Weekly Church e-Bulletin

St. John

Armenian Church

of Greater Detroit

Very Rev. Fr. Aren Jebejian, pastor

Sunday, February 23, 2025

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SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER NATIVITY

THE LORD’S DAY - SCHEDULE OF WORSHIP

Morning Service - 9:00am

Divine Liturgy - 9:45am

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CHURCH CALENDAR

CLICK ON THE SUNDAY BULLETIN OR SEE SEPARATE LISTINGS BELOW

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE EVENTS

Sunday, February 23rd (Rescheduled from February 16th)

Diarnuntarach - Presentation of the Lord to the Temple

Blessing of Unbaptized Children - Following the Divine Liturgy

Sunday, February 23rd (Rescheduled from February 16th)

A Grand Buffet - Presented by the St. John Men's Society

Following the Divine Liturgy

Wednesday, February 26th

ACYOA Sports Weekend Fundraiser

Panera - Royal Oak - 4-8pm - See flyer below

Thursday, February 27th

Feast of Sts. Vartanank Commemoration

Presented by the Four Armenian Churches of Metro Detroit

and the Knights and Daughters of Vartan

St. Vartan Armenian Catholic Church - 7pm - See flyers below

Friday, February 28th

Men's Society Euchre Night - 6pm

Sunday, March 2nd

Annual Parish Assembly

Fuller Center for Housing Armenia Fundraising Lunch

Following the Divine Liturgy

Sunday, March 9th

Garj Talk - Dr. Kent Schull, Binghamton University

St. Vartan Room - Following the Divine Liturgy

Sunday, March 9th

Men's Society Sunday Soups - Butternut Squash

Following the Divine Liturgy

Sunday, March 16th

Men's Society Sunday Soups - Tanabour (Madzoon/Yogurt Soup)

Following the Divine Liturgy

Saturday, March 22nd

Saintly Women's Day

Presented by the Women's Guild - Details Forthcoming

Sunday, March 23rd

Men's Society Sunday Soups - Lentil

Following the Divine Liturgy

Saturday, April 5th

Rev. Fr. Diran and Yn. Rosalie Papazian Parish Retreat

Save the Date! - Details forthcoming

THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE READINGS

Sunday - Isaiah 63:18-64:12; Titus 1:1-11; John 7:37-52

Monday - Zechariah 8:1-3; Romans 8:28-39; John 15:17-21

Tuesday - Remembrance of St. Leontius (Ghevont) the Priest and His Companions - Wisdom 5:16-23; Isaiah 35:1-2; Isaiah 61:6-7; 1 Peter 1:3-9; Luke 12:4-10

Wednesday - Titus 1:12-2:10; John 8:12-20

Thursday - Remembrance of St. Vartan the Warrior and His Companions (Vartanantz) - Wisdom 3:1-8; Isaiah 35:1-2; Hebrews 12:1-7; Luke 6:20-26

Friday - Titus 3:1-15; John 8:21-30

Saturday - Ezekiel 3:16-19; 2 Corinthians 6:1-14; Matthew 12:22-32

This Sunday's Church School Calendar

Grades PK4 - 1

10:15-11:00 - Classroom

11:00-12:00 - Badarak

Grades 2 - 7

10:15-11:00 - Classroom

11:00-12:00 - Badarak

Grades 8 - 12

10:15-11:00 - Bible Study

11:00-12:00 - Badarak

Fr. Aren will deliver the children's sermon.

Students in all grades may receive communion.

Church School Calendar

Fr. Aren's Goodnight Prayer

Goodnight Prayer Archives

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!

Stewardship Pledge Card

Stewardship Payment

PARISH NEWS

A CALL TO ACTION FOR THE ARMENIAN QUARTER

Recently, St. John was honored to host Setrag Balian and Hagop Djernazian, two leaders of the Save the ArQ Movement, a community-driven activist effort to protect critical properties in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem from long-term real estate development. They were accompanied by attorney Karnig Kerkonian of Chicago, who is assisting with their litigation in the Israeli courts.

Setrag and Hagop described vividly how for more than 400 days, they and other young Jerusalem Armenians have maintained a 24/7 presence in a tent on the Cow's Garden (Goveroon Bardez), a large plot of land long used by Armenian pilgrims and refugees, and which now serves as a parking lot. Both the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem and this group of lay community members are engaged in separate litigation to block the execution of a real estate contract signed by the patriarchate's former real estate director, which calls for the construction of a seven-star luxury hotel and associated development on land that comprises some 25% of the Armenian Quarter. Such development would threaten the survival of a vibrant Armenian community whose roots in the Holy Land go back more than 1700 years, and too would disrupt the distinct, multi-faith character of the Old City.

The Save the ArQ Movement needs our support to continue their legal efforts. If you are interested in donating to their important cause, please click here. You can also follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

MEMORIES FROM OUR ARMENIAN AMERICAN VETERANS' BUILDING

St. John's Activities Center Programs 1982-83

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.

Please click here or on the image below for a brochure with more information on this vital, community-driven project. To give directly, please click here. Your participation and support is greatly appreciated!

UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord to the Temple

Rescheduled from February 16th due to inclement weather

February 14th was the feast day in the Armenian Church known as Diarnuntarach, the Presentation of the Lord to the Temple. In commemoration of this feast, which falls 40 days after Armenian Christmas, a special blessing for unbaptized children will occur at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy this Sunday, February 23rd.

If you know of any family with unbaptized infants who would like to participate in this brief blessing, please share this information with them.

Did You Know...

The new St. John website now allows you to complete

many kinds of requests online.

You may request Hokehankist prayers, make In Lieu of Flowers donations, submit your annual Stewardship pledge card,

or make other donations.

You can also enroll your child in Church School

or complete a baptism or wedding application.

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.

Visit our Website

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.