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Remember to Submit your 2017 Pledge Cards
 Thank you to all who submitted their pledge cards by last weekend, our Pledge Ingathering Sunday. If you have not already done so, please return your card in the plate on Sunday or mail it to the church office as soon as possible. Contact Rev'd Jen or anyone on the Stewardship Committee: Janice Johnson, Heidi Monroe & Christopher Utter, with any questions. Thank you for your generosity and commitment to the ministry of God in this faith community.
Becoming a People and following a God of---Creativity, Compassion & Connection.
Sermons Online  View the sermons preached each week at Epiphany, online www.youtube.com/epiphanyep/
This link is also located on the left side of this e-News labeled "Sermons", along with other links you may find useful.
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For everyone who exalts themselves will be humbled, but one who humbles themselves will be exalted. ~Luke 18:14
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| This Sunday |
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The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
Pledge Ingathering Sunday
October 23, 2016
8 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Scripture readings:
Jeremiah 14:7-10,19-22
Psalm 84:1-6
2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18
Luke 18:9-14
Read these lessons Liturgical Ministers for this Sunday:
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Altar Server-Judy Phillips
Lector-Carl Mayse
Ushers-Neal Harrington & Isabella Strange
Greeter-Judy Phillips
Healing Prayer Team-Janice Johnson
Coffee Hour-Val & Mike Till
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Altar Server-Michelle Callahan
Lector-Gretchen Gammons
Ushers-Denise Messier & Bruce Lambert
Greeters-The Haggerty Family
Healing Prayer Team-Michelle Callahan & Denise Messier
Communion Bread- The Haggerty Family
Coffee Hour-Judy Lockard
Altar Guild-Carolyn DeOliveira & Betsy Kelley
Counters-Kevin Kelley & Edie Menard
Lawn Mowers-Linda & Paul DuBois |
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| Sunday Adult Forums in October |
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- October 23: No Adult Forum
- Oct. 30 & Nov. 1: Celtic Saints As we mark the Sundays around All Saints Day, we'll dive more deeply into the legacy of some popular Celtic saints considering how their lives continue to show us Christ to this day. We'll build upon last year's themes of Celtic Christianity and thin places.
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| FROM THE OFFICE |
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Rev'd Jen will be away this weekend, October 21 - 23. If there is an urgent pastoral need, please contact the office (401-434-5012) and you will be directed to the number of the clergyperson on-call through Jennifer's voicemail message. Save the Dates:
- All Saints Sunday & Holy Baptism, November 6
- Fall Clean Up & Work Day - Saturday, November 11
- East Providence Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service, Tuesday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m.
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| All Saints' Sunday |
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This year we are celebrating the Feast of All Saints on Sunday, November 6 with the baptism of Lydia Castellanos at the 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist and our annual reading of the necrology, the list of loved ones who have died.
We invite you to do two things in observance of this feast day:
- Please write the names of your departed family and friends you wish to be remembered aloud, to the list on the entrance hall table.
- As a part of our celebration, we will create a visual reminder of the Communion of Saints. Bring in pictures or items representing past and present saints from your life, saints from the church, or saints from current events. You may bring photos, icons, paintings, sculptures, or other visual representations of saints. Bring them to worship on November 6 and they will remain up for three weeks through November 20. Please label anything that you wish to receive back. This will be a beautiful way to remember ourselves surrounded by the great cloud of witnesses in the Body of Christ across time and space.
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| Nov. 8, Election Day Prayer Vigil & Nov. 9, Holy Eucharist |
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While on retreat in September, the Vestry and Rector discerned a need to provide a place of respite and healing surrounding our election process. The church will be open on Election Day from 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. for personal reflection punctuated by times of prayer led by the Rector as well as music.
Tuesday, November 8, 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Election Day Prayer Vigil at Epiphany
Come when you can. Stay as long as you like.
7:30 - 8 a.m. - Morning Prayer
12:15 p.m. - Noonday Prayer
12:30 - 1 p.m. - Piano Meditations
6 - 6:30 p.m. - Evening Prayer
7 - 7:30 p.m. - Piano Meditations
8:30 p.m. - Candlelit Compline
Rector's Open Office Hours on Election Day:
10a.m. - Noon * 3 - 5 p.m. * 7-8 p.m.
Wednesday, November 9, 7 p.m.
Holy Eucharist for the Healing of a Nation
Regardless of the outcome of our national election, rest in the prayers, songs and promises of our faith. Let us gather around the Lord's Table pray for the healing and reconciliation of our nation, its leaders and its citizens. A 30 Day Season of Prayer: For the Nation - This is a national initiative of the Episcopal Church and Forward Movement Publications. It calls us to daily prayer for our nation, its leaders and citizens, as our election approaches on November 8. Use this list to include the prayers, all taken from our Book of Common Prayer, in your daily devotions. You may also view the daily prayers on Facebook page or Twitter |
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| Broadway Musical Series: South Pacific |
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When Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific premiered in 1949, it instantly became one of the world's most beloved musicals. Songs such as "Bali Ha'i," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," "Some Enchanted Evening," "There is Nothing Like a Dame," "Happy Talk," "Younger Than Springtime," and "This Nearly Was Mine," are classics.
Join Phil on October 28 at 7 p.m.as he walks us through the musical and the movie, sharing anecdotes and back-stories of this masterpiece, all the while playing a digitally re-mastered CD and bringing the songs to life! As always, we ask that you please bring goodies to share with other attendees. |
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| Church School Pumpkin Decorating |
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Sunday, October 30, the children will gather with Rev'd Jen to decorate pumpkins and share stories about All Saints' Day/All Hallows Eve at 9:15 a.m. in the Multi-purpose Room. |
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| Fall Cleanup |
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Volunteers are needed to help spruce up the grounds of Epiphany on Saturday, November 12 at 9 a.m. Bring gloves and rakes if you have them and please sign up on the sheet on the table in the entrance of the church. Contact Bruce Lambert: 401-871-5193; [email protected]. |
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| Community Garden is Retired |
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Our deep gratitude to Alex Pilato for his dedication and shepherding of our Community Garden this year and for the handful of volunteers who watered and harvested. Please see the bulletin board in the hallway to read the thank you note from the Bread of Life Food Pantry for the fresh produce we donated this year.
Unfortunately, there is not enough interest nor volunteers to continue the Community Garden ministry. Alex has dismantled the structures and it will lie fallow next year until and unless a new vision for the space is put forth. |
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| Blessing of the Animals photos |
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Enjoy these photos from October 9th's Blessing of the Animals. Please like our Facebook page while you're there! |
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| Next Sunday |
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The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Pledge Ingathering Sunday
October 30, 2016
8 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Sermon: The Reverend Jennifer Zogg
Scripture readings:
Isaiah 1:10-18
Psalm 32:1-8
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
Luke 19:1-10
Read these lessons Liturgical Ministers for next Sunday:
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Altar Server-John Turner
Lector-Tammi Miller
Ushers-Judy Phillips & Neal Harrington
Greeter-John Guild
Healing Prayer Team-Susan Mason
Coffee Hour-Betsy Kelley & Mel Inman
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Altar Servers-John Eastwood, Caroline Haggerty & Bridget Dee
Lector-Bill Patterson
Ushers-Bill Dench & David Allen
Greeter-JoAnn Valentine
Healing Prayer Team-Virginia Rocha & Linda Vaughan
Communion Bread- Arlene Cockayne
Coffee Hour-The Dench & Trudeau Families
Altar Guild-Marie Burden & Karen Turner
Counters-Maurice Holmes & Gladys Murino
Lawn Mowers-Kristen Dee & Christopher Utter |
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