EASTER; every year is an invitation for us to rise from our periodical decay and death to taste the transformed grandeur of the immortal human nature. Exult. We begin the Easter celebration with the singing of the exultet. The lit paschal candle reminds us of Christ’s presence amidst us. All years, seasons and times belong … Continued

Dear Parishioners & Guests, The great celebration of Holy Week and the Easter Triduum often brings visitors to our parish.  If you are one of them, I extend to you a warm welcome on behalf of all the parishioners of St. John, “the Mother Church of Jackson.”  For over 150 years, the steeples of this church … Continued

Dear Parish Family, Today, “Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord,” begins the holiest week of the year!  Do you observe it as such, or is it about the same as every other week?  If it is, it’s not too late to make this year’s different.  Carve out the time necessary to enter into … Continued

Palm Sunday is also known as Passion Sunday. With Palm Sunday we begin the   Holy Week and Jesus’ final agonizing journey to the cross.  The word passion comes from a Latin word meaning “to suffer,” and we meditatively go with the sufferings of Jesus. In the first part of the liturgy we commemorate the triumphal … Continued

Dear Parish Family, You will notice something a little bit different with our altar servers. Do you remember when Mark Martin, our seminarian intern, was here last year before he went into his first year of sem-inary? A number of you commented how good he was in helping the other younger servers in guiding them … Continued