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…
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
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Keely Mackey, cellist, composer and interdisciplinary artist, returns to St. John’s to perform her original compositions on Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. For more information, please visit Keely’s website. Limited seating; doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for seniors and $10 for general admission and may be purchased in advance or at the door.
Throughout Advent, parishioners brought in mittens, gloves, hats, scarves and other items for our Mitten Tree. These items were given to the Care-N-Share Food Pantry in Ransomville and to the Town of Porter Christmas Basket Program. Donations of cash and gift cards were also given to both outreach ministries.
St. John’s will hold a potluck luncheon after Sunday service on November 20. We will have at least one guest speaker, who will talk about local Native American experience, culture and traditions. American Indian residential schools (also called Indian boarding schools) will also be discussed.
Pets (and their owners) are blessed each fall on the first Sunday in October by Mother Barbara. Our annual event marks the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, known for his care for nature and creation and often called the patron saint of animals.
Over 500 Afghan evacuees, our allies who worked alongside us during the decades-long conflict in their country, are resettling in Western New York. We partnered with St. Paul’s Cathedral and St. Martin’s-in-the-Field on Grand Island to furnish an entire apartment for one of the families. The people of St. John’s donated over 100 items for a child’s…
St. John’s collected 830 bags of groceries and other necessary supplies for the CARE-and-SHARE Food Pantry in 2021. In spite of the pandemic and the suspension of in-person worship for part of the year, members of the congregation continued with regular donations to the food pantry, thanks to encouragement leadership from parishioner Shirley Oldfield. New this year is…
