Meet Chip, our August summer chaplain at The Chapel of the Transfiguration. The Reverend Chip Edens is the eighth Rector of Christ Church in Charlotte, NC. Chip was also here last summer, some of you might remember him. Chip has led Christ Church in numerous strategic initiatives that have strengthened the parish’s ability to equip and empower its membership of 5500. During his tenure, the parish has grown over 70 percent in both church membership Read more…

It’s hot out there, and for me that’s a good thing. I love the summer in Jackson Hole – the green that turns to brown as this short sweet season progresses. The light, the breeze, the afternoon thunder storms rolling in over the mountains, flowers wild and planted, high mountain passes free of snow, the Snake and Hoback Rivers muddy and raging in June, calming to clear and lazy in August. Early mornings and late Read more…

Monthly Hikes *RSVP to Catherine to attend & find out more details. Walk & Pray (Led by Lynne Matthews) All hikes will be Saturday morning except for the July Taggart Lake walk. Check out for more information. Please sign up and sign the waiver (linked below) prior to the event. Groups will have a maximum of 12 people per hike. For ALL SJO Events we need you to complete the . Fill it out now Read more…

Plato said that “music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything”. All adults and high school aged students who like to sing are welcome to join our choir. Wednesday evening rehearsals begin on June 16th in the church from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. The choir will be singing a variety of music from chant Read more…

I wonder if what’s been happening to me has been happening to you? I’ve found myself over the course of the last couple of weeks, as second doses of vaccines are kicking in around the valley, reconnecting with friends I haven’t seen for a long time. In some cases, I’m reconnecting with friends I haven’t seen in more than a year. And I feel two things. First, I feel a sense of relief that we’re Read more…

Meet the Rev. Allison Liles and the Rev. Dr. Eric Liles, our June Chaplains at the Chapel of the Transfiguration. Eric and Allison have served churches in Alabama, Virginia, and Texas. Allison is an Alabama native and graduate of Birmingham-Southern College. Allison serves the Diocese of Fort Worth as the priest-in-charge of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Hurst. She is also the editor of GrowChristians.org, a ministry of Forward Movement. Eric Liles is a native Read more…

Who’s excited for summer? Anyone out there eager to gather in person again? We’re partnering with local community churches to bring you lots of fun-filled offerings this summer and we can’t wait to share them with your families! We have limited space for our three camping trips and adventure to Lagoon Amusement Park in Salt Lake. Don’t hesitate to reserve your spot by emailing catherine@stjohnsjackson.org. We’re offering high school only trips, middle school focused excursions Read more…

Money. But first a meditation to . Now that we’re grounding and visualizing what this picture of our life looks like, let’s come to the heart of the matter. What do I feel? Success or Shame? Ease or Anxiety? Support of Suffocation? With the help of Liza Millet, we revisit carried beliefs from our family of origin around cash flow in this compelling community conversation. I am so grateful to Liza who has supported me Read more…

“On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. … This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” Read more…