• 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

    Mark your calendars for upcoming events and scroll down or connect to our website for details on all our happenings!

    This Week:

    • Wednesday, September 16th @ 5 pm OCP Board Meeting in the Parish Hall
    • Thursday, September 17th @ 9:30 am - Morning Prayer in the Chapel
    • Thursday, September 17th @ 10:30 am - Bible Study in the Parish Hall
    • Sunday, September 20th @ 9 am - Holy Communion with Deacon Helen Harris
      • Sunday School begins!
      • Rally Sunday!

    Upcoming events

    • Thursday, September 24th @ 9:30 am - Morning Prayer in the Chapel
    • Thursday, September 24th @ 10:30 am - Bible Study in the Parish Hall
    • Sunday, September 27th @ 9 am - Holy Communion with Deacon Helen Harris

    Link to our Calendar page.

  • Sunday, September 20th - the 17th Sunday after Pentecost - Holy Communion

    Please join us on Sunday, September 20th at 9:00 am for our Eucharist service with Fr. Gary Parker. This is the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Join us for continued fellowship at Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall following the service. 

    It's RALLY SUNDAY (see announcement below) and the first session of Sunday School for the Fall (see announcment below)

    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.

     

  • Sunday School - Starting on September 20th

    Sunday School kicks off on Rally Sunday, September 20th. The children are asked to gather before the service in the Family Altar area at the back of the church so we can particupate in the procession on our way to Sunday School. Looking forward to this new school year together.

  • RALLY SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 20TH

    Sunday, September 20th marks our traditional Rally Sunday -- a day we come together after busy summer days to celebrate St. John's and the ministries that are at the heart of all we do and share a meal together.

    After celebrating communion together we'll gather in the Parish Hall for coffee, a ministry update, games (bingo anyone?) and a delcious chicken and biscuit meal with dessert.

    We encourage everyone to come together on this special day to celebrate all that is St. John's!

  • Food Pantry and Soup to Go - September 29th

    Our monthly Food Pantry distribution and Soup to Go! take out lunch will be held on Tuesday, September 29th from 9:30 am to 11:30 am in the Parish Hall.

    Our "Soup to Go!" Team is preparing a take-out lunch. Everyone is welcome to drop by and pick up a lunch.

    Please come to the parking lot entrance off the 500 block of Franklin Street. Please bring ID for Food Pantry. 

     

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

    Please join us for our weekday service of Morning Prayer in the Chapel on Thursdays at 9:30 am.

    On September 17th we will remember Hildegard of Bingen.

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

    Bible Study resumes on Thursday, September 17th at 10:30 am in the Parish Hall.

    We will use this time to reflect on the Gospel reading from the past Sunday - Matthew 18:21-35 as well as prepare for our next study series. 

  • Would you like to receive home communion or a visit?

    We are pleased to be able to offer you communion at home, in a nursing home, or at hospital. We will bring communion from our Sunday service along with the blessings of the congregation, ideally, after our service, or, at a day and time that is convenient for you. Or would you prefer just to have a visit from a parishioner and learn about what is going on at St. John's?

    Please fill out this form to arrange home communion and one of our Lay Eucharistic Ministers will be in touch to finalize arrangments with you.

    Please fill out this form to arrange a home visit and one of our visitors will be in touch to finalize arrangements with you. 

    If you are making this request on behalf of another person, just let us know using the Special Instructions box.

    You may also call the Church office (315-393-5470) with your name and phone number and we will be in touch.

  • 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.

     

  • Useful Links

    St. Lawrence Deanery - links to all the Episcopal Churches in St. Lawrence and Franklin counties.

    The Episcopal Diocese of Albany

    Albany Blooms : Thriving Parish Initiative

    The Episcopal Church in the United States