Mar 2015 - Saint Andrew`s Episcopal Church

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Honoring the Past — Embracing the Future!
Downtown Tampa, Florida March 2015
Reverendly Speaking
“If any want to become my followers, let them deny
themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”
—Mark 8:34
Dear People of St. Andrew’s,
Why did Jesus have to die? One of the most obvious answers is that it was necessary to fulfill
prophecy. We read in Isaiah 53 that it was predicted by the prophet some 500 years before
Jesus’ arrival on earth what would happen to him. Verses five and six read, “But he was
pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that
brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone
astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us
all.”
Some of us have a difficult time with traditional theories of the atonement that Christ had to
die in order to fulfill an ancient prophecy or that Christ had to die in order to ransom us from
Satan. The idea that Christ was a sacrificial lamb slain in our place is also very disturbing to
us. And yet Jesus taught that “the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected . . .
and that he must be killed” (Mark 8:31). It was part of his mission. But why?
The most compelling explanation is that he knew many of his followers would give their lives
as martyrs. He could not ask his followers to do anything he was unwilling to do himself. He
knew that many of his followers would pay a terrible price for their faith. In light of that, how
could he do otherwise? Notice what he says in the verses that follow his rebuke to Peter:
“Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: ‘Whoever wants to be my
disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to
save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save
it’” (Mark 8:34-35).
He leaves us with no ambiguity. Being a Christian is serious business.
There was a story in a national magazine a few years back about a chef in one of Manhattan’s trendiest restaurants, the Spotted Pig. The chef’s name is April Bloomfield. April claims
that when she first interviewed for the chef’s position at the Spotted Pig, the owners never
asked her to cook for them. Instead, co-owner Mario Batali, a famous chef in his own right,
hired Bloomfield the minute he saw her scars.
Like many committed chefs, Bloomfield’s arms are crisscrossed with scars, healed burns that
she received while reaching into an oven, or stirring a pot, or re-arranging things on a
stove. Chefs who bear no scars, says one author, are not passionate about their craft. Those
scars represent a person so focused on the food and so committed to excellence (continued)
that she is willing to suffer for her work.
Are there scars on your arm, at least spiritually? Are you so committed to any cause that you
actually suffer for it? Some of you might say your work. Others would say your family. But
can you say that your commitment to Christ has caused you any serious inconvenience?
People have suffered in every generation for following Jesus. There are people even today in
Muslim countries who live in constant fear because they seek to follow Jesus. In many areas
of the world, there are very real challenges to identifying yourself as a follower of Christ.
In 1989 George Atley, a missionary with the Central African Mission, was killed. There were
no witnesses. But the evidence indicates that Atley was confronted by a band of hostile
tribesmen. He was carrying a fully loaded Winchester rifle and he had to choose either to
shoot his attackers and run the risk of negating his work as a Christian missionary or to not
defend himself and be killed.
When his body was later found in a stream, it was evident that he had chosen the latter. Nearby lay his rifle, still loaded with a full magazine. He had made the supreme sacrifice, motivated by his unswerving devotion to Christ.
What if you were placed in that position? I suspect that many trigger happy people in our
own land would have blown the tribesmen away.
Lent offers us a unique opportunity each year to ask how far we would be willing to go, how
much we would be willing to give, what kind of sacrifice we would be willing to offer in our
devotion to Christ?
The call to follow Jesus is a call to a radical lifestyle. It is a call to offer our lives as a living
sacrifice. That means our values ought to reflect our faith, our budget ought to reflect our
faith, how we raise our children ought to reflect our faith, how we relate to others ought to
reflect our faith. Every area of life ought to reflect our faith.
Chef April Bloomfield had scars on her arms. Where are our scars?
Christ’s mission was to live and die among men and women, to suffer as we suffer, and to celebrate as we celebrate. He came to show us we have nothing to fear in life or in death. Being
a Christian is serious business following a radical Savior, but it is the greatest business in
the world.
