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Together, our offerings provide:

• Services and support to many in need, including partnering with other organizations so our impact is multiplied
• Clergy to nourish, guide and support us;
• A music program that fulfills, lifts and enriches our spirits and souls;
• Vital, worshipful and fun programs to guide our children and youth;
• A beautiful place to rest in God’s presence in a church facility that is lovingly maintained.

These are just a few of the many gifts we receive each year as the Epiphany community. Please help us continue these and even more in the coming year with a pledge commitment. If you pledged last year, might you be able to increase it this coming year? 

You should have received a pledge card by mail last week, or if you prefer, you can pledge online through Realm using the button below.

• Masks Required during Worship.
• The Healing Station is open in the side chapel.
• Childcare for newborns and children ages 3 and under is available in the nursery. Our vaccinated childcare workers wear KN95 masks.

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Children up to 3rd grade gather during the last verse of the Sequence Hymn and follow the cross to Room 203 after the Gospel. They return at the Peace. Parents are welcome to join us!

Contact: Emily Elder, Director of Children & Youth Ministries

Due to the Kanuga Parish Retreat taking place this weekend, there will be no children or youth formation after Sunday's service. We will return next Sunday!

Community Engagement and Faith after Doubt will not meet this week as the clergy are at the parish retreat.

Parenting for a Better World - Room 001/Lower Level Classroom 

This class will discuss the book, Parenting for a Better World: Social Justice Practices for Your Family and the Planet, edited by Ellen Ott Marshall and Susanna Snyder. The class will be facilitated by seasoned Epiphany parents Susan & Jarrod Moody and Cristin & Jeremy Davis.

This Sunday - 10/23 - we will be discussing "Cultivating Kindness" - Kindness to Self, Kindness to others and Kindness to the planet.  

10/23—The Epiphany chapter of the DOK lay order meet monthly for prayer, service and evangelism. To learn more about the order, visit doknational.org.

Contact: Judy Jarady, President

Epiphany’s Art Ministry presents mixed media paintings by Jolie Smallwood for the month of October. Jolie works mainly with acrylic paint, along with charcoal, pastels, and pencil. 

Remember, 25% of all sales benefit Epiphany.

Click here to learn more about the artist and the Art Ministry >>

10/23—The ERJG invites you to join them on a visit to Church of the Common Ground. The service starts at 1:00 p.m. at Woodruff Park, 91 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. We will meet at the park at 12:45 p.m. We strongly encourage you to take MARTA. For those of you unfamiliar with this church, it is a church without walls. You can learn more about it at churchofthecommonground.org.

Contact: Kay Lee, Group Co-chair

Due to the Kanuga Parish Retreat taking place this weekend, there will be no youth group on Sunday. We will meet again next Sunday, October 30!

Contact: Emily Elder, Director of Children & Youth Ministries

10/23—Epiphanite Ann Fowler will be honored with the Ethel Mae Mathews Courage and Character Award for her 12 years of service. As the Director of Education Services at Emmaus House, she helped develop many of the programs that continue to empower our community today.

This event is also their annual benefit, so plan to celebrate Ann and much more with award-winning barbecue, cupcakes, and beverages.

If you shop on Amazon, consider accessing Amazon through http://smile.amazon.com and designating Church of the Epiphany Atlanta as your charitable beneficiary.

70 Amazon customers have made Church of the Epiphany Atlanta as their beneficiary. Our 2nd quarter donation was $58.63.

We are listed as Church of the Epiphany Atlanta on the beneficiary list, or use the link to shop through our amazon smile account.

Our online ministry platform called Realm, isn’t just a church directory or a way to register online for events. Members can also manage their giving and check pledge status at any time through the website or the smart phone app. If you’ve not created a login for Realm yet, Contact the parish office.

Click here to learn more about Realm >>

Contact: Shea McNutt, Parish Administrator

For this season of programming for the parish hall, Rooms A and C are now up and the wooden tables are separated out for Sunday mornings. It would be ideal if the wooden tables remained in place and were not pushed together for a conference table or as serving tables as it puts stress on the table legs. If you need a conference table setting or serving table, you are welcome to move around the tables in Room A or C — however, please do remember to put them back like you found them for Sunday Mornings.

