• 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

  • This week at St. John's

    • Morning Prayer in the Chapel on Thursdays at 9:30 am
    • Bible Study in the Parish Hall on Thursdays at 10:30 am
    • Sunday Holy Communion at 9:00 am with Deacon Helen Harris. Coffee Hour to follow
      • Trick or Treat at Coffee Hour
    • After Coffee hour, please help to set up the Parish Hall for the Harvest Dinner

     

    Mark your calendars for upcoming events!

    • Harvest Dinner, a long tradition at St. John's, will be held on Sunday, November 2nd, serving 11 am to 5 pm

    Scroll down for details on all our happenings!

    Link to our calendar

  • Sunday, October 26th @ 9 am for Holy Communion with Deacon Helen Harris

    Please join us on Sunday, October 26th @ 9:00 am for our service of Holy Communion with Deacon Helen Harris. This is the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost  .After the service we will enjoy continued fellowship at our coffee hour. Children are invited to "trick or treat" at the tables during Coffee Hour.

    If you are unable to join us in person, link here to view the live stream on Facebook.  You do not need a Facebook account to join us online.

     

  • Time for our Annual Harvest Dinner - November 2nd

    It is time for our annual Harvest Dinner. As many hands make light work, many have been contacted to help with preparation tasks. If you have questions, please see Donna Logan.

    One of the biggest tasks is transforming the Parish Hall into our dining room and the office area into a take-out zone. We ask that all who are able, stay after coffee hour on Sunday, October 26th to help with the physical arrangements.

  • Trick or Treat Coffee Hour - October 26th

    The children are invited to visit tables during coffee hour after church on October 26th for trick or treat. Adults, please bring some Hallowe'en treats to share with the children.

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

    For mid-week worship we offer Morning Prayer on Thursdays in the Chapel. All our welcome to join us.

    At our service, we use the readings for those commemorated in Lesser Feasts and Fasts. On October 23rd we remember Cornelius the Centurion.

    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.

     

  • Thursday Bible Study is back for the fall!

    Bible Study has begun again. We meet on Thursdays at 10:30 am in the Parish Hall. 

    After using the guidance of N.T. Wright's "For Everyone" series for our most recent studies, we will begin this season with a fresh look at The Acts of the Apostles using the guide: "Conversations with Scripture: Acts of the Apostles " by Rev. Canon C.K. Robertson with Study Questions prepared by Sharon Ely Pearson. Robertson offers a comprehensive approach to the study of this chapter of the New Testament. He notes that while Acts is considered the sequel to, or even the second volume of, Luke's Gospel, the leaders who determined the order of the biblical canon put Acts, not directly after Luke, but after all four gospels together so that it serves as a sequel to the gospels and forms a bridge between them and the epistles.

    In preparation for our meeting on October 23rd please read chapters 21 to the end in Acts of the Apostles.

      Acts 22:1-30   Acts 23:1-35   Acts 24:1-27   Acts 25:1-27  Acts 26:1-32   Acts 27:1-44  Acts 28:1-30

  • Vestry Meeting - Tuesday, October 14th @ 6:30 pm

    St. John's Vestry will meet on Tuesday, October 14th @ 6:30 pm in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to attend.

  • Food Pantry Distribution Day -Tuesday October 28th

    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, October 28th from 9:30 to 11:30 am 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. 

  • Soup to Go!

    Soup to Go! is a grant-funding project providing take out soup for distribution each month in coodination with our Food Pantry. Bev Patchin and Terry Casella and their kitchen team prepare a delicious soup each month for pick up. All are welcome to drop by to grab our soup to go for themselves or to take some to those you know who would enjoy a prepared meal.

    The next distribution will be held together with Food Pantry on Tuesday, October 28th from 9:30 to 11:30 am. 

  • Handicrafts and Conversation First Wednesday@ 10 am in the Parish Hall

    Do you like to work with your hands? Do you enjoy taking a break and meeting with others in informal conversation? If you enjoy either or both, join us on the first Wednesday of each month at 10 am in the Parish Hall as we gather to work on our unique projects and chat about whatever interests us. All are welcome!!!

  • 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.