Yours in Christ,
The Rev. John Reese
MEET VESTRY CLASS OF 2018
Beverley
Brown
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Jeff
Coleman
Loueita
Hargens
George Levy
Jr. Warden
Irene
Sanders
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Tuesday Evening Lenten Series
The Gospel of Mark and the Synoptic Gospels
It would not be unfair to call Mark the essential Gospel. We will study the earliest Gospel we
possess, its date, authorship, audience and relationship to the “the oral traditions” about Jesus. In this five-week course we will address several major themes, including the absence of
Birth and Resurrection stories, the “Messianic Secret,” the sense of urgency throughout the
Gospel, and the “little apocalypse.”
Our facilitator is Fr. Ed Rich. Each evening will begin at 5:30pm with a service of Holy
Communion in the Children’s Chapel, followed by a potluck supper at 6:00pm in the Parish
Hall and then the program at 6:30pm. Dates are as follows: March 3, 10, and 17.
(The Bach Bash will take place on Tuesday, evening, March 24.)
5:30pm
6:00pm
6:30pm
Holy Communion, Children’s Chapel
Potluck Supper, Parish Hall
Lenten Series Program
Stations of the Cross  Fridays in Lent
Come and join us for the Stations of the Cross on Fridays in Lent. This 30 minute devotional will
be observed on Fridays at 12:10pm running through Good Friday on April 3rd.
Our Stations of the Cross, a gift from Nathan & Jane Simpson, are a series of pictures representing certain scenes in the Passion of Christ, each corresponding to a particular incident. Formerly
the number of stations varied considerably in different places but fourteen are now generally
acknowledged. The object of the Stations is to help the faithful to make in spirit, as it were, a pilgrimage to the chief scenes of Christ's sufferings and death. It is carried out by passing from Station to Station, with certain prayers at each and devout meditation on the various incidents in
turn. It is very usual, when the devotion is performed publicly, to sing a stanza of the "Stabat
Mater" while passing from one Station to the next.
St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church
Contemporary Service
Monthly, 2nd Sunday evenings at 7:00pm in the
Children’s Chapel. We
will mix traditional hymns
with contemporary worship music while we
praise God using the Book of Common Prayer
services of (alternately) Evening Prayer,
Compline, and the Eucharist. Casual, friendly, Spirit-filled!
Next service: March 8. All are welcome!
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What to Give Up for Lent
The idea of self-denial is the idea of making a Sacrifice. But it shouldn't be something you're
not going to miss. I can't give up spinach and lima beans. While it sounds good, it would be a
sham because those are about the only foods I don't like. Self-denial is about making a sacrifice that makes a difference, focusing on the Cross and reminding ourselves what Christ gave
up for us.
The Rev. Craig Gates of Jackson, Mississippi has a great list of suggestions. He says we
should:
GIVE UP grumbling! Instead, “In everything give thanks.” Constructive criticism is OK,
but “moaning, groaning, and complaining” are not Christian disciplines.
GIVE UP 10 to 15 minutes in bed. Instead, use that time in prayer, Bible study and personal devotion. A few minutes in prayer will keep you focused.
GIVE UP looking at other people's worst attributes. Instead concentrate on their best
points. We all have faults. It is a lot easier to have people overlook our shortcomings when
we overlook theirs first.
GIVE UP speaking unkindly. Instead, let your speech be generous and understanding. It
costs so little to say something kind and uplifting or to offer a smile. Why not check that
sharp tongue at the door?
GIVE UP your hatred of anyone or anything. Instead, learn the discipline of love. “Love
covers a multitude of sins.”
GIVE UP your worries and anxieties. They're too heavy for you to carry anyway. Instead,
trust God with them. Anxiety is spending emotional energy on something we can do nothing about, like tomorrow. Live today and let God's grace be sufficient.
