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Outreach

The Outreach Committee provides St. John's with an organized and effective outreach channel for helping disadvantaged people to help themselves.

What do we do?
As a vital part of St. John’s mission of outreach, the Outreach Committee . . .

Supports local, national, and international organizations that help people to help themselves.

Volunteers skills and donations for local efforts to prevent homelessness, provide affordable housing, shelter the needy, and feed the hungry. We work with Habitat for Humanity, Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative (HIHI), Community Food Council, and other effective local organizations.

Advises the vestry on additional charitable giving that is part of St. John’s annual budget.

Raises funds to make good things happen. Recent giving has included:

  • Family Service League and Youth and Family Counseling Service: for early childhood programs in Huntington Station and Oyster Bay. Trained workers visit at-risk families weekly, helping parents develop strong supportive relations with their children.
  • Trinity Episcopal Church Counseling and Training Center, New Orleans: for counseling and care for children and families displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
  • Episcopal Relief & Development, Africa: working through local Anglican parishes to help the rural poor of Malawi grow the food they need, in a practical, sustainable way.
  • St. Matthias School, Haiti: partnering with Ecole St. Matthias in Deslandes, Haiti to ensure that the next several generations of young people grow-up educated and well-fed.

How can you help?
The outreach opportunities at St. John’s are diverse and rewarding. You can offer help with a specific event or program...

  • Work with the Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative (HIHI), which shelters the homeless: prepare or serve meals, or chaperone in the evening.
  • Pick up a special St. John's Blue Bag and bring non-perishable food and personal care items to the St. John’s food basket on Sunday, which is then given to the Community Food Council. Click here for a helpful Blue Bag Ministry Shopping List.
  • Support our donated baked goods program by picking up baked goods at the Fiorello Bakery in Huntington contributing a good will offering for them on Sundays, or taking the remainder to the Community Food Council or to the Congregational Church.
  • Work with our annual fund-raising events: Stone Soup Luncheon, Bridge Luncheon.
  • Help at St. John’s with occasional food and clothing donation drives.
  • Mentor in local after-school programs at the Tri Community Youth Agency or at the Family Service League.
  • Take supplies to the Family Service League’s after-school program for children at the Manor Field Service Center.

To participate in any part of the committee’s work or to find out about the about the latest volunteer opportunities, contact Laura Swiggett.


Giving to St. John's Outreach Efforts
Checks may be made payable to St. John's Church with Outreach in the memo line and mailed to:

St. John's Church Outreach
PO Box 266
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

For more information, please contact the Financial Administrator at 516-692-6748.


​St. John’s Turns Out For Community Solidarity

​St. John’s Turns Out For Community Solidarity

Almost 20 St. John’s volunteers turned out to help at Community Solidarity’s Huntington Station food share on October 25th. Working side by side, we experienced firsthand the continuing dire need for food support in our area. As we sorted ma...
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Another Great Summer at the Day Camp!

Another Great Summer at the Day Camp!

This year’s St. John’s Day Camp brought together a wonderful group of children and staff for 6 weeks of learning and fun. The camp took place at Jack Abram’s School, which offered ample classroom space, a library, a large field, and playgro...
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Mark your Calendars

Mark your Calendars

Upcoming Outreach Events and Initiatives Outreach Meetings: October 16th, February 12 Community Solidarity Nights: October 25, May 16 Winter Clothes and Accessories Drive for Gerald J. Ryan Outreach Center: November 4-6 collection ...
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Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative

Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative

For many years the Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative has provided winter shelter for unhoused men in our region through the generous hospitality of religious organizations who have taken turns housing the men for a week at a time. Volunte...
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2022 Outreach Impact Summary

2022 Outreach Impact Summary

St. John’s Outreach’s impact is best measured in actions, not words. Here is some of what we accomplished in 2022: Monthly “Blue Bag” food collections supported the Community Food Council Spring and fall clothing drives for Gerald J...
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Eastern Farm Workers Celebrates 50 years and honors St. John's Parishioner

Eastern Farm Workers Celebrates 50 years and honors St. John's Parishioner

St. John’s parishioners Frank Gundersen and Warren Mazek attended the Eastern Farm Workers 50th Anniversary Celebration on September 20th. The dinner featured several speakers and was attended by over 200, demonstrating the depth of support for...
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Clean out your Closets!

Clean out your Closets!

November 4-6, 2022 It’s now time to drop off the warm winter coats and accessories you’ve been collecting! Gerald Ryan Center in Wyandanch will again be the recipient of our annual Winter Coats and Accessories Drive. Below please find a...
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St. John’s Outreach Announces Matching Grant For Hurricane Relief

St. John’s Outreach Announces Matching Grant For Hurricane Relief

St. John’s Outreach is actively responding in the aftermath of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. We believe that the most useful thing we can do right now is to provide funding to Episcopal Relief and Development, which has a strong track record ...
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​Lend a hand at St. John’s Community Solidarity Night!

​Lend a hand at St. John’s Community Solidarity Night!

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Meet at St. John's or at 100 Depot Rd, Huntington Station, NY 11746 Please join fellow St. John’s parishioners in volunteering at Community Solidarity’s Huntington Food Share on Tuesday, October 25th. This is ...
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Coffee with a Purpose: Outreach

Coffee with a Purpose: Outreach

THIS Sunday, October 16 11 am in Bleecker Hall Please join us for our first Open Outreach Meeting of the year, on October 16th at Coffee Hour after the 10:00 service. We will be welcoming Peggy Boyd, Vice President of Community Services ...
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Sermons

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1670 Route 25A, Post Office Box 266
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
(516) 692-6368

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St. John's Episcopal Church
1670 Route 25A
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

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St. John's Episcopal Church was the first religious institution to be established in Cold Spring Harbor. The first Episcopalian services were held in the little 18th century school house just above the site of the present church. The very first Vestry minutes, written in fine script on September 4, 1831, lists the founders who pledged $2,000 to build a new church.

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Seeking after God is one of the principle marks of Christian discipleship. Christians look for God, and find God, in all parts of life, but sometimes it helps to have company. That’s what the church is for. We are the fellowship of those who seek to find Jesus in their lives. We are companions in life and in the spiritual journey.

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