Parish Notices for April 16, 2021 |
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- Creative Types Needed
- Small Groups Forming
- Graduating?
- Freedom Letters
- Grounds Survey
- Art Ministry Update
- Summer Camp
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Still Making a Joyful Noise
By Julie Ryder, Organist & Choirmaster
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For the past year, as we’ve worshiped together over Zoom, many of you have expressed your appreciation for the addition of music, especially the singing of hymns. You may recall that on our second Zoom service in March 2020, there were two choir members leading hymns in the nave, and the week after that, we had a quartet. At that time, we thought that the spread of Covid-19 was primarily through surfaces. On the day that the quartet was present, we stayed after church and recorded quite a few hymns, four anthems, and some service music for what we thought would cover the next few weeks of services, including Holy Week and Easter. By Palm Sunday, we were no longer able to stream from Epiphany and we began producing all of our liturgies from our homes with the recorded music.
When it became clear that we would begin our new church year—the season of Advent—and still not be able to worship together inside, members of the Epiphany Choir began practicing and recording our music virtually. While listening to a specific piece with headphones or earbuds, each choir member records his or her part onto a digital file. The files are collected and then mixed into one recording, lining up the voices and the organ accompaniment. While this process is time-consuming and not as fulfilling for the choir as singing with each other, we all experience joy in worship as we sing along with these choir recordings. Since November 2020, the Epiphany Choir has recorded eight anthems—two for the funeral of Arlen Gray—hymns, and service music for use during our online worship. The recordings are a beautiful reflection of the talent and dedication of our Epiphany Choir and I invite you to celebrate them as the Epiphany Stars that they are!
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Epiphany Stars: Have you or another parishioner you know given a gift of their time and talent to Epiphany? Do you know someone who has received recognition for a personal achievement? If so, please let us know!
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Sunday Morning Worship at 9 a.m.
Login at 8:50 a.m. to greet one another. Remain online afterwards for Small Groups Virtual Coffee Hour. Formation classes start at 10:15 a.m.
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Dial 646.558.8656
Meeting ID is 532 385 901
Links for the Sunday morning login and bulletins can also be found on our homepage.
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Weekday Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.
Login around 8:45 a.m. for Virtual Coffee Hour. The Zoom Link is not public. Email the parish office to receive the login information.
Wednesday Noonday Prayer at 12:30 p.m.
Login around 12:20 p.m. to greet one another. The Zoom Link is not public. Email the parish office to receive the login information.
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Outdoor Worship
Registration Required.
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Sunday Morning Worship at 11:30 a.m.
Wi-Fi outside is spotty, so print the bulletin at home and bring it with you - and remember to bring a chair.
In the event of inclement weather or if temperatures fall below 45°, we will cancel the outdoor service by way of email by 8 a.m. that morning. Check your email before coming to church if the weather is uncertain.
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The way to register for services will be changing in May. Starting with the May 2 Sunday morning outdoor service, we will switch over to using the Realm reservation system. Look for more information on that soon.
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Give in Honor of Memory of Someone
The Altar Arrangements and the Sanctuary Light can be given as a memorial, thanksgiving or for a special occasion.
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The Arrangements at the Altar for this Sunday are given to the Glory of God.
The Altar Arrangements are used for both online and outdoor services. You may request a particular flower or color be used on the signup. Suggested donation is $75.
The Sanctuary Light is given this week to the Glory of God. The light is a visible sign of the presence of the Blessed Sacrament held in reserve in the Tabernacle and burns for seven days. Suggested donation is $6.
Sign up by noon on Wednesdays to be listed in the weekly Friday email and the Sunday online bulletin.
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Adult Formation
Sundays at 10:15 a.m.
