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…
St. John’s has a close relationship with our local school district, Lewiston-Porter. We collect school supplies over the summer for delivery in September and we give them hundreds of dollars in merchant gift cards for emergency needs that always arise at the beginning of the school year. We also donated $1000 in Tops gift cards…