GIVE UP TV one evening a week. Instead, visit someone who's lonely or sick. There are
those who are isolated by illness or age. Why isolate yourself in front of the “tube?” Give
someone a precious gift: your time.
GIVE UP buying anything but essentials for yourself. Instead, give the money to God. The
money you would spend on the luxuries could help someone meet basic needs. We're called
to be stewards of God's riches, not consumers.
GIVE UP judging others by appearances and by the standard of the world. Instead, learn
to give up yourself to God. There is only one who has the right to judge, and that’s Jesus.
Or how about this one that Jackson left out:
GIVE UP missing Worship and Sunday School. Attend every service during Lent. What
better way to focus on the Cross.
YOUTH SOCIAL
The Youth will have a fun social event on Sunday, March 29 (Palm Sunday) from 12noon to 2:00pm
on the 6th floor. Movie, games, and hang-out time. And, of course, FOOD! Come celebrate spring and a
pre-Easter fun day! Call Jonathan with any questions and to RSVP at jonathansoots@gmail.com or
813-830-1068.
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LENTEN & EASTER
SCHEDULE
Tuesdays: March 3 • 10 • 17
5:30pm Eucharist in Children’s Chapel
6:00pm Tuesday evening Pot Luck Supper
6:30-7:30pm Lenten Program
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Senior Warden – Richard Ferlita
Junior Warden – George Levy
Treasurer – Peter Baker
Clerk – Amy Ramirez
Sunday, March 29
Palm Sunday
Holy Eucharist and Blessing of Palms
8:00am and 10:30am (with incense)
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
March 30 • 31 • April 1
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of Holy Week
Holy Eucharist 12:10pm
Foundation Liaison: Richard Ferlita
(ex-officio)
April 2
Maundy Thursday
12:10pm Holy Eucharist
7:00pm Holy Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar
April 3
Good Friday
12:10pm Stations of the Cross
7:00pm Good Friday Liturgy
April 5
Easter Day
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:30am Choral Eucharist &
Flowering of the Cross
11:30am Choral Eucharist (with incense)
Please note that there are
three services on Easter Day
It is our hope that you and your family
will share this holy season with us at
Saint Andrew’s
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VESTRY MEMBER
COMMITMENTS 2015
Christian Education: Jeff Coleman
(chair), Jeannie Borsch
Helping Hands: Barbara Jones
Neighborhood Groups: Irene Sanders
Outreach: Chris Capsambelis (co-chair),
Loueita Hargens (co-chair),
Richard Ferlita
Parish Life: Martha Cobb (co-chair),
Beverley Brown (co-chair),
Chris Watson
St. Joseph’s Guild: George Levy
Stewardship: Jeannie Borsch (chair),
Kristi Roberts, Irene Sanders
Welcoming: Scott Silverman,
Jeff Coleman, Peter Baker
Diocesan Convention Delegates:
Peter Baker, Irene Sanders, Chris
Watson, (Jeannie Borsch, alternate)
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Adult Christian Education
Sunday mornings at 9:30am
Thursday Morning Bible Study 10:30am
Final Words From the Cross
We are studying the Gospel of Matthew under the wisdom of Bishop N. T. Wright’s
study guide. There are many misconceptions
about Jesus. He isn't just somebody with
good ideas or somebody who will tell us how
to establish a better relationship with God.
He is somebody with authority over everything that the physical world and the nonphysical world can throw at us. This is the
Jesus Matthew reveals in his Gospel.
Through these twenty-five studies we will
see a full, firsthand account of Jesus as Messiah, teacher, and Son of Man, giving his life
for us all.
Come join us for this Lenten video series as
United Methodist Pastor Adam Hamilton
examines Christ’s dying hours and his final
words as seen and heard through the eyes
and ears of those who stood near the cross.
This small-group study contains six teaching
sessions featuring Hamilton providing fresh
insight into Jesus’ final words at the cross
through the perspective of those who witnessed the crucifixion. In life and in death,
Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful.