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Discerning God's Call in Community continues this Sunday April 28 with the Rev. Nicole Lambelet facilitating a discussion on some of the challenges we encounter as we work to "translate our values into action" in the context of Christian discipleship. We hope you'll join us for this important conversation as we continue to discern how the Spirit is at work at Epiphany! |
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Youth Formation
Stay Informed
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Weekly devotionals are sent Saturdays
- Newsletters are sent Mondays
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Email Matt Schramm to be added to the email list
This Sunday, April 18, we will be joining the youth at Holy Trinity Parish for their "Bonfire & Bible from 5 - 6 p.m. All youth need to bring a bible and a mask. Holy Trinity Parish is located at 515 E Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur, GA 30030
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In-Person Evening Prayer
Evening Prayer is held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from 5-6PM. The first half is dedicated to games and social time, while the second is set aside for prayer and formation.
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Children's Formation
Godly Play stories are offered online each Sunday at 10 a.m. It is a time for our children to connect with one another, hear a story, wonder, pray, and sing. All ages are invited.
Meeting ID: 890 5875 0509
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Newcomers' Gathering
Sunday, April 25 at 4 p.m.
Epiphany’s membership committee invites all newcomers and visitors, both individuals and families, to a welcome reception on April 25 from 4 - 5 p.m. in the courtyard. Old-timers welcome too! RSVP is required.
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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 follow diocesan protocols including social distancing and masking. Unfortunately, this means no refreshments will be served. However, our newcomers will be gifted with welcome bags that will include “to go” snacks. And we also hope to provide a taste of our parish life and help familiarize folks with our physical space. We look forward to welcoming you in person on the 25th!
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Now Showing
Epiphany Art Ministry presents custom wreaths by Beth Beck
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Beth Beck's wreath exhibit will just be up for two more weeks in the gallery. There are several beautiful ones still available.
If you have signed up to purchase one, please deliver your check to the church office by April 29. All checks should be made out to Beth Beck and payment envelopes are available on the table in the gallery.
View the Exhibit online 24/7
View the Exhibit in-person
Stop by the church Monday and Thursday afternoons from 2 - 5 p.m. and follow the protocols posted on the above link.
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Calling all Crafty, Clever and Colorful Creatives! |
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We're looking for a small team of folks to revitalize our baptism banner-making ministry. We would love to be able to continue to bless all our newly baptized members with a handmade banner on the day of their baptism. If you have any interest in taking on or supporting this ministry at Epiphany, please email the Rev. Nicole Lambelet for more information.
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During the months of May and June, Epiphany will be launching a number of small groups you will have the opportunity to sign up for in the coming week. Each group will be organized around a specific text or theme, will last 7-8 weeks, and will provide space for sharing stories, deepening relationships, and continuing the discernment about what God might be calling us to next. The groups will meet at various times and on various platforms. Begin praying now about your involvement and stay tuned for more information! |
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This year we will plan to honor all 2021 graduates and celebrate Youth Sunday on May 9. If your young person would like to participate in the virtual 9 a.m. or in-person 11:30 a.m. Youth Sunday worship service please email our Youth Director Matt Schramm. If you would like to celebrate a 2021 graduate, please send a recent photo along with the graduate's name, degree, and school to the Rev. Nicole Lambelet.
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Georgia Freedom Letters
A collective of Georgia organizers and advocates are working to connect those inside and outside of Georgia's prisons through letter writing. Epiphany members are invited to get out their pens and paper to participate in their recently launched project entitled Georgia Freedom Letters (GFL).
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As people who care about ending systems of criminalization, GFL desires to recognize and center the experiences and stories of those inside prisons and their goal is to build a pen pal system to bridge these connections.
If you would like to sign up to correspond with someone inside you can do so by clicking here. Now, more than ever, we cannot forget or ignore the 55,000 people who are inside Georgia's prisons.
Finally, Epiphany would like to offer the church address to anyone who is interested in becoming a pen pal with GFL. Going forward any returned correspondences can be picked up in a cubby marked Georgia Freedom Letters outside the Epiphany office. Please email contact the Rev. Nicole Lambelet if you have any questions about this project or the letter writing process. You can also contact GFL directly at georgiafreedomletters@gmail.com.
