As our Advent season quickly approaches Christmas, I wanted to take a moment to invite you and your friends and family to join us for worship this weekend. This Saturday we gather together again in the evening to celebrate the Incarnation on Christmas Eve at 5:00pm and 10:00pm (The 5pm service will be livestreamed to Facebook Live). Then on Sunday, Christmas Day, we will have one service of Holy Communion at 10:00am that will also be livestreamed to Facebook (there is no 8 o'clock service this week).

This Christmas, we celebrate the fact that God, Emmanuel, is with us through the miracle of the birth of Christ, a miracle that continues to bring hope, love, and transformation into the world. If you are at home this weekend, I invite you to celebrate Christmas with us! If you are traveling this holiday, I wish you safe travels and a wonderful time celebrating with friends and family.

Wherever you are for Christmas this year, may your holidays be blessed.

I will light Candles this Christmas;

Candles of joy despite all sadness,

Candles of hope where despair keeps watch,

Candles of courage for fears ever present,

Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days,

Candles of grace to ease heavy burdens,

Candles of love to inspire all my living,

Candles that will burn all the year long.

I will light Candles this Christmas

-by Howard Thurman

Peace in Christ,

Rev. Christen

Please note that there will not be an 8am service on December 25^th. 

No Sunday School - December 25th or January 1st

We are in the middle of our annual Stewardship Pledge drive!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who has already turned in a pledge card. We are so grateful to you and for your generous support of Epiphany Parish!

This year Giving Sunday will be on Sunday, December 4th. We ask that all pledge cards be submitted by then so that we can celebrate together the gifts that God has given our community and so that the finance committee can begin the important work of putting together the 2023 budget. It is simple and easy to make your pledge online using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedl_gRl7_FVEqI_ZVQBZzp1RLyHk5o_6fEoDa325mXFOfNTg/viewform

I also want to thank Epiphany Parishioners Jo-Anne Barrett and Dick Power who have shared with us a little bit about why they financially support Epiphany Parish. If you missed their stewardship testimonials, you can click to watch them below.

George Ford Stewardship Letter - Click Here

Dick Power Stewardship Testimonial https://youtu.be/zNduvapaScw

Jo-Ann Barrett Stewardship Testimonial https://youtu.be/pa9vws3f9OU

"What does frozen pizza dough have to do with Stewardship? - Rev. Christen Mills 2022 Stewardship Reflection" - Click Here

The 2023 Stewardship pledge cards have been mailed. Additional copies are in the pews.

Stewardship Chair Letter - HERE

In honor of Bishop Gayle E. Harris's 20 years of service as bishop suffragan, a new fund has been established to support leadership development for women of color in the Diocese of Massachusetts. Donations to the Bishop Gayle E. Harris Fund for Leadership Development for Women of Color are being gratefully accepted online at www.diomass.org/give-now or by mail to: The Bishop Gayle E. Harris Leadership Fund, c/o Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111.

More information available online. You can sign up to host here: Click Here

Flowers will be ordered for the altar on weeks when they are sponsored by someone. If you would like to sponsor flowers, please call the office and leave a message at 508.668.2353 or email at office.epiphany@verizon.net.

January 1 - available

January 8 - available

January 15 - available

January 22 - available

January 29 - available

common cathedral - Drop off - TBA - We are signed up for: 50 granola bars, 50 pieces of fruit, 2canisters of ground coffee, 2 pounds of sugar.

common cathedral has requested to bring only soft fruit (like bananas, oranges, grapes) no hard fruit (like apples). Please bring more bananas than oranges if able.

common cathedral provides food, community, worship, and so much more to folks in Boston who are experiencing homelessness. Epiphany Parish has supported common cathedral in many ways throughout the years. common cathedral has adapted their programs during the pandemic in order to continue to safely support the members of their community. They are also asking that you please also consider a monetary gift to support this meaningful and very needed ministry: https://commoncathedral.org/donations

Covid Protocols - As of September 4, 2022, our COVID-19 protocols have changed. To read more about the changes, please visit COVID-19 Response | Epiphany Parish (epiphany-walpole.org)

Weekly Calendar

Monday Bible Study - 6:30-9:00

Tuesday Open Vestry Meetings - every third Tuesday

Wednesday Morning Prayer - 7:15am by Phone

Wednesday - Sanctuary open for Prayer - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Fridays - AA Meeting - Undercroft 8:00pm

Office Hours - The office is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 10-2:00pm.

Please call or email to arrange a time to meet in person for different days or times.

Please contact Rev Christen directly if you have a pastoral emergency.‌

Safe Church Training - The staff and the vestry members of Epiphany Parish are required to take the Safe Church Training. If any other members of the parish would like to also take the training, please email the office and an invite will be sent to get you started on the online training.

‌Epiphany Parish Welcome Statement