• CHURCH SERVICES: 

1. The remainder of Holy Week and Easter Services will be conducted WITHOUT the presence of parishioners. I, along with a few deacons and altar servers, will offer prayers on behalf of our entire community. I encourage you to pray with us from home as we continue to join as one united community of faith. 
2. Sunday Morning Services will also be conducted WITHOUT the presence of parishioners for at least the next three Sundays, April 12, April 19 and April 26.  I, along with a few altar servers and choir members, will offer prayers on behalf of our entire community. Please pray with us from home on these Sunday mornings as we lift our voices to Almighty God in faith and unity.
3. All church services will be LIVE-STREAMED on our Facebook page – St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church (Michigan). You can access the services without a Facebook account by clicking on the link on our website www.saintsarkis.org. We ask that you create a respectful church atmosphere in your home and join us in prayer while you watch the services. The services will also be recorded and posted for later viewing.
4. Requiem prayers will be offered as requested. If you request Hokehankisd for your loved one and would like a weekly bulletin sent to you, please contact the church office. Note that we do not have Hokehankisd on Easter Sunday.
5. The sacrament of Baptism can only be performed in cases of extreme need and only in the presence of a small number of people.
6. Funerals will be performed in the presence of the immediate family only.

• EASTER SUNDAY BLESSING: On Sunday, April 12 we will be offering a "social-distanced" Easter Blessing in the church parking lot. You can drive to the designated area of the parking lot starting at 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and a masked and gloved volunteer will provide you with a specially prepared bag of blessed Holy Week items - blessed butter from the Washing of The Feet service, flower from Jesus' tomb, and maas. The bags will be prepared in a sanitary environment by masked and gloved volunteers. To ensure that we have enough for everyone, please contact me or the church (via phone, email or social media private messaging) and let us know that you plan on driving through. Per the Dearborn Police Department, we can have no more than 15 cars in the parking lot at one time. If we have more than that at any given time, we may ask you to drive down the street and come back when others have made their way through. If you are ill, for your own safety and for the safety of others, please do not come. Let us know and we will make sure we set aside one for you to get at another time.

• SOCIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS: All social events, fellowship hours, and Sunday school classes are CANCELED/POSTPONED until further notice. We are planning on starting an online bible studies class on April 15. Details will be provided at a later date.

• CHURCH OFFICE: In order to safeguard the health of our office staff, the office will is closed to visitors and the staff is working remotely.  You can still call the office or send emails with any questions or concerns that you might have and someone will respond to you promptly.

• AID TO PARISHIONERS IN NEED: The Chairperson of our Board of Trustees, Simone’ Topouzian, is coordinating a team of parishioners who has volunteered to deliver basic food and medical supplies to any of our faithful who do not have local family or friends to provide such support. We will do our best to help in this time of need. Please contact the church office at (313) 336-6200, me at (857) 318-9799 or Simone’ at (248) 961-1136. Please do not call us if you have a medical emergency -- call 911. If you would like to join our team of volunteers, please call the church office or Simone’ directly.

• PASTORAL COUNSEL OR PRAYERS: Feel free to contact me at any time for pastoral counsel or prayers. I am available to provide comfort to you and your family during this difficult time.