As our sextons (Paul and Keisha) are very part time at 20 hours a week, it is helpful if small groups could make do with what setups that are already in place, or set and up and take down your own additional tables from the table chair room. There are now plastic lightweight 4 foot and 5 foot tables, so no need to use the heavier tables.

If you need a special setup for a larger group or major parish event, please fill out the facility set up form found at https://www.epiphany.org/publications-and-forms and get it back to me at least one week prior to use.

Also, a couple of house-keeping notes.

• I'll put a note on the doors, but could everyone help us all to remember to keep the doors in the movable walls closed? They are very heavy and when left open, pull on the walls.
• Whenever meeting in any room on the church campus, if food is involved, please remove the trash bag and put it in the dumpster are your way out. Our sextons do not come every single day and we want to deter the bugs.

Thanks so much keeping the parish hall a space that is welcoming to all ministries as well as the groups that rent our space.

The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) sponsors a pantry drive in March and October for Emmaus House for items not covered by the Food Stamp Program. This time for October, we are collecting diapers and diaper wipes. Please bring your donation to the bins in the gallery.

Contact: Robin Hairston, President

10/24—The Episcopal Racial Justice Group (ERJG) will join Glenn United Methodist’s Racial Justice Caucus for a visit to the Dignity Museum. Located in College Park, this unique museum was created by the non-profit Love Beyond Walls (lovebeyondwalls.org) to raise awareness about and promote action around homelessness with the hope of creating “a world where no one is invisible.” There is no entry fee, but the museum asks for a donation of $10. All are welcome; however, space is limited. To RSVP, contact Kay Lee.

10/24—Members gather to pray, learn, and provide each other with mutual support as they reflect on their emotional and spiritual responses to pastoral encounters. If you or a loved one would like to receive a pastoral visit or home communion by one of the trained caregivers, please contact Ann.

Contact: Ann Fowler, Leader

10/25—Dr. Carol Newsom, Old Testament/Hebrew Bible Scholar will teach this class.Over the course of five weeks, we’ll look at key parts of the book, discover how to make sense of its perplexing structure, and discuss together the challenging—even radical—claims it makes about God, the cosmos, and choosing how to live in a world that has tragic dimensions. The limit for this class has been met.

Contact: The Rev. Nicole Lambelet

10/24—Sacred Ground 2.0 will meet from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity Parish. Please bring a potluck dish to share.

Contact: The Rev. Nicole Lambelet

Beginning Choristers (pre-K-2nd grade) are currently meeting on Tuesday evenings from 5-5:30 PM in the Music Suite upstairs.

Junior Choir (3rd grade-unchanged voices) will begin rehearsals on November 29 from 5:30-6:15.

In coordination with Epiphany's Children and Youth Ministries and Community Engagement, there is also a service project for children, youth, and/or families on Tuesday evenings. If you are interested in the choirs, please reach out to Julie Ryder / music@epiphany.org. If you are interested in participating in or helping to coordinate the weekly service project, please contact The Rev. Nicole Lambelet / nlambelet@epiphany.org.

Epiphany Ringers: Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. in the Choir Loft

10/26—This ensemble rings during worship services approximately once every 6 weeks. All the positions are filled at this time, but you can always let Julie know of your interest.

Epiphany Choir: Wednesdays, 6:45 p.m. in the Music Suite

10/26—Our all-volunteer choir provides musical leadership for the 10:00 a.m. liturgy and feast days. Membership is open to fully vaccinated adults and youth.

Contact: Julie Ryder, Organist & Choirmaster

10/25—Please join the Earth Guild for its monthly meeting upstairs in Room 201.

Contact: Frances Finegan, Co-Chair

10/27—This time we are reading and discussing The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister. Contact: The Rev. Amy Dills-Moore.

Contact: The Rev. Amy Dills-Moore

Emmaus House believes celebrating the holidays together is an important factor in maintaining family ties. With your help, 200 families in need will enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

Once again, Epiphany is seeking donations of bags filled with the ingredients listed below for families to make all of their favorite side dishes while Emmaus House provides the turkeys and other items.

Please place all of the sides for each household into one large reusable canvas bag with handles. Bags can be dropped at Epiphany on Sunday mornings until noon,  9 - 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or by noon on Friday. 

Please deliver your bag to Epiphany by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday November 15.

