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9/11 Memorial Service - Final Call for Names
posted on Sep 1, 2021 September 11, 5pm Deadline to receive names is Saturday, September 11 at noon. As we approach the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks many people the community are reflecting on those who were lost on that day, and in the years following as a...
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Welcome back, Choirs! (Updated)
posted on Aug 26, 2021 Registrations are now open for St. John’s Choirs for 2021-22. Click on the name of the group for more information. Please note the time changes for Primary and Junior Choir rehearsals.
Primary Choir ages 4-6)
Junior Choir (a...
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St. John's hosts intensive music camp
posted on Aug 25, 2021 St. John's has been pleased to support young musicians in our community over the past two weeks by hosting a "back-to-school" technique intensive camp experience for Strumbowli Studios. Students have participated in skills, music theory, and cham...
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Lay Preaching Initiative
posted on Aug 23, 2021 Dear Friends,
One of the hallmarks of my previous ministry at the Episcopal High School was supporting young people and adults in preparing reflective homilies - stories about God’s activities in their life. These short homilies became a...
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Support Victims of the August 2021 Haitian Earthquake
posted on Aug 18, 2021 St. John’s support for Haiti is needed as urgently now after their most recent earthquake and tropical storms as ever.
We have heard from our partner priest, Michaud, that he and the church and school we have helped to build and support ...
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Welcome Carolyn Lau, Flutist
posted on Aug 17, 2021 Join us in welcoming Carolyn Lau this Sunday as she offers us a selection from the Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034 by J. S. Bach. Carolyn Lau is a sophomore at Herricks High School and currently studies flute with Judith Mendenhall and is a pe...
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Flower Designations
posted on Aug 12, 2021 Many people have special days in the year which they commemorate. Flowers on the altar of St. John’s Church can fittingly mark the anniversary of a birth, baptism, confirmation, marriage or the passing of a loved one, or may be used as an e...
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O sing Joyfully!
posted on Aug 12, 2021 Psalm 84 directs us: "Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob. Raise a song, sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp. Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our festal day." At long ...
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Memorial Service: Jeff Miller
posted on Aug 11, 2021 Jeffrey Clark Miller a long time Oyster Bay resident and former parishioner of St. John's Church died peacefully at home in Norwalk, Connecticut surrounded by his wife and four children on February 15, 2021, at the age of 77. Jeff was born in B...
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"Beware the Gift Card Scam"
posted on Aug 9, 2021 Many of our parishioners have recently fallen victim to a popular scam using gift cards. We thought it was important to share this information with our community. Reprinted from AARP.com : Payment by gift card? It’s a scam!
Gi...
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