We are thrilled to announce that singer/songwriter Christian Wallowing Bull, who performed at St. John’s last September during the Indigenous Art Market, has agreed to a return performance the weekend of March 16-17. He is a unique and powerful performer—not to be missed. Saturday, March 16 – 6:30 p.m. Concert in St. John’s Church Sunday, March 17 – 10:00 a.m. Christian will perform during the service in the main church and later that day at Read more…
Daily Practices + Sunday Formation Offering Life can be complicated for us humans. Living in the 21st century, with its array of demands and obligations, we can often feel busy and overwhelmed by life’s demands. In the words of social scientist Brené Brown, it can feel all too easy to see our self-worth as tethered to productivity or think of exhaustion as a status symbol. Brené says, “Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you Read more…
Middle School Service Week is back due to popular demand, we are offering ONE 5-day week this summer, July 8 – 12, 2024. 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 Hole and the St. John’s Middle School youth are partnering for these weeks of service and learning. Goal: To understand how to be better neighbors ourselves, Read more…
This month’s reflection by Travis Helms: As a lover of poetry and the humanities, I’ve always been a fairly late adopter of most things technological; but a year ago I discovered an app that has profoundly changed my relationship to time, and life in general. The app is called WeCroak, and five times a day, my phone buzzes and a little banner appears on my screen that displays the text: “don’t forget, you’re going to Read more…
Our 2023 Story of Mission, Love and Connection. Check out our Annual Report. Church, it was a great year for us! We want to express our sincerest gratitude for your generous year-end support of St. John’s. You are a wonderful, loving, generous faith family who does so much for each other and this community we live in and love. Thank you!
We are overjoyed to welcome the amazing Maren Czura to our Children’s, Youth, and Family Ministry Team, beginning this month. Maren comes to St. John’s with extensive youth and children’s leadership experience, from years of service in the camp counseling world. Maren brings an inspiring zeal, passion, and devotion to this work, as well as a deep faith and commitment to helping support our community in fresh and engaging ways. Having already served for over Read more…
Serving this summer at The Chapel of the Transfiguration, I was deeply moved, recalling the scripture from the First Book of Kings, chapter nineteen, verses eleven. Here, the Lord reveals Himself to Elijah on the mountain, not in grandeur but in a gentle whisper, a subtle yet profound presence. My time at The Chapel, the Transfiguration, has been a journey of similar revelations. Whether it was hiking around Jenny Lake, ascending towards Corbet’s Cabin, cycling Read more…
Do you remember how it felt, having someone read to you when you were young? Sitting on Grandma’s lap, or Dad holding up the pictures while he read to you at bedtime? It always felt magical. Did you do this with your kids? Did you feel a bit disappointed when they got older and wanted to read on their own? Reading with your kids doesn’t have to end just because they want to be independent. Read more…
In 1955, Jill Jackson-Miller, AKA as Harlene Wood, AKA Harley Wood, AKA Evelyn Merchant, AKA Jill Martin, AKA Jill Jackson, with the help of Sy Miller writes the song we hear echoed at Christmastime, “Let There Be Peace on Earth.” Out of a list of aliases emblematic of an existential crisis that finds Jill so severely depressed that she composes a lyric, “let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me,” rings Read more…
My name is Cora Ligori and I’ve attended St. John’s Episcopal Church while serving in many capacities since I moved to the valley from North Carolina in 2007. I did not grow up attending an Episcopal church, but I have always been moved by how St. John’s serves the Jackson Hole Community. I believe in the goals, vision, and mission, which is why I support A Legacy of Love Campaign. Browse ‘n Buy became a Read more…