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WKBW ABC – Buffalo NY – It’s Medina’s “Believe it or not” Church – St. John’s Episcopal Church is Medina’s oldest church. Built in the early 1830’s with Medina sandstone…
The Junction City Union – KS – Free Tuesday night dinner has served thousands of meals since starting back in February – When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Episcopal Church of the Covenant, continued their Tuesday night dinners.
Hendersonville Lightning – NC – Bazaar goes on line – The Bazaar at St. John in the Wilderness has been rescheduled for May 2021. However an Online Preview Sale is under way until Sept. 15…
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WKBW ABC
Buffalo, NY
It’s Medina’s “Believe it or not” Church
MEDINA, NY (WKBW-TV) — St. John’s Episcopal Church is Medina’s oldest church. Built in the early 1830’s with Medina sandstone taken from Orchard Creek nearby. The church is popular with visitors.
Cynthia Kiebala takes care of the business at the St. John’s and knows a lot of it’s history. She says after the church was finished the “Bishop came by canal to consecrate it.” The interior is simple, but the stained glass windows are breathtaking. […]
The Junction City Union
Junction City, KS
Free Tuesday night dinner has served thousands of meals since starting back in February
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Episcopal Church of the Covenant, continued their Tuesday night dinners.
Usually the free-to-the-community dinners took place inside the church, where people could enjoy one another’s company in addition to a hot meal, but social distancing and other hygiene concerns didn’t allow for that.
So they made changes and turned the dinner into a to-go event where volunteers packaged meals to be handed out to those in need.
Need has increased, the church has found, as many people have lost their jobs due to the pandemic and the crowds lining up to receive the meals has grown. […]
Hendersonville Lightning
Hendersonville, NC
Bazaar goes on line
Because of covid-19, The Bazaar at St. John in the Wilderness has been rescheduled for May 2021. However an Online Preview Sale is under way until Sept. 15.
Parishioners Cynthia Shannon and Linda Giltner co-chair the sale, presented by The Episcopal Church Women.
Visit https://www.stjohnflatrock.org/upcoming-events to view all items available. Purchase is easy and secure. A simple text reserves your item to 864-680-2793 or 404-539-7670. After received confirmation all sales are cash and final. Pick up is every Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the church’s Parish Hall through the summer.
Tuesdays are best for furniture pickup as help is on hand to load. However delivery is not an option.
“We have up to 80 women of the church organizing this tremendous effort,” Shannon said. “We are grateful for the public support that will enable proceeds to be used for community outreach benefiting thousands in our community and beyond,” Giltner added. […]