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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The Ascension – A Victory Lap?
From the desk of Deacon Dave Etters… “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.” (Acts 1:11) It is customary for the winning driver of the
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Sharing My Story: Reflecting on Motherhood and Mary in the Month of May
My faith journey, as many others do I’m sure, feels like a novel, with a main plot interwoven with several subplots along the way. One of the subplots is actually quite recent and is the guiding work of the Holy Spirit and how I started working here at St. John Parish. But that’s another story!
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St. John Elementary School-Covid19 Style
From St. John Elementary School Principal, Kristi Blair… This year, due to Covid19, May looks very different at St. John School. The building is empty and eerily quiet. BUT, due to the incredible efforts of our school and parish staffs and our parents, the spirit of SJS is alive and well! The students are learning
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Seek the Lord Wherever He May Be Found
From our Parish FOCUS Missionary, Joseph Gruber… Greetings, fellow parishioners! “Repent, and be baptized!” Peter cries out on Pentecost. For seven weeks, the people of Jerusalem have been living life without Jesus around. He was a wonder-worker, a preacher, a teacher like no other, and he was put to death 50 days or so ago.
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Choose To Be an “Easter People”
From Clare DeWitt, our Coordinator of Youth Faith Formation… Dear St. John families, Happy Easter season! I don’t know about you, but there is a tendency that I have during this time to ride the joy of this season out for the first week and then…forget and let myself return to “normal.” During Lent, I
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Of Horses and Easter
From the desk of Deacon Dave Etters… Happy Easter! Yes, happy Easter in the midst of this unprecedented – at least in my lifetime, suspension of human community…gathering, eating together, worshipping together. No doubt this has been and continues to be an Easter season like none other. My wife Marcia and I continue to pray
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Our Pastor’s Clarion Call During This Time of Pandemic
From our Pastor, Fr. Chas Canoy… Dear Parish Family, “CHRIST IS RISEN!” I so wish that we were celebrating together in person, so that I could hear you exclaim in response, “HE IS RISEN INDEED!” That sadly will not be until May, as you may have heard the diocesan announcement that the suspension of public
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Holy Week
From the desk of Deacon Mike McCormick… Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week, a very important week for all Christians. We have been preparing for the Resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday since Ash Wednesday. This is our last chance to ensure that our preparations are complete. Jesus was riding on a donkey,
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Hope and Healing…Listen and Receive
From our Director of Parish Life, Shayne Slough… When we chose our Lenten “theme” (“Encounter Hope, Experience Healing) in early February, little did we know how it would take on such an added layer of meaning during this Lenten journey. Originally meant to tie into our newly formed Hope & Healing Prayer Ministry and a
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Maintaining Our Spiritual Health
From our Coordinator of Sacramental Preparation, Angel Koerkel… What a strange time we are living in today. As I write this article on 3/12/20, my two college-age children are back home, computers at the ready for their classes to (hopefully) resume in an online format, not knowing what to expect about when they will be
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Realigning Resources for Mission 2020
From our pastor, Fr. Chas Canoy…. Dear Parish Family, With the desire to have a proactive response to some of the downward trends in Mass attendance, participation in the sacraments in general, and priestly ordinations over this last generation, the Church realizes that she cannot keep on going with business as usual. The response to
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Answering the “Nudge”
From our Director of Parish Operations, John Richards… Hello! I am the new Director of Parish Operations (DPO). As I mentioned last week, I have been a parishioner here at St. John’s parish for almost 35 years now. Taking a job right out of college with Consumers Energy, I felt ‘at home’ here at St.
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What’s Wrong With the World Today?
From the desk of Deacon Dave Etters… Lent is upon us! The beginning of this holy, penitential season was highlighted by our Ash Wednesday O, Come Let Us Adore holy hour. For those who attended, I think you would agree that it was a time filled with reverence, worship and beauty, and set the tone
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Lent – Give It Up!
From our Pastoral Council President, John Dullock… Lent – Give It Up! Here we are again. It’s almost Lent. Oh my, I have no clue what I’m giving up this year. What are you giving up? I’m giving up candy! I’m giving up drinking pop! Hold on, I’ve heard that Sunday’s aren’t counted, so
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Theology of the Body (TOB) Talks
From our Coordinator of Sacramental Preparation, Angel Koerkel… Did you pick up a copy of the book (Theology of the Body for Beginners by Christopher West) that Fr. Chas gave us at Christmas? Have you started reading it yet? Maybe you looked at the subtitle of: Rediscovering the Meaning of Life, Love, Sex, and Gender
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“Little girl, Arise!”
From our Coordinator of Youth Faith Formation, Clare DeWitt… For most of my life, growing up in my family of nine, my two younger sisters and I have been referred to as the “three little girls”. My older siblings, parents, aunts, and grandparents all would collectively call us this title. And as a kid I
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Your Input is Needed!
From our Pastor, Fr. Chas Canoy… Dear Parish Family, As the pastor of St. John, my primary responsibility is to help you grow as disciples of Jesus and to equip you to go and make disciples of others. Critical to that duty is hearing from you about your needs! To that end, I am excited
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Our Need for Hope and Healing
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,
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