We interview volunteers from around the church about why they love St. John’s and how they’re finding belonging. Today we’re chatting with Stella Martin. Stella and her husband, Tom, live full-time in Victor but spend some time back at their farm in Alabama. She serves as Flower Team coordinator and is inspired by all the good deeds and the loving hearts at St. John’s. She felt at home on her first visit in July of Read more…
This spring and early summer a group of parishioners participated in a pilot workshop entitled ‘Sacred Ground” an intensive 11 week study facilitated by Mary and Brian. The curriculum was “A film based dialogue on Race and Faith, developed by the Episcopal Church as part of a social justice initiative led by Bishop Michael Curry. The objective of this work is to become a ‘beloved church community’. Participant M. E. Weber writes: The curriculum includes Read more…
The leaves are turning, the fruit hangs red and heavy on the crabapple tree outside my office window, the geese are clambering and grouping up for the long haul south, and just like that, it’s fall in Jackson Hole. Goodbye and Godspeed to our beloved summer residents. We’ll see you next year. You will be missed. It is a season of ripening and maturing, movement and migration. Watch the squirrels at work, storing food for Read more…
Help us complete the campaign! To donate, follow this link and click the drop down menu for A Legacy of Love Capital Campaign. Jackson, WY – St. John’s Episcopal Church Jackson Hole announces “A Legacy of Love” Campaign to rebuild and expand Browse ‘n Buy facility. On Sunday, August 20, 2023, more than 250 community members came together to celebrate the official launch of St. John’s Episcopal Church’s “A Legacy of Love” campaign. The fundraising Read more…
We need you to join our music program! Children’s Choir: All kids in grades 3rd – 5th are invited to join our Children’s Choir. Younger and older choristers can also join, just inquire. Our Children’s Choir will sing at the 3:30 p.m. Family Service on Christmas Eve. We will rehearse on three Sundays of December 3, December 10, and December 17 after the 10:00 a.m. service while parents are at the coffee hour. Sign up Read more…
Tears, I have always felt, are one of the most beautiful things that mark our lives as humans. Despite the messaging our culture has sometimes communicated to us (“stiff upper-lip,” etc), parts of our tradition have always seen tears as sacramental. In Homer’s Odyssey, one thing that distinguishes Odysseus from the unjust suitors he encounters is his capacity to weep. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus weeps over the city of Jerusalem, saying “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem … Read more…
Please schedule a visit to discuss the St. John’s A Legacy of Love Campaign. Committee members (below) are ready to help schedule your visit and answer questions. Please accept a call from a campaign volunteer and schedule a time to visit, it can take place in your home, at St. John’s campus or at any location. Content Block: Form The Visit is Simply Help us make a deeper and broader love-spreading difference in Jackson Hole. Read more…
Come pray at our prayer wall, an installation in St. Joseph’s Chapel, to the left of the altar. Write the prayer that is in your heart, for healing, or gratitude, the prayer that perhaps you struggle to put into words. Leave it in the chink line between the logs. A member of the Prayer and Healing Team will collect the prayers weekly, pray them for you, and burn them, sending them to God. The wall Read more…
A Few Notes on CAMPFIRE | Travis Helms We all know how formal church can sometimes feel. CAMPFIRE is an effort to bring and translate what’s best about the church tradition — it’s intentionality and ritual, it’s heart-forward and inclusive care and welcome, it’s passion and curiosity about things that matter — into a totally new context. We also know that being in the mountains often allows us to tap into something deeper, and more Read more…
You have two more opportunities to join us for an informational session to learn about AMOS Health and Hope in Nicaragua, and explore participating in the 2024 Mission Trip. If you are considering and would like more information about AMOS, please attend one of these meetings. We can also arrange for you to attend virtually if you are not able to come in person. The mission team will be selected by September 30 for collaboration Read more…