This Sunday

• Quilt Show Q & A
• Contemplative Practice
• Young Adults Gathering

January & February Events

• January DEAM Pantry Drive
• Annual Meeting - 1/26
• Endowment Grant period opens 1/26
• Holy Comforter Dinner - SIGN UP
• ICM Events
• Parent Feedback Sessions - RSVP
• Fireside Sit & Sip - RSVP
• Gateway Center Meal - SIGN UP

Livestream Options:

YouTube Link | Zoom Link

• The Livestream links can also be found on Epiphany's home page.

• The link for the bulletin is posted on Epiphany's home page on Fridays.

• Sermon Recordings are posted on Monday afternoon.

Join the Rev. Amy Dills-Wright and the Rev. Carmie McDonald for a three-part adult formation series, “Returning to our Roots.” We will explore our Anglican/Episcopal identity including our history and governance, theology, sacraments, and spirituality. This series also serves as the formation needed for adult confirmation.

Contact The Rev. Carmie McDonald for more information.

Click here to register your children and youth or check out the bulletin boards on either the 1st and 2nd floors.

• Room 205—Godly Play (children 3 years old through 3rd grade)
• Room 206—Searching the Scriptures (4th and 5th grade)
• Lower-Level Classroom / Donut Den—Youth Formation (6th through 12th grade)

1/19—Come gather with us on 2nd Sundays at 4:00 p.m. 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 Amy Dills-Wright.

Contact The Rev. Amy Dills-Wright for more information.

Youth group will meet Sunday evening at 5:00 p.m. in the donut den to decorate collection boxes for the "Walk in Love" Shoe Drive. 

The Epiphany Young Adults (20s and 30s) will gather tonight, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the church for "Jams with Julie" to learn more about the organ. Please bring a snack or drink to share. We'll have a bite to eat, tour the organ, and celebrate compline. Contact Jacob Geiger or Edie Brush if you have any questions. 

Epiphany’s Art Ministry welcomes a Quilt Exhibit from award-winning quilter Michelle Hiskey. The quilts are NOT for sale.

Click here to learn more about the artist and the art ministry >>

In photo: Front row, Laura Gary, Chris Miller, Lisa Gray. Back row, Annie Strahan, David Draper, Ann Fowler, Carol Moser, Nick Theyerl, Paul Hinson, Lalor Cadley, Nancy Thompson. Not pictured: Barbara Belcore, Jessica Burns, Nan Ross.

1/20—The office will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday.

Did you know?

Homage to King is a 1996 sculpture by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina Campeny, commissioned as a gift from the Spanish host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics to the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics. It is located at the southwest corner of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The work portrays Martin Luther King Jr. with outstretched arm, representing a welcome to those visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park.

Epiphany stocks the pantry at the Decatur-area Emergency Assistance Ministry (DEAM) twice a year in January and June.

For the month of January, we are collecting grape and strawberry jelly, canned fruit, protein bars, and peanut butter cracker packs. Wooden bins for your donations are in the gallery inside the front door.

Here's the count so far:

Protein Bars - 2

Crakcer Packs - 9

Jelly - 10

Canned Fruit - 14

Now thru 2/2—The 2025 Georgia Legislature is in session. Epiphany is once again participating in the Interfaith Children’s Movement’s (ICM) “Have a Heart” letter writing campaign. Details about how and why to write a letter or two can be found at the “Have a Heart” table by the front door.

The deadline to “mail” a letter in Epiphany’s special mailbox is 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 2.

Contact Kay Lee with questions.

Now thru 2/14—Did you know that people who are unhoused walk, on average, 10 to 15 miles daily? Epiphany’s Youth are collecting new athletic shoes to support our friends at Church of the Common Ground through our annual “Walk in Love” Shoe Drive.

You can help by donating new women’s and men’s shoes, especially men’s sizes 10-13. Please bring donations to the church by February 14 and contact Taylor Irwin or Suzanne Yoder if you have questions.

1/22—You are invited by the Interfaith Children’s Movement to an evening workshop dedicated to child mental health advocacy. It will take place on Wednesday, January 22 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at St. Thomas More in Decatur. Please reach out to Kay Lee with questions.

