Epiphany Lutheran Church
Rock Hill, SC 29732
803-324-8877
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Epiphany's weekly newsletter to help keep you informed.
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The Word of God from the Scriptures for Sunday, December 16, 2018 - the third Sunday of Advent
Zephaniah 3: 14-20 Philippians 4: 4-7 Luke 3: 7-18
Be blessed and renewed!
Sunday Worship at Epiphany...
9:00 am Sunday School
10:00 am - Worship
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A WEEKLY CONVERSATION WITH THE PASTOR
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2
I remember singing and even dancing to this verse with great gusto! What an uplifting song of trust and confidence in God's promise of salvation! It is with this type of faith and joy that we can anticipate this Advent/Christmas what God will and already has done for us in Jesus Christ.
The snow and sleet got us this past Sunday. We missed seeing a lot of people in worship and at Beer and Hymns, but understand due to the wintry road conditions. I encourage you to come out this week for our Wednesday night Advent Meal and Reflection and to consider signing up for a 30 minute time slot to participate in our Prayer Vigil this Friday, Dec. 14 (6pm to Sat. 6am). You can call the church office to sign up also.
We are now less than two weeks from Christmas! May we prepare our hearts by turning to God our Savior. My family and I look forward to sharing with you in the many traditions of this very special season of the year.
Pastor Gillikin
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PRAYER WARRIORS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR ADVENT PRAYER VIGIL
Friday Dec. 14 at 6:00 pm to Saturday Dec. 15, 6:00 am
PLEASE CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE AND INDICATE YOUR SIGN-UP TIME OR E-MAIL YOUR PREFERENCE TO: [email protected] before 2:00 pm Thursday, Dec 13th!
Note: You do not have to physically be at the church during your selected prayer time. The Lord hears our prayers no matter where we are.You may sign up for as many time periods as you wish and there are spaces for more than one person/family to pray during a given period. This is a wonderful opportunity for your children to pray, as well.
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WEDNESDAY NIGHTS IN ADVENT -
Each
Wednesday night in Advent we will gather for a meal at 6pm and an Advent Reflection time from 7:00-7:30pm.
There will be a light meal drink, and dessert.
Margaret Gillikin is coordinating the meal with the help of others.
A sign-up sheet is posted in the gathering area.
December 12th
Advent Meal at Epiphany
Menu: assorted soups; drink and dessert
Suggested donation: $3/person; $10/family
ADVENT REFLECTION ON WEDNESDAYS - There will be a time of reflection each Wednesday during Advent, 7-7:30pm in the worship space, that will include a contemplative prayer liturgy called "Advent Intentionally" (from resource www.waytolead.org) that can be taken home to use on a daily basis. Each week we will take a moment to focus on a part of Mary's Song (the Magnificat), gleaning some insights from Martin Luther's commentary and Johann Sabastian Bach's musical composition. Our reflection will be short and thought provoking. All ages are welcome!
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OTD CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE CONTACT JEAN WOOD FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THE NEXT DATE.
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Please join us for an Epiphany ADULT Christmas Party
Saturday, December 15th at 6:30 pm,
Brad and Cindy Caldwell
4536 Landmark Drive
Rock Hill, SC 29732
Bring an appetizer to share and BYOB
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IT'S NOT TO LATE!!
COME JOIN THE CHOIR AND MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE.
Epiphany's Choir needs your voice. Our choir is an essential part of worship each Sunday! Come sing with us at practice after Worship each Sunday in the choir loft. If you would like to consider singing with the choir for its Christmas Cantata (Dec. 23), you are encouraged to come to practices after the worship service on Sundays. If you have questions, please contact Epiphany's Music Director, Mrs. Hannah George at [email protected].
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At Hannah's request, I'm organizing a chime choir to play in the late service (10 or 11 p.m.) on December 24 - less than two weeks away! I will be at the church this (Wednesday, 12/12) afternoon at 4:00 to set up tables and chimes for willing ringers to explore before our Advent meal and reflection time. In the meantime, I'll be texting/calling/emailing potential ringers to talk about good times for practice sessions. We can and will make beautiful music together!
