Summer’s Not Over Yet – Youth Ministry Still Going Strong! As we move into the second half of summer, it’s easy to feel like the season is winding down—but not for our youth ministry! We still have several exciting events lined up for students entering grades 6–12, and there’s plenty of fun and faith-filled moments … Continued
Our Mural is Coming to Life! Local artist Joseph Macklin is in the process of painting our apse (the curved, semi-circular area where our tabernacle is normally housed). The upper half of the mural will be a version of the Wedding Feast of the Lamb described in the Book of Revelation. The scene will depict … Continued
of the Instrumentum Dei Studio Joseph Macklin of the Instrumentum Dei Studio is a local Jackson artist, alumnus of Lumen Christi and Columbus College of Art & Design, and member of St. Mary’s Parish. He and wife Carly have two daughters who attend St. John School. In working on our apse mural, Joseph says this: … Continued
I would like to wish everyone a very merry and blessed Christmas and a happy and blessed New Year. This has certainly been a very trying and unstable year; it has been a reminder to us that we cannot handle this troubled time on our own. We need to grow our faith through prayer and … Continued
Somebody once said to me, “If I could read your mind, it would be a short story.” So, when I was asked to write my faith story, I realized that at least my life is a long, long story. Following our German family tradition, I was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. However, our … Continued