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"This Land is Your Land" Survey |
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You are invited to take the Epiphany Grounds survey before Sunday, April 25 to share ideas about what we might do with respect to our space, and how you might be willing to help–with ideas, labor or both. |
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Deadline Sunday April 25, 2021 |
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- Yes, there’s a lot of options—but that’s because there’s a lot of ideas that might be done! In our April 11 Walkabout, even more ideas were flagged, so please share your ideas too! Thanks to the April 11 Walkabout Group of Susan Ashmore, David Draper, the Boulee Family (thanks for the basketball hoop idea!), Lisa Daily and Jim Rabb, Pam Tipton, John Yntema, Barbara Belcore, Pam Hall, Sam Owens, Kay Lee and Amy+.
- That survey also includes a question about whether you would like to “adopt” or “name” a tree or shrubbery you planted or donated to plant.
- There’s also a question or two at the end about the “building” because—in case you forgot—we actually do have a building and we hope to be doing more inside of that building in the soon-ish time frame, so we will need to care for it.
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So, take the survey before 11 p.m. on Sunday, April 25.
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Camp Mikell is offering a summer program this year, but camp will be different from previous years due to concerns related to COVID. More details on what that will look like can be found on the registration page. See link below.
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Youth Camp: May 30—June 4, Rising 10th Graders-Just Graduated
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Performing Arts Camp: June 6—June 11, Rising 4th-9th Graders
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Intermediate Camp: June 20—June 25, Rising 8th and 9th Graders
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Junior Camp: June 27—July 2, Rising 6th and 7th Graders
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Kid Camp: July 11—July 16, Rising 3rd-5th Graders
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Work Camp: July 18—July 23, Rising10th Graders-Just Graduated
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Church Building Remains Closed |
The staff continues to work mostly from home. They check their email and voicemail messages regularly.
Pastoral Emergencies: Please call the church at 404.373.8338 and leave a message for Amy (ext. 14) or Nicole (ext. 16). They receive message alerts and will return your call.
Building Sign-In Required: The building is closed to in-person worship and meetings, however, if you need to enter the church building for any reason, please sign in and out using the logbook at the entrance.
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AmazonSmile Foundation
Epiphany received $69.55 from 4th quarter 2020 shopping by our members. If you shop through AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate 0.5% to your chosen charitable organization. Bookmark https://smile.amazon.com/ch/58-0838713 to support Epiphany every time you shop.
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Year End Statements
Year end statements were sent via email on January 15 with the subject line “Your giving statement from Church of the Epiphany.” Statements are also available on Realm. If you have not yet done so, please enroll so you have immediate access to your giving record and the church directory. Should that be impractical for you, email our bookkeeper Susie Boyko to request a PDF by email or paper statement by mail be sent to you.
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Ways to Give
The easiest way for you to give to Epiphany is through Realm, our secure online community. You can make one-time donations or manage your giving as a recurring transaction in a secure, easy-to-use environment. Contribution statements are always available via your profile.
If you have not yet created a login to our online church ministry tool, there is more than one way to create one:
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Go to onrealm.org/epiphanyatl to register
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Click the Member Login link at the top of epiphany.org
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Email the parish office and you will be sent an invitation email
Visit epiphany.org/ways-to-give to learn about the different was to give to Epiphany. You'll also find links to more information about Realm. Finally, if you have not already made a financial pledge to support Church of the Epiphany this year, there's also a link about how to make a pledge on the Ways to Give page.
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Daughters of the King meet 4th Sundays
The Daughters of the King (DOK) meet online on 4th Sundays at 2 p.m. The DOK is open to all women in the parish interested in fellowship and study. Email Barbara Ryder if you would like to receive the Zoom link each month.
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Epiphany Book Group meets 1st Mondays (NEW TIME)
The Epiphany Book Group is moving their meeting time up to 7 p.m. for the next two months. Until we here differently, we will continue to meet on Zoom. Email Linda Ryder-Wolf for the link.
