“Music makes me feel whole. I love singing and dancing. it’s a way for me to connect with people that are no longer with me and a way to bridge the gap with those that are different from us. Life is a precious thing. And music only enhances our experience.” – Haley Deming, Communications Director at St. John’s Church (This playlist is dedicated to some of her family members that have passed away–Clara, Hal, Ruth, Read more…

If you’ve been around the valley over the course of the last couple of weeks, you can’t help but notice the leaves are changing color and some are letting go of their branches. The mornings are refreshingly crisp and require a jacket. Those of you moving back toward warmer climates for the winter are stopping by the office and saying your goodbyes. Though town and church don’t seem to have slowed much, there’s no doubt Read more…

The ability to interpret wildlife track and sign is one of the oldest skills we humans possess from a time when there was a greater oneness among species and spirit. Practicing this skill today can allow this oneness to reemerge in our consciousness and is also a heck of a lot of fun! Jon Anderson, our summer chaplain this month at the Chapel of the Transfiguration, is the only Episcopal priest who is a certified Read more…

By Nicole Madison Garrett Nineteen years ago, I was living in New York and was submitted to audition for a new musical that was taking place in Jackson Hole, WY. I had no idea where Jackson Hole was and because I speak French, had only one translation for the word, Teton. Walking into the audition space at Nola Studios, I was introduced to three women: the writer, the director and a bouncy and energetic lady Read more…

We kicked off to our stewardship season on Consecration Sunday and it was a great day. If you missed it, you can hear Jimmy’s inspirational message and check out a special Stewardship Slow Jam here. That day and the days preceding, we received 65 pledges totaling $307,792.60! Thank you, St. John’s family. We will be mailing out pledge cards in the coming weeks. You can also pledge online, or pick up a card in the Read more…

“Snatam Kaur has risen above and beyond her origins and sings music, for example By Thy Grace, Ong Namo, Aad Guray Nameh, which flows from a sense of the soul within us all – beyond any and all religion. Peace, respect and kindness: cooperation not competition. She works as a peace activist too, not just a wife, mother and singer.” –David Hardie This playlist was curated for you by David Hardie, Pam Phillips, Kirsten Farney, Read more…

Jon Anderson recently accepted the position as Rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church in Danville, Virginia. Jon has served parishes in the Dioceses of Los Angeles, Rio Grande and East Tennessee. Jon was the founder of Worship in the Wilderness (WitW), a liturgical hiking ministry of St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, Santa Fe. Jon is husband to Drue, to whom he has been married for over 30 years. Jon is also the father of Connor and the Read more…

Wow. What a summer! It’s hard to believe that our season is leaning toward fall, but it sure feels like that’s where we’re headed. The temperature’s dropping. I can see the leaves just beginning to show some different color, and our kiddos are headed back to school. What a summer! You’ve done some great work over the course of the last three months. You’ve been dreaming Big Dreams—together and on your own. Let me give Read more…