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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Child Care coming to St. John!
We will begin providing Child Care starting May 13th during the 10 a.m. and noon Masses as a support to parents who choose to use the service, but please know that children of all ages are always welcome at Mass! Come and find out more at our Connection Sunday on May 5-6, and watch the bulletin for more details. This pilot program will run for 5 weeks before…
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Growing and Going: Win
Hi! I’m Joseph Gruber, missionary here at Saint John the Evangelist parish. Our local bishop, Bishop Boyea, has asked us to think deeply (and act boldly) in growing and going as disciples of Jesus. If you don’t mind, I’d like to offer a brief reflection on the foundation of growing and going: our call to…
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Connection Sunday!
Join us in the Parish Center after Masses on May 5th and 6th to connect! Make connections within the parish: Meet some of the Parish Representatives or find out more about Child Care to be offered beginning May 13th. Update your information or register if you haven’t yet. Join our volunteer list or sign up…
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Building Better Dads
Greetings! I’m Joseph Gruber, missionary from FOCUS and missionary here at St. John the Evangelist Parish. I’d like to take a minute or two of your time to talk about fatherhood. When my son Philip was born, my wife and I were busy reading all sorts of books about birth, babies, and taking care of…
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Building Great Dads: The Fatherhood Project
One group that can be a great source of hope for our society is all the fathers of our parish families. Just like great Moms, our kids need great Dads! Both provide intangibles to the their children’s development that only they can. Families are the fundamental cell of society. If the basic cells of…
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Growing and Going During Lent
Dear Parish Family, So how did your first week of Lent go? Have you been able to dedicate some time to be with Jesus in the desert and engage your demons in spiritual battle? Maybe the desire to go deeper with the Lord is there, but you just haven’t figured out how. Or maybe it’s…
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O Come, Let Us Adore! – This Week!
This Friday, come join us for our special Holy Hour, O Come, Let Us Adore! We will be worshiping the Lord together through beautiful song, hearing a message from Fr. Brian, and encountering the Lord in the Holy Eucharist. Prelude music starts at 7:00 p.m. with Adoration beginning at 7:30 p.m. Come and let your…
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“Reach More” to “Come and See”
Dear Fellow Parishioners, God uses us when we make ourselves available to Him. I believe many of us are in a habit of attending Mass once a week. What a beautiful time that is to spend with God through the Eucharist! However, that is not where it ends for the week. I was…
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Come & See Ministry Event!
Have you felt called to get involved at St. John Parish but not sure where to start? Curious to see the different ministries that we offer as a Parish family? This weekend, come and see! Join us after Masses on Saturday, Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 4 for our Come and See Ministry Event. Enjoy fellowship and free…
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From the Messy Desk of the Youth Minister…
Dear Parish Family, As part of our parish family, I think it’s especially important to update my “family members” on what is happening in the lives of the teens of the parish. Nothing gives me more joy than to walk in faith with the youth of the parish, and I want to spread that…
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Welcome to the New Year!
We’re starting fresh in 2018 on a bit of a unique note around here, which we hope everyone will find edifying and transformative. As brothers in ministry, Fr. Chas and I take about 45 minutes each day to pray together for our parish and for all the endeavors that we believe the Holy Spirit is…
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Merry Christmas!
Dear Parishioners & Visitors, At the end a very derisive and divided year in our country, the Prince of Peace comes into our midst! “The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light!” (Mt 4:16). We celebrate with JOY even now because the Savior of the world, who comes to us in humble…
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Not a Two-for-One!
Dear Parish Family, Christmas is on a Monday this year! In case the temptation crossed your mind, there is no “hitting two birds with one stone” by going to the Christmas Eve Mass on Sunday evening. A number of folks have asked about it, and so to clarify, we are still obliged to fulfill…
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Meet the Grubers!
Dear Parish Family, Thanks to a grant from the generous Trinity Foundation, we have a FOCUS missionary coming to St. John for the next year of 2018! You may have heard of FOCUS since it has made big waves in campus ministry and because two of our young parishioners, Katie Prevost and Allie Slough,…
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Mass Times
Don’t miss on coming to Mass this Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This feast is a Holy Day of Obligation, so we are encouraging our St. John Family to join us at one of the following times.
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The Game Plan
Dear Parish Family, During the homilies of last Sunday and this Sunday, we will have given the big picture of our Church’s approach to the new evangelization here at St. John Parish and the whole Diocese of Lansing, and the crucial role that each of us play in that “game plan,” if…
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Come Spend your Friday Night with Us!
“O Come, Let us Adore!” is our annual Holy Hour right before the Advent Season. Come start Advent off well with a full hour of adoration, praise and worship music, and a homily from Fr. Brian. Come and encounter our Lord in the most Holy Eucharist.
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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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