Are you church shopping?    
     Great! We're glad that you are considering St. John's.  We hope that you will find this website to be helpful in making your decision about your new church home. Click Church Shopping? for more information. Note that the Inquirer's Classes continue Sunday mornings at 9:15 am on Feb. 28 and will provide a good introduction to St. John's and the Episcopal Church.

Lenten Series on Wed. Evening, March 10
    The next event in the Lenten Series will be Mar. 10 at Matty/Joes on Woodard. It will be a service in the format used at Matty/Joes. Except for Mar. 31, every evening will begin at 6:30 pm with a supper. For Mar. 10 please bring a brown bag meal for yourself. The program will close by 8:15 pm. Child care will be provided every Wednesday except Mar. 31. Since Tenebrae on Mar. 31 should begin in the dark, the program and worship time will begin at 8:00 pm, thus there will not be a meal or child care.  For more information on these events click-on Lenten Events.

Sunday Adult Ed - Inquirer's Class
     The Inquirer's Classes are for those who want to learn more about the Episcopal Church and/or want to be confirmed or received into our tradition. The classes will be taught by the rector and others on Sundays at 9:15 am in the library. The dates and issues remaining are: Mar. 14 - Organization & Structure of the Episcopal Church; and Mar. 21 - Short history of the Episcopal Church.  Please join in even if you missed previous classes.

Sunday, Mar. 14, 10:15 am Service only (no 8 am Service)
     For Bishop Gibbs visitation on Sun., Mar. 14, there will be just one service at 10:15 am.  There will not be an 8:00 am Holy Eucharist. There will be Sunday School, as usual, at 9:15 am.  Bishop Gibbs will meet with the Vestry at 9:15 am. 

WISDOM Interfaith Event March 14
     The Women's Interfaith Solutions for Dialog and Outreach in Metro Detroit (WISDOM) event will be at St. John's on Mar. 14 after the 10:15 am service and will explore Christianity: Four Traditions. Lunch will be served and is $15.00. RSVP to Ellen Ehrlich.  More information for this event is on the St. John's Facebook page. PS: Men are encouraged to attend this event. For more info on WISDOM click-on their Website.

Looking For Work (LFW) Group Meets Mon. at 8:30 am 
    The "Looking for Work" (LFW) meets in the library on Monday mornings at 8:30. LFW provides support for those looking for work.

March News & Views Available on the Web. Click-on News & Views.

Holy Week Schedule
   o  Sun., Mar. 28 - Palm Sunday - Normal Sunday Service Hours
   o  Wed., Mar. 31, 8 pm - Tenebrae Service at St. John's
   o  Thur., Apr. 1, 7:30 pm - Maundy Thursday Litergy
   o  Apr. 1-2, 9 pm to 7 am - All Night Watch in the Chapel. Please sign up for a time in the Narthax.
   o  Fri., Apr. 2 - Good Friday:
       o  7 am - Morning Prayer, Chapel
       o  Noonday Prayers, Chapel
       o  12: 30 pm - Great Litany, Chapel
       o  1 pm - Stations of the Cross, Chapel
       o  2:15 pm - Good Friday Liturgy with Sermon
   o  Sat., Apr. 3 - Holy Saturday:
       o  8 pm - The Great Easter Vigil & Reception
   o  Sun., Apr. 4, 9:30 am - Easter Sunday - Holy Eucharist (one service) 
More information at Holy Week Schedule 

Normal Worship Service Hours

   o  Sunday, 8:00 am, Spoken Liturgy, Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary
   o  Sunday, 10:15 am, Liturgy with Music, Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary
   o  Tuesday, 6:30 pm, Library, Circle of the Spirit, Comtemplative Prayer Group
   o  Thursday, 11 am, Healing Service, Chapel

St. John's Community
     St. John’s Episcopal Church in Royal Oak is a parish of about 500 people, who come from all over the metropolitan Detroit area. We are a diverse community by age, ethnicity, marital status, sexual orientation, education and economic status. We are a welcoming and affirming parish. For more information select About St. John's.

New To You Resale Shop 
     The New To You Resale Shop is normally open Mon-Fri 10 am to 4:30 pm, Mon 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, and Sat. 10 am to 1 pm. The shop takes donations and goods on consignment. For more information click on the "New To You Resale Shop" item to the left or call the manager, Kathy Williams, at 248-546-1722 during normal business hours. You can now reach the New To You Shop website at www.stjohnro.org/nty

Driving Directions and Map to St. John's