From our Director of Parish Life, Shayne Slough… Hello St. John Parish family! So many of you have mentioned how “the Holy Spirit is moving in our parish!”  One visible way that we can see this is through our parish life…and personal lives of faith…and how both are growing!  When you look through the bulletin, … Continued

From our FOCUS Missionary, Joseph Gruber… Hello, people of Jackson! Our parish has been emphasizing the role of healing in the past few months. I think this good and worthwhile, but I’d like to take a moment with you to first back up a step and look at suffering, and then another step to look … Continued

From St. John Elementary School Principal, Kristi Blair… Exciting things are happening at St. John Elementary School!  Read about our upcoming St. John Mardi Gras, our 7th Annual Draw Down Dinner, and our New Family Open House. We love to share updates from our school with our parish family.  Click HERE to enjoy pictures of … Continued

From our Director of Faith Formation, Todd Gale… In the second chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, we read that the Magi traveled from the east when they saw a dazzling star that led them to worship the Christ child. We call this Epiphany. What exactly led them to Bethlehem has been debated for centuries: a comet, … Continued

From our FOCUS Missionary, Joseph Gruber… Merry Christmas, people of St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph Oratory! And especially, happy Feast of the Holy Family! Have you ever noticed that the 10 Commandments come in a set of three and a set of seven, one set devoted to God and the other devoted to our neighbor? The … Continued