Weekly e-News from Epiphany Parish
March 23, 2022
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From Rev Christen
Dear Epiphany Parish,
This Sunday, from 6:30-8pm in the undercroft, all are welcome to come to Epiphany Parish to watch and discuss the film, ‘Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North’. This documentary shares the story of a Rhode Island family who discovered that their family was the largest slave trading family in U.S. history. Faced with this discovery, filmmaker Katrina Brown, and 9 other members of her family began a journey along the slave trade route from Rhode Island, to Ghana, and then Cuba, to face the reality of her family’s role in the U.S. slave trade.
Traces of the Trade premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008 and the film´s research team was nominated for a 2009 Emmy Award.
Filmmaker Katrina Brown is also the creator of the Sacred Ground Curriculum, a year-long film and dialogue series that studies the history of race and racism in the United States. In 2020, eleven members of Epiphany Parish participated in the year-long Sacred Ground film curriculum with two other local Episcopal Churches.
I hope that you will join us on Sunday, March 27th from 6:30pm-8pm to watch and discuss Traces of the Trade. Please know that while this documentary is not rated, it does discuss difficult topics of violence and slavery and is probably not appropriate for young children.
Peace in Christ,
Rev. Christen
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Worship Survey
On Sunday we sent out a worship survey from our parish re-gathering team to help us plan our worship together for the next several months. If you have not yet filled out the survey, we ask that you do so by Sunday, March 27th. Thank you to everyone who has already responded!
Palm Sunday Passion Reading
We are looking for people to participate in our Palm Sunday Passion Reading during worship on Sunday, April 10th. Participants are assigned a role from the Passion Play, are given a script, and read their parts from their pews during the Gospel Reading. Some parts have a lot of lines and some have very few. If you are interested in being assigned a role, please email the parish office at office.epiphany@verizon.net to sign up!
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Easter Plants
Please include this information with your check to donate Easter Plants.
Name: __________________________________________________
I am enclosing $______________
In Memory of/Thanksgiving for: ______________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Make checks payable to Epiphany Parish and write "Easter Flowers" in the memo line
Return by April 13th to:
Epiphany Parish Flower Fund
62 Front Street
Walpole, MA 02081
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Epiphany Parish Annual Meeting – April 3, 2022
Please plan to join us for our parish annual meeting on April 3rd following the 10:15am service.
Nominations for elected positions are still open! Please place your nominations in the boxes found in the lower Narthex near the front door and on the shelf next to the side door to the parking lot. We will be voting on the following positions:
Officers:
Senior Warden (1-year term)
Junior Warden (1-year term)
Clerk (1-year term)
Treasurer (1-year term)
Vestry Members:
2 members each for a 3-Year Term
1 member for a 1-Year Term
Representatives:
2 members each for a 1-year term as Diocesan Convention Delegate
1 member for a 1-year term as Diocesan Convention Delegate Alternative
2-3 members each for a 1-year term as Deanery Assembly Representative
1 youth member for a 1-year term as Vestry youth representative
We are also accepting nominations via email at nominations.epiphany@gmail.com. You can also call the parish office at 508-668-2353 and leave a voicemail if you would like to nominate yourself or someone else.
Be sure to include:
The name of the person you are nominating.
The position you are nominating them for.
Their contact information.
(don't assume we have it in the office)
All nominations should be in by Sunday, March 27th. If you would like to nominate someone for a position, please get that person's permission before placing their name in the box.
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Epiphany Lenten Program 2022
“We will with God’s Help”
Beloved Community and our Baptismal Covenant
This year we are pleased to offer an in-person Lenten program to learn more about our Baptismal Covenant and our call to become Beloved Community. Each of these three sessions is designed to build on the other sessions, but they may also be attended independently. All are welcome and we hope that you join us!
Sunday, March 27th - 6:30pm-8pm –Session 2
Screening and discussion of the film Traces of the Trade
“In the feature documentary Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, filmmaker Katrina Browne discovers that her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. She and nine cousins retrace the Triangle Trade and gain powerful new perspectives on the black/white divide.
