Events
Food Drive
St John’s goal is to collect 500 non perishable items and collect $250 in donations during these three weeks. Please make checks out to St John’s and put Food Pantry in the memo line. Thank you for your support for the people in our neighborhood who need your help!
Cool October Nights on the Patio
Why not join us on October 24th to enjoy your wine, beer and appetizers to share while sitting by a roaring fire in our new fire pits?
Book Club
With epic sweep, The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Tran family, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War.
Folk Service
We are going to switch it up a little with a folk service that you will have singing tunes from famous artists like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, or Pete Seeger.
Midnight Run
Feel good by doing good!
St. John's is sponsoring the Midnight Run on Friday, October 10th. This is a wonderful opportunity to help the less fortunate among us...and there are many ways that you can. Email Marc Schlueter, our Social Ministry chair, at orthodontics@optonline.com.
Blessing of the Animals
This is a very sweet and fun event, and the once-a-year opportunity for your pet(s) (or stuffed animals) to be blessed by Pastor Henk. After the blessing, there will be cookies, cake, and a beverage. RAIN OR SHINE.
Rally Day
Regular services and Sunday School start with a big bang! Join us at church and then for a special BBQ for our congregation and fun for our kids.
BBQ for Seniors
A free BBQ for the seniors in our community as part of the ELCA’s “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday.
Hot August Nights: Party on the Patio
Enjoy Westchester at its best even during the dog days of August under the maples on our patio with a view of beautiful Long Island Sound.
Book Club
Our June book date for The Three-Body Problem by Cixim Liu has been rescheduled to July 29.
July 4 BBQ Tailgate Party
The best place in Mamaroneck to watch the fireworks by the harbor!
Picnic
Join us at Recreation Park on Midland Avenue in Rye for our traditional outdoor guitar service and a wonderful day of fellowship. There will be delectable burgers, hot dogs, chicken, salads, baked beans, desserts and more, as well as games for children. PLEASE NOTE WE START AT 10.30 AM THIS YEAR. There will be no service at church.
We need volunteers to help organize this wonderful event. We also need volunteers to help set up, cook, and make side dishes.
Book Club
Our May book is CALL US WHAT WE CARRY by Amanda Gorman. “Out of the wreckage of the past and present, a poet forges a hopeful vision of a shared future.” The New Yorker. Gorman explores history, language, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage. She read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 U.S. Presidential Inauguration. Please join us for a wonderful evening. We always welcome new members!
Tag Sale
Join Us for Our Tag Sale!
The community comes together to provide great deals. Come support our mission!
Dish and glassware, all kinds of household and furniture items, bric-a-brac, jewelry, toys, electronics, boutique tables, clothing, and much more! Rain or Shine.
All proceeds go to our youth fund.
Women’s Breakfast on Mother’s Day
All women are cordially invited to a wonderful breakfast to celebrate our mothers and daughters, hosted by the men of St. John’s. Please email Kevin at skev2323@aol.com to let him know you will attend so that they can plan the amount of food needed.
Book Club
Our April book is There There by Tommy Orange. A finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize and recipient of the 2019 PEN/Hemingway Award, Tommy Orange’s There There is an exceptional work and unforgettable debut. It is the story of what it means to be Native American in present-day America with rippling reverberations from the past. This is a story packed with such power that it's become a force of nature.
Easter Breakfast & Easter Egg Hunt
He is Risen; He is Risen, Indeed! You are cordially invited to St. John’s Annual Easter Breakfast.
When: April 20th, 9am
Where: St. John’s Fellowship Hall
Cost: $10 per person (children under 6 are free)
Please join us for this unique and wonderful fellowship opportunity on Easter morning. Enjoy a delicious, hearty, and homemade breakfast before heading upstairs for a triumphant Easter service. Sponsored by our Youth Group, all proceeds will to to the youth fund. Please email Kim Ferguson at kimtferguson@gmail.com for reservations.
Good Friday Men's Prayer Breakfast
Calling all men to join us Good Friday morning for a sumptuous breakfast and a brief devotion to follow. You will be on your way in an hour. Please call the office or email office@stjohnsny.org to let us know you will attend.
Making Palm Crosses
Please join us and help make palm crosses for Palm Sunday. This is a fun activity for young and old!
Midnight Run
From preparing items to take, to going into the city, participating on the Midnight Run is a wonderful opportunity to help the less-fortunate among us. Please sign up to pack lunches, drive a car into the city, or donate items. We still need help, especially with the following:
Help sort clothing and pack the van. Start is 7 pm. Click here to sign up.
Join us on the Run! If you can drive, great! If not, we'll arrange a ride for you. Please be here by 8.30 pm. Click here to sign up.
Donate plastic and reusable grocery bags- the people we serve are always asking for bags to carry the clothing and items they are given.
Used men's clothing: gently worn jeans, t shirts, sweat shirts/hoodies, sweat pants, and sneakers ONLY (no dress clothes)
New men's underwear (underpants - BOXERS PREFERRED - and undershirts) and tube socks. Sports bras and underwear for women also welcome.
6 or more bag lunches: each lunch should include a juice box/water bottle, sandwich, soft fruit, hard-boiled egg, snack (chips etc) , and a treat (bag of cookies etc), all packed in a Ziploc bag. Click here to sign up.
Please join us. You'll be glad you did! Email Marc Schlueter at orthodontics@optonline.net for any questions.
Book Club
Our March book is Yaa Gyasi’s novel, TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM, in which a young scientist tries to understand her family’s pain. It is a deeply moving portrait of a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression and addiction and grief—an emotionally searing and exquisitely written novel about faith, science, religion, love.
Ash Wednesday Soup & Salad Supper
Please join us for a great meal and lively conversation. There will be several gourmet soups made by members of the congregation and Pastor’s special chili.
It’s a potluck supper, and we need people to contribute a soup, a salad, drinks, or bread. We also need help with set-up and clean-up. Worship will follow at 7.30 pm.
Please click here to email Marc Schlueter to let him know what you will bring and if you can help.
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