• St. John's 200th anniversary May 23, 2020
  • We start acolyte training early!!
 

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, November 24th - Holy Communion

    Please join us at 9 am on Sunday, November 24th for our service: Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion with Deacon Helen Harris.  This is Christ the King Sunday, the final Sunday in the Church year. We will also celebrate Thanksgiving. After the service, enjoy time together at our Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall.

    Food Pantry is collecting cereal and canned stew this month if you can help stock their shelves before Food Pantry Day on November 26th.

    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.

  • "Walk in Love" - Annual Stewardship Campaign for 2025

    We have wrapped up our annual Stewardship campaign -- Walk in Love. If you haven't had an opportunity to submit your pledge card yet, there are forms at the side entrance to the church, or, call Jeannette in the office.

    If you would like to submit your pledge electronically, please link to this form.

  • Food Pantry Distribution Day -Tuesday November 26th

    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, November 26th 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 first distribution of "Soup to Go" will be during Food Pantry on Tuesday, November 26th. If you can help with distribution that day, or, can help with preparation on Monday, November 25th at 10:00 am, please see Bev Patchin.

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

    Morning Prayer in the Chapel on Thursday, November 21st at 9:30 am will remember C.S. Lewis, Apologist and Spiritual Writer, 1963.

    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, November 21st, we will read John 12:1-50.

    Everyone is always welcome. The discussion is lively and the passage is short. 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?

     

     

  • 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.