Parish
Life
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St. John's
is known in the larger community as the place where the hungry
are fed.
We
have been blessed to host Loaves & Fishes, an ecumenical ministry of hospitality and advocacy,
since its inception in 1983. Over 2,500 free meals are served
each month, five days a week. You may wish to volunteer in the
kitchen, but you are more than welcome just to come and eat
and offer the gift of simple companionship.
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At a parish breakfast
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Like Ithaca,
parish life at St. John's continually changes. We have an Outreach Committee and we seek to respond and
to feed the hungry on many levels. This year we will have had a Lenten Book study.
Social
events, a function of the Fellowship Committee, have included parish breakfasts
& suppers, picnics, goods and personal services auction, cookbook
parties, Mardi Gras, and Advent Events.
Coffee
hours after both Sunday services are a good way to discover the
variety of opportunities at St. John's. We serve punch, coffee and
tea, and a variety of finger food, much of it baked in parishioners'
kitchens.
You may
wish to join such traditional groups such as Altar Guild or
Episcopal Church Women, or you may wish to suggest forming an
entirely new group or activity. At St. John's we change and are changed!
Opportunities for joining in efforts of the Pastoral Care Committee to keep in touch with homebound parishioners are many. They include sending cards, knitting shawls, delivering flowers and/or communion, giving rides, or making and delivering meals.
Ecumenical
Activities: St. John's also participates with other people of
faith in outreach activities by participating in the Kitchen Cupboard, our local food
pantry, and in the annual CROP Walk. The downtown churches
sponsor an annual Good Friday series of services.
2008–09 Vestry
