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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Unseen before our Eyes
I recently heard a most interesting story that ran in the Washington Post more than ten years ago. Post author Gene Weingarten covered the story of the international genius violinist Joshua Bell. Bell masterfully plays a violin handcrafted in 1713 by the legendary Antonio Stradivari. His instrument is reportedly worth more than 3 million dollars.
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From the Messy Desk of the Youth Minister…
It has been such a great opportunity getting to go through Confirmation Interviews with our upcoming 9th grade students who are almost ready to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. I love being able to sit down with them and hear about how they have experienced God and in what ways they see Him moving in
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End of the Summer Reflection
Welcome, my friends, to the fastest summer on record! You can almost feel it in the air (well I can at least): we have journeyed together through the sands of time, across the oceans of occasion, and scaled the mountains of opportunity. Now we arrive to the impending celestial return of our pastor whose own
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Prayers for our Parish
Perhaps you’ve received a call lately from your friendly neighborhood Parish Representative! If so, you may have tried to jog your memory about what you’d heard at church, trying to remember “Who are Parish Reps?” and “What’s that group all about, again?” The goal of the Parish Rep ministry is to continually build the culture
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The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity
On August 15, 2018, the latest book by Matthew Kelly will be available to the general population. It is titled The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity, and because we have had a relationship with his organization, Dynamic Catholic, for quite some time, we were privileged to have the opportunity to preview a copy
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Keeping the “Nones” as Catholics
It is not an overstatement to say that we are in a war for souls, and in America there is serious concern that Catholic Christianity is losing the recent battles. In our lifetime we have seen participation in the Sacraments, Catholic Schools, Religious Ed, and Mass attendance plummet. Fewer priests and fewer participating Catholics have
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From the Messy Desk of the Youth Minister…
Hello St. John’s families! What a wonderful summer it has already been here at St. John! It has been a full couple of weeks for me as I have just recently returned from my service trip in Knoxville, TN with my youth group. On this trip the teens were able to serve in the localcommunity
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From the Desk of Fr. Brian…
Happy Sunday! I trust that your celebration of our nation’s 242nd birthday included all the requisite fun and good memories that such occasions afford us. Sunny weather, family and friends, bratwursts, a can of cold beer, sparklers, and dad’s characteristic pyrotechnics…the blessings abound when we celebrate the red, white, and blue. Proof that God is
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Parish Operation’s Update
From Andy Bihl, Director of Parish Operations Welcome, Kris! I would like to start off this article with a warm and enthusiastic welcome to the newest addition to our team, Kris Whitaker! Kris has been added to our team to fill the shoes of Leslee Hartford, who, as you probably already know, got an offer
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An Important Message from Fr. Brian
Happy Sunday! I’m not sure about you all, but I seriously can’t believe that it’s already July, it seems last week we were still in April. I also just realized that this weekend is my official two-year anniversary of arriving at St. John’s, wow! High fives all around, it’s been a good ride so far.
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2018 Diocesan Assembly: Made for Happiness.
Chances are you’ve heard of or read about it by now…on a previous bulletin cover, at the tables outside of Masses last week, or maybe you’ve already received a call from your area’s Parish Representative inviting you to the event. Even though the assembly is still over 3 months away, our St. John Parish diocesan
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Growing in Community
What a joyous whirlwind these last three years have been as I transitioned from a parish across town to St. John! This is such a friendly and loving community, and so many people have been eager to jump in to help with our various ministries, classes and programs. Many more families and individuals have attended
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Parish Project Update
It was shortly after the New Year in 2017 that we began the planning for our historic “Witness to Hope” campaign, so I’d like to take this opportunity to provide an update about the case elements at this point. Bathroom Kudos With one of the first projects in our Witness to Hope completed (so many
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From Across the Pond… Fr. Chas’ Sabbatical Update
Dear Parish Family, Greetings from Oxford, England! Time is flying here with June already upon us! It’s a rainy day today as I sit in my room at St. Benet’s Hall, which is one of the 44 colleges and halls that make up Oxford University. Oxford doesn’t use “college” in the same way we do
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Come Holy Spirit
Happy Pentecost! The time, as it flies, brings us here to mark 50 days since our celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection. This day completes the seven-week festival of Easter season and commemorates the promised sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church. Everybody knows that Pentecost is the Sunday when we see red in church
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Growing and Going: Send
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 what going looks like in our relationship with Jesus.
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Growing and Going: Build
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 what growing looks like in our relationship with Jesus.
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Mass of Anointing
You are invited to join us for a special Mass, Anointing of the Sick, and luncheon on Wednesday, May 30, at 10:30 a.m. During the liturgy all who wish to receive the Sacrament of the Sick will have the opportunity to be anointed. Anointing is for anyone experiencing physical, emotional, or spiritual distress. After Mass
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