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Upcoming Christmas Worship
Sunday, Dec. 23, 10am Choir Cantata
"Peace On Earth"
with Children's Pageant
Monday, Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Services
6:00pm Family Candlelight
Communion Worship Service
11:00pm Traditional Candlelight
Communion Worship Service
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Co
mmunity
Events 
RACE AND RECONCILIATION MEETING IN ROCK HILL - Thursday, December 13th, 6:30-8:00 pm, at Bannon Hall, 902 Crawford Road, across from St. Mary's Catholic Church. Topic: "We are One; we are many. 50 years into Desegregation." Panelists: teachers and students from two local high schools.
Monday, December 24 - Hunger Outreach Program Christmas Eve Dinner and Gifts
Place: Flint Hill Baptist Church, 1214 Flint Hill Street, Rock Hill -
Time: 11:00 am.
Epiphany's HOP coordinators will be Debbie Keener and Beverly Gates. Volunteers are greatly appreciated and other food item information is pending. Stay tuned. .
Once again our church has been asked to help with the Hunger Outreach Program Christmas dinner & gifting at Flint Hill Baptist Church. We have donated gifts for teenagers the last few years and will continue this tradition. Continue to watch the Proclaimer for other needs for the dinner. We will be donating two prepared turkeys and those plans are already in place. Once Flint Hill sends us a list, we will let you know as to what food items we may be asked to provide. Watch for the wrapped collection boxes in the Gathering Area starting this Sunday. Donations need to be at church by Sunday, December 16th in time to get our boxes to Flint Hill for them to organize and wrap.
Ideas include:
Girls: fuzzy blankets or throws, make up, bath balms, body lotions, shower gels, jewelry, hats & gloves, scarves, fun socks, gloves.
Boys: sports water bottles, beanie caps, sports socks, Axe gift sets, gloves, shower soaps.
For both: $5 gift certificates to McDonalds, PW's, Subway, Bojangles, etc, sports balls (basketball, soccer, football), inexpensive earbuds, wallets.
Thanking you in advance,
The HOP Team
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Congregational Prayer List
Kenny Green (husband of Ellen Green)
James Bennett
Dawn Pursley (friend of Sarah)
The family of Dean Blackwell
Pete Weidel
Jayne Scarborough
Jeff Stoltz (brother-in-law of Roberta Ross)
Abby List
Joel Hinson (Sandra Hinson's grandson)
Holly,Kristina & Annabeth Truitt (Sandra Hinson's Family)
Ronnie Gates
Ann Holmes
The Family of Mike Ridosh, Jr.(friend of Marilyn Magers)
Julie and Ron Waldrop
Wayne Holmes
Lillian Johnson and Family
Jacob Rast
Bob Coyne
Evelyn Grado-Wolynies
Christia Humburg
Larry Sampson (family of Barbara Eggert)
Charley Williams
Ella Mae Sampson
Ann Gilbert (Phyllis Lewis)
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401K, IRA's and other MANDATORY DISTRIBUTIONS
Dear friends,
When we reach age 70, we have to start taking funds from our savings accounts which become taxable income to us. Please check with your CPA or financial firm before 12/31/18 and before you take your distribution. There are ways to avoid the taxes on these distributions and we have several members who are pursuing this smart financial strategy and we are very grateful to them.. You may designate your distribution to your church and/or other non-profit organizations if you wish. Blessings, Sarah
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NEW MAILING ADDRESS FOR EPIPHANY
. We no longer have a post office box. Please note our street address in your records:
2370 West Main Street
Rock Hill, SC 29732
If you have a Proclaimer news item, please send it to the office by Tuesday evening of each week at: [email protected] or call Sarah at (803) 324-8877. Thank you very much.
OFFICE HOURS: 9am - 2 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
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