In Traces of the Trade, Producer/Director Katrina Browne tells the story of her forefathers, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. Given the myth that the South is solely responsible for slavery, viewers will be surprised to learn that Browne’s ancestors were Northerners. The film follows Browne and nine fellow family members on a remarkable journey which brings them face-to-face with the history and legacy of New England’s hidden enterprise”. http://www.tracesofthetrade.org/synopsis/
Sunday, April 10th - 11:30am-12:30pm –Session 3
Becoming Beloved Community
Join Rev. Christen for a discussion about Beloved Community. What does Beloved Community look like? How do the promises made at our baptism call us to respond to injustice and racism? How do we acknowledge past oppression and more towards healing, reconciliation, and a more just world for all people
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If you would like to have flowers placed on the altar in memory or in celebration of a loved one, please call and leave a message at 508.668.2353 or email the office at office.epiphany@verizon.net.
There are no flowers during Lent - March 2nd - April 16th.
Flower Requests in April
April 17th - To the Glory of God & In Loving Memory of Buttimer Family from Marge Buttimer
Easter Plant Offerings are now being accepted. Please have into office by April 10th for inclusion on Easter List.
April 24th - In Loving Memory of Ruth Field from the Glebus Family
Altar Flower request for May
May 1st - In Loving Memory of George Najarian from Jean Najarian
May 8th - In Loving Memory of Nan Sickinger and Fredrick 'Fritz" Sickinger from Eileen Jensen
May 15th - Available
May 22nd - Available
May29th -Available
Altar Flowers for June - all Sundays are currently available.
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Sunday, March 27, 2022
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Morning Prayer via phone - 8:30 AM
Worship - In person and on Facebook Live at 10:15 AM
Bulletins and Prayer of the People will be emailed on Friday
Coffee Hour Hosts Needed!
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Notes from the Office
Easter Boxing returns! This fun family-oriented activity gives you a chance to find a hidden egg at participating area churches. The clues will be posted on a webpage on Easter Sunday! Last year we had many pictures of finders at Epiphany Parish posted on the webpage ours is the purple one. For a sneak peek check out the link here:
The 2021 Annual Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 11:30. - The 2021 Annual Report was emailed to parishioners and will be available at the Annual Meeting.
Prayers of the People - The updated Prayers of the People now features two versions.
For privacy reasons, the version emailed out on Friday will continue to not include last names. The Prayer List printed for Sunday worship will include last names.
Please use the attached form or contact the office by email or phone to add or remove names from the list. (Hardcopies of the form are available at the church.)
Please help us to keep the list current and update the office with any changes.
Prayer Request Form - HERE
Weekly Calendar
Sunday Morning Prayer - by Phone at 8:30am
Sunday Morning Worship - Indoor & Facebook Live at 10:15am
Tuesday Open Vestry Meetings - virtually every third Tuesday via Zoom
Wednesday Morning Prayer - by Phone at 7:15
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.
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Need help?
Please CLICK HERE for a list of resources and support for mental health, domestic violence, and substance abuse disorders.
Caregiver Assistance: If you need assistance finding resources, would like to receive a Free Caregiver Toolkit, or join our Virtual Caregiver Support Group, call our Family Caregiver Support Program at 781-784-4944 or email SLeary@HESSCO.org.
Food insecurity: Contact the Project Bread FoodSource Hotline: 1-800-645-8333; open 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturdays throughout the crisis (TTY line: 1-800-377-1292).
Financial Assistance: There are also some funds available at Epiphany Parish to help members of our community in a financial emergency. Please reach out confidentially to Rev. Christen if you have any questions or need financial support. If you are struggling to buy food or medicine, pay bills, buy gas, or struggling in any other way, please do not suffer in silence. We are all in this together and Epiphany Parish is here to support you in whatever ways we can.
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Want to Get Involved?
New 'Fundraisers Committee' - Did you know? Your vestry has created a committee to help support the many fundraisers that we hold throughout the year. The purpose of this committee is to help brainstorm new fundraisers and/or changes to our existing fundraisers, to recruit new leadership to help coordinate these different events, and to support the folks who work so hard to make each of these events happen each year. The Fundraisers Committee has already begun meeting and is hard at work behind the scenes doing some of the prep work needed to begin planning the Mother’s Day Plant Sale, Front Street Summer Fest (formerly known as the Village Fair), the Main Street Live Strawberry Shortcake Sale, and the Pumpkin Patch among others. We welcome additional members! Please email Rev. Christen at Christen.Epiphany@gmail.com if you are interested in helping with this work!
Habitat for Humanity - South Shore Habitat is celebrating 35 years of helping individuals and families in need build and improve a place to call home. To donate time, resources, money or a vehicle -
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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.
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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 at 508-668-2353.
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Epiphany Parish| 508-668-2353| 62 Front Street, Walpole, MA 02081
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