Despite the serious effort and increased pain
required for Jesus to speak as he hung on
the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—
statements that have much to teach us
about Jesus, his Father, and ourselves. Each
video session is approximately 8-10 minutes
followed by our own group discussion.
Here is the rest of the line-up:
March 1:
March 8:
March 15:
March 22:
March 29:
Today You Will Be with Me in
Paradise
Behold Your Son…Behold Your
Mother
My God, Why Have You
Forsaken Me?
I Thirst
It Is Finished...Into Your
Hands I Commit My Spirit
This class, facilitated by the Rector, meets in
the Library (Room 302) on the third floor of
the parish Building.
Upcoming lessons:
Mar 5:
no meeting
Mar 12: Matthew 9:9- 10:42 A New World
Coming
Mar 19: Matthew 11:1-30 Not As Expected
Mar 26: Matthew 12:2-50 The King is Accused
April 2: off for Holy Week
April 9: Matthew 13:1-53 Sowing and Harvesting
April 16: Matthew 13:54- 14:36 The Hometown
Prophet
April 23: Matthew 15:1-39 Pure through and
through
April 30: Matthew 16:1-28 Signs of the Times
May 7:
Matthew 17:1-27 Faith and Prayer
May 14: Matthew 18:1-35 Humility in the
Kingdom
May 21: Matthew 19:1- 20:16 Possible with
God
May 28: Matthew 20:17- 21:32 The Arrival of
the King
Remember to
spring forward
one hour
Sunday, March 8
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This class, facilitated by Alice Prucha,
meets in the Library on the third floor of the
Parish Building.
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Book Club will meet on Thursday, March 19 at Nancy
Milam’s house at 7:00pm to discuss Gail Godwin’s The
Good Husband. It is sure to inspire lively discussion.
Safeguarding all God’s Children Training: Now
that we have our new Vestry members elected, we will
be scheduling a Safeguarding class this Spring for all
who need it. Vestry and anyone who comes in contact
with children, even only once a year or sporadically,
must be certified that they have had the training. We
need to keep our children and youth safe! The training
shows us how to recognize potential safety issues as well
as warning signs that a child may be abused. Call Alice
Prucha if you need the training: 813-221-2035 or 813482-2506, aprucha@saintandrewstampa.org.
Youth News: on Palm Sunday, March 29, after the
10:30am service, we will gather in the middle school
classroom 304 to fill Easter eggs with candy for the
Easter Egg Hunt! Bring in bags of non-chocolate candy
that will fit in the plastic eggs. We have plenty of
eggs, but need the candy! Many hands make light
work: so the more who come to fill eggs, the sooner we
will be done!! Donations of candy are welcome!! Thanks
all!!
Easter Flowers
and Music
Flowers:
Donation made by:
___________________________
In honor of:
___________________________
In memory of:
___________________________
Music:
Donation made by:
___________________________
In honor of:
___________________________
In memory of:
___________________________
It’s time again to begin our KleanKit Collection! Each month
from March thru summer, we’ll ask you to bring one toiletry
item to church, which will go into our KleanKits that we distribute monthly through the Lunch Program.
March: Washcloths
Please put your gifts in the collection boxes in the Parish Hall. We also greatly appreciate donations! You
can put your check in the collection plate, noting
“KleanKits” in the memo! Thanks!
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Proceeds beyond Easter expenses for
flowers will be used to help fund altar flowers and other special flower
needs throughout the year. The proceeds from music donations will fund
special music for Christmas Eve services this year.
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Sixteenth Annual Bach Birthday Bash
The sixteenth annual Bach Birthday Bash will be held on Tuesday, March 24th, 2015—Johann would
be 330 years old this year! Initiated in 2000 by the Tampa Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, the “Bach Bash” offers music lovers a varied program of instrumental and vocal works from the
Baroque master. Donations received at the concert help fund the Margaret Smith McAlister Scholarship for beginning organists in the Tampa area.
