Genesee Deanery stands in solidarity against the STREAM Data Center
Read Mother Barbara’s article here
Parish News
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Episcopal and United Methodist Full Communion Update
Read this brief update from Tom Broad, our Diocesan Ecumenical and Interfaith officer, on the status of the journey toward Full Communion between the Episcopal and United Methodist denominations in Christ’s Church
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154 Episcopal bishops issue message calling for immigration policies respecting the dignity of all
More than half of all living bishops in The Episcopal Church added their names to a “message to our fellow Americans” expressing “grief, righteous anger and steadfast hope” in response to the aggressive federal immigration enforcement operations that have left two U.S. citizens in Minnesota dead.
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Pet Blessing Oct. 5 2025 at 12 Noon
Pets, and their owners, are invited to Falkner Park in Youngstown for a special blessing on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 12 noon. The Rev. Barbara Price of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Youngstown will mark the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, with this special event. Owners of pets that are…
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Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on bombing of the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza
Read Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s letter about the Palm Sunday bombing of the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Please pray for the staff of al-Ahli Hospital, giving thanks for their courage and sacrifice, and for its patients, who are in pain and danger without lifesaving care.
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Pet Blessing Held Oct. 6, 2024
Over 20 members of the community – and their pets – attended the annual pet blessing at Falkner Park in Youngstown. Some attendees were able to have their pets blessed for the first time by bringing photos – digital and print – for Mother Barbara to bless, since not all pets are able to travel…
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Bishop Sean elected Presiding Bishop
Our own Bishop Sean was elected and confirmed as the 28th presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church for a nine-year term beginning Nov. 1, 2024. Letter from Bishop Sean: Election of the 28th Presiding Bishop
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Keely Mackey Concert, July 18 @ 6 p.m.
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 nature inspire doriginal 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…
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St. John’s awarded an historic preservation grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy Sacred Sites Program
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…
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Commission to Dismantle Racism and Discrimination
Our representatives on the Diocesan Commission to Dismantle Racism and Discrimination are Mother Barbara, Jean Gerlach and Barbara Yandian. They planned several special events for our parish, including the following. 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…
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Join us for “The Thomas Ashford Story”
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…
