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Double the fun!  Ministries Fair and Stewardship Kickoff with plenty of fun and food - Something for everyone and all ages! Join us in celebrating all that we love about Epiphany. Learn more about our ministries. Explore our new Community Engagement model. Discover the many ways to be involved. Find your passion and connect with others who share it!  You won't want to miss this! This Sunday, 10/9/22!

Contact: Pam Tipton, Stewardship Chair

• 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 ministry fair happening after the 10 AM service, there will NOT be youth formation or "Surveying the Scriptures" this Sunday. Instead, children and youth in 4th grade and up are invited to meet Emily Elder at the Children & Youth Ministry table at the Ministry Fair for a Ministry Fair Scavenger hunt. Godly Play will still take place in Room 205 for children 3 years old until 3rd grade.

Spots still open for THIS Sunday, October 9.

Epiphanite and professional photographer Zoe Aparicio Mendoza is offering a discounted rate to parishioners for 4-5 poses. One shot from each shoot will also be included in the photo directory also coming out later this fall. 

Contact: Liefy Smith, Vestry liaison for Membership

10/9 — On Sunday, in lieu of our typical meetings Epiphany's youth and young adults will have the opportunity to work the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta booth at the Atlanta Pride Festival from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Afterwards, we'll eat dinner together at the festival. All families and all parishioners are welcome to join us, both at the booth and the festival! Parents who are not attending can plan to drop their youth off at 2:45 PM and pick them up at 6:15 p.m. at the intersection of Cooledge Ave NE and Park Dr NE (enter 704 Cooledge Ave NE in your GPS if needed).

Contact: Emily Elder, Director of Children & Youth Ministries

Young Adults are invited to meet up at the Diocesan Pride Booth and eat dinner together with Nicole and Emily and others from the parish on 10/9. We'll be at the booth from 3-5pm and eat afterwards.

Contact: The Rev. Nicole Lambelet

10/9 — Come gather with us at 4:00 p.m. in the parish hall for a time of reflection, meditation instruction, and gathering with others seeking a more grounded way of being in the world. Led by Bobbi Patterson, Elizabeth Ura and the Rev. Amy Dills-Moore.

Contact: The Rev. Amy Dills-Moore

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. 

Jolie will be visiting Epiphany on Sunday, October 16.

Remember, 25% of all sales benefit Epiphany.

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

River Clean up: We had over 95 people participate in this years River Clean up! Thanks to all who came out for this wonderful community building event.

Chez Epiphany

Pet Blessing

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.

Realm is the online ministry platform we use for online giving, our parish directory, and event registration. If you haven’t already, please sign up for an account to manage your personal information, control your giving, register for events, and keep in touch with the people and groups that matter to you. 

Click here to learn more about Realm >>

Contact: Shea McNutt, Parish Administrator

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

10/11 — This month we are gathering at 10:00 a.m. for our meeting and then we are taking a tour of St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox church across the street from us at 11:00 a.m. All women of the parish are invited join us! If you are planning to take the tour, please email Robin.

Contact: Robin Hairston, President

Epiphany’s ECW Chapter is considering an additional monthly meeting opportunity for women who cannot attend the regular morning meetings on the 2nd Tuesdays each month (September-May). If you would like to be involved but can’t make a daytime meeting, please contact Alison Taylor to suggest a weeknight or Saturday time which would work for you.

10/11 — 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. Class is full, sign up on the Waiting List.

Contact: The Rev. Nicole Lambelet

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

10/12 — 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

10/12 — 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

10/12 — We are reading The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee. Deacon Katharine Hilliard-Yntema will lead the discussion.

Contact: Kay Lee, Group Co-chair

10/12-14 — 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

10/13 — 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

On Saturday October 15, the Earth Guild invites all interested Epiphanites to a birdwatching expedition to Emory’s Lullwater Preserve, on 1463 Clifton Road. We hope we can catch some late migrant birds as well as the resident herons, woodpeckers, hawks, and bluebirds. 

