“Snatam Kaur has risen above and beyond her origins and sings music, for example By Thy Grace, Ong Namo, Aad Guray Nameh, which flows from a sense of the soul within us all – beyond any and all religion. Peace, respect and kindness: cooperation not competition. She works as a peace activist too, not just a wife, mother and singer.” –David Hardie This playlist was curated for you by David Hardie, Pam Phillips, Kirsten Farney, Read more…
Come explore “big questions” this fall with high schoolers and leaders from First Baptist, the Presbyterian Church, and St. John’s Church. The youth will meet together on three Thursdays from 6:45 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner will be provided. Meeting Dates & Locations Thursday, September 20: St. John’s Church Youth Room Thursday, October 18: The Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole Thursday, November 15: First Baptist Church
Jon Anderson recently accepted the position as Rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church in Danville, Virginia. Jon has served parishes in the Dioceses of Los Angeles, Rio Grande and East Tennessee. Jon was the founder of Worship in the Wilderness (WitW), a liturgical hiking ministry of St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, Santa Fe. Jon is husband to Drue, to whom he has been married for over 30 years. Jon is also the father of Connor and the Read more…
Wow. What a summer! It’s hard to believe that our season is leaning toward fall, but it sure feels like that’s where we’re headed. The temperature’s dropping. I can see the leaves just beginning to show some different color, and our kiddos are headed back to school. What a summer! You’ve done some great work over the course of the last three months. You’ve been dreaming Big Dreams—together and on your own. Let me give Read more…
Wow, we’ve done some great dreaming work this summer. I hope it continues for each of you. Remember, you can always email us here with your dreams. Over the course of the next month, the leadership of our church, both staff and vestry will begin sorting through all the “Big Dreams” and “Great Ideas” we’ve captured this summer. We’ll sort them and begin to group together those dreams that are related. In the month of Read more…
After School Programs Club 345 (grades 3-5) meets each Wednesday this fall from September 26 – October 31. Contact Catherine to register! Youth Yoga Explore yoga and spirituality with Christy Miele for 3 Sundays this month. Join us September 16, 23, and 30 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. during our Youth Group hour. Kids Night Out Celebrate back to school with a Kid’s Night Out! Join us for games, crafts, pizza, and a movie Read more…
Music is a joyous way to offer praise while finding the truth of what we sing. Music is essential to us at St. John’s, and we have proven that we value musical talent over the years. For 20 years, we have had the amazing and talented Pam Drews Phillips at our helm, but this fall Pam will pass along the torch of Music Director. We will miss Pam’s spunk and enthusiasm as we wish her Read more…
Join us on the green of St. John’s Church for music and merriment with Calle Mambo on Sunday, August 12 at 5:00 pm. Suggested donation is $15 for the Cuban-style meal. Beer, wine and mojitos will be available for purchase. All proceeds go to the people of Favorito, Cuba and our partner parish, Santa Maria Magdalena. This is an event not to be missed! Formed as the only premier Afro-Cuban, Latin, Salsa band in the Read more…
“The first time I listened to “Angel Down”, it really struck me. I found the melody and the instrumentation haunting and couldn’t resist singing along. Textually, the song asks two important questions. The chorus asks, ‘Why do people just stand around?” This question is asked in the context of violence, but it can apply to many occasions. Why do we, as people, just “stand around” and not do the good we have the opportunity to Read more…
Dear St. John’s Family, David and I want to share with you that after a great deal of prayer and soul searching, we have decided to leave Jackson and move to Idaho Falls. We sold our house in June and will be moving August 23rd to our new home. Leaving Jackson is not easy. This has been home for a very long time for both of us. David came to town in the fall of Read more…