OXBOW — A pastor of 35 years is no longer authorized to provide ministerial services for Presbyterian churches in the north country, its commission has ruled. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Laura S. Calos will become pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church, on the corner of Franklin, Sterling and Parker streets, starting on July 1. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — With a limit on how many people can participate in Mass starting next weekend, St. Peter’s Parish in Massena has been taking reservations for seating at Sacred Heart and St. Mary’s churches. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A multitude of local churches and community leaders came together to raise their voices and pray for unity in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on Sunday at Thompson Park. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Nine minutes, once a day for the next nine days. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A Massena church that held its first drive-in service earlier in May can continue those services after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced this week that he encouraged drive-in and parking lot gatherings, which many churches have already been doing. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Village of Massena officials say there were no threats made to arrest or impose a fine after a Massena pastor held a drive-in service at his church. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Free lunches are on the menu from 11 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday at the First United Methodist Church, 189 Main St., Massena. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — While the historic landmark sat mostly ignored for years, Glenn Huggins took it upon himself to mow the grass and keep an eye on the Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church on Morrison Street, which has connections with the Underground Railroad. Read More ⇒
BLACK RIVER — Loren E. Knapp’s uncertainty of whether he would be allowed to open his drive-in theater this month didn’t stop him from letting a church host an Easter service for free. Read More ⇒
Easter Sunday of the COVID-19 year has dawned, a time when faith competes with fear of the virus. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The Massena Salvation Army, like other food pantries, is continuing to serve community members, but with some modifications in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — As the coronavirus continues to plague communities, a new group has been formed and a hotline and email address have been set up to provide assistance to the Massena community. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The doors may be closed, but Massena churches have found ways to stay in touch with their members during the COVID-19 virus. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — St. Peter’s Church, 83 E. Albany St., will be open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Read More ⇒
CANTON — In the library of St. Mary’s School on Powers Street, Father Bryan D. Stitt sat inside Saturday, looking out through a window draped in violet and gold. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The shingle roof of the First Baptist Church that towers over Public Square leaks and the landmark church’s stained glass windows have deteriorated. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A city official had hoped that someone would have come forward about the historic Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church on Morrison Street after it was deemed unsafe. Read More ⇒
PHILADELPHIA — Rev. Donald R. Fletcher was 80 and recovering from cancer surgery when he made the prayerful vow that launched his latest career. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Alice J. Crabbe is saddened that the church her late husband tried to save is in such jeopardy. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A part of the city’s connection to the Underground Railroad is in jeopardy as the city’s Code Enforcement office has become concerned that the Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church on Morrison Street is unsafe. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE - The First Baptist Church, 701 N. Main St. in Central Square will hold a variety of events including: Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A 1976 graduate of Watertown High School, two other retirement-age women, and a Haitian pastor. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Registration for Trinity Catholic School is coming up from March 2 through 6, and Principal Joyce Giroux says there are plenty of reasons to consider sending your child to the school. Read More ⇒
How is your relationship with Jesus? Christianity is a movement, you are either moving toward Jesus Christ or away from him. Most Christians do not intentionally want to move away from Jesus but it happens so subtly we do not even realize how far we have drifted. We can take counsel from a g… Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The Kansas City Chiefs won Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, and local food pantries in Massena were the winners of the Souper Bowl of Caring on Sunday at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — At the end of a service a few weeks ago, Pastor Myron K. Jamerson of The Rock Church was pulled aside by a congregant. His sermon of the past week, he was told, made a big difference for someone approximately 8,000 miles away. Read More ⇒
One of America’s most famous sermons, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” probably took Jonathan Edwards close to an hour to deliver in 1741. Today, most white Protestant pastors wouldn’t dare keep people in the pews that long. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Christmas can be a time of joy for many. But it also can be a time of sadness for others, remembering individuals or events that were once a part of life, but are now changed or gone. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Several local churches and community leaders have partnered for the third annual Cheerful Giver event at the Rock Church, Seaway Plaza, 22088 state Route 11. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A longtime member of St. John’s Episcopal Church was ordained to the priesthood and installed as the church’s new rector during ceremonies on Saturday afternoon. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — For the third consecutive year, Trinity Catholic School will be looking for support for its “One Day of Giving” campaign. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The day after Christmas last year, Cindie O’Hare received a call from her son’s girlfriend telling her that he was in the emergency room for a mass in his brain. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A few months ago, while Americans were celebrating the Fourth of July, protestors were vandalizing a library in the northern region of Malawi in Africa. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE - The Central Square Community Church will a host a variety of fall events. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - The Church of the Resurrection on West Fifth Street in Oswego will observe St. Francis Day Oct. 6 with two services that include Blessings of the Animals. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Clayton Methodist Church will hold its annual turkey dinner from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at 324 John St., Clayton. This is one of the longest running church turkey dinners in the county. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Mary Ford, an associate theology professor, will present a lecture, “What or Whom Shall We Fear? Beginning to Understand the Revelation of John” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Atwood Chapel, St. Lawrence University. Vespers will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — About 100 people gathered at Trinity Episcopal Church Wednesday night for a special occasion — to welcome the Rev. Molly Payne-Hardin as the church’s new rector. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A local group is part of a national effort to continue the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work to oppose systemic racism, poverty, militarism and ecological devastation. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — As St. John’s Episcopal Church prepares to celebrate its 150th anniversary Sunday, a new 90-page book by Massena Town Historian MaryEllen Casselman details the history of the church and provides biographies of the 37 individuals who have served as rectors at the church. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - The Oswego Evangelical Alliance welcomes Jason J. McGuire, President of New Yorker’s Family Research Foundation and Executive Director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, to Elim Grace Church (340 W. First St., Oswego) beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Like so many of us, the Rev. Leon I. VanWie was saddened to watch a massive fire heavily damage the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral back in April. Read More ⇒
HENDERSON — A ceremony here Saturday will reflect a universal truth: a promise kept is a blessing. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE - The First Universalist Society of Central Square is offering a lunch-discussion course to share ideas for better living in these chaotic times. “A Different Way: Living Simply in a Complex World” is a course developed by the Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI). Read More ⇒
NEW HAVEN - Dempster Grove Campground, located at 1124 State Route 104B in New Haven, will hold a variety of events during the month of August. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - Journey of Faith United Methodist Church will serve their free lunch from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10. Read More ⇒
CLEVELAND - Cleveland United Methodist Church welcomed a new pastor and youth pastor. Wendy Morrison is the new pastor for Cleveland and Camden United Methodist churches following the retirement of Pastor Stephen Maddox. Her husband, Matthew Morrison is now the youth pastor at both churches.… Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - Beginning at noon on Saturday, Aug. 10, St. Peter’s Church at 83 E. Albany St., will hold its annual pulled pork and chicken barbecue. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE - First Baptist Church along with other churches in the community will hold a church service at Taft Bay Park, Route 49, Bernhards Bay on Sunday, Aug. 11 at 10:45 a.m. to be followed by a carry-in lunch. All are the invited to worship. Bring a dish to share and own table servi… Read More ⇒
