• 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

  • RIP- Rev. Dr. Michael A. O'Donnell, St. John's Rector, 2013-2019

    With sadness, we share that Fr. Michael O'Donnell passed away on Friday, February 15, 2025. Fr. Michael faithfully served St. John's as Rector from October 2013 through March 2019.

    Visitation will be held at Frary Funeral Home in Ogdensburg on Friday, February 28th from 4 pm to 7 pm with funeral services on Saturday, March 1st at 10 am at Trinity Church in Potsdam.

    Read his obituary here.

    Rest eternal grant unto him, O Lord; let light perpetual shine upon him.

  • Sunday Service, February 23rd - Holy Communion

    Please join us at 9 am on Sunday, February 23rd for our Holy Communion Service with Deacon Helen Harris. This is the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany. Sunday School will continue "Prayer without Ceasing" unit with a craft activity.

    We continue our fellowship at Coffee Hour following the service in the Parish Hall.

    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.

     

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

    Morning Prayer services in the Chapel are offered on Thursdays at 9:30 am.  On February 20th we will remember Frederick Douglass. You are also invited to check the  links below to listen to a recorded Morning Prayer service or simply read the service using the link to the Book of Common Prayer.  

    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 on Thursdays at 10:30 am in the Parish Hall

    Bible Study meets on Thursdays at 10:30 am in the Parish Hall.  We are currently studying the Gospel of John.

    For Thursday, February 20th we will try again and focus on John 16:1-33 and John 17:1-25

    Everyone is always welcome. The discussion is lively and enlightening. To focus our discussion, we consider these three questions:

    • What word or phrase stood out to you?
    • What question(s) arose as you read?
    • What emotion did the reading evoke?

  • St. John's Book Club Winter Reading Selection

    Cozy up inside during these cold snowy weeks and read this short book - The Riches of Your Grace: Living in the Book of Common Prayer by Julie Lane-Gay and then join us in April for an interesting discussion.

    Lane-Gay first attended an Anglican church in British Columbia by happenstance while on vacation, later beginning to attend St. John's Anglican Church in Vancouver on a regular basis. Intrigued by the "red book" in the pews, she spent time with the Book of Common Prayer and discovered that it was designed just for this: rooting Christians in the riches of God's grace. Not a manual or a history of the BCP but rather a personal story of the ways and times she has found God's grace in the pages of the book.

    The book was published by Intervarsity Press in 2024 and is available through Amazon or Bookshop.org. If you would like assistance to obtain a copy, please see Nancy Alzo.

    We will gather in early April to consider our responses to the book. Date to be determined.
     

  • New Sunday School Unit - Pray without ceasing

    A new Sunday School unit will begin on February 2nd - Pray Without Ceasing - drawing on Paul's instructions to the early church at Thessalonia “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (Thessalonians 5:16-18)

    The schedule is February 2nd for Story; February 9th in the Kitchen; February 23rd for Crafts; March 2nd for Music and wrapping on March 9th with Drama.

     

  • Food Pantry Distribution Day -Tuesday February 25th

    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, February 25th 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! Continues in the New Year

    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, February 25th from 9:30 to 11:30 am

  • "A Life of Prayer" Retreat at Wadham's Hall March 21-22

    The Diocese of Albany Christ the King Center will hold a retreat in the North Country in March. "A Life of Prayer" will be held at Wadham's Hall on March 21st and 22nd. 

    1500 years ago Benedict of Nursia crafted a way for Christians to grow in personal holiness and wholeness, and to live in thriving, healthy communities. His orderly rhythm of prayer, work, study, service, hospitality, and relationships has enabled countless monks and laypeople alike to live a harmonious, balanced life in deeper union with God.  In an environment of refreshment, rest, prayer, quiet, and fellowship, you will learn and develop values, principles, and practices that you can build into your life right now, so that you can begin and continue to enjoy a deeper walk with God.

    For information and registration check out this link for Christ the King Center events.

  • 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.