St. John's Lutheran Church, Greenpoint, NY

06/14/2026

Sunday Service | 3rd Sunday after Pentecost | Year A | June 14, 2026

Moses tells the Israelites that they are called to be a priestly kingdom and a holy people. Jesus sends out the disciples as laborers into the harvest. In baptism we too are anointed for ministry, sharing God’s compassion with our needy world. From the Lord’s table we go forth to proclaim the good news, to heal the sick, and to share our bread with the hungry.

06/07/2026

Sunday Service | 2nd Sunday after Pentecost | Year A | June 7, 2026

Though Jesus was a devout Jew who practiced his faith, he was criticized for eating with tax collectors and sinners—the religiously nonobservant. Jesus criticizes the self-righteous and reminds us that mercy is to be at the heart of our religious practices. God continues to be made known in those on the margins of society, like Matthew the tax collector and the hemorrhaging woman. As we gather each Lord’s day we receive the healing that makes us well and sends us forth to be signs of God’s mercy for the world.

05/31/2026

Sunday Service | 1st Sunday after Pentecost | Year A | May 31, 2026

Though the word trinity is not found in the scriptures, today’s second reading includes the apostolic greeting that begins the liturgy: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. In the gospel Jesus sends his disciples forth to baptize in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. More than a doctrine, the Trinity expresses the heart of our faith: we have experienced the God of creation made known in Jesus Christ and with us always through the Holy Spirit. We celebrate the mystery of the Holy Trinity in word and sacrament, as we profess the creed, and as we are sent into the world to bear witness to our faith.

05/24/2026

Sunday Service | Day of Pentecost | Year A | May 24, 2026

Pentecost derives its name from the Jewish festival celebrating the harvest and the giving of the law on Mount Sinai fifty days after Passover. Fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the Holy Spirit as God’s presence within and among us. In Acts the Spirit arrives in rushing wind and flame, bringing God’s presence to all people. Paul reminds us that though we each have different capacities, we are unified in the Spirit that equips us with these gifts. Jesus breathes the Holy Spirit on his disciples, empowering them to forgive sin. We celebrate that we too are given the breath of the Holy Spirit and sent out to proclaim God’s redeeming love to all the world.

05/17/2026

Sunday Service | 7th Sunday of Easter | Year A | May 17, 2026

In these days between Ascension and Pentecost, we gather with the disciples in the upper room, waiting for the Spirit to transform the church around the world. In today’s gospel Jesus prays for his followers and for their mission in his name. Amid religious, social, and economic divisions, we seek the unity that Jesus had with his Father. Made one in baptism, we go forth to live our faith in the world, eager for the unity that God intends for the whole human family.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day 💐 Today's service will be IN PERSON ONLY. Please join us at 10am at 155 Milton St., Brooklyn, NY 11222

01/17/2026

Good morning 🙏 Due to technical difficulties, we are unable to stream our Sunday services to Facebook at this time. Instead, please join us at our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/ on Sundays at 10am.

Join us online as we livestream Sunday Service at 10 AM EST. Located in North Brooklyn, we are a Jesus-loving, neighbor-serving community of faith.

12/20/2025

✨Come sing, stroll, and share a meal with us! ✨

After service (ending at 11am), we’ll walk over to Manhattan Ave to sing Christmas carols together. Then we’ll head back to the church around 11:30am for a potluck in our downstairs community hall.

11/23/2025

Watch the full service of the installation of Bishop Foster 💖

You are cordially invited to celebrate the installation of The Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster as the bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod, ELCA.The presiding b...

11/21/2025

YES!! Katrina Foster 💕💕🙏

The Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster became known for her work with struggling parishes. She says young people who are experiencing an “epidemic of loneliness” are turning to the church.