Dear Church Members & Friends,

Our website has been moved to www.churchoftheholycityro.org 

Please update your bookmarks!

 We ask that you call, text or email your prayers to Rev. Renee before Sunday morning 

so that she may lift up your prayers during worship.

Email: churchoftheholycityro@gmail.com

Phone: 248-229-5668

 If you would like to make a donation, please reference the Donate tab in the top menu. 

Thank you and God bless

~ 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

APRIL SCHEDULE

*10:15am Online Coffee with Pastor Renee 

~ SUNDAY, APRIL 26: 10:15AM ONLINE COFFEE WITH THE PASTOR BEFORE THE SERVICE; 11AM WORSHIP SERVICE; COFFEE HOUR SOCIAL

CHURCH HAPPENINGS!

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS AT A GLANCE:

Online Coffee with the Pastor before the Service

Choir Singers Wanted for Spring Concert in May

Music Outreach Ministry

Online Bible Study

Cleaning Veterans' Graves & Planting Flags

Theological Thursday

Volunteers Needed at Homeless Shelter

Almont Work Weekend

Annual Memorial Day Weekend Youth Retreat

Spring Church Concert in May!

Flower Fest at Almont

Annual Convention in Boston

Almont Summer School/Camp

~  APRIL 26TH ONLINE COFFEE WITH THE PASTOR BEFORE THE SERVICE @10:15AM: We will meet before the Sunday Worship Service on Zoom for pre-service fellowship with Rev. Renee. We hope you will join us for online connection & fellowship.

~ CALLING ALL SINGERS! Singers from our Royal Oak Church are invited to join the St. Patrick's Episcopal Church Choir to sing a few MOTOWN songs in our May 31st Spring Concert! REHEARSAL DATES: 3pm Sunday afternoons in May (not Mother's Day): May 3, 17 & 24. See Rev. Renee if you would like to join in the fun!

~ MUSIC OUTREACH MINISTRY: Will you help us lift the spirits of those who are sick, isolated or lonely through music, prayer and encouragement. April outreach will be a visit with church friend, Len McCulloch, who is living with Parkinson's Disease at Mary Crest Retirement Community in Livonia: TBA - Len will let us know when he is ready for a visit in April. Contact Rev. Renee to join us: Churchoftheholycityro@gmail.com

~ ONLINE BIBLE STUDY WEDNESDAYS 2:30-3:30PM: Our congregation continues to join the weekly Bible Study series from 2:30pm-3:30pm on Wednesdays with church member, Dorie Litchfield, led by her husband Pastor Glenn of Kendall United Methodist Church. Join us on April 22. Contact Rev. Renee: Revrenee@aol.com if you would like to be added to the email list for videos and the Google Meet invitation. All are welcome!

~ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO CLEAN & PLANT FLAGS ON VETERANS' GRAVESITES: We need your help: volunteers are needed 10:00am-12:00pm at Oakview Cemetery (1032 N. Main Street, Royal Oak) to clean-up veterans' graves on the first 2 Saturdays in May and to plant flags on their graves on the 4th Saturday in May. See Organizer Sue Fabian for details, equipment, etc.

~ THEOLOGICAL THURSDAY 10:00AM MAY 7TH: We hope you will join us for our monthly exploration of spiritual ideas! A zoom invitation will go out the day before our gathering online - so keep an eye out for it. All are welcome! The theme this May will be discussion of the meaning of Pentecost.

~ VOLUNTEER / PARTICIPATION NEEDED THIS SPRING AT SOUTH OAKLAND CITIZENS FOR THE HOMELESS (SOCH): SOCH is located at what used to be the Starr Presbyterian Church building, located on the corner of 13 Mile and Crooks in Royal Oak. The SOCH and its Welcome Inn Day Center 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. NEEDED THIS  EARLY SPRING: Coats, Boots, Men's Boxer Briefs, Women's underwear. GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE!

~ ALMONT WORK WEEKEND FRIDAY, MAY 1 - SUNDAY, MAY 3 2026: Calling all local and regional friends of Almont New Church Assembly and Retreat Center! We will gather once again to help clean-up and fix-up our beloved property to prepare for upcoming rentals and Summer Camp (Flower Fest will be the first weekend of June). Please contact our retreat center manager, Lori Patana, if you plan to come and work, either for a day or the weekend: lorip.almontretreatcenter@gmail.com

~ ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND YOUTH RETREAT REGISTRATION OPEN! Friday, May 22, 2026 - Monday, May 25,10am at the Almont New Church Assembly (1513 Cameron Road, Allenton, MI 48002). The theme this year: "Becoming You: A Retreat on Freedom, Formation and Divine Providence. On this Memorial Day weekend, we will host two retreats at one location! Our SCYL teens (13-18) will gather with the young adult Transition group (19-30). Cost: $75 per teen & $50 per young adult, with a household maximum of $150. You can pay using cash, check or online (Zelle or PayPal). Payment is collected at the end of the registration form. Assistance is available with the cost. Email Kurt at kfekete@hotmail.com. Bring a sleeping bag, PJ's, towel, personal items, musical instruments and a friend! 

~ SPRING CONCERT SUNDAY, MAY 31ST, 3PM: Enjoy musicians from the Royal Oak Church of the Holy City and St. Patrick's Episcopal Church for an inspirational concert that will lift your soul! Location: St. Patrick's Episcopal Church at 1434 E. 13 Mile Road, Madison Heights 4871. Goodwill Offering will be a fundraiser for both churches. Afterglow with coffee/tea and desserts. We hope you will join us for a Sunday afternoon of joyful music!

~ ANNUAL CONVENTION IN BOSTON, MA, JUNE 26-30, '26: Registration is now open for our annual church Convention! If you are a member and would like to be a Michigan Association voting delegate, please see Barb Barber. This year's theme: "Creating Harmony: Art as Spiritual Practice" Go to: www.swedenborg.org

~ REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR ALMONT SUMMER SCHOOL/CAMP SATURDAY, JULY 11 - SUNDAY, JULY 19: This year's theme: "The 7 Days of Creation: Swedenborg's Guide to Our Spiritual Journey" Go to: www.Almontnewchurchassembly.org

~ THE PAWNEE ROCK KANSAS CHURCH CONTINUES TO WORSHIP WITH OUR ROYAL OAK CHURCH SERVICES While the Church of the Southwest Desert in Silver City, New Mexico, now has a Licensed Pastor to serve their congregation, they no longer are in need of our recorded service. The Pawnee Rock Church of the New Jerusalem still seeks a variety of worship resources, so their congregation will worship with us occasionally by watching our services - recorded on youtube. Their time zone is central and takes 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 congregation as sister church in our denomination.

*NOTICE: THE NEW CHURCH WEBSITE: www.churchoftheholycityro.org

NOTE: WHEN MAKING A DONATION TO THE CHURCH, PLEASE GO TO THE WEBSITE'S UPPER LEFT CORNER WITH LINES, GO TO DONATE, TOUCH THE LIGHT AND DARK PAYPAL IMAGE, SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE BIT TO "DONATE," ALLOW POP UP WINDOW AND TOUCH THE AMOUNT YOU WISH TO GIVE. THE MASTER CARD & VISA OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.

*OFFERING/TITHES: If you would like to mail a donation to the Church of the Holy City, please send by post to P.O. Box 1415, Royal Oak, MI 48067 

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." ~ Matthew 6:21

God Bless You and keep you, Rev. Renee

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