Beginning on Sunday, December 1, Rev. Nick and others will lead us through an exploration of the Gospel of Luke, the gospel from which we will read this coming church year. After the 10:00 am service each Sunday in Advent, we will gather to explore this gospel's unique call to change the world through faith and hope. 

On Saturday, December 7 from 9:00 am-12:00 pm, all are invited to our annual Advent Quiet Day Retreat at Epiphany. We are excited to welcome Brother Lucas Hall from the Society of St. John the Evangelist to lead us during this time of retreat. Please click to register for the retreat.

Our Christmas pageant will be on Christmas Eve during the 4:00 pm worship service. All children (including our tiny ones) are invited to be part of this service. We hold rehearsals from 11:30 am-12:15 pm on Sundays, December 8, 15, and 22, and at 2:45 pm on Christmas Eve. Please click here to sign your child up to participate in the pageant. Contact Bryn Hollenbeck for more information or questions. 

On December 8 from 11:30 am-12:30 pm in the Upper Parish Hall, all are invited to Journey to Justice for Part 3 of our 3-part housing forum. We will invite special guest Senator Jason Lewis to speak to us about current housing policies and how we can be involved. We will also explore the intersection of the current housing crisis with the need to find shelter for unhoused and migrant residents. If interested in being added to the J2J newsletter, contact Betsy Walsh.

On Sunday, December 8 at 4:00 pm, join us at Woburn United Methodist Church (523 Main Street, Woburn) for a vigil of remembrance and hope to honor all victims and survivors of gun violence. The vigil will also be livestreamed via Facebook. 

Youth in grades 6-12 are invited to a Christmas party on Sunday, December 8 from 6:30-8:30 pm. We’ll have some fun, festive activities and play a game together. For questions, please contact Rev. Janelle.

Epiphany plans to go on a civil rights pilgrimage from March 21-25, 2025 to Atlanta, Montgomery, and Selma. We will visit historic civil rights sites such as Ebenezer Baptist Church, MLK sites in Atlanta, the EJI Legacy Museum in Montgomery, and the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. We will also meet people involved in racial justice work along the way. This trip will be sponsored by Journey to Justice and led by the Rev. June Cooper. A preference will be made for those currently enrolled in a Sacred Ground group. We will have a Zoom session on December 9 at 6:30 pm with Rev. June to learn more. If interested, fill out this interest form or contact Rev. Janelle.

This fall, Journey to Justice invites you to join us in reading Rough Sleepers by Pulitzer Prize winning, New York Times bestselling author Tracy Kidder. On Sunday, December 15 at 11:30 am, Epiphany’s own Dr. Ginger Barrow will join us to discuss the book. Ginger worked for Boston Health Care for the Homeless from 2011-2019. Questions or comments? Please contact Rev. Janelle.

All are invited for Parish of the Epiphany’s annual Candlelight Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols on Sunday, December 15 at 5:00 pm. A holiday favorite, this service of scripture and music sung by the Parish Choir and Choristers centers on the mystery of the Incarnation. A reception will follow in Hadley Hall.

You are invited to a festive, fun, and delicious Christmas party for all ages on Wednesday, December 18 from 6:15-7:30 pm in Hadley Hall. This special Midweek celebration will include dinner, games, and crafts. Everyone is invited to bring a favorite Christmas treat for a dessert potluck! 

The weekend of December 20-22, join us for You Are Not Alone: Responding to Grief and Trauma by Building Relationships, a retreat co-presented by the Rev. Bob Davidson, Episcopal priest and social worker, and Dr. Anthony Valdini, professor of family medicine and community health. The retreat will be held at Barbara C. Harris Camp & Conference Center in Greenfield, NH and will include three presentations during the Saturday retreat day, a Friday evening optional get acquainted, and Sunday morning optional healing and community worship. Please click here for more details or to sign up. 

Celebrate our Savior’s birth with Christmas worship at Parish of the Epiphany! On Tuesday, December 24, our Christmas Eve worship will include three services. The 4:00 pm service is our family Eucharist and Children’s Pageant, sung by the Choristers and Schola. At 7:00 pm, we will offer a Sung Eucharist, and at 10:00 pm, a Festal Eucharist, both featuring the Parish Choir and string quartet. (Please note that the 10:00 pm service includes incense and a choral mas setting.) On Monday, December 25 at 10:00 am, we invite you for a Sung Eucharist with the Schola.

On Tuesday, December 31, join organists Jeremy Bruns, Louise Mundinger, and Bryan Ashley for an organ concert at The Christian Science Plaza, also known as The Mother Church. This is the largest organ in Boston! Bryan Ashley will perform at 3:00 pm, Louise Mundinger at 3:30 pm, and Jeremy Bruns at 4:00 pm. This annual concert is co-sponsored by The First Church of Christ, Scientist and the Boston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists; the concert is free of charge.

On Sunday, January 5 at 10:00 am, we celebrate our namesake feast as we mark the arrival of the Three Wise Men at the manger. This service will be sung by the Parish Choir and Choristers, including music by George Malcolm, Felix Mendelssohn, and Herbert Howells.

On Sunday, January 12 at 5:00 pm, all are invited to a harpsichord recital by Peter Skyes in Parish of the Epiphany’s Upper Parish Hall. Peter Sykes has taught at the New England Conservatory, the Longy School of Music, and the University of Michigan, and currently teaches at Boston University and is a core faculty member and principal teacher of harpsichord in the Historical Performance department at the Juilliard School in New York City. He will offer music by Louis and François Couperin, Froberger, and J. S. Bach, playing his newest acquisition, a harpsichord by Ronald Haas (after Ruckers, 1624). Admission is free; donations are gladly accepted.