Coming June 22: Summertime Sunday School until Noon!
June 22 – Aug. 10 (skip July 6)Movie Extravaganza! June 22: Lion King
Starting with Children’s Time in Worship on June 22, the Sunday School for kids will feature popular Movies with a Christian theme, fun activities and crafts, and snacks until Noon. Parents/Grandparents/Middle Schoolers can enjoy the 11:00 adult class on Christian art history during this time.
Meeting in the Chapel, with two adults at all times.
Discover the Biblical truth about a no-so-bad girl. Sunday, June 15 @ 11am
Kelly Beiro will use the Bible along with the book “Unveiling Mary Magdalene” (Higgins) to lead the class. Last week we found out why so many think she was a prostitute. (Thanks, Pope Gregory the Great).
This week we discuss what we truly know of her from Scripture: healed from demons; traveled with disciples; leader among women; stood at the foot of the cross; first to see Jesus after the resurrection; supported Jesus financially; proclaimed him as the Christ.
Reading (or having) the book is not necessary to enjoy the study because Kelly made a wonderful handout. Join us!
Seeing Is Believing; the History of Christian Art Starting June 22: Conference Room @ 11am & Zoom.Art has always been a way that the message of Christianity has been passed through thousands of years. Through art, illiterate people learned the Biblical stories and lessons. Modern people are struck with a deeper understanding and spiritiual longing that goes beyond cerebral Bible study.
Sample topics incude: Visualizing the Bible for the Illiterate;
The Black Death: How a Pandemic Transformed Christian Art;
The Renaissance: Reconciling the Past and the Present;
The Counter Reformation: A Reckoning between Art and Religion.
Join us this summer, in person or on Zoom, with Alexander Nixon. Nixon teaches art history at the University of Tampa, classes at Ringling College, and beginning this Fall, at Florida Polytechnic. He is a talented artist and his main focus today is sculpture. The class runs June 22 – August 10 (skipping July 6). Email or call the office for the zoom link.
SUNDAY
June 15th Worship in the Sanctuary at 10 am “Blessed Are Those Who Mourn” Matthew 5:1-12
Rev. John continues the sermon series where Jesus goes into the display window of life and changes all the price tags.Children will go to Kid’s Kirk following the Children’s Time.
Adult Class on Mary Magdalene at 11:00.
The Worship Service will be live-streamed on our Hyde Park Presbyterian Church YouTube channel under LIVE! CLICK HEREto go to the page.
Catch a 90-sec. Sunday Sneak Peek!
When Jesus goes into the display window of life and changes all the price tags, things you have valued are now of little value. Things that you thought were worthless are now given great value. This Sunday: blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted. Where is the blessing in being sad? Won’t you join the conversation?
CLICK HERE for the Glimpse of Sunday’s message on the Hyde Park Presbyterian Facebook page.
CHURCH NEWS
Mia Hardcastle 1934 – 2025 HPPC Memorial Service June 21st @ 10am Mia graduated from Plant High School as Valedictorian and from Vanderbilt University Engineering School in 1956 with the Founders Medal. She was active in Hyde Park Presbyterian Church, ordained as an elder in 1986, and elected to Synod in 1990.
Mia enjoyed creating topiaries, tennis, making her own clothes, traveling, caring for people, cheering on the Buccaneers, Rays and her Commodores. She spent countless hours making the lives of many others better. Mia was most proud of her strong faith in God and our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ.
A celebration of life will be held at HPPC June 21st at 10am, followed by a reception at Blount & Curry Speakeasy on MacDill Ave. Click here for full obituary.
Would you like to be one of our Steeple People?
The Hyde Park Memorial Steeple will soon be completed as a symbol of God’s everlasting presence in our lives and our community. What better way to honor someone who has been special to you, or in the life of the church, than to symbolically make them part of this historic beacon of hope?If you would like to join the church families whose memorial funds will be designated for this project, please consider making a one-time memorial contribution in the name of a loved one … or just contribute because you want to help!
Our steeple has undergone repair and restoration work and painting is complete. The Cross (blown over in Hurricane Milton) is soon to be restored with new, updated lighting. The bell chimes are once again ringing. The Hyde Park Memorial Steeple will be a daily reminder of our mission: to be the Light and Love of Christ in action for our community.
Donations will be noted in the Bulletin and read aloud at a Dedication Service this Fall; $200 or more will be noted on a plaque; $500 or more will have a memorial brick in a future patio on the front lawn.
Click Hereto donate, or Church Center app, or by check. Note Steeple People.
We will personally contact all donors for dedication wording.
Hyde Park Presbyterian Church, 1309 W Swann Ave., Tampa FL 33606
813-253-0069 office@hydeparkpres.com HydeParkPres.com