The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church (corner of Florida Avenue and
Twiggs Street). Organists Matthew Woods, Ryan Hebert, and Jack Rain will
each perform major works for the “King of Instruments,” and last year’s
scholarship winner, Emma Beth Fisher, will play the “Little” Prelude in C
Major. Le Petit Choeur, the advanced-level ensemble of the Gulf Coast Youth
Choirs, will sing one of Bach’s many compositions for choir.
The concert then progresses to St. Andrew’s, where organists Jonathan Hehn
and Nick Herrin, cellist Michael Amos, and soprano Maggie Coleman will
perform. Singers Michelle Klima and Mary Cassad-Jones will also sing a duet, accompanied by Jack Rain. At the conclusion of the concert, all will adjourn to St. Andrew’s parish hall for birthday cake (without the 330 candles).
Please plan to attend and enjoy some of the sublime music of J. S. Bach
while supporting scholarships for beginning organists.
For the last three years, a group of local Episcopal Church organists/choirmasters has been
meeting monthly to plan for the forty-ninth annual conference of The Association of Anglican
Musicians (AAM), to be held here in Tampa June 14-18, 2015. The journey has been a long
one, and now the pace is accelerating as we approach the starting date. Much work remains
to be done, however (the devil is in the details!), and I hope that many of the parishioners at
St. Andrew’s will want to lend a hand in various and sundry ways. After all, our church will
be showcased during the conference, with both the opening and closing Eucharistic celebrations taking place at St. Andrew’s.
AAM is the professional organization for musicians working in Episcopal churches and
schools in this country and abroad. We also welcome as members clergy who support our mission: “[The] elevation, stimulation and support of music and the allied arts in all their aspects in the Anglican church, and especially in their relationship to liturgy.” To this end the
Association encourages and supports composers and other artists in creating works for the
church, works closely with our seminaries to help develop and continue valid courses of study
in music and the allied arts as they relate to worship and theology, and seeks to foster a relationship of mutual respect and trust between clergy and musicians, among other goals.
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This will be only the second time AAM has met for an annual conference in Florida, and the
planning committee has made a point of showcasing area musicians and clergy in the daily concerts and services. Venues will include St. Andrew’s and St. John’s, Tampa; St. Thomas, St. Petersburg; and the University of Tampa; performers will include Dr. Haig Mardirosian and Joshua Stafford, organists; the choirs of St. Andrew’s and St. John’s, Tampa; and The Gulf Coast
Youth Choir. The conference preacher will be the Rev. Dr. Thomas Williams, Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida and newly appointed Canon Theologian at the Cathedral Church of St. Peter, St. Petersburg (and no stranger to St. Andrew’s parishioners).
Bishop Dabney Smith will preside at the closing Eucharist on Thursday, June 18. In addition,
two of St. Andrew’s former organists, Carl Klein and Preston Smith, will play the voluntaries
at the services held in our church.
In keeping with the Association’s goal of encouraging composers, the conference committee has
commissioned three area musicians to write works to be premiered during the week: The Rev.
Dr. John L. Hooker (until his recent relocation to Massachusetts a devoted communicant at St.
Andrew’s) has written a hymn text and tune; Brandon Martin, a USF graduate and St. Petersburg musician, is composing an anthem that will be sung at Communion on June 15; and Orlando organist Andrew Walker is writing a festival setting for the closing Eucharist on June 18,
to be accompanied by organ, brass, and timpani.
Two of the concerts scheduled during the conference will be open to the public. The first, a choral concert entitled “Land of Three Faiths: Voices of Ancient Mediterranean Jews, Christians,
and Muslims” by Minneapolis-based The Rose Ensemble, will be at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, June 14, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door for $25.00
($20.00 for seniors and students). On Tuesday, June 16, virtuoso organist Joshua Stafford will
give a recital at First Presbyterian Church in St. Petersburg at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be $10.00
at the door.
