ONLINE BIBLE STUDY CONTINUES: WEDNESDAYS 2:30-3:30pm 

Our congregation will continue to join the Bible Study series with church member, Dorie Litchfield, led by her husband Pastor Glenn of Kendall United Methodist Church. 

• Theme: "Faith" 

 Contact Rev. Renee if you would like to be added to the email list for videos and the Google Meet invitation. (churchoftheholycityro@gmail.com)

All are welcome!

• VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT SOUTH OAKLAND CITIZENS FOR THE HOMELESS (SOCH): 

• SOCH has taken sole possession of the Starr Presbyterian Church building, located on the corner of 13 Mile and Crooks in Royal Oak. This a considerable step for SOCH and its Welcome Inn Day Center, which is the only low-barrier wintertime day center in South Oakland County. 

• For more information on how you can help or to get involved please contact: contact@SOCHomeless.org, or call: 248-850-3219. 

God Bless Us, Everyone!

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• CHURCH OF THE SOUTHWEST DESERT & PAWNEE ROCK KANSAS CHURCH JOINS ROYAL OAK CHURCH SERVICES

•  While the Church of the Southwest Desert in Silver City, New Mexico, waits for a minister to serve their congregation, and while the Pawnee Rock Church of the New Jerusalem seeks a variety of worship resources, both congregations will worship with us occasionally by watching our services - recorded on youtube. Their time zones are pacific and central and take place earlier than ours - so they will watch and worship when they gather. We will include them in prayer and stay in touch with their congregations as sister churches in our denomination.

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• CHURCH OF THE HOLY CITY ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

• April 26 th , 2026

• 1) WELCOME EVERYONE! We hope you’ll join us after the service for Coffee Hour

• Social.

• 2) SUNDAY, MAY 3RD: There is no Worship Service–Rev. Renee’s Sunday off

• for rest.

• 3) ALMONT WORK WEEKEND MAY 1-3, 2026: Help fix up and beautify the retreat

• center for rentals and Summer Camp. Please contact Lori Patana to confirm your stay

• for the day or weekend: lorip.almontretreatcenter@gmail.com

• 3) CLEANING VETERANS’ GRAVES & FLAG PLANTING: Volunteers are needed

• 10am-12pm at Oakview Cemetery (1032 N. Main St., Royal Oak) to clean-up veterans’

• graves on the first 2 Saturdays in May & to plant flags on their graves on 4 th Saturday in

• May. See Sue F.

• 4) RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS #17: Eco-Kindness – In honor of springtime,

• participate in “leave no trace” hiking, start composting or use eco-friendly cleaning

• supplies.

• 5) THEOLOGICAL THURSDAY 10AM MAY 7: Join us online Zoom as we explore

• Pentecost.

• 6) 2026 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND YOUTH RETREAT FRI.MAY 22 7PM – MON.

• MAY 25 10AM: “BECOMING YOU: A RETREAT ON FREEDOM, FORMATION &

• DIVINE PROVIDENCE” ages 13-18 Kurt Fekete: kfekete@hotmail.com

• 7) REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR JUNE 26-30, 2026, ANNUAL CONVENTION IN

• BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS! If you are a member & would like to be a Michigan

• Association voting delegate, please see Barb Barber. This year’s theme: “Creating

• Harmony: Art as Spiritual Practice” www.swedenborg.org

• 8) REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR ALMONT SUMMER SCHOOL/CAMP SAT.

• JULY 11 – SUN. JULY 19. Go to: Almontnewchurchassembly.org