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  • St. John's 200th anniversary May 23, 2020
 

Welcome

St. John’s Church is an Anglican/Episcopal, Christian community worshipping through the power of the Holy Spirit for over 200 years.

St. John’s is much more than a Sunday morning worship experience. It is a family that worships, prays, serves, studies, and has fun together and we invite you to join us in making our family, your family.

If you do not have a church home and would like to make St. John’s your parish of choice; or have a need our church family can help with,  please contact our Parish Administrator, Jeannette, at the church office (315) 393-5470 

Announcements

  • Sunday Service, December 8th - Holy Communion

    Please join us at 9 am on Sunday, December 8th for our Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion with Deacon Helen Harris.  This is the Second Sunday in Advent when we light the candle of peace.  After the service, enjoy time together at our Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall where St. Nicholas will drop by to visit with the children.

    If you cannot join us in person, you can watch our service on  Facebook Live. Click to access our page.  You do not need a Facebook account to view the service. You can also use the link to connect with previous, saved services.

     

  • Advent Sunday School Unit - Emmanuel: God With Us!

    As we move into the season of Advent, the children will enjoy our new Sunday School unit -- Emmanuel: God With Us! This unit is about the birth of Jesus and the amazing ways in which that Gift changed everything for all of us. The season of Advent is about much more than a countdown to Christmas Day. Advent is about waiting... preparing... being silent... being ready.

    As usual, the children will learn about the Gift of Jesus through a variety of activities. The schedule is: November 24th in Kitchen; December 1st hearing the story; December 8th working on crafts; December 15th learning the songs of Advent; December 22nd living the story through drama.

  • Advent Calendar - The Way of Love

    During this penitential season of Lent, The Episcopal Church offers a special Advent calendar - "The Way of Love". Using seven "practices" incorporating the actions of worship, pray, turn, bless, rest, go, and learn, there is a simple task for each day of Advent to help you focus on the coming of Christ during the hectic weeks before Christmas.

    Copies are available at the church entrances or link here to read online. During December, Bible Study (Thursdays at 10:30 am in the Parish Hall) will be diving a little deeper by "Journeying in the Way of Love". All are welcome to join us.

    Do you love Christmas music? The Jesuits offer a daily email message with link to a Christmas song in their "Waiting and Wassailing: Dailing Meditations on Story and Song". You can sign up at this link. 

  • Advent and Christmas at St. John's

    On Sunday, December 8th, St. Nicholas will visit the children during coffee hour bringing his traditional gifts of "gold".

    On Saturday, December 14th, we will meet at 1 pm in the Parish Hall for our annual Cookie Exchange. Bring 2 packs of 6 cookies each plus a dozen to share and go home with a new dozen cookies. Leftovers from sharing will be used to make up gifts for our shut-ins.

    On Sunday, December 22nd, after our church service, we will all gather to decorate the church in preparation for our Christmas service.

    Our Christmas Eve Candlelight Eucharist will be held at 6 pm on December 24th.

    After Coffee Hour on December 29th, join us for our annual Ornament Exchange. Bring a wrapped ornament for our traditional swap and steal event. Bring a snack to share and Parish Life will provide sandwiches. Always a fun time as we wait for the "Ugly Santa" to be selected -- a traditional started at St. John's by Father Rob Longbottom.

  • Thursday Service in the Chapel @ 9:30 for Morning Prayer

    Morning Prayer in the Chapel on Thursday, December 5th at 9:30 am will remember Clement of Alexandria, Priest and Theologian, c. 217.

    Daily prayers or "offices" are included in the Book of Common Prayer. They are part of a long Christian tradition of taking time throughout the day for prayer.

    The Episcopal Church daily offices -- Morning and Evening Prayers along with prayers for Noontime and evening Compline are available in the Book of Common Prayer.

    The Episcopal Church in Garrett County Maryland offers a podcast for each day that includes a reading of Morning Prayer with the appropriate lessons and psalm for the day presented in a quiet, meditative way. Link here (you may need to scroll down to find today's date).

  • Bible Study Thursdays @ 10:30 am in the Parish Hall

    As the Church begins its new year with Advent in preparation for Christmas, we will take a brief break from our study of John's Gospel for a brief Advent focused series.

    The Episcopal Church Advent theme is "The Way of Love" that encourages us to engage in the seven practices that encompass the Way of Love: turn, learn, pray, worship, bless, go, and rest. Our bible study will focus on "Journeying the Way of Love".

    Our meetings will use chapters 1 and 2 of the Gospel of Luke. For week one, we will focus on Luke 1:26-38.

     

     

  • Vestry Meeting - Tuesday, December 10th @ 6:30 pm

    Vestry meets on Tuesday December 10th at 6:30 pm.  All are welcome to attend.

  • Food Pantry Distribution Day -Tuesday December 31st

    On the last Tuesday of each month, St. John's hosts a distribution of food to those in need. With the suspension of services at the Salvation Army, there is tremendous need in Ogdensburg.

    Basic staples -- canned vegetables, instant potatoes, soups, stews, pasta and sauce, cereal and peanut butter -- are always welcome to help fill our shelves. Financial support will be used to purchase necessary and perishable goods. 

    Note:  Next distribution is Tuesday, December 31st and will include home made "Soup to Go"!

    To visit the food pantry come to the parking lot off Franklin Street and enter the Parish Hall via the deck. Please bring identification.

    Can you help on distribution days? Please see Rose Sovie or Donna Burdick. 

  • New Ministry - Soup to Go! starting in November

    Bev Patchin and Terry Casella have been awarded a Diocesan Ministry grant to support a "Soup to Go" ministry in coordination with our Food Pantry. In addition, St. John's Massena has supported the project with additional monies from their local outreach fund. Soup to Go will distribute homemade soup during Food Pantry in November, December and January. 

    This is a unique opportunity to expand our Outreach efforts while also providing an opportunity for members of our congregation to increase their involvement in outreach -- the grants have given us the financial support; now we need to tap into the time and talents of St. John's members. 

    The next distribution will be held together with Food Pantry on Tuesday, December 31st from 9:30 to 11:30 am

  • Online Giving

    We offer the option to make your giving donation online.  Link here to make a donation.  Donations are made using PayPal but you do not need a PayPal account.  You can use any debit or credit card to complete the form.

    This is a convenient way to maintain your giving to St. John's especially if you are away.

    If you would like to make a pledge and/or would like envelopes, please use this form.

  • Web Site

    Do you have a news item to share on our announcements? Is there information you would like to add to any of the categories? For anything related to the website, you can click on the "Email web admin" link at the top left of the main page to contact us.

  • Prayer Request

    If you would like St. John's Prayer Team to pray for you, please submit your request using this form.

  • Moving Forward - Parish Sustainability

    At our annual meeting in February 2023, the parish family determined that given our current financial situation we would commit to identifying a sustainable path forward.  To that end, the vestry has written a charter, (a  document that states our mission, goals, and objectives) to for us to realistically look at our options.  The charter provides focus and helps tune the message for everyone in the parish and the larger community.

    See the Parish Sustainability tab in the Navigation Bar for detailed information as we move forward.