So, how can you get involved? First of all, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution,
either directly or by sponsoring an artist, concert, or reception. Richard Ferlita, our Senior
Warden, is acting as treasurer for the conference; speak with him if you would like to undertake a sponsorship or make a monetary contribution. And secondly, volunteers are needed to
help with registration each day (the conference hotel is the Hilton Tampa Downtown, just a sixblock walk from St. Andrew’s); as guides to point conferees in the right direction as they walk
between venues downtown; and as greeters, ushers, or altar guild at the two services St. Andrew’s is hosting (this will guarantee you a place in the pew for some of the most amazing congregational hymn singing this side of heaven!).
Thank you in advance for your support and prayers as our plans move toward fruition.
Michael Hunter
Organist and Choirmaster
Planning Committee Chairman
2015 National Conference
Association of Anglican Musicians
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January Vestry Meeting Highlights
Rector’s Report – Fr. Reese:
As of January 12, there was $239K in ops account. There was $145K in the Foundation’s checking/
CDs – monies available to the vestry. We have $84K in the parish reserve account. And there was
$1,757,000 in Foundation principal as of December 31, 2014 – an increase of $40K for the year.
Foundation
Reorganization – Revised and approved by vestry, Foundation Board, and diocesan
CFO, the new and improved Foundation Trust document was sent to Northern Trust for their approval. They recommended some slight, non-substantive changes. One was to rename Northern
Trust with their new legal name. Another was to clarify that the Vestry directs the payments of
funds without the requirement of any other entity providing approval. Now that we have done
that, it can be approved by congregation at annual meeting on Sunday, January 25. We will email
document to all parishioners for their perusal ahead of the annual meeting. (We will also snail
mail copies to those who do not have email addresses.)
Ms. Sanders made a motion to officially ratify the Foundation’s reorganization of the Trust
document that was electronically approved via email. Ms. Jones seconded the motion and,
after no discussion, the vestry approved the reorganization and it will be presented to the
congregation at the annual parish meeting for final approval.
Stewardship – A parish-wide mailer went out on Thursday, November 13 to those who have not
yet responded to the initial pledge letter. We also sent out reminder postcards on December 4 and
a final mailer on January 8. As of January 14, we have 166 pledges for $432K. (So we are 95% of
the way to where we want to be.) A list of a few (as in one or two per vestry member) remaining
outstanding parishioners (those whom we have yet to hear from as far as pledging for 2015) will
be distributed at the vestry meeting for a final telephone contact.
2015 Proposed Budget – Executive Committee, with input from Pam Frost and the Rector, came
up with a proposed budget for 2015.
Mr. Getz moved to accept the 2015 budget as is. Mr. Silverman seconded the motion and, after some discussion about delegating the surplus to a contingency fund, the motion passed
unanimously with the vestry. (The treasurer, Mr. Baker, will move budget at annual meeting)
Mr. Baker moved to adopt the Rector’s Housing allowance compensation presented as:
Whereas, the Reverend John Reese is compensated by St. Andrew’s exclusively for services
as a minister of the gospel; and Whereas, St. Andrew’s provides Fr. Reese with rent-free use of
a church-provided rectory as compensation for services that he renders to the church in the
exercise of his ministry; and Whereas, Fr. Reese incurs expenses for living in church provided housing; therefore it is hereby Resolved, that the annual compensation paid to Fr. Reese
for calendar year 2015 shall include $16,000 which is hereby designated to be a housing allowance pursuant to Section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code, and it is further Resolved,
January 2015 Operating Summary
MTD Actual
MTD Budgeted
YTD Actual
YTD Budgeted
Revenues
$40,296
$46.558
$40,296
$46,558
Expenses
$57,297
$46,558
$57,297
$46,558
($17,001)
$0
($17,001)
$0
Net
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that the designation of $16,000 as a housing allowance shall
apply to calendar year 2015 and all future years unless otherwise provided by the vestry.
Ms. Sanders seconded the motion and, after no discussion, it
was unanimously approved.