We will gather at the main gates of the park at 9:00 a.m. Please bring binoculars if you can — they make all the difference. Pam Hall has agreed to guide us as we bird our way down to the Lake and back.

Here is one of many websites dedicated to the Preserve and what it offers: https://guidetolullwaterpark.wordpress.com. 

If there is rain, we will not meet. We will send out a confirmation the day before, once we are clearer about the forecast.

Please note: You CANNOT drive into Lullwater Park itself. It is gated and the official residence of the Emory President and his guests. We do not advise parking in permit only lots or along the side of the neighborhood lanes.

The easiest way to park is behind Woodruff Residential Center, the building next to the Lullwater Preserve Clifton Road Entrance. The address for the Woodruff Center is 1495 Clifton Road. The gates to its parking lot are open on the weekends and you can park in the back of the dorm, in its parking lot. This will be the first right turn after you pass Woodruff, and then a right turn into its parking lot. Steps behind the dorm will take you to a sidewalk in back of the dorm that will put you next to the gates of Lullwater.

You can also park across the street in the Michael Street parking lot, but then you have to cross Clifton Road on foot.

We look forward to seeing you — and lovely birds.

Contact: Pam Hall, Committee Member

10/15 — Please join Sabra Hanson and other Epiphany Garden people for some “Weeding and Wine-ing” to beautify the Memorial Garden for All Saints Day (November 6). Beer and non-alcoholic beverages will also be available. No green-thumbs required! Bring gloves.

Contact: Sabra Hanson, Committee Member

10/16—The three classes listed below will be offered during the formation hour on Sunday mornings at 11:15 a.m. Please register so we can determine class size and assign a meeting location.

Contact: The Rev. Nicole Lambelet

Community Engagement: Taught by the Rev. Nicole Lambelet and other Community Engagement leaders, the class explores the missional vision of Epiphany and methods and principles of Community Engagement. Why is Community Engagement important to the work of the church? How do we do it? What does it mean for us to be a witness to God’s restorative love and justice? Not only will we think through these questions in the class, participants will learn more about Epiphany’s current community partnerships and ministries throughout the course.

Faith After Doubt: Led by the Rev. Amy Dills-Moore and Paul Hinson, this class will explore the book Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It, by Brian McLaren.

Parenting for a Better World: 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.

If you would like to join us for our annual Parish Retreat at the Kanuga Conference Center located near Hendersonville, NC on October 21-23, please click the button to register.

Contact: Ann Williamson, Kanuga Chair

10/16 — Faith communities play a crucial role in the work for ecological justice. On October 16 2022, civil and environmental rights leader, the Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley will deliver a keynote address about the intersections between faith, climate, and justice at Science Gallery Atlanta. Rev. Durley is the chair of the National Interfaith Power and Light board and the former Pastor of the historic Providence Missionary Baptist Church of Atlanta, where he served for nearly 25 years. In 2011, Rev. Durley was inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame for his contributions during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Rev. Durley’s address will be followed by a panel discussion composed of local interfaith leaders and scientists from Emory University, who will respond to Rev. Durley and explore how concerned citizens of faith can mobilize their communities to address the environmental realities and policies requiring our action in the state of Georgia."

Co-hosted by Climate Talks at Emory University, Science Gallery Atlanta, Georgia Interfaith Power and Light, Interfaith Atlanta, Interfaith Children’s Movement, The Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, The Ismaili Council for the Southeastern USA, and The Temple.

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.

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

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

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 by one of the trained caregivers, please contact Ann.

Contact: Ann Fowler, Leader

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.

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

Contact: Frances Finegan, Co-Chair

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.

11/6 — The sacrament of Holy Baptism for adults, infants and children will be administered during All Saints’ Service on Sunday, November 6 at 10:00 a.m. Contact the parish office if you or a member of your family desires to be baptized.

Contact: Shea McNutt, Parish Administrator

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

Contributions made to Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) will help support Church and other local partners as they provide critical emergency assistance to those most in need.

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

The submission deadline is Wednesdays at NOON.