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May: The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson
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June: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
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August: Barkskins by Annie Proulx
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Racial Justice Group meets 2nd Tuesdays
The Racial Justice Group (RJG) meets 2nd Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Called by our baptismal covenant to strive for justice and peace among all people and to respect the dignity of every human being, the RJG is focused on lifelong learning and action steps we can take as individuals and as a church community to help achieve racial equity and justice. All are welcome. Email Erin Braden for the Zoom link, and reach out to Erin or Kay Lee with any questions or suggestions. We welcome your thoughts.
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Racial Justice Book Study Group meets 4th Wednesdays
You are invited to join Epiphany’s Racial Justice Book Study group on the last Wednesday of the month from 6:45 - 8 p.m. We are currently reading Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson and will continue to read and discuss the book through April.
The purposes of our Book Study are to:
- educate and inform ourselves on the history of racial injustice
- better understand the challenges of changing racial inequities and seeking racial justice, and
- work toward pragmatic and effective ways to be better anti-racist advocates.
Please consider ordering your books from Black owned, local bookstores, which you can find by searching for “black owned bookstores Atlanta.” Email Lisa Daily for the Zoom link. Contact Lisa Daily or Kay Lee, if you have any questions.
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Grief Pastoral Care Group meets 1st Thursdays
The Grief Pastoral Care Group meets online 1st Thursdays at noon for a healing and faith based conversation around grief and loss. Led by parishioners Megan Fraijo-Paul and Nancy Thompson, both trained psychotherapists. Email either Megan or Nancy to join the group and receive the Zoom link.
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Flex & Stretch and Chair Yoga
The Flex & Stretch class—which is the basic SilverSneakers class—meets online on Fridays and the Chair Yoga program meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All at 11 a.m. Email Ellen Mintzmeyer for the Zoom link.
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Send prayer requests to the parish office.
- Names of our friends and family remain on the list for four weeks.
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The Anniversary & Birthday List for the month can be found here.
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For members who are bidding our prayers: Sally Brockington • Lily Burnett • Sam Burnett • Beth Galvin • Judy Jarady • Henry Laird • Neela Ram • Ann Rowles • Paul Thompson• Stephanie Thompson • Lindsay Todd
For friends and family: Isabel, granddaughter of Mike & Beth Towers • Betty Porter, relative of Christen Erskine • Dave Tipton, brother of Pam Tipton • Rosalind, sister of Katharine Hilliard-Yntema • Nicky Cullen, friend of Linda Ryder-Wolf • Einar Sagstuen, friend of Sandy Land • Tom, brother of Nancy Thompson • Laura, niece of Laura Keys • John, brother of Laura Keys • Harry Spotts, father of Elizabeth Roberts • Gaynor Shane, mother of Elizabeth Roberts • Erin & family, sister of Beth Galvin • Andrea Akers, niece of Bill & Pat Graves • Sarah Werkman, friend of Erin Braden • Mary Ann DiBello, mother-in-law of Stephanie DiBello • Jodie Van Ness, sister of Ed Van Ness • Zach, friend of Henry Bryant
For those who have died: Sue Woolf, friend of Pat Graves • Martin Schweizer, father-in-law of Maggie (Williamson) Schweizer, father of Marc Schweizer • Florence Belote, friend of Linda Ryder-Wolf
For those celebrating anniversaries for the week of 4/18-24: Michelle & Randall Moody • Ellen & Jeremy Wojcik • Chris Maurer & Paula Maiberger
For those celebrating birthdays for the week of 4/18-24: Erin Braden • Henry Ciccarelli • Sara Dangel • Anne Meyer • Liefy Smith • Galo Velasco-Jackson • Hannah Krawczyk • Sandy Land • Ingrid Reinhard • Tracey Laird • Jackie Mickle • Keith Fox • Kaki Woodlief
For those expecting a child: Amanda Kay Seals & Zac Toy
For members who desire our continuing prayers: Ron Hutcheson • Rod MacLeod • Chris Miller • Tom Mundy • Terry-Lee Ross • June Sparks
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The weekly parish notices are published Friday mornings at 7 a.m.
The submission deadline is Wednesdays at NOON.
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