St. John Armenian Church

of Greater Detroit

Very Rev. Fr. Aren Jebejian, pastor

Weekly e-Bulletin | Sunday, March 9, 2025

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PARISH CALENDAR

CLICK ON THE SUNDAY BULLETIN OR SEE SEPARATE LISTINGS BELOW

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE EVENTS

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

Wednesday, March 12th

Rest Service and ACYOA Fish Dinner - 5:30 pm

Senior Class Meditation: Lucas Yessayan

Monday, March 17th

Bible Study - 7 pm - Zoom, led by Der Yeprem Kelegian

Sunday, March 16th

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

Following the Divine Liturgy

Wednesday, March 19th

Rest Service and ACYOA Fish Dinner - 5:30 pm

Senior Class Meditation: Taline Caliskan

Friday-Saturday, March 21st-22nd

ACYOA Juniors Retreat

Saturday, March 22nd

Saintly Women's Day

Presented by the Women's Guild - See Flyer Below



Sunday, March 23rd

Men's Society Sunday Soups - Lentil

Following the Divine Liturgy

Wednesday, March 26th

Rest Service and ACYOA Fish Dinner - 5:30 pm

Senior Class Meditation: Aren Vardanyan

Wednesday, March 26th

Film Screening - "They Won Through Living" (Documentary, 2024)

Presented by the St. John Men's Society - St. Vartan Room - 7pm

Sunday, March 30th

Garj Talk - Dr. Bogdan Pavlish, University of Michigan

St. Vartan Room - Following the Divine Liturgy

Wednesday, April 2nd

Rest Service and ACYOA Fish Dinner - 5:30 pm

Senior Class Meditation: Stella Baldwin

Saturday, April 5th

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

See Flyer Below

Wednesday, April 9th

Rest Service and ACYOA Lobster Dinner - 5:30 pm

Senior Class Meditation: Sdn. Areg Mailian

Thursday, April 24th

110th Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide

Co-Sponsored by the Four Armenian Churches of Metro Detroit

St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church - 7:00 pm

THIS WEEK'S SCRIPTURE READINGS

Sunday - Isaiah 33:2-22; Romans 12:1-13:10; Matthew 5:17-48

Monday - 1 Samuel 1:1-23; Proverbs 1:1-33; Jeremiah 1:1-10

Tuesday - 1 Samuel 1:23-2:26; Proverbs 2:1-3:10; Jeremiah 1:11-2:3

Wednesday - Exodus 2:11-22; Joel 2:1-11; Micah 4:1-7

Thursday - 1 Samuel 3:21-4:18; Proverbs 3:11-4:14; Isaiah 40:9-17

Friday - Deuteronomy 7:11-8:1; Job 9:1-10:2; Isaiah 40:1-8

Saturday - Proverbs 11:2-11; Isaiah 61:3-7; 2 Timothy 4:1-8; John 10:11-16

This Sunday's Calendar

Grades PK4 - 1

10:15-12:00 - Classroom

May attend Badarak

 Grades 2 - 7

10:15-12:00 - Classroom

May attend Badarak

 Grades 8 - 12

10:15-11:00 - Badarak

11:00-12:00 - Discussion

Children's Sermon - All Grades

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!

PARISH NEWS

IMPORTANT TRAFFIC NOTE

Be aware that the City of Southfield has installed a new, four-way stop at the intersection of Winora Ave. and Lathrup St. at the entrance to our complex, circled below.

Please be sure to drive safely and observe the new stop signs.

ST. JOHN COMMUNITY STUDY REPORT RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE

The results of the St. John Armenian Apostolic Church Community Study Report, which was undertaken by Dr. Vahe Sahakyan and Arus Khcheyan Movsesyan of the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, are now available. We encourage our community members to read and discuss their findings, which are the result of written surveys and in-person information-gathering sessions in 2023-24. We anticipate convening a special parish town hall meeting on this important report in the near future.

AN APPEAL FOR OUR ARMENIAN AMERICAN VETERANS' BUILDING

Scoreboard installation

Armenian American Veterans'

Building Gymnasium

January 23, 1971

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

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.

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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