Visit this link for more details >>

Week of 1/19/2024

1/21—Men’s Breakfast Group—Tuesdays following the 7:00 a.m. service

1/21—Trivia Group—Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. • Wild Heaven in Avondale Estates

1/22—Epiphany Choir—Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. • Music Suite

Upcoming Ongoing Meetings and Programs

1/27—Community of Hope’s Circle of Care—Last Mondays of the month

2/4—Choirs for Children & Youth—Tuesdays at 5:00/5:30 p.m. • Music Suite

2/5—Epiphany Ringers—Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. • Choir Loft

2/6—The Grief Pastoral Care Group—1st Thursdays at 12:00 p.m. • Zoom

2/10—Epiphany Book Group—2nd Mondays at 7:00 p.m. • location varies

2/11—The Episcopal Church Women (ECW)—2nd Tuesdays at 9:30/11:00 a.m.

2/12-14—Gateway Center Meal Ministry—meals served 2nd Fridays of the month

2/14—Caregiver Group—2nd Fridays at 11:45 p.m. • Zoom

2/19—The Munch Bunch—3rd Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. • Thinking Man Tavern

1/26—All members of the parish are encouraged to join us in the parish hall at 11:30 a.m. for this important meeting in the life of our church. The Rev. Amy Dills-Wright and members of the Vestry will report on the state of the parish in 2024 and look ahead to what’s planned for 2025. We will also elect new vestry members and thank those who are retiring.

1/26—Endowment Fund Grant Applications are available online from the homepage and in the gallery tract rack and can be submitted beginning January 28. Grants may be for capital improvements; scholarships or grants to members; or community outreach projects. Application deadline is February 26, 2025.

1/29—Holy Comforter is a unique worshipping community in the heart of Atlanta. About 60% of this congregation lives with mental illness. We will prepare a meal during the afternoon and take the meal to the church, leaving at 6:00 p.m., prepare to serve after the 6:30 p.m. service. After serving, the volunteers join the parishioners for dinner.

2/1—The Society of Saint Anna the Prophet (SSAP), a vowed, dispersed community of Episcopal women over the age of 50, will celebrate The Holy Eucharist and Vow Ceremony at Epiphany on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.

SSAP was founded in 2005 in Atlanta and is recognized as a vowed monastic community under the canons of The Episcopal Church. Inspired by Anna, the only elder woman mentioned by name in the New Testament, the SSAP community are lay and ordained, single, married, partnered, and widowed, retired, and still employed. The mission of SSAP is Godly aging, and ministry with the young and old, particularly with those not able to participate in a parish church. Our vows to simplicity, creativity and balance are life changing. 

For more information, visit their website. Applicants must be confirmed Episcopalians, over the age of 50, with a heart for ministry to elders and children, a passion for discovering the gift of their own aging and a longing for intentional community.

2/6—This group, for women primarily in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, will next gather on Thursday, February 6 around the indoor fireplace at the home of Amy Dills-Wright. Please RSVP to bring drinks or snacks. Questions? Use Realm to contact Kathy Corcoran or the Rev. Carmie McDonald.

Parents are invited to join the Rev. Carmie McDonald and Taylor Irwin to discuss their experience with children and youth programming at Epiphany. Please join us to share your thoughts, ask questions, and connect with others on the parenting journey!

A session for parents of youth will be held February 9 during youth group and parents of younger children will meet February 11 during choir rehearsals before our Family Eucharist. Contact Taylor Irwin with questions.

2/10—The Epiphany Book Group meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. See listing below for titles and location. All are welcome. Log into Realm to contact Linda Ryder-Wolf if you have any questions.



• February 10: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (Zoom)
• March 10: Soil by Camille Dungy (Epiphany)

2/11—Join us for a Family Eucharist at 6:15 p.m. Arrive by 6:00 p.m. if you’d like to eat pizza together, or come at 5:00 p.m. to take part in the Family Service Project.

2/12-14—Volunteers cook in the Epiphany kitchen and then serve the meal at Gateway Shelter on 2nd Fridays. Sign up to help shop, prepare, cook or serve the meal this month.

Learn more about Gateway >>

3/16—The Diocesan Confirmation service for Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation will be held on March 16 at the Cathedral of St. Philip. If you are an adult and would like to be confirmed, please contact the the Rev. Carmie McDonald. If your youth is interested in confirmation, please contact Taylor Irwin. The deadline to register for confirmation this spring is February 16, 2025. Another Diocesan Confirmation service is planned for June. 

The weekly deadline for submission of announcements for the Friday Morning eNews

and the Sunday bulletin is Wednesdays at Noon. Please send your submissions

ready to go to the parish office.