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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Back from World Youth Day
Dear Parish Family, It is good to be back after our World Youth Day journey in beautiful Kraków, Poland with our young people to reaffirm and celebrate our Catholic faith with Pope Francis! We got back to Michigan on Monday, the day after an nearly 2 million people at World Youth Day celebrated Mass with
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Ten Year Plan Update
Dear Parish Family, The Building & Grounds Committee have been busy! With the expertise of Phil Shaugnessy, whose occupation entails related work for the University of Michigan, an inspection of our church and school campuses was completed, which resulted in pages of maintenance issues that need to be addressed. They were prioritized from 1 to
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Do Not Lose Hope!
Dear Parish Family, The troubling incidents of violence we have heard about in recent times both here in Jackson and in other parts of the country, as well as the state of political discourse and disregard for the law, have gotten many of us worried about the future of our society. The hostility and chaos
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A year of seminary has flown so quickly!
“So many of you have asked about how our former seminarian intern is doing at seminary. So, in place of my column this Sunday, I’ve asked him to share how his first year of seminary has gone.” – Fr. Chas Canoy It truly doesn’t seem like that long ago that I was saying my goodbyes
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5 New Priests & 2 Deacons for our Diocese!
Dear Parish Family, Last weekend, our Diocese of Lansing witnessed the ordination of five new priests and two new deacons. It was a day of great rejoicing! I still remember the day of my ordination on June 11, 2005 as the best of my life because it has led to all the joy of being
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The Annual Stewardship Appreciation Dinner
Dear Parish Family, Last Thursday, we had our annual Stewardship Appreciation Dinner to recognize those in our parish who have given so much of their time, talent, and treasure. The staff did a great job with putting the evening together. We began with Holy Mass and then had our “stars” go down a red carpet
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Congratulations to our Graduates!
Dear Parish Family, CONGRATULATIONS to our graduates from all the high schools in the Jackson area! We are recognizing this significant moment in their lives at the 10:00 a.m. Mass this weekend, followed by a special catered brunch for them and their families. Our very own John Slough gave a wonderful farewell address at the
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Corpus Christi – Not Just a City in Texas!
Dear Parish Family, Today is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, better known as Corpus Christi. That’s not just a city in Texas; it is Latin for the Body of Christ. Show honor and praise to Jesus for this supreme gift of himself by coming to the regional Corpus Christi
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The Healing Power of the Holy Spirit!
Dear Parish Family, Our parishioners are raving about the Pentecost Healing Service that happened last Sunday evening, which lasted FIVE hours long, from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.! There was not enough space in the pews for everyone to have a seat, as Fr. Mathias Thelen led the congregation in prayer for an outpouring of
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Live with the Spirit of God
We celebrate the feast of Pentecost. It was the second of three great Jewish Feasts. For the Jews it was a day of thanksgiving for the completion of the harvest. However, on this day a great transformation took place in the small group of disciples. Holy Spirit descended upon them like tongues of fire, and
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As they were looking on, He was lifted up
Ascension of Jesus is a mystery This Sunday we celebrate the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Jesus led the disciples as far as the outskirts of Bethany, which is less than two miles from Jerusalem (John 11:18); raising His hands He blessed them and “as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and
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Our 10 Stephen Ministers Are Ready to Go!
Dear Parish Family, Are you or someone you know in our community going through a tough time? Maybe he or she has lost a loved one or having trouble coping with one who is terminal. Maybe he or she is suffering through the pain of divorce or loss of employment or home. Or maybe he
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“I in you and you in Me”
Jesus alerts his disciples to his imminent departure, his ascension into heaven. He doesn’t say Adieu (farewell) but “bye”(Hasta la luego) in order to meet them again. “I am going away, but I shall return.” God keeps his promise to be with us always. John’s Gospel has a series of discourses where Jesus is saying goodbye to his disciples.
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Calling for Care Recievers for Stephen Ministry
“Take care of my sheep” (John 21,16). We are called, by our Baptism, to care for one another. As we journey through life, there are ups and downs, a normal rhythm of grace and being our human self. Our parish is blessed to have the beginnings of Stephen Ministry, a distinctly Christian ministry. Ten of
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The Catholic Hospitality Training Institute
Dear Parish Family, Our Catholic faith is not just about encountering Christ in the sacraments, but also about encountering Christ in one another. That is what it means for us to live the Church’s identity as the “Body of Christ.” Do we and the visitors of our parish recognize Jesus in us, the members of
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“Joy of love” (Amoris Laetita)
Last week, Pope Francis published Amoris Laetita, a letter to families around the world, encouraging them to experience the “joy of love,” and to live as active, faithful, and generous disciples of Jesus Christ. In 2013, Pope Francis called for two meetings of bishops from around the world—an Extraordinary and Ordinary Synod—as forums for discussion and discernment
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Fr. Kurian Moving to Adrian
Dear Parish Family, The diocese just announced that our dear Fr. Kurian will become the Administrator at St. Joseph in Adrian as of July 1. As many of you know, Fr. Kurian is part of the religious order, Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (M.S.F.S.), and was planning on returning to his home province of
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To be a sheepdog or shepherd
How often we hear the sad news of young people risking their lives, attempting suicide, getting duped to the drug abusers, or alcohol abusers’ groups. Home schooled as well as church schooled or public schooled, all are easily drawn away from the morally upright behaviors. The symptoms are very identical in everyone’s case. Both teenage
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