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The Eagle
The traditional symbol for St. John is the eagle. You
will see the eagle in various forms throughout our web site.
The lectern for reading in St.
John's sanctuary is cast in the form of an eagle.
Our Mission Statement
The Mission of St. John's Lutheran Church is
to
Worship the Lord,
Serve Faithfully and
Reach out
God's Call to St. John's
We, the family of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Albany, New York, being called in our Baptism, gathered and
nurtured by the Holy Spirit, are joined together as God's
people to be a reflection of God's love as revealed to us
primarily in the Holy Scriptures.
We, therefore, declare our purpose to be that of hearing,
affirming, living and sharing both the expectations God has
of us and the gifts God offers us.
To this end, we commit ourselves, as Christ's disciples,
to provide appropriate and regular opportunities for (1)
worship, (2) personal and spiritual growth, (3) witnessing
to our faith, and (4) serving the needs of our members, the
Church at large, the local community and beyond, by (5)
drawing upon the time, abilities, and resources of our
members and our professional staff.
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We're Anchored in the Lord and Witnesses to the
Community.
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Learning
We offer a Christian Education program for all ages on
Sunday mornings, September to May. This program is open to
members of St. John's and the community.
Sunday School classes for nursery through eighth grade
meet at 10:45 a.m.
The pastor leads Adult Membership Classes or individual
instruction as needed.
Youth
The St. John's Youth Group is
open to young people from sixth to twelfth grades regardless
of whether or not they are members of St. John's Lutheran
Church.
The Youth Group attempts to provide the young people with
an opportunity to work together in activities both social
and educational. The Youth Group meets as needed in planning
for their events. They regularly participate in the national
Lutheran Youth Gatherings and the Junior High Youth
Encounter gatherings.
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Working with others
St. John's is part of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (E.L.C.A.). It is the purpose
of the E.L.C.A. to engage as many persons as will share its
confession of faith (beliefs) in a fellowship. The
fellowship includes worship, learning, community, witness
and service that the Word of God in Jesus Christ may become
effective in human lives. This happens together and
individually, and includes relationships with other
Christian fellowships and social institutions in our nation
and throughout the world. St. John's church is part of the
Upstate New York
Synod of
the E.L.C.A. and of its Hudson Mohawk Conference.
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a partner in
the Center City Parish Social
Ministry of Holy Family and St. John's churches. This
partnership with the area Roman Catholic combined parish
provides significant ministry to the West Hill area of
Albany with a food pantry, soup kitchen, thrift shop and
social ministry. St. John's participates in other area
ministries such as the CROP Walk for hunger, West Hills
Ministerial Fellowship and the Captial Area Council of
Churches Ecumenical Witnesses of Baptism.
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