All kindergarten, first and second graders are invited to join us in after school program this June. We will share stories, craft, spend time outside, play games and more! Program Dates Monday, June 3 – Thursday, June 6 3:30 – 5:15 p.m. at St. John’s Church Content Block: Form
All three weeks are FULL. If you would like to be added to the waitlist please email catherine@stjohnsjackson.org with your desired week. Middle School Service Week is back! Due to popular demand, we are offering THREE 4-day weeks to accommodate as many students as possible while following COVID-19 precautions All entering 6th through 9th graders explore with us by visiting, learning from and volunteering at service-related organizations in our Valley. The Presbyterian Church of Jackson Read more…
Begins soon. Sign up now! Dream. Discover. Action. After school program for 4th – 6th graders During our program we will determine what it means to spread love, why it is important, and how we can do so through games, discussions, and videos. The youth will decide how they can improve our community and put those ideas into action! Mondays, April 22 – May 20, 2019 | 4:00 – 5:30 pm St. John’s Church, Hansen Read more…
By: Susan Erickson Deacons are called to proclaim the Gospel in the liturgy, to serve others, especially the marginalized, and to “interpret the needs and hopes of the world to the Church.” (Book of Common Prayer) Many people who feel called to the diaconate come from serving professions like nursing and social work, but that wasn’t my case. So, for a long time I had no clear answer to the question aspiring deacons often get: Read more…
By: Will Davenport Since I was asked to join the Healing Ministry Team, I was given the opportunity to grow in my prayer life. What started as a routine of praying at the dinner table and when I needed something, is now comprised of praying with my fellow parish members and total strangers. I knew that I would feel vulnerable and exposed, while listening to and offering prayers for others made me feel a bit Read more…
Last Tuesday night at our 3rd meeting of Mindfulness for Mamas, I watched in amazement as roughly fifteen women filtered through the doors of Hansen Hall, began introducing themselves and eventually sat down to listen to our panel on Motherhood & Career. Those mothers whose children ranged in age from infancy to adulthood, sat listening, rapt by the speakers on the panel who shared their experience of how becoming mothers changed their whole perception of Read more…
Join us for a weekend workshop October 18-19 in Hansen Hall of St. John’s Church. The Hold Me Tight® Workshop was developed by Dr. Sue Johnson and is designed around seven conversations based on the Hold Me Tight book, all of which have been shown to be essential to successful relations. You will learn how to understand and improve your relationship through presentations by the workshop leaders, private exercises and conversations with your partner and Read more…
My life was influenced tremendously by my maternal grandfather. I have his name—James or Jimmy, and I like to think I have a portion of his gift for storytelling, too. He was a master storyteller. And, I believe his gift in telling stories came from a different place than most who we would recognize as master storytellers. He wasn’t necessarily creative, not like the great authors who hold our attention as we turn the pages Read more…
lento adverb or adjective len·to | ˈlen-(ˌ)tō Definition of lento : at a slow tempo —used especially as a direction in music
This spring break, 10 adults & youth from St. John’s are heading to Favorito, Cuba to spend time with our Cuban family. We have collected a wish list from our partner parish, Santa Maria Magdalena. We need your help collecting these much needed items! Take a look at our donation wish list here. Financial donations are also welcome. Please bring all supplies by March 8. We also ask for your prayers as we deepen and Read more…