Decorator
Elves – did a great job both hanging and un-hanging
the greens this past Christmas. Christmas services went very
well.
Vestry Nominees – We had seven nominees, but Elaine Kounnas
and Bill Silver withdrew at the last minute, leaving us with five
nominees for five slots.
Annual Meeting – Sunday, January 25 after the 10:30 service. We
will vote for new vestry members, ratify the 2015 budget, and vote
on the revised Foundation Trust document.
Old
Copier Situation – Mr. Silverman provided update: He was
supposed to receive offer today and did not. He suspects a mediation will be ordered.
Staff Evaluations – Completed by Fr. Reese last week.
Inquirers’ Class – on Thursday evenings at 7:00pm. More than a
dozen folks are attending.
Gasparilla
Parade – Saturday, January 31. Youth will man the
parking lot.
Super Sunday Evensong – on February 1 at 5:00pm at St. John’s
in Hyde Park. Our choir will join forces with St. John’s choir for
Candlemas.
Episcopal
Visit – Bishop Barry Howe (an assistant of Bishop
Smith) will be with us at the 10:30 service on Sunday, February
8. He will administer the rite of Confirmation during the service.
Contemporary
Service – Sunday, February 8 at 7:00pm in Children’s Chapel. Jonathan is trying to garner a small group of worshippers to do this on the second Sunday of each month. We had
14 in attendance at the first one of these on January10.
Shrove
Tuesday Pancake Supper – on Tuesday, February 17 at
6:00pm. This will be the first night of our Lenten series. Each
Tuesday will start at 5:30pm with a simple service of Holy Communion in the Children’s Chapel, followed by a pot-luck supper in
the Parish Hall at 6:00pm and a one hour program commencing at
6:30pm. The Rev. Ed Rich will once again be our facilitator, leading a series on The Gospel of Mark and the Synoptics.
Ash
Wednesday – on Wednesday, February 18 with services at
7:30am, 12:10pm, and 7pm (with choir).
Jr. Warden – Mr. Getz:
Had all tile cleaned in kitchen and restrooms. Kitchen window has
been repaired. The women’s restroom in Parish Hall had the main
floor drain snaked and blown out. If this doesn’t help, then we will
call a plumber.
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Donations to
Saint Andrew’s
Foundation
In Loving Memory of
Harold Hoag
Katharine Mullen
In Loving Memory of
Shannon King
Richard & Judith Reeves
Carol Spoto
Staige & Patricia Hoffman
In Loving Memory of
Ramsay Owens
Dorothy H. Johnson
In Loving Memory of
Jackson Parmer
Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Ferrell

Confirmation
Charlotte Carl
Holly Clemmons
Wayne Daley
Marshall Ferrell IV
Erundina Martinez
Francisco Mora
Katharine Pastorius
Rodney Shores
William Silverman
Noelle Silver
Dana Taplow
Jeannette Taplow
Transfers In
Brian, Debra & Nicholas
Giordano, from St. Alban’s,
Glen Burnie, MD
Jim & Vicki Osborne
from St. Mark’s, Tampa
Nicholas, Lindsey, Nikolas &
Colton Paleologos, from
St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
509 East Twiggs Street
Tampa, Florida 33602
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
16th Annual Bach Bash
Tuesday, March 24, 6:30pm
Starting at Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
and proceeding to St. Andrew’s for more music and a Birthday Cake Reception
St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church
The Rev. John Reese, Rector
Sunday Services
8:00 & 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Children’s Church
9:30 a.m. Christian Education
for all ages
Church Location:
Marion & Madison Streets
Mailing Address:
509 E. Twiggs St.
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: (813) 221-2035
Fax: 224-0945
Web: saintandrewstampa.org
E-mail: secretary@
saintandrewstampa.org
Deadline for articles for
The Call: 15th of each month
for the following month’s
newsletter. Submit articles to
Kathy in the church office.