Weekly e-News from
Epiphany Parish

December 28, 2022
From Rev. Christen
Dear Epiphany Parish,

The Work of Christmas by Howard Thurman

When the song of the angels is stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and princes are home,
when the shepherds are back with their flocks,
the work of Christmas begins:
to find the lost,
to heal the broken,
to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among the people,
to make music in the heart.

from Howard Thurman’s The Mood of Christmas and Other Celebrations

Peace in Christ,
Rev. Christen
Stewardship
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Diocesan News

Bishop Gayle E Harris Fund Announced
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.

Racial Justice Commission launches REDI Assessment - You can take the survey here:

Sunday, January 1st
First Sunday after Christmas
Rite I with Holy Communion - 8:00am
Lessons & Carols with Holy Communion - 10:00am in person & Live Streamed
The 10:00am Bulletin will be posted to the website by Friday.
Coffee Hour
This past Sunday we moved our after worship coffee hour back to the undercroft! This informal time of fellowship, coffee, and snacks happens each week immediately following the 10am service. We are in need of people to host coffee hour! 
More information available online. You can sign up to host here: Click Here
Altar Flowers
Donating altar flowers for Sunday morning is a wonderful way remember loved ones who have passed or to celebrate something or someone special to you. 
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. The cost is $40 for one vase and $75 to sponsor both vases.
Altar Flowers for January
January 1 - available
January 8 - available
January 15 - available
January 22 - available
January 29 - available
Notes from the Office
Happy New Year!
Annual Meeting - February 12th - following the 10am worship service.
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
Sunday Morning - Rite I - 8:00am in person
Sunday Morning - Rite II - 10:00am in person & live streamed on Facebook
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
Epiphany Episcopal Parish welcomes all those who seek a spiritual connection to God. We embrace the young and the old; the seasoned and the newcomer; the married, single, separated, divorced and widowed; those of all sexual orientations and gender identities; those from any economic, ethnic, cultural or religious background; and those of all abilities. We not only welcome diversity at Epiphany, we celebrate it.
Epiphany Email Policy
 Fraudulent emails are continuing to become more common and more sophisticated, please note that Rev. Christen, Epiphany Parish staff, and/or the members of our Vestry will never solicit money, gift cards, or personal information via email. If you have any questions or concerns about an email request you receive from a leader or staff person in our parish, please do not hesitate to contact the parish office.