In August, you’ll hear from parishioners in the ways that St. John’s is making a difference in people’s lives. These featured speakers and writers will share ways that St. John’s has enlarged their souls and how this has inspired them. With it, we hope to share ourselves and our resources so we are more connected to caring for this community. Join us in attending Stewardship Sunday on August 25 and the complimentary brunch following. RSVP Read more…
If you have not had the opportunity to get down to our beloved chapel in the Bridger-Teton National Forest this summer, now is your chance! Join us at the Chapel of St. Hubert the Hunter in Bondurant for these fun-filled annual events. Blessing of the Animals | Sunday, August 4 All creatures great and small are welcome at our annual Blessing of the Animals service at 11:15 a.m. on the lawn of the chapel. This Read more…
Looking to give back? We are collecting new and very gently-used, quality toys to gift to children and youth on the Wind River Reservation. Please drop off any games or toys in the narthex so they can be displayed on the altar. Collecting until August 25.
Join us for youth activity days this summer! Calling all rising 6th graders and older to participate in outdoor fun and discussions. Our remaining days include: Thursday, August 1 – 9 am to 1 p.m. – Hiking & Discussion Theme: Connection to Place—discussion led by Karin from the Community Safety Network Please RSVP to Catherine via email or at 733-2603 ext. 109.
In June, Martha Lewis of Complete Sleep Solutions led us in a discussion about mindfulness and the importance of sleep for a healthy and happy life. What became clear during the discussion was the inextricable relationship between sleep and our wakeful state – one aspect feeding into the other. Sometimes that feels like a vicious cycle, especially when we seem to be stuck in a season of poor sleep. I talked about that very challenge Read more…
It’s hard for me to believe we’re already a month deep into our Summer of [be]Love[d]! I wonder if you’re using your permission slips—giving yourself permission to give and receive love over the course of the next several weeks? Setting an intention like this helps us to develop practices that shape the way we occupy our lives. It helps us to reinforce what God and so many others already know about us—that we are beloved. Read more…
Girls in Wyoming – including girls in Teton County – are missing school because they don’t have access to period products. At the Jackson Hole Middle School alone, 75% of the discretionary nursing budget goes to pay for tampons and pads for girls who need them. SNAP benefits do not cover period products and they’re taxable in the grocery store because they’re considered “luxury items” putting them out of reach for many families. We know Read more…
Do you ever feel like we talk about love around here without ever explaining what we mean? Brian and Jimmy do! And they do an awful lot of the talking! Over the course of the summer, Brian and Jimmy are going to tackle the challenge of building our capacity for love. Together on Sunday mornings, they’ll lead us on a journey of the different ways each of us might tackle growing our awareness of our Read more…
Dear Church, The pictures and links and text that you will find within the pages of this document tell the story of a church vibrantly, compassionately, and faithfully serving her people and her community. The stories you’ll read here for the first time or the stories you were a part of during the year aren’t here as a point of PRIDE—the deadliest of the deadly sins. The stories are told again as testimony to your Read more…
The Way of Love is a way of life. More than a program or curriculum, it is an intentional commitment to a set of practices. It’s a commitment to follow Jesus: Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go, Rest. Traveling the Way of Love is a video series hosted Chris Sikkema as he meets Episcopalians and others across the country. Episode Two, entitled REST was filmed in Jackson this year. From the beginning of creation, God Read more…