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 ⇒
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 ⇒
OSWEGO - At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14 St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church, 103 W. Seventh St., Oswego will hold a feast Mass. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — On Aug. 5, 1944, 982 refugees from World War II were allowed into the United States as guests of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Now, 75 years later, the Holocaust refugees and their family members returned to their safe haven to remember new beginnings in the port city with a reun… Read More ⇒
CONSTANTIA - Summer is the perfect time to take advantage of the warm weather to conduct an ecumenical service in a local park. And, that’s just what is happening at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11, at Taft Bay Park in Constantia. The Baptist, Universalist and Central Square Community churches… Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - West Baptist Church will once again hold its yearly music camp from 5:30-8 p.m., Aug. 5 through 8. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO - The Church of the Resurrection across from Franklin Square in Oswego is preparing for an open house and hymn sing. All are invited to submit their favorite hymns by Aug. 12 to be included in the program for the September event. Read More ⇒
The ordination and installation of Douglas J. Lucia as the bishop of the Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese is scheduled for 2 p.m. Aug. 8 in the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, Syracuse. Read More ⇒
CARTHAGE — Area churches are seeking new pastors after two clergy members recently left the area. Read More ⇒
PHILADELPHIA — The large banner on the lawn of Leverington Church in Roxborough has been raising eyebrows as if it were a Wingardium Leviosa spell. Read More ⇒
ADAMS - On Saturday, July 6, at Emmanuel Church, 40 E. Church St., Adams, speaker Carol Jefford will inspire others to change their lives through a simple act of trust. The 10 a.m.-noon program is free, and follows a complimentary, optional breakfast from 9-9:45 a.m. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Roman Catholics in Oswego who want to continue worshipping and attending Mass at their beloved St. Mary’s Church are using two different tactics to try to keep the church open. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — A long-time north country priest has been appointed to serve as the bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Trinity Episcopal Church will welcome its new rector when she gives her first service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Read More ⇒
