Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping on your nose, yuletide carols being sung by a choir, and folks dressed up like Eskimos… And so I’m offering this simple phrase, to kids from one to ninety-two, although it’s been said many times, many ways, a very Merry Christmas to you.
Winter is coming…and you can’t slow down St. John’s Outdoors! Here are the first of many opportunities for you to get outside this winter. We hope you’ll join us and if there’s something you’d like to you that you don’t see here, let us know! Saturday, December 8, 2018 | Downhill skiing at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sunday, January 6, 2019 | Cross-country skiing in Grand Teton National Park Read more…
You’re gonna get a present if you’re in church on Sunday. It’s not a Christmas present. It’s an Advent present. There’s one for each of us and plenty to share around the community, too, if you want. It’s my sincere hope that this little trinket—this little tool will help us embrace the season of Advent. That the present will help ground us in the present, so that we might move through Advent with our eyes Read more…
Check out the November playlist in “What We’re Listening To” this month from St. John’s Church. We celebrate individual expression, natural beauty and the adventurous spirit that defines the people and this place in the world. The playlist is a compilation from Liz Collins and the podcast following, The Benefits of Generosity, is brought to you by Kirsten Farney. We hope that over this holiday week, you are able to enjoy some easy listening here Read more…
TO GO DIY Gingerbread House Decorating Sunday, December 13 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Pick up your labeled bag on the porch of St. John’s Church Our gingerbread house decorating coffee hour is back but different. We will have a gingerbread making kits ready for you to take home! Reserve Your Gingerbread House Here Virtual Youth Christmas Party w/ PCJH Youth (6th graders & up) Tuesday, December 15 at 7 p.m. We know you Read more…
Join us as we return to dreamland on Sunday, December 2 in Hansen Hall. The sandman arrives at 9:00 a.m. as we revisit our dreaming and visioning sessions that began this summer. Will your dream come true? We cannot wait to share the good news with you about next steps in our dreams for each other and visions for the church. We hope that you will join us on this journey into the future for Read more…
Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Teton Area recently dedicated the first eight homes at The Grove, Phase III project. This marks the completion of the first of three stages, which will add 24 affordable homes to Habitat’s portfolio by 2021. On a beautiful fall evening, October 18, over 350 members of the Jackson area community gathered for a heartwarming celebration of this milestone accomplishment. “This project has challenged Teton Habitat to grow in every Read more…
I’m watching the snow beginning to fall outside my office windows. It’s still new enough in the season that I find myself in my chair sort of trying to will the snow to fall a bit harder. I’m eager to see it cover the ground, even the ground under the trees. I’m anticipating the possibility of snow boots peeking out from underneath Halloween costumes tonight. I love this time of year here. I mean, I Read more…
Join the Children’s Choir this December to learn holiday songs and prepare for the big performance during the 3:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Service. The choir will meet in two groups for children ages 5 – 8 and 9 and up. Attendance is required to participate. There will be opportunities for solos and all will learn a Spanish song. Rehearsal Dates Sundays, December 2, 9, 16 and 23 at 11:30 a.m. Monday, December 24 at 2:30 Read more…
Enjoy this special playlist for Dia de los Muertos, All Saints’ Day, Halloween or whichever holiday you celebrate for those who have passed. When the days are coldAnd the cards all foldAnd the saints we see are all made of goldWhen your dreams all failAnd the ones we hailAre the worst of all, and the blood’s run stale “Demons is my favorite song, right now.” – St. John’s kiddo