About St. Justin · Hazel Park, Michigan
St. Justin Parish was a Roman Catholic parish in Hazel Park, Michigan, within the Archdiocese of Detroit, originally founded in 1956 to serve the growing Catholic community in this Oakland County suburb. In 2013, St. Justin merged with neighboring St. Mary Magdalen Parish to form St. Justin–St. Mary Magdalen Parish, with the parish offices and principal worship site now located at 50 E Annabelle Ave. The original St. Justin church building at 1631 E Elza Ave remains a recognized site for some liturgies within the combined parish. The merged community belongs to the Northwest South Oakland 4 Family of Parishes under the Archdiocese of Detroit's South Oakland Vicariate.
- Established
- 1956
- Patron
- St. Justin (Martyr)
- Rector
- Rev. Adam Nowak (Family-Pastor / Moderator of the In Solidum team for Northwest South Oakland 4)
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Detroit (Roman Catholic)
Why belong here
St. Justin–St. Mary Magdalen Parish continues a Catholic worship tradition in Hazel Park that stretches back to 1956, when St. Justin was founded to serve local families. Today it is part of Northwest South Oakland 4, a Family of Parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit that also includes the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, St. Mary Parish in Royal Oak, and St. Vincent Ferrer in Madison Heights, sharing priests, deacons, and ministries across the four sites. Parishioners can take part in weekend and weekday Masses in the Hazel Park community, with regular weekend Saturday Vigil and Sunday Masses now celebrated at St. Mary Magdalen's church at 50 E Annabelle Ave, and are part of a larger collaborative pastoral structure that supports continuing Catholic life and sacramental ministry in southeast Oakland County.
Mass times at St. Justin
Weekly Mass schedule
Parish Identity
St. Justin–St. Mary Magdalen Parish is the Catholic parish of Hazel Park, Michigan, formed in 2013 by the merger of St. Justin Parish (founded 1956) and St. Mary Magdalen Parish. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Detroit and is part of the South Oakland Vicariate.
- Diocese: Archdiocese of Detroit
- Vicariate: South Oakland Vicariate
- Region: Northwest Region
- Family of Parishes: Northwest South Oakland 4 (parish #493)
History
St. Justin Parish was founded in 1956 in Hazel Park to serve the post-war Catholic population of this Oakland County community. It operated as an independent parish for nearly six decades before being merged in 2013 with neighboring St. Mary Magdalen Parish to form St. Justin–St. Mary Magdalen Parish. The combined parish later became part of the Archdiocese of Detroit's 'Families of Parishes' initiative.
- St. Justin Parish founded: 1956
- St. Mary Magdalen Parish founding: not specified in AOD records
- Merger into St. Justin–St. Mary Magdalen: 2013
Worship Sites
The combined parish operates across two worship sites in Hazel Park: the historic St. Justin site on East Elza Avenue and the parish's active worship site at St. Mary Magdalen on East Annabelle Avenue.
- St. Justin site: 1631 E Elza Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030 (listed closed as of August 2025)
- St. Mary Magdalen site: 50 E Annabelle Ave, Hazel Park, MI 48030 (parish office and principal worship site)
Families of Parishes
As part of the Archdiocese of Detroit's 'Families of Parishes' model, St. Justin–St. Mary Magdalen is grouped with three neighboring parishes to share pastoral ministry through an In Solidum team of priests.
- Northwest South Oakland 4 parish ID: 493
- Companion parishes: National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica Parish (Royal Oak), St. Mary Parish (Royal Oak), St. Vincent Ferrer Parish (Madison Heights)
Clergy
The parish is served by a team of priests assigned as In Solidum, Weekend Priest Support, or Full-Time Priest Support, along with assigned deacons.
- Rev. Adam Nowak — Moderator / Full-Time Priest Support
- Rev. John Bettin — Weekend Priest Support
- Rev. Benjamin Schroder — Priest In Solidum
- Rev. John Esper — Priest In Solidum
- Rev. Paul Snyder — Priest In Solidum
- Rev. Michael Selvaraj — Priest In Solidum
- Rev. Jude Inweregbu — Weekend Priest Support
- Deacons serving the Northwest South Oakland 4 family
- Rev. Robert Williams — former Pastor (reassigned July 2021)
Contact
Parish office contact information as published in the Archdiocese of Detroit directory.
- Parish office address: 50 E Annabelle Ave, Hazel Park, Michigan 48030
- Phone: (248) 542-8060
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Robert Williamsuntil 2021
Served as Pastor of St. Justin–St. Mary Magdalen Parish; reassigned in July 2021 to the In Solidum team of priests serving the newly formed South Oakland Vicariate Family 4.