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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.


Outreach Forum this Sunday

Outreach Forum this Sunday

One together: One in service. Sunday, October 18 at 11 am Zoom As we all discern how we follow the example of Jesus in our lives, acts of mercy are the most common and visible way in which many of us show our discipleship. Acts of mercy ...
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The Harvest is Ongoing

The Harvest is Ongoing

Things are chugging along in the garden. Maeve is showing off the Bok Choi! Here's what's coming up: 1. The harvest is ongoing! We are well past 200 pounds of produce brought in this year. The tomatoes and green beans are still going strong and...
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St. John's Food Drives are Making a Difference

St. John's Food Drives are Making a Difference

Sundays from 8:45 - 9:45 am Bring donations to St. John's Parking Lot Although the Covid-19 infection rate has lessened in our area, the economic hardship and food insufficiency it has caused have not. The steady number of families seeking ...
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New Day and Time for Weekly Food Drive

New Day and Time for Weekly Food Drive

Sundays, 8:45-9:45 am Church Parking Lot Our weekly food drives continue to serve the great need in our community - we are so grateful for the faithful and sustained response of our parishioners! Please continue to remember your neighbors whe...
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Garden Visitors!

Garden Visitors!

This was a busy week in the garden for critters! On Tuesday during our work period we were visited by Canada Geese, a muskrat and a very bold groundhog. We are feeling good about our recent re-fortifications though, and hope the groundhog will st...
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​Summer Reading Brings Joy to Young Neighbors In Need

​Summer Reading Brings Joy to Young Neighbors In Need

“Encouraging an underserved child to read is really priceless”, says Pilar Moya, Executive Director of local not-for-profit Housing Help, Inc. St John’s Outreach has been partnering with Housing Help on several initiatives this...
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Donations Needed for Thursday Food Drives

Donations Needed for Thursday Food Drives

Thursdays from 4:30 - 5:30 pm Bring donations to St. John's Parking Lot Although the Covid-19 infection rate has lessened in our area, the economic hardship and food insufficiency it has caused has not. The steady number of families ...
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Summer Book Drive - Kids Learn at Home

Summer Book Drive - "Kids Learn at Home"

Food insecurity is not the only side effect of the coronavirus shutdown. Remote learning has been a challenge for many families. Summer reading lists can also be an expensive hurdle. We can help! Please join us in supporting Housing Hel...
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​HUNTINGTON FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER

​HUNTINGTON FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER

Food insecurity continues to be a very real side effect of the coronavirus pandemic. There is now a food distribution almost every day of the week in Huntington Station. St. John’s has been a steadfast presence throughout the crisis, help...
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Grow-to-Give Garden Work

Grow-to-Give Garden Work

Hello Friends of the Garden! Our first weekend of socially-distanced work periods was a great success. Thanks to Anna Wresch, Dick and Barry Grace, Joe and Ben Bonventre, and Seamus and Owen Mitchell for your work this week. We were able to do...
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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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