Detroit Church Partnership
The Detroit Church Partnership is a clergy-sharing partnership between All Saints’ Episcopal Church, St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, the Cathedral, and the Rev’d Anthony Estes. Fr. Anthony will serve as Rector of All Saints and St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s, and as Associate and Partnership Missioner at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul.
The virtues and benefits of sharing resources between parishes is not unknown to our Diocese. And now, more than ever, God calls us to walk alongside each other intentionally for the furtherance of God’s mission in Southeast Michigan. After much prayer and counsel together, everyone is excited for the possibilities this partnership will bear for these congregations and for the life of our diocesan household. This new and creative approach to ministry sharing between congregations seeks to empower deeper spiritual engagement and growth, strengthened and expanded worship and education opportunities, and the development of new ways of reaching into the community and city to share Christ’s love in life-changing ways.
Wednesday Bible Study Opportunities
Father Anthony leads a mid-week Bible study on Wednesdays. Topics vary through the year. One group meets at St. Matthew’s and St. Joseph’s on Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m. Another group meets at All Saint’s on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Father Anthony at aestes@detroitcathedral.org.
Backpack Ministry
The Detroit Church Partnership and the Cathedral have joined with the Academy of the Americas to provide backpacks for students this fall. We are looking for donations of the items to go inside the backpacks: the list is available below. Donated items are requested back by August 13. The backpacks will be filled by our Choristers during their Choir Camp. Thank you for your support!
Shopping List:
Pre-sharpened pencils
24-pack crayons
12-pack markers
composition notebooks
spiral notebooks
earbuds/headphones
All Saints Episcopal Church
3837 W. Seven Mile Road
Detroit, MI 48221
313.341.5320
allsaintsdetroit@sbcglobal.net
www.allsaintsdetroit.org
St. Matthew’s and St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church
8850 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
313.871.4750
smsjcommunications@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/SMSJDetroit/