Food Pantry
Our Food Pantry is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. If you are in need of pantry staples such as cereal, pasta, peanut butter, and canned goods know we can help! No questions are asked. To get to the food pantry enter our parking lot on Mulberry Street and follow the sidewalk into the courtyard. There you will find friends ready to assist you!
For those who would like to help keep our food pantry stocked, donations are accepted anytime! Monetary donations and non-perishables (especially canned meat and tuna) are always appreciated. Items requested include:
Tuna/Chicken in water
Vegetables(green beans, corn, mixed veg)
Canned fruit/fruit cocktail
Cereal
Spaghetti
Misc. Pasta
Tuna/Chicken Helper
Mac and cheese
Soup (tomato, chicken noodle, vegetable), etc.
Baked beans
Peanut butter
Rice
Household size toiletries:
Shampoo
Conditioner
Deodorant
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Razors
Toilet paper
Diapers
Our neighbors’ needs have grown during this pandemic, so we’ve set up an Amazon Wish List so people can have food sent directly to us: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1M8JXNQ3ZQ547?ref_=wl_share
Thank you!
Community Breakfast
Volunteers from St. John’s prepare and serve a hot breakfast for up to 200 people from the community at St. John’s, on the third and fifth Saturday of each month. Help is always appreciated from 7:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Martha’s Ministry
Members as well as friends of St. John’s gather to knit and crochet. Making and providing prayer shawls and pocket-size prayer shawls is a specialty of this group. They also sponsor a “St. Nick’s Knits” sale at the end of November with a variety of items. Monies received support other Jubilee Ministries. Our needle workers can be found gathered in the Parish Hall on Tuesday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. and between services on Sunday mornings. We welcome beginners, rusty and seasoned stitchers. Donations of yarn are welcomed.
View the Martha’s Ministry Calendar
Angel Tree
This ECW sponsored Advent project provides Christmas gifts for needy children in the community. Volunteers prepare the 100 tags for parish acquisition, organize the incoming packages, and assist with the holiday distribution.
Mental Health/Substance Abuse
St. John’s provides a meeting space for AA, NA, and VA groups five times each week.
View the AA Calendar | View the NA Calendar | View the VA Calendar
Betty Finney AIDS Memorial Garden
The garden, located in the Mayor Janice P. Stork Corridor Park (formerly “Linear Park”) on West Lemon Street in Lancaster, honors more than 450 Lancaster residents lost to HIV/AIDS, their courageous caregivers, and faithful advocates. Volunteers do general garden maintenance.