by Brad Abrams What does it mean to be an Episcopalian? What does it mean to be a member of the St. John’s community in Jackson? These are questions that struck me this past weekend as we attended the Sunday service at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ouray, Colorado. This St. John’s is a beautiful little stone church in the heart of the San Juan Mountains. Ouray is a quaint old mining town that has Read more…
By Nancy Porthan In thinking about how I want and ought to give of my resources, my heart, soul and mind first encourages inner clarification of what I get. I think it is human nature to do so. CONNECTION: “a relationship in which a person or idea is linked or associated with something else. Interconnection, interdependence.” Call it family. Call it friends. Call it community. Know it as understanding and non-judgmental acceptance. Experience it as Read more…
By: The Rev. Suzanne Harris My granddaughters recently asked their mother why they had to go to church. They pointed out that their cousins (our other grandchildren) do not go to church, and they are still good people. We have three families of grandchildren: only our daughter Amy’s family, goes to church and Sunday school at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davidson, North Carolina. The other two, our sons’ families, live in the San Francisco Read more…
Be there on Saturday, August 26 from 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. to clean up our National Park! Meet at the flagpole at the Moose Visitor’s Center at 12:30 p.m. with gloves, and we’ll be given a specific trail. Join St. John’s Outdoors as we assist Grand Teton National Park in the post-eclipse clean up. Content Block: Form
By Cindy Bartz As a person who last year packed up a home and a family and moved it all to a town with a reputation for brutal winters, I’ve spent much more time on the RECEIVING end as opposed to the GIVING end of the love and care of the St. John’s community. Though we’d mastered the art of Jackson Hole living as tourists, we Bartzes were total rookies at Jackson Hole living as Read more…
In Mexico, everyone gathers in the kitchen to enjoy each other’s company and to assemble a mountain of tamales. In this class we’ll show you everything you need to make these festive treats part of your own repertoire, from making fresh masa (dough) and classic fillings to wrapping techniques and tasty sauces. Join us on Wednesday, August 9 in Hansen Hall at 5:30 p.m.
Join us on Tuesday, September 12, for a special evening hosted by the Evangelism Committee with Fr. Ubald at 6:00 pm. Enjoy a complimentary catered meal with us and learn about the documentary film Forgiveness: The Secret of Peace. This is a compilation of stories of the devastating horrors of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and the efforts of Fr. Ubald, a Catholic priest in Rwanda, to bring healing and reconciliation to his traumatized people. The Read more…
Gather for a night of music featuring Pam Phillips and her jazz ensemble. The church will provide burgers and hot dogs, please bring a dish to share. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, August 13 at 5:00 pm for this annual event that is not to be missed!
Underestimating is just one of those things we do. We watch the news or we read it on a device and along with it comes a sense of dread or a measure of hopelessness. We hear from one of our beloved that she’s struggling. Loss comes along and wrecks us because loss is devastating. Critical illness shows up somewhere on the family tree. At the nadir of these circumstances, there’s a sense of powerlessness. We Read more…
Aside from Jesus (if you can be), there’s a reason I do what I do in the way that I do it! Let me try to explain myself, here. I’ve said before, I’m a believer. I buy the story, the Jesus story, each movement of it, and I take that story as the guiding principle of my life. Thankfully, we come from a tradition that doesn’t diminish the story of Jesus by insisting that every Read more…