Contact: The Rev. Nicole Lambelet

Each bag needs the following ingredients:



• 2 Cans of String Beans (English cut)
• 2 Cans of Corn
• 2 Cans of Peas
• 1 Can of Cranberry Sauce
• 1 Large Bag of Stuffing
• 1 Box of Brownie Mix
• 1 Bag of Rice (1 lb.)
• 2 Boxes of Cornbread / Muffin Mix

11/3—The group meets each month for a healing and faith-based conversation around grief and loss. Led by parishioners Megan Fraijo-Paul and Nancy Thompson, both trained psychotherapists. Please contact Megan / or Nancy before attending for the first time.

Do you want your kids to be rockstars? Join us for a Potluck & Parenting Event at Epiphany on Saturday, November 5 from 9:00-10:30 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Don Saliers, Theologian-in-Residence at Candler School of Theology, author of a chapter in Parenting for a Better World, and father to Indigo Girls member Emily Saliers.

Contact: Emily Elder, Director of Children & Youth Ministries

11/6—Epiphany will observe the Feast of All Saints at the morning service at 10:00 a.m. Names of those who have taken part in a sacrament since last year’s observance will be listed in the bulletin.

Join us for the All Soul’s Choral Evensong Service at 5:00 p.m.—an evening service to remember and honor all whom we love but see no longer. Parishioners are invited to bring mementos and pictures of loved ones for the Table of Remembrance. A reception in the courtyard will follow the service.

Names of the faithful departed will be listed in the All Soul’s bulletin. If you would like the name of a loved one included, please fill out the online form by Noon on Wednesday, November 2. 

11/7—In November, the group is discussing the book The Last Slave Ship, by Ben Raines. All are welcome to join us.

Contact: Linda Ryder-Wolf, Leader

11/8—On Election Day, Epiphany's Children's Ministry will be hosting a "Parents' Morning Out" event at the church. Drop your children off at Epiphany from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. for a Godly Play story, a snack, a craft, and some outdoor play time!

Contact: Emily Elder, Director of Children & Youth Ministries

As polls begin to close on Nov. 8 for the U.S. midterm elections, all are invited to join an Election Day Prayers gathering online hosted by The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations.

Tune in from 8 p.m. to midnight EST via The Episcopal Public Policy Network Facebook page or The Episcopal Church Facebook page. Viewers do not need a Facebook profile to participate.

Click here for more information >>

11/10—The NEW ECW Evening Group’s first meeting will take place on Thursday, Please come to our planning meeting to find out what ECW does, meet some current and new members and discuss how you might like to see the evening chapter work. We do lots of meaningful and fun projects for Epiphany and for other groups—like the Christmas Bake Sale and the Christmas Lunch for Seniors. See you there! Contact: Alison Taylor, Coordinator.

11/8—The ECW Day Group meets 2nd Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. in the parish hall. This month, we will be planning for the December Emmaus House Senior’s lunch. Each year, the ECW provides a holiday meal and a small gift for them to take home. We also will be planning the December Bake Sale that provides funds for the annual Emmaus House Holiday lunch as well as funds for our service project(s). Contact: Robin Hairston, President

11/9-11—Volunteers cook at Epiphany and then serves the meal at Gateway Shelter on 2nd Fridays. Please RSVP to help prepare, cook or serve the meal. Sign up by the Monday Prior to the cook.

Contact: Anne Kerner, Ministry Co-Chair

11/13—SAVE THE DATE: Young adults are invited to gather for a bonfire and games at 7:00 p.m. Look for more information about how to register in next week's newsletter. 

Contact: The Rev. Nicole Lambelet

Epiphany’s membership committee invites all newcomers and visitors, both individuals and families, to a dessert reception on Sunday, November 13 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the courtyard (weather permitting) or Parish Hall. Old-timers welcome too! The committee will provide the desserts.

This social gathering will be a time to get to know one another and learn more about our parish, programs, and ministries from clergy and parishioners. We will provide a taste of our parish life and help familiarize folks with our physical space. We hope you will join us and look forward to welcoming you in person on the 13th!

Contact: Liefy Smith, Vestry Liaison

The weekly parish notices are published Friday mornings at 7 a.m.

The submission deadline is Wednesdays at NOON.