Announcements

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  Sign Up for Worship Services

  Worship services are now being held on:

  • Sundays at 9 a.m. (with Drive By Communion after the service from 10:15 - 10:45 a.m., weather permitting)
  • Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m.
  • Wednesdays at 12 noon

  To sign up to attend one of our services, please call (518) 469-8757 and leave a message with your name, phone number and time of service OR email our office at stjohnschurch@frontiernet.net with the same information.

  While we know this is a very different way to attend church,with a ten-person limit, we need to know who is coming to church every Sunday so we don't turn anyone away.

  Please note: masks are mandatory in church.
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  Comedy Hour Bible Study, Wednesday, June 3rd at 10 am

  Join us every Wednesday for Bible Study. We are studying the book "A Good Old Age" by Derek Prime and we are studying the letters "W is for Walk" and "X is for X-Factor".

  Click Hereto access W and  Click Hereto access X
  
  The study is broadcast from 10 am to 11:30 every Wednesday online at our Facebook page and is then available anytime after the broadcast for viewing.

  To go directly to the Facebook discussion at 10 am,  Click Here
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  Pastoral Letter about Re-Opening St. John's Church, Pentecost 2020

  Please read the latter that has been sent to parishioners this week, May 27th, about the cautious re-opening of our church on  Pentecost. All decisions have been made with prayer, permission, planning and guidance from experts regarding how to keep you and your family safe at this time.  To read the letter, 
                               Click Here
  Main points at a glance:

  • Masks are mandatory, as is social distancing in the church.
  • 10 person limit (includes worship team)
  • Our first Sunday will invite ONLY vestry members so they can vet our safety procedures.
  • Services will be at 9 a.m., 4 p.m. and Wednesdays at noon.
  • The 9 a.m. service will continue to be live streamed.
  • Drive by communion will be offered in front of the church on Sunday, May 31st, from 10:15 - 10:45 a.m.--masks are mandatory

• Listen to Father Alistair's Recent Sermon

  Father Alistair spoke brilliantly about living in these strenuous times.
  CLICK HERE to listen to or download his sermon.
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  Tea for the Soul to Go is in the News!!

  Check out the article from the May 27th edition of the Leader Herald! To read the whole article,  Click Here

  Thanks to all of you who made bags. One nurse at Nathan Littaeur called her Tea for the Soul to Go bag a "lifeline". You did that. You drew and created and shared and we got to tell essential workers from Albany to Johnstown that we cared. Thank you.

• Service of Compline, 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays

  Compline is the final prayer service of the day and it means "completion", which refers to the end of the day. It is a brief and comforting service that anyone can say at home on their own, but we thought it would be especially comforting to say it together if possible during our time of self-isolation.  You can use the Book of Common Prayer at home if you have one and turn to page 127, or the pdf of Compline is found here.

  The service will be braodcast using Facebook Live on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. You DO NOT need a facebook page to access this since St. John's has a public page. To connect to the facebook page, click here:
  St. John's Facebook page

  Simply add your prayer requests during the service by submitting it to the Comments section at the bottom of the live stream. We can then add your concerns and thanksgivings to that evening's service.

• St. John's Corona Virus Update - May 2020

  • Our live Sunday service at 9 a.m. will continue to be broadcast online. All services will be available for viewing online after the live broadcast. For either the live broadcast or the recording, please go to our website:  Our Website  or our Facebook Page:  FACEBOOK 
     
  • The Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon for pick up only. It is now located at One Church Street (former YMCA). 
     
  • The NOAH program is still serving Sunday meals from 12 noon to 1 p.m. for take out only outside the church on the Market Street side

              In case of an emergency need of any sort, please call 518-469-8757