April 17, 2025 – Newsletter

EVENTS & FELLOWSHIP
Bring a Basket to Kid’s Kirk: The Joy of Easter!
Empty Tomb Pastries, Crafts, Egg Hunt and more!
During Kid’s Kirk the children will hear the Joyous Message of Easter! We’ll make Empty Tomb pastries, spin art Wooden Eggs and Crosses. Then they’ll head out to the lawn for an Easter Egg Hunt (bring a basket!), photo op with beautiful backdrops and a special guest. The entire congregation is encouraged to come share the Joy of Easter with the children with refreshments.

Don’t forget to take your Easter Lily home if you donated to honor a loved one.


Add a flower to our Living Cross!

Thanks to Sharon Smith (flowers) and Kelly Beiro (early morning legwork), we will once again have our Living Cross to proclaim to our neighbors that “Christ is risen indeed!”

You’re invited, along with our community neighbors, to select a bloom provided, or bring a few from home, and add it to our cross.

Thanks also to Paul, our facilities superman, for preparing the cross for the flowers and getting it out front.

SUNDAY
April 20th Worship in the Sanctuary at 10 am 
“The Secret Sauce of Easter”   Philippians 2:5-11Children will go to Kid’s Kirk following the Children’s Time to hear the Joyous Message of Easter! We’ll make Empty Tomb pastries, spin art Wooden Eggs and Crosses. Bring your Easter basket!
Egg Hunt (kids) & Refreshments for All follow Worship 

The Worship Service will be live-streamed on our Hyde Park Presbyterian Church YouTube channel under LIVE!  CLICK HERE to go to the page.


This is your 90-second Glimpse for
Easter Sunday’s message.

Life is messy. You get stressed and anxious about many things. None of this is what your Creator intends for you. How can you become the person God created you to be? I can’t think of a better Easter conversation. Let’s have it this Sunday.

CLICK HERE to go to the Hyde Park Presbyterian Facebook page.

CHURCH NEWS

What Did We Talk About?
Find out at one of these recap meetings!
Rev. John Hougen will host gatherings to discuss all the Conversations … the Past, Present and Future of HPPC.
Sun. Apr. 27 after Worship
Tue. Apri. 29 6:30pm Zoom
Sun. May 4 after Worship
Wed. May 7 6:30pm Zoom

Summaries of each Conversation are available by contacting the church office. 

Dinners for 8 (or more!) continued!
Jett and Steve Tanner hosted a New Orleans style dinner at their home, decorated with multiple Easter trees and bunnies galore. Enjoying the evening were (starting bottom left): Lynda Waters, Kim Brannan, Betsy McElaney, Pat Van Bueren, Laura Maduri, Andrea & Greg Jones, and Jett and Steve Tanner.Below … Joe and Ruia Gonzalez hosted at their home on Lake Magdalene, along with Ann & Mark Maxey, complete with a sunset boat ride. On the boat, (bottom right) were: Joe & Ruia Gonzalez, Brian & Sandy Kennedy, Bob & Carol Kline, Ann & Mark Maxey.

More Dinners for 8!
Ann and Bruce Orand hosted a Greek-themed dinner at their new home (post Helene) along with Lynda Waters. Attending were (center table) Bruce Orand, Lynda Waters, James & Nicole Welch, Stacy & Marc Wallace, Kelly Beiro and Ann Orand. Adam Orand joined the group later, and they (well, most everybody) decided that a nerdy game club would be a perfect way to continue the new friendships.Below, kids and a couple of Dads enjoyed the Crum’s pool along with a yummy barbeque spread. Adults attending: John & Jinger Hougen, Renee Gardner & Brian Malek, Laura & Chris Tanner, Esther & Ulrick Germaine and Stacey & Josh Crum (plus Lynda Waters who snuck over from next door to take pictures). Kids included Stella Malek, Natalie & Joanna Tanner, Joshua Germaine, Margot & Carter Crum.

And the Final of the Dinners for 8!
Jane and Tony Brannan hosted at their home, with a beautiful Easter bunny themed table. Enjoying dinner (center) were Karla & Ed Grant, Paddy Sherrard, Terry Meier, Tony & Jane Brannan, Beck Meier, Susie Rodriguez, Sharon Smith and Ann Maxey.
Hyde Park Presbyterian Church, 1309 W Swann Ave., Tampa FL 33606
813-253-0069     office@hydeparkpres.com        HydeParkPres.com
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