Summer Choir

St. John’s Church is blessed to have many visitors, summer homeowners and regular attending parishioners who sing well that are sitting in the pews. If you have a desire to spread love by sharing your vocal talent with our congregation, you’re invited to join the choir to sing at a Read more…

Welcome Father Rody

!Welcome Father Rody + Bienvenido Padre Rody! This Sunday, June 16, we have the immense honor of welcoming Father Rody Peréz Risco as our guest preacher at the 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. services. Fr. Rody is the head priest serving our partner parish of Santa Magdalena in Favorito, Cuba, Read more…

Meet Paul Walker

Meet The Rev. Paul Walker, our second June chaplain at The Chapel of the Transfiguration. Paul was called to be the 12th Rector of Christ Episcopal Church on September 23, 2009. He was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Paul graduated from the University of Virginia in 1986 with a Read more…

Consider the Lilies

He said to his disciples, ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither Read more…

The Body’s Knowing

In April 2023, we hosted our first CAMPFIRE gathering at the Virginian: an experiment in reimagining how we gather as community. Our featured conversation partner was Zahan Billimoria, a renowned mountain guide with Exum. “Z” holds numerous mountaineering records, including the fastest ‘link-up’ ski of the south, middle, and grand Read more…

Meet Lisa Burns

Meet The Rev. Canon Lisa Burns, our first chaplain at The Chapel of the Transfiguration this summer! Since 2018, Lisa has served as the Canon for Wellness and Care in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, overseeing programs that foster and protect ministry integrity, clergy support, and healthy relationships. Daughter of Read more…

Consider the Ravens

Join us for a special adult formation series for the next few Sundays at 9:00 a.m. called Consider the Ravens. (Luke 12:24-28) How do we communicate our love of Creation? How do we engage you, our beloved people, in this conversation? Come to the Underground as each priest leads a Read more…

Christian Wallowing Bull Returns

May 24 | Christian Wallowing Bull Returns to the Virginian Saloon for Screening of Lone Wolf Short Film, Followed by Live Concert 6:30 p.m. In collaboration with the Virginian Saloon and Filmmaker Dave Herring, St. John’s Episcopal Church is thrilled to welcome indigenous singer-songwriter Christian Wallowing Bull back to Jackson Read more…

My Favorite Things

“My Favorite Things” is a familiar tune from Rogers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, and a window into human relationships that has long fascinated me. When I was 15 years old, I went to France as an exchange student. It was 1958 before texting and email existed, and cross-Atlantic Read more…