St. John

Armenian Church

of Greater Detroit

Very Rev. Fr. Aren Jebejian, pastor

Weekly Church e-Bulletin

Sunday, December 22, 2024

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CHURCH CALENDAR

CLICK ON THE SUNDAY BULLETIN OR SEE SEPARATE LISTINGS BELOW

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE EVENTS

2024

Tuesday, December 24th

Western Christmas Eve Service - 11pm

Monday, December 30th

ACYOA Christmas Gathering - 7pm

Tuesday, December 31th

St. John New Year's Eve Event - 7pm

2025

Sunday, January 12th

Sunday School Christmas Dinner

Following the Divine Liturgy

Sunday, January 19th

Informational Event - Veteran's Building and Gymnasium Renovation

Following the Divine Liturgy

Sunday, January 26th

Garj Talk - Dr. Hazal Özdemir

Manoogian Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Following the Divine Liturgy

Sunday, March 2nd

Save the Date! - Annual Parish Assembly

Following the Divine Liturgy

This Sunday's Church School Calendar

Grades PK4 - 1

Classroom - 10:15-11:00am

Badarak - 11:00am-12pm

 Grades 2 - 7

Classroom - 10:15-11:00am

Badarak - 11:00am-12pm

 Grades 8 - 12

Discussion (Grade Projects) - 10:15-11:00am

Badarak - 11:00am-12:00pm

Children's Sermon

All grades

receive Holy Communion

2024-2025 Digital Advent Calendar

The Children and Family Ministry of the Eastern Diocese is thrilled to announce that its new Digital Advent Calendar 2024-2025 has been launched. It is hoped that this calendar will make the season of Thanksgiving and Christmas more joyful and will become a handy tool to connect families through the light of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

How to save to the home screen of an iPad or iPhone:

1. On your phone or the iPad open the link Digital Advent Calendar 2024-2025. Tap the share button on the bottom of the page or the top right corner. It looks like a square with an arrow pointing out of the top.

2. In the list of options that appear, scroll down until you see “add to home screen”. Tap this. Then "add to home screen" dialog box will appear.

3. Choose a name for the website shortcut on your home screen. You'll see the link so you can confirm it, as well as the site's favicon that will appear as the "app" icon on your home screen. Click “add” when you're done. Safari will close automatically, and you will be taken to where the icon is located on your iPhone’s or iPad's home screen.

How to save to the home screen on an Android device:

1. On your phone or the tablet open the link to Digital Advent Calendar 2024-2025.

2. Tap the menu icon (3 dots in the upper right-hand corner) and tap add to the home screen.

3. Choose a name for the website shortcut, then chrome will add it to your home screen.

After you have the calendar available to your screen as an app, start opening the red doors on November 17th. Each day the door will lead you to a new message and a Bible reading. Enjoy this calendar with your family and share with your loved ones. 

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 - 248-569-3405. Thank you!

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 Sunday School

or complete a Baptism or Wedding application.

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

NEWS & EVENTS

Volunteer Editor Needed For The Torchbearer

An effort is underway to revive our parish newsletter, the Torchbearer (Jahagir), which for decades was a staple of St. John community life. It is envisioned that in a new and abridged format, the Torchbearer will be an online, English-language publication with brief, curated articles on parish events, our parishioners, and other material of community interest. We are in need of a volunteer editor with demonstrated experience in editing, publishing, content creation, digital communication, and page layout, and who can help us to start a regular publication schedule in 2025.

If you are interested in this position, please contact the church office at admin@sjachurch.org.

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

Pastor: Very Rev. Fr. Aren Jebejian

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