats including tuna, chicken and spam, Vienna sausages, lentils, black beans, chickpeas; macaroni and cheese (microwavable); canned ravioli
If you plan on attending, you must register. Please CLICK HERE to register.
If you need assistance with the registration, please contact the church office. 727-531-6020
Security will be onsite and only those with names on the list will be permitted entrance.
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Prevent Mosquito borne illnesses - Dump Standing Water
Pinellas County is experiencing an increase in Dengue cases and West Nile activity. Both viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes. Please take immediate action by dumping any standing water, dressing in light-colored, long-sleeved shirts and pants with closed-toe shoes, and defending yourself with an EPA-registered bug spray. Pinellas County Mosquito Control crews are knocking on doors in many neighborhoods to help residents. Please allow them to help find potential problem areas. For more information, visit Pinellas.gov/mosquito
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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 Thursday enews is Wednesday noon.
Marlene Eichelberger
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https://episcopalswfl.org/
Link to Diocesan Convention 2026
Watch the Bishop's address on the State of the Diocese, the workshops and the Business meeting
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