Explore the latest bulletin articles from St. John the Evangelist Catholic Parish in Jackson, MI—featuring weekly reflections, pastoral insights, faith formation, community updates, and spiritual inspiration for parishioners
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Grow and Go!
Dear Parish Family, Happy Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe! In this last week of the church’s liturgical year, the Gospel directs our focus on the end times, when Christ the King will sit in judgment of all peoples, putting an end to the evil that has caused so much
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Traditions of Family and Faith
Happy Sunday! And a Happy Thanksgiving this upcoming Thursday. In the spirit of making some light fun for us, I can’t help but remind everyone to buckle up, as we are quickly walking into that funny circus tent which we like to call “the end of the year.” You know, that time of year
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A Reminder this Veteran’s Day
Angel Koerkel ~Coordinator of Sacramental Preparation Often times at Masses over national holidays such as Independence Day or this weekend’s Veteran’s Day there is a recognition of the veterans present. It’s not unusual to hear the celebrant ask those that have worn the uniform to stand for acknowledgement and
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O Come Let Us Adore
St. John’s invites your family to come and join your St. John’s family at our Advent Holy Hour, “O Come Let Us Adore.” Join us for an evening of worship, adoration, and prayer as we adore the Lord together. Prelude music starts at 7:00 p.m. and adoration begins at 7:30 p.m. A reception afterwards
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Update Your Information at St. John’s!
We are asking our parishioners to fill out an update form so that we can ensure that we have accurate information from all of you for purposes of outreach and communication. Please see the bulletin for the form or download it here and fill it out. You can drop off the form at the
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Witness to Hope Campaign Summary
Dear Parish Family, With the behind-the-scenes preparations for the upcoming parish-wide events, “Witness to Hope” is underway at St. John! The campaign is unprecedented in our parish and our entire diocese. In one campaign, our aim as a parish is to raise at least $2 million in order to continue the Great Commission that
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Happy Easter Octave to You–Witness to Hope Update
Dear Parish Family, What’s the “Easter Octave?” The Easter Octave is the first eight days of the Easter season, from Easter Sunday to today, the second Sunday of Easter, called Divine Mercy Sunday. All eight days are considered a Solemnity. So what’s a Solemnity? Solemnities are feast days of the highest rank. Thus, they normally
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Moving forward in 2017
Greetings Brothers and Sisters, I wanted to let you know personally that I’ll be transitioning away from full-time employment with the parish office. I will still be available to the parish on a contractual basis as needed. Although I will no longer be a member of the staff, my family and I will remain an
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Lae-what Sunday?
Dear Parish Family, Today is Laetare Sunday! “Lae-what?” you may ask. Laetare [lay-tah-ray] is the Latin word for “Rejoice!” and it comes from the first word of today’s entrance antiphon. Well, what is the “entrance antiphon?” The entrance antiphon, or introit, is the opening sentence usually chanted at the beginning of a liturgy. Here
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The Amazing Parish Conference
Dear Parish Family, Thanks to the New Evangelization grant we received from the Trinity Foundation, four parish staff and I were at The Amazing Parish Conference in Atlanta from Monday to Thursday morning of this past week. Joining 1100 people from about 200 parishes from across the country, we learned from the best experts in
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Music Notes
The season of Lent is upon us! You have probably noticed a big change in the music at Mass. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about why the Lenten season is so different when it comes to music. Why is there no “filler music” during Lent…it seems so quiet and awkward! According
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Are There 40 Days of Lent or 46 Days?
Dear Parish Family, We talk about the 40 Days of the Great Fast of Lent, but from Ash Wednesday to the Easter Vigil, there are 46 Days. What gives? Well, in the colorful history of this penitential season, there are three points that help us resolve the question: 1) The season of Lent used to
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True Greatness
In this past Tuesday’s Gospel (Mark 9:30-37), Jesus gave his original disciples and, by way of the Sacred Scriptures, gave us present-day disciples a beautiful lesson on what comprises true greatness. As they were journeying to Capernaum, the Twelve were talking amongst themselves about who was the greatest among them. When they get to Capernaum,
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The Richness of Simplicity
Over ten years ago, I was on retreat at a flourishing Benedictine monastery about an hour east of Tulsa, Oklahoma. One of the senior monks there was giving me spiritual direction and said something that has stuck with me: “There should be a little bit of monk in each of us.” Why? A monk knows
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Do You Enjoy Welcoming People?
Dear Parish Family, A couple of years ago, we made an initial attempt to have greeters (or hospitality ministers) to warmly greet people as they come into church. This has given us a few regular greeters, and maybe you’ve enjoyed the salutations of fellow parishioners like Dan Deverell, Nick Januszewski, Bob & Colleen Irvin, Dan
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Check out our Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit!
Dear Parish Family, You may have noticed something different about our parish center’s Community Room! For one month, we are privileged to have on display a Vatican International Exhibition called The Eucharistic Miracles of the World. The exhibit chronicles some of the extraordinary ways that God has confirmed our faith in the real presence of
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Discover Your Giftedness!
Dear Parish Family, Discover your giftedness, and you will discover your calling! A huge part of our happiness and sense of fulfillment is the conviction that “I am doing what I was created and called to do!” Do you fully know what that calling is? Many of you have been called to the sacrament of
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Eucharistic Miracles
Greetings brothers and sisters, Each week as we assemble in Mass to worship our Lord Jesus Christ, we are reminded of one of the foundational teachings of our Catholic faith: the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist (CCC #1373.) At each and every Mass around the world, Jesus becomes fully present in the Eucharist
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