St. John’s Church encourages community to join #LoveHunt on Easter We’re planning an Easter Sunday Radio Hour. Load up your cars and trucks a little before 10 AM on Sunday morning and tune your dial to 96.9 FM in Jackson or 95.7 FM in Teton Valley, ID. Or worship with us online at www.kmtn.live/. We’re hoping to provide you with an Easter like you’ve never seen before by sending you on a LOVE HUNT! The Read more…
What can YOU do today? A member of our St. John’s family has generously offered a $100,000 challenge gift in order to secure relief for members of our community who are financially impacted by the pandemic. We are working in partnership with our campus partner One22 to raise the matching $100,000 from our church family. If you would like to give to this challenge, you may make a gift to St. John’s designated for Pandemic Read more…
“Without music life would B flat” ― Dulcinea Martinez We all know that the effects of music can be powerful and span a wide range of emotions. But did you know that listening to music causes the brain to do other things too? It can stimulate the slow brainwaves associated with meditative states, release dopamine, improve your state of mind, alter patterns of pain, and alter the heart rate and breathing. Let’s enjoy a mental Read more…
Join M4M on Zoom for Mindful Mondays—a time to center, connect and support each other, facilitated by Amy DiSanto. Our mindful meetups are every Monday at 8:30 PM. Bookmark the link to the zoom room to make tuning in easy each week. We’ll discuss grief and life transitions. Life is full of many types of loss: changes in job, marriage, health and community can cause considerable upset and may actually involve substantial grieving, though we Read more…
As part of the February Mindfulness for Mamas session with Sandy Hessler, we were asked to meditate on what love felt like with our children. What made us feel the most love? What made us feel loved? In what situations did we feel the most connected with our children? Sitting quietly surrounded by the mamas and meditating on the question, I immediately felt the love I feel nursing my newborn. Holding her close and knowing Read more…
Course correction requires some effort on our part. Whether we’re on land or in the water, when the course we’ve taken requires correction we have some sense that individually or collectively we’re going to have to expend some energy. Enter: the Season of Lent. Many of us in our church community are NOLS alums or Wilderness Adventure alums or alumni of our backcountry adventures. All of us who’ve been “out there” know that from time Read more…
What: Ultimate Indoor Fort Building with Habitat for Humanity When: Sunday, March 8 during Coffee Hour Join us for the 2nd most fun coffee hour of the year (nothing can beat the gingerbread houses!) to explore the importance of shelter through indoor fort building.
Preschoolers have a way of reminding us to stay present in the present moment. Are you hungry? Stop and find nourishment. Are you tired? Take time to rest. Need some love? Ask for a hug or some “time-in” to connect. Our littlest love-spreading difference makers are making connections daily with their families, friends, and teachers. Whether it be time-in with an art and science project, playing a game focusing turn-taking, sharing the love of a Read more…
As much as I talk about LOVE you’d think February was my favorite month. I don’t think I have a favorite month? I seem to get along pretty well with all the months, and, here, each one has something different to offer! That’s different from Southern California, for sure. But, let’s use February to talk about LOVE anyway! I suppose there are a few biblical references to the type of romantic love that Valentine’s Day Read more…
K-3 After School Program All kindergarten, first, second and third graders are invited to join us in after school program August through December. We’ll share stories, craft, play games and more! Join us EVERY Monday (when there is school, no holidays) August 30 – December 13 from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. at St. John’s Church. Content Block: Form