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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Youth Ministry Update
It’s a new year. How does time fly so fast? These past five months of serving the youth at St. John’s have been so blessed. I’ve met some of the coolest teens, gotten paid to laugh and talk about the Church, and have been surrounded by such a supportive community through this whole process. And
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How To Read The Bible
Dear Parish Family, You may have heard me encourage you to dive into the Good Book and pray the Scriptures, but then I may not have followed it up with how. It can be intimidating because we don’t even know where to begin. Last Sunday’s homily answered the question, “How do you prayerfully read the
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Happy New Year!
Dear Parish Family, Ah, a new year brings the hopes of new beginnings! Many make new year’s resolutions, including some of us in the parish office. We decided to have a little competitive fun with a weight-loss challenge! The majority of new year’s resolutions seem to revolve around our physical health, but how about our
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Merry Christmas!
Dear Parishioners & Visitors, With JOY we gather together! “The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light!” (Mt 4:16). As we close the year, one that was marked with unpredictability and considerable conflict and division both at home and abroad, we as Christians nevertheless rejoice! We rejoice because, even amidst our difficult times,
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Follow-up Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday!
Dear Parish Family, We received the “Witness to Hope” Feasibility Study Report back (Executive Summary inserted in this bulletin), which summed up all of the interviews, in-pew surveys, and the first town hall meeting. Your input and feedback have been heard! It appears at this point that there is NOT sufficient support for Heritage Hall,
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Follow-up Town Hall Meeting #2 on Dec. 20!
Dear Parish Family, With the “Witness to Hope” Campaign beginning in January, we will be having a follow-up Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, December 20. Once again, it will be a 6:30 p.m. social gathering with the meeting itself beginning at 7:00 p.m. There has been a lot of parishioner input through this feasibility study
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Meet our new Finance Manager, Marvic Welch!
Dear Parish Family, We are excited to introduce Marvic Welch, who will be fulfilling the lion’s share of the duties Rose Noble had as Finance Manager. Marvic comes to us with a recent background in bookkeeping and project management and teaches online business classes at a local college, having done so for other colleges for
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Meet our New Director of Parish Operations, Mr. Andy Bihl!
Dear Parish Family, Last week, I wrote a little bit about our new Director of Parish Operations, Andy Bihl. With his passion, personality, experience, and eagerness to make Jackson his new home, he was the clear choice among the parish and cemetery staff. I wanted to give him the opportunity to introduce himself, as well
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Our New Director of Parish Operations!
Dear Parish Family, We are pleased to announce that we now have a Director of Parish Operations, Mr. Andy Bihl! He has a wealth of applicable experience, including being the Director of Facility Services for seven years for Sodexo, serving three college campuses. Prior to that, he worked for Aramark/ServiceMaster for over twenty years, including
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Will You Be a “Witness to Hope”?
Dear Parish Family, As the Mother Church of Jackson established in 1856, St. John Parish has been here in Jackson for generations. Those generations have kept our parish church and school strong, and now it is our turn. As you may have heard, our parish is undergoing a feasibility study right now to help determine
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Fall Happenings
Dear Parish Family, After twenty years of dedicated service, Rose Noble, our “treasured” Finance Manager, will be moving on to do similar work at St. Joseph Shrine in Brooklyn. I of course tried to talk her into staying, but I can understand why this is such a good move for her. It is closer to
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“Called By Name” The Diocesan Assembly
Dear Parish Family, As I write this bulletin article, we are preparing for the big Diocesan Assembly, “Called By Name,” in which about 50 of our parishioners will have participated this weekend! If it was anything like the first Diocesan Assembly two years ago, it was a real shot in the arm for the parishes
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Feasibility Study at St. John
Dear Parish Family, Our Diocese of Lansing is in the beginning stages of the 2017 “Witness to Hope” Capital Campaign. Many of you know this because two nearby parishes, Queen of the Miraculous Medal and St. Rita in Clarklake, are among the handful of “pilot parishes” in our diocese who are in the midst of
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What Goes On at a Presbyteral Convocation?
Dear Parish Family, As I write this Sunday’s bulletin article, Fr. Brian and I are with our brother priests of the Diocese of Lansing at the annual Presbyteral Convocation. This year, we are at the Bay Valley Conference Center in Bay City. We are meeting from Monday through Thursday. We meet for priestly formation, personal
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The Children of the World & the Children of Light
Dear Parish Family, Last Sunday, the Gospel was about how Jesus held up as an example a dishonest steward. My homily was about why Jesus did so and what we can learn from it and apply today. If you missed it, I encourage you to access it on our website, as I mention some matters
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40 Days for Life!
Dear Parish Family, The recently canonized saint, Mother Teresa, was not only a champion of the poorest of the poor, the abandoned, and the dying, but she was also one of the most courageous voices in the world for preborn children. She emphasized the point that, if we have a society that says it’s okay
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Welcome Clare!
Dear Parish Family, With Hannah’s recent departure we didn’t want to lose the momentum of having our youth program. Thus we have hired an Interim Coordinator of Youth Formation. I’ve asked her to introduce herself below. Fr. Chas Hello Parishioners of Saint John! It is such an honor to be able to join
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Parish Staff Developments
Dear Parish Family, As you may have noticed in last week’s bulletin, World Youth Day was a particularly memorable time for our Coordinator of Youth Ministry, Hannah Stevens. Her now fiancé, Tom, got down on one knee and proposed to her! With her engagement, her continual training in the Theology of the Body and assisting
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