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~ Welcome to St John's Episcopal Church ~
CELEBRATING OVER 250 YEARS OF FAITH IN HISTORIC JOHNSTOWN, NY

Sunday "In-Person" Services are held at 8:00 and 10 am. Our 10 am service is live streamed on FB Live. We provide a live broadcast of our Sunday morning service, our Wednesday Bible Study and our Wednesday evening Compline Service on Facebook Live. We welcome both in person and online attendees at our Bible Study on Wednesday mornings at 10 am and for our online Compline (or Evening Prayer) Service on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm.
Use the link below or or search on Facebook for "stjohnsjohnstown",

PLEASE JOIN US!

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Announcements

  • Holy Week Schedule

  • Materials for Sunday Services, Season of Lent 2024

    View or Print Lent Worship Leaflet with Penitential Rite, Lent 2024
                                   

    Jesus is condemned.

    View or Print  March 17, 2024
                                      Bulletin & Prayer List

    View or Print    March 17, 2024
                                      Readings



     

  • A Prayer for Lent

  • Our Challenge Grant in honor of Dick and Dee Brown for One Church Street

    Join the Brown Family and St. John's Church in honoring Dick and Dee Brown,who continue to support our community with their enthusiasm and their vision. We are blessed to count them as donors and as friends of One Church Street.
    To donate in their name  Click Here and click on the donate link.

  • A Letter from +Bishop Jeremiah to our Diocese

    February 26, 2024

    Friends,

    God has called us to walk together, as blessed companions, guided into the vast future by the Holy Spirit. I've believed that for a while.  

    From the moment I first glanced the search profile, back in Fall of 2022, I sensed that God had something good in mind for us. When I arrived at Christ the King for the first time, in April of last year, to spend time with the Profile and Search Committee, I could feel a future. During the ABC tour, when I first met many of you, the welcome was rich and the air alive with possibility.

    And then, on Election Day, September 9 of 2023, I received a phone call from my meet-and-greet shepherd, Sue Ellen Ruetsch. She greeted me: "Hello, Bishop." And in a moment, my life changed forever.

    Since early January, I have been in the diocese, on the ground, on the road. The learning curve is, admittedly, steep; the questions and requests plentiful; the challenges are many and varied; and the meetings are usually back-to-back. And I feel tremendously blessed to be called by God, and by you, to this holy work. I feel alive in a new way, the way one feels when one is exactly where one is meant to be

    After months of being your Bishop-elect, I am exceedingly pleased to now be your Bishop. February 24 is a day that will forever be impressed on my soul. The event was soaked through with holy love and fueled by abundant joy. I could feel your support and your prayers. I treasure the ways in which you have welcomed me into my office.

    The gifts I received during the consecration liturgy will forever serve as reminders of your love and trust. No matter where I am, when I look down at my ring, I will think of you and our bond.  

    I am touched by your care. I am humbled by your embrace of me, my ministry, and my family. I am strengthened by your companionship. And I am consumed by hope for the future God has in store for our diocese. 

    Your Bishop,

    +Jeremiah

     

  • Consecration of Bishop Jeremiah Williamson, Tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Albany

    The live stream of the consecration of the Tenth Bishop of Albany, the Rev. Jeremiah Williamson, will begin after 10 a.m. The first procession will begin at 10:30 a.m., and the Consecration service proper will begin at at 11 a.m.

    For a copy of the Consecration program, with information about the service, the music and the participants, click on this link: Consecration Program

    For a direct link to the YouTube page with the live stream or any other questions you may have about the consecration, so to
    Consecration live stream and info



     

  • Preparing for Sunday

    If you are one of our Sunday readers, click on the picture below to find and practice the assigned readings for your Sunday.
    However, this link also contains a short reflection on each reading, including the gospel, which will be helpful for anyone who wants to understand what we are going to hear about this coming week.

    Preparing for Sunday