St. John’s Episcopal Church has won a competitive historic preservation grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy Sacred Sites program. The wooden church, whose “carpenter gothic” design is attributed to 19th century architect Richard Upjohn, was placed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 1990. The congregation has preserved the original fabric and design of
Raised in Youngstown, NY, cellist and composer, Keely Mackey, returns to St. John’s for a third time, for a special summer cello concert. Keely will perform her natureinspiredoriginal cello compositions from her latest solo album, Celloquacious: I Speak Through My Cello. This performance will include Keely playing her song, Out at Sea, which was inspired by her growing up sailing on Lake
Our representatives on the Diocesan Commission to Dismantle Racism and Discrimination are Mother Barbara, Jean Gerlach and Barbara Yandian. They have planned several special events for our parish in 2023, including: The Thomas Ashford Story: Jean, Barbara and Mother Barbara hosted a special coffee hour in our Parish Hall, where we viewed a short YouTube video, “The Thomas Ashford
On Feb. 12, we will have a special coffee hour, at which time we will view a short video, “The Tom Ashford Story.” Many of us know Tom, a leader at St. Peter’s in Niagara Falls, who also worships with us from time to time. Tom shares via video interview his experience of being a Black man in a predominately White congregation during the early days of the Civil Rights movement. Everyone is