On Sunday, June 27^th, your vestry met in the undercroft for a time of goal setting and planning for the upcoming year.  It was our first time meeting in-person since February 2020.  As a part of our conversation, we recognized that we are in a unique time in the life of our community. It is unlikely that we will ever be in the position of returning to indoor worship after over 15 months of not worshiping in our building (or any other building). 

This summer, Epiphany is partnering with St. John’s in Westwood to provide bags of non-perishable groceries for the families of students who are a part of the B-SAFE and B-READY program run through St. Stephen’s Youth Program in our Diocese. St. Stephen’s Youth Program started at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in the South End and now runs year-round after school programs at 2 locations in Boston and summer enrichment programs for children at 6 locations in the Boston area.

Epiphany is signed up to donate 10 bags of groceries on July 28th. There is a specific shopping list they would like us to follow so that each bag has the same items in them. We are looking for 10 people to each ‘sponsor’ one of these bags. You can either shop for the items yourself and drop them off at the church by Sunday, July 25th or you can donate money for a bag and we will arrange for someone else to do the shopping for you! We are asking that you sign up in advance by emailing me at christen.epiphany@gmail.com and letting me know if you would like to shop for these items or if you would like someone else to do the shopping for you. That way we can keep track of how many bags we are going to receive. If you are willing to help shop for others who are donating money, please also let me know that!

The shopping list is below and thank you in advance for helping provide food for the families that participate in B-SAFE this summer.

Proteins:

1 can chicken (12.5oz) or 2 cans of tuna (5oz each)

or 1 bag of beans (any of these kinds: Black Beans · Carita Beans · Chickpea Beans · Kidney

Beans · Red Beans · White Broad Beans · White Beans · Pinto Beans )

or 2 cans guandule/pigeon peas (Goya brands)

or 1 peanut butter (28oz-40oz)

Fruit:

2 cans of fruit (15oz each) [pineapple, fruit cocktail, pears, peaches or mandarin oranges]

or equivalent in individual serving cups [these are a big hit!]

and/or 1 jar of applesauce (48oz or equivalent in individual cups)

Carbohydrates:

1 pound pasta [any type]

1 bag of long grain/regular white rice

1 box of macaroni and cheese (6oz each)

1 box of cereal (20oz) or cereal bars

1 box of crackers (10-15oz)

Other:

1 can or bottle of marinara sauce (24-48oz)

2 cans soup (10-15oz each)

And, if possible:

bottle of cooking oil (24 or 48oz)

regular size can of coffee (12 oz)

1 box of milk (shelf-safe)

dish detergent

laundry detergent - liquid, bottle size for 35+ loads

Please email Christen to sign up for sponsoring a bag of groceries!

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Weekly Calendar

common cathedral drop off - July 18th*

The office is open for the summer on Wednesdays 10-2:00pm. Please call to arrange a time to meet in person for different days or times. Please contact Rev Christen directly if you have a pastoral emergency.‌

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