St. John Armenian Church

of Greater Detroit

Very Rev. Fr. Aren Jebejian, pastor

Weekly e-Bulletin

Sunday, December 7, 2025

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Click on the Sunday print bulletin below or see the separate listings below for more information on these parish events:

Parish Calendar

Scheduled Events

December 7 - Church Morning Service - 9:00am

Divine Liturgy - 9:45am

December 7 - Coffee Hour

Following Divine Liturgy

December 7 - ACYOA Junior Winter Wonderland

Following Divine Liturgy

December 11 - Film Screening “Aznavour”

6:45pm - St. Vartan Room



December 12 - Coffee with Hayr Soorp

12:00pm - Via Zoom

December 13 - Acolyte Training

10:00am - 12:00am - Sanctuary

December 13 - World Medical Relief

9:00am - 11:30am - 21725 Melrose Ave., Southfield, MI 48075

December 14 - St John Church School Christmas Program

and Celebration Brunch

Following Divine Liturgy

December 14 - Crist is Born, Glorify Him

5:00pm - St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

760 W Wattles Rd., Troy MI 48098

December 15 - Bible Study

7:00pm - Conference Room

December 18 - Church Chat - The Armenian Church and its people

7:00pm - St. Vartan Room



December 20 - Little Saints Program

10:00am - 11:00am - Ararat Room

December 24 - Western Christmas Eve Service

11:00pm - Sanctuary

Afterglow refreshments provided by the ACYOA 

 Church School Calendar For Sunday

Grades PK4 - 2

Classroom - Christmas Program Practice

10:15 - 12:00

Grades 3 - 8

Classroom - Christmas Program Practice

10:15 - 12:00

Grades 9 - 12

Fr. Aren Discussion - 10:15 - 11:30

Badarak - 11:30 - 12:00  

Our Christmas program is scheduled for December 14,

immediately following Badarak

Digital Advent Calendar

The Children and Family Ministry is excited to announce the start of the Advent season. The Digital Advent Calendar, was created by the Children and Family Ministry. We hope this calendar will make the season of Thanksgiving and Christmas more joyful and special, as each day we are filled with His light, in anticipation of celebrating the miraculous birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

Please follow this LINK to view the Advent Calendar. To access it easily and use it daily, you can save this calendar as an app on your phone or tablet's home screen with a few easy steps (see directions here). Please note that you won't be able to open the Doors before Sunday, November 17 (no peeking).

Why Should We Become Stewards?

• To have a church for prayer and educational, cultural, and spiritual growth
• To meet our parishioners' needs
• To maintain our facilities
• To ensure our church for generations
• To support all of the wonderful programs and ministries listed in this bulletin
• To have a voice in electing our church leaders

Your annual stewardship commitment will help sustain our parish and contribute towards its growth. If you like what St. John's does in our community, and want to ensure that future generations of our families will always have a place of worship to call their home in the years ahead, please support us by becoming a Steward.

If you have questions or are unsure of your stewardship status, please call the church office at 248-569-3405. Thank you!

An Appeal for Our Armenian American Veterans' Building

Since 1963, the Armenian American Veterans' Building has housed the many needs and interests of our community, from bridge classes to basketball games, Senior Lunch to ACYOA meetings, and even as a temporary sanctuary during our recent church renovations. Today, this community gem that has given us so much needs our help.

St. John needs you to join the crowd and support the Armenian American Veterans' Building renovation project, giving for the future to honor our past.

Parish Organization News and Events

Did You Know...

The St. John website allows you to complete many requests online!

You may request Hokehankist prayers, make In Lieu of Flowers donations, submit your Stewardship pledge card, enroll your child in Church School, complete a baptism or wedding application,

and make other donations.

Volunteers are always needed to share their professional and personal talents! Please fill out a volunteer form, found under the "Giving" tab on the home page.

Did you know that you can support St. John Armenian Church every time you shop at Kroger?

If you use a Kroger Shopper's Card, just follow these simple instructions to link your card to the Kroger Community Rewards program. Kroger will give back a percentage of the total you spend on groceries each week to the church.

• Go to www.Kroger.com and log into your online account (or create an online account with your Shopper's Card number)
• Click Account and then My Account at the top right of the screen
• Click Community Rewards
• Search and select St. John's Armenian Church; or search for our Organization Number QY207

That's all you have to do to help support your church

every time you shop at Kroger.

St. John Armenian Church

22001 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48075

(248) 569-3405 | office@sjachurch.org

www.stjohnsarmenianchurch.org

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