Weekly e-News
from Epiphany Parish

June 15, 2021

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From Rev Christen
Dear Epiphany Parish,
As we enter into mid-June, typically at this time, our parish prepares for our summer schedule. This year however, as we begin to transition back from many of the restrictions that we were under, our summer schedule will look a little bit different this year.
Worship – We will continue to have two services each Sunday, one at 8:30am over the phone and one at 10:15am in-person and live-streamed to Facebook. The 10:15am service will likely move indoors on June 27th and more information will come soon about what indoor worship will look like at Epiphany. This schedule will continue throughout the summer and in August the vestry will decide on the schedule of worship services that will be offered in the fall. 
E-Newsletter – Typically at this time, our E-newsletter is published every other week. However, because of the expected changes to our worship, the Tuesday e-news will continue to be published each Tuesday at least through mid-July. We will also continue to send out an email on Friday afternoons that has all the information you need to connect to our worship either by phone or Facebook Live.
Office Hours – Our office hours will continue as they have been throughout the summer (Wednesday from 10am-2pm or by appointment). Cindy Falcone (our parish administrator) and I will still be working from home 1 or 2 days a week. Email is the best way to reach either of us and if you need to meet with us in-person, please continue to do so by making an appointment.
Many blessings for a safe, healthy, and happy summer!
Peace,
Christen

Open Vestry Meeting tonight at 7pm on Zoom. All are welcome to attend. Please email Christen.Epiphany@gmail.com for the link to join.
What is Juneteenth?
On June 19, 1865, about two months after the Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Va., Gordon Granger, a Union general, arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved African-Americans of their freedom and that the Civil War had ended. General Granger’s announcement put into effect the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been issued more than two and a half years earlier on Jan. 1, 1863, by President Abraham Lincoln. For more information, read the complete article in the New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html

The 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Walpole will be held on the common on Saturday, June 19th from 4-8:00pm. Details Here
Congratulations Graduates

Michael Barrett
Graduated Private First Class
Marine Boot Camp - Parris Island, SC

Justin Schneider
Walpole High School

Olivia DiPasca
Ithaca College
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Forth Sunday after Pentecost

Morning Prayer via phone - 8:30 AM
Sunday Worship In-Person, Outdoor or on Facebook Live at 10:15 AM

Please sign up in advance for attendance in-person or for wafers if worshiping virtually.
To sign up for in-person worship - CLICK HERE.
The Bulletin & Prayers of the People will be emailed on Friday.
Notes from the Office

Save the Dates
June 19th - Walpole's 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration - 4:00pm - 8:00pm on the town common. Click for Flyer.
June 27th - Indoor Worship begins. Information to follow.

Weekly Calendar
Sunday Morning Prayer - by Phone at 8:30am
Sunday Morning Worship - In-Person & Facebook Live at 10:15am
Tuesday Open Vestry Meetings - virtually every third Tuesday via Zoom
Wednesday Morning Prayer - by Phone at 7:15
Wednesday - First of the month - Sacred Ground July 7, 2021
Saturdays - Wafer - 10:00am - 12:00pm

Office Hours
The office is open Wednesday 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
Sunday, June 27th
We are signed up for 50 granola bars and 50 pieces of fruit.
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
Need help?  
Please CLICK HERE for a list of resources and support for mental health, domestic violence, and substance abuse disorders.
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 (978-758-7270) 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.
Outreach Opportunities - Walpole & Beyond
Give blood - If you are eligible to give blood and wish to do so, you can make an appointment online here: https://www.redcross.org/give-blood.html
Hospital Visitation - If you or a loved one is in need of a hospital visit please contact Rev. Christen at christen.epiphany@gmail.com.
Feeling a call (or a tug, or a pull) - to get involved in the life of our Parish, but don't know where to start? Please contact Rev. Christen at christen.epiphany@gmail.com to learn about the many opportunities to serve.
‌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: As recently as April 8th, 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.‌