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It is our mission to enhance the faith experience of men in our parish though Christ centered fellowship and discipleship formation. We do this by meeting periodically in large and small social settings to consider topics of interest to those seeking to live their faith. Every man is welcome to participate. Our goal is to empower men to become better disciples of Jesus Christ. Click here to download the ministry tri-fold.

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Portraying Our Patron, John the Evangelist
"the Beloved of Jesus".
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Feedback is always invited

What would you like to have offered to the men of the parish to help live, understand or share our faith as 'the beloved men of Jesus' at St John the Evangelist? You can also submit your thoughts with the link beside Our Patron's picture.

Coming Soon to Holy Name of Jesus:

HNJ Men's Discipleship, Thursday Oct 24, 2024, Life Center Cafe. 6:30PM

Program Announcement and details coming soon. Check back later this month.


Coming Soon at St John the Evangelist:

SJE Men's Discipleship, Friday November 08, 2024, Holy Cross Hall.

Specific plans are underway for our next Men's Night. Check back soon for details and hold the date.
The Program runs from 6:30-8:30PM. We will Pray, Share a Meal, Join in song, Have our presentation, Have table discussions and Fellowship time and then be on our way energized, educated, enlived and encouraged.
There is no admission fee. All Men are invited. Bring a guest or two and mark your Calendars. I am sure this will be special evening!


'Out of the park' Men's Night at St John the Evangelist August 5th:

SJE Men's Discipleship, Monday August 5, 2024, Holy Cross Hall.

Our August Men's Night featurd Fr Benjamin Lehnertz, pastor of St Joseph in Orlando. He spoke on "Expressions of Prayer" and how we might enhance our Prayer time and Spiritual Life. He gave us a formula for prayer with; "Acknowledge, Relate, Receive, Respond". So in all things, God wants us to recognize our needs, ask, open ourselves to receive and respond in kind to our loving Father, every day. Thank you Fr Benjamin for your powerful call to action to fill that void we often neglect.
Also want to thank Genna Pizza for their support and contributions to our parish community. It was awesome! And deserving of a plug...Give them a try. Owned and managed by parishioners of St John the Evangelist.
Genna Pizza, 4301 N. Wickham Road (Forest Run)
Genna Pizza Express, 7954 N Wickham Road (Baytree)



T'was An Excellent Men's Night at St John the Evangelist in April:

SJE Men's Discipleship, Tuesday April 30, 2024, Holy Cross Hall.

It was a great evening for first time back since 2020. Fr Zack, an excellent speaker, gave us the most compelling explaination of our topic, "Living the Eucharistic Life":

  • what living the Eucharist is;
  • how and why we should direct our inner selves to demostrate an attitude of thanks toward God for all the blessings and all the trials he has bestowed on us;
  • how we can understand the sacrifice of the Mass better in directing the Love we receive back toward Him as He poured his Love out to us;
  • avoiding sinful choices by recognizing Gods creation in everything for what He created it to be;
  • and finally, seeing our place in God's plan as being one of joy, appreciation of our world, and to love one another as God loves us.




Coming Soon at St John the Evangelist:

SJE Men's Discipleship, Friday November 08, 2024, Holy Cross Hall.

We have invited another dynamic speaker in Msgr Michael Carruthers from the Diocese of St Peterburg. Msgr Michael was Secretary for 3 Miami Archbishops; Bishop Edward McCarthy, Bishop John Favalora and Bishop Thomas Wenski. He is Past Rector of St John Vianney College Seminary in Miami, Past Pastor of several was pastor of several parishes in Miami and St Pertersburg. Now serving as Parochial Vicar at Espiritu Santo parish in Safety Harbor. Come benefit from his experience and dedication to all the people he has served and sacrificed to. Experct a great evening of fellowship, food and faith.
Msgr Michael will be speaking on "Title Here".
The Program runs from 6:30-8:30PM. We will Pray, Share a Meal, Join in song, Listen to our Speaker, Have table discussions and Fellowship time and then again be on our way energized, educated, enlived and encouraged.
There is no admission fee. All Men are invited. Bring a guest or two and mark your Calendars. I am sure this will be special evening!
Please Register by tapping the icon or title line above for the Registration Form.


Coming Soon to Holy Name of Jesus:


Annual Men's Discipleship Calendar

Our Men's Discipleship Calendar for 2024/2025 planning year is as follows:

  • 04/30/24 — Men's Night (Tue), Fr Zachary Parker presents "Living the Eucharistic Life" 6-8PM
  • 08/05/24 — Men's Night (Mon), Fr Benjamin Lehnertz presents "Expressions of Prayer & Spirituality" 6:30-8:30PM
  • 11/08/24 — Men's Night (Fri), Msgr Michael Carruthers Topic-TBD 6:30-8:30PM
  • 02/10/25 — Men's Night (Mon), TDB 6:30-8:30PM
  • 05/05/25 — Men's Night (Mon), TDB 6:30-8:30PM


Small Group Formations
Remember the Benefits provided by participation in Men's Small Groups:
Community
Brotherhood
Strength
Personal Support
Prayer Life/Scripture
"Iron sharpens Iron"
Fellowship
Encouragement
Praise & Glory to God

Considering a Men's Small Group? With the coming Men's Conference in September, there will be opportunity to find a respective group. We will be having signups available at the conference for both St Johns & Holy Name parishes. Other parishes are invited to do the same. Be sure to stop by the Live4More table to find out more about these small christian communities and what they offer to enhance our call and empower us as disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For those of you who have or wish to sign up for Small Groups, we are continually working on recruiting members, gathering materials and organizing groups and interests. If you have not already communicated your interest, please do so in email or using the Information Link from this page to forward your preference. Groups may take many different forms from bible study to directed theme programs to discussion of Christian literature to sharing on The Daily Word and Sunday Readings to simple prayer with discussion...you name it. Some ideas for materials can be found on the RESOURCES page (see link header above).

Remember, SMALL GROUPS may be an option and way to provide the spiritual support group we have talked about at our events. Let us know you are interested and we can help get you started.

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Email:     SJE Men's Discipleship   Joe Boniface
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