By day, you might know Willi Brooks as the Front of House Manager and Volunteer Coordinator at The Center for the Arts. In summer, you can catch Willi serving up homemade pie at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings. But did you know that as a 17-year-old Scout, Willi along with the help of Boy Scout Troop #67 dreamed up the idea of the Jackson Cupboard as their Eagle Scout project? The Scout must plan, Read more…
“”Wildflowers” by The Wailin’ Jennys is my current fave on repeat! The gorgeous wildflowers blooming right now and the promise of being true to yourself resonate deeply with me. Also we love “I’m Alive (Life Sounds Like)” by Michael Franti & Spearhead. This is my family’s drive to school/work jam to get the day started. Nothing like driving with the Teton Range out the window and a new day ahead.” – Julie Tobiason This playlist Read more…
For the last couple of years, we’ve been organizing our seasons around themes. You might remember the wooden tokens supporting kindness or the lip balm emphasizing hospitality and welcome or the stones and spoons that helped us make stone soup together and focus on table fellowship and the deepening of our commitments to one another. Each of these themes are meant to help us grow spiritually—both individually and as a church, a faith family. Our Read more…
Dear Church, I know many of you have already read and even shared Sarah Ross’ article Check Yes or No Consent published in yesterday’s Planet JH. I believe Sarah’s article is courageous, poignant, generous, and loving—that it’s essential reading for those of us in the valley who have children, are attached to young adults, are parents, grandparents, or anyone with a beating heart who wants to make a love-spreading difference in our valley. If you Read more…
Wow, we live in an amazing place! Can you believe the green that’s covering the valley floor and hillsides? It seems greener than last year to me, but I know I’m still a rookie, as far as Jackson, Wyoming is concerned. The change of season here seems to bring opportunity. You can read ahead in Revelations and hear we’ll have the opportunity to honor and thank a beloved member of our community and staff, Pam Read more…
Mondays – June 18, June 25, and July 2 | 9 am – 1 pm School’s out! Shake those Monday blues with a morning hike. Join the youth of St. John’s and the Presbyterian Church for our inaugural hike on Monday, June 18. We will meet at St. John’s at 9 am sharp. Wear your hiking shoes, bring water, a bagged lunch and a few dollars for ice cream on the way home. We will Read more…
St. John’s is committed to spreading the light in someone’s life. During Epiphany, also known as the Season of Light, we collected funds for Lower Valley Energy (LVE) in order to prevent power disconnections during winter months. We received a generous match for this effort up to $10,000 and were able to raise $23,546 (and counting). We want to remind you what your good work is doing for our neighbors and how you are spreading Read more…
We will see you on Thursday, May 17 from 5:30-7:00 pm in Hansen Hall at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Join us and Jimmy in partnership with the Community Safety Network along with Jeff Bucholz, from We End Violence, to watch and discuss film clips from Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In. Miss Representation premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and exposed the ways in which mainstream media and culture contribute to the Read more…
For those of you who were unable to see Angélique Kidjo perform at The Center for the Arts this month, take a peek at her performance. Genre-defying global music star Angélique Kidjo is releasing an album-length cover of Talking Heads’ 1980 masterpiece Remain In Light next month. Kidjo and her band performed “Once In A Lifetime” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The project marks a completed circle of sorts: a Benin-born singer performing American songs heavily Read more…
Join us for the summer edition of our popular What’s in Your Pack class on Tuesday, June 19 at 5:30. TCSAR Volunteers and Jenny Lake Rangers will be teaming up to teach the essentials for safe backcountry travel. $10 for St. John’s Parishioners! What We’re Teaching: RSVP below or call the office at 307-733-2603. Content Block: Form