February 24, 2022

The Epiphany Altar Guild would like to provide an update on our tapestry restoration project. We are just over 50% of the way towards raising the $42,000 in funds to cover the repair and restoration of our Tapestries. Thank you very much to those of you who have contributed to date and are making our project possible!

On February 27, Kathy Hodges, co-chair of Epiphany's Altar Guild, will be presenting on the status of the project after the 8:00 am and 10:00 am services. Her presentation will include the history of the tapestries, who commissioned them, in whose memory they were given, information on the designers, artists, weavers and the details of the conservation process. Please join us for an update on our project and some Epiphany history!

Confirmation class is approaching! Our first meeting will be Sunday, February 27 from 12:00 - 1:30 pm in the Garrett, with an option to join virtually. The class will conclude with a confirmation service on Saturday, May 21, at St. Anne's Church in Lowell. Please find the tentative schedule posted here and reach out to Eva Dalzell to register, or if you are interested in joining the team as a mentor! 

Do you have a birthday or anniversary during the month of March that you would like noted in 3 Crowns and the Sunday bulletin during the first week of the month? If so, we invite you to send the details to Kathryn at office@3crowns.org no later than Sunday, February 27. 

Did you miss any sessions of Rev. Nick and Rich Goldhor's Episcopal 101 mini-course? The recordings are available on our YouTube channel! Please click to view recordings of sessions #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5.

We are announcing a new Children’s Choir for boys and girls currently in grades 2-7. The choir will meet for rehearsals on non-Midweek Wednesdays beginning March 9 from 6:30-7:30 pm in the Upper Parish Hall, and will learn the basics of good singing as well as how to read music. After rehearsals on March 9, 23, and April 6, the goal is for the choir to sing in church on Palm Sunday, April 10. Following this there will be a bit of a break in rehearsals due to Holy Week, post-Easter break, and back-to-back Midweek offerings! Following another round of rehearsals on May 11, 25, and June 8, the goal would be to sing again in church on Sunday morning June 10 (The Feast of the Holy Trinity) as we transition into summer schedules.

Adult chaperones will be on hand, and parents/guardians are welcomed (though not required) to hang around and observe the action! Pre-registration isn’t necessary, but it would be helpful in terms of planning. If you know that your child(ren) will participate, or if you simply have questions or desire more information about the program, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Many thanks and all best wishes for now,
Jeremy Bruns, Interim Director of Music & Organist

We need many helping hands, including yours, to make our fun Midweek @ Epiphany gatherings happen. There are volunteer slots available on Sundays after church and on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, afternoons, and evenings — click on the button below to sign up whenever it's convenient for your schedule!  

Lent is right around the corner, but first: Mardi Gras! Our annual all-parish Shrove Tuesday supper is back, and this year it will have a Mardi Gras theme. Please join us on Tuesday, March 1 at 6:30 pm for jambalaya and other traditional foods as we celebrate being together the evening before Lent begins. 

While we aren't serving pancakes, we will be tossing them! Back again this year is our beloved Shrove Tuesday Pancake Toss, open to all ages. No previous pancake-tossing experience is necessary. All are welcome to participate or act as the cheering squad. Laugh with us as we crown this year's champions. 

Seating for dinner will be available inside Hadley Hall as well as in the Cloister Garden. 

We are pleased to announce that Midweek @ Epiphany will resume on March 1! Please mark your calendars with the spring schedule: Tuesday, March 1 (Shrove Tuesday Parish Supper); March 16; March 30; Thursday, April 14 (Agape Meal and Maundy Thursday Worship); April 27; May 4; May 18; June 1.  All Midweeks are from 6:15 - 7:30 pm. Tables will be set-up in Hadley Hall and in the Cloister Garden for dinner. We look forward to seeing you! 

Begin your Lenten journey at Parish of the Epiphany on Wednesday, March 2 with Ash Wednesday worship and imposition of ashes. Join us at 7:30 am for a spoken word service, or at 7:00 pm for a sung service with choir. The 7:00 pm service will also be livestreamed via YouTube. 

Join Rev. Nick and Dr. Brian Litzenberger each Sunday during the season of Lent after the 10:00 am service for a forum series that will help us explore the many feelings of grief and loss and disorientation that we've experienced through the pandemic. Nick and Brian will host conversations to engage both the theology and practice of moving from trauma to healing. These sessions are open to all ages, as Dr. Litzenberger is particularly engaged with parents, youth and young people in his practice. This series begins on Sunday, March 6th as Dr. Brian and Rev. Nick offer a conversational sermon at the 10:00 am service, followed by the forum in Hadley Hall.

All are invited to a service of Choral Evensong on the first Sunday in Lent, March 6 at 5:00 pm. Choral Evensong is the most particularly Anglican service in all of Christian worship. Originating from monastic hours, it consists of the distinctive parts of the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir offers canticles, prayers, and anthems so that everyone’s devotions at the end of the day may be enhanced by music, scripture, and candlelight. 

"Freedom from anxiety, worry, and tensions at home and work, comes when we give ourselves to something greater. We need to seek wisdom rather than simply facts, to think before speaking, and in turn create respectful communities." 

Join us for six Thurdsays, March 17 — April 28 (skipping Holy Week). There are two options to participate: 12:45 - 2:00 pm in person in the Chapel at Epiphany or from 7:30 - 8:30 pm via Zoom. We will be discussing two chapters per week. Please RSVP to Sandy LaPerche to receive the weekly Zoom link and reflection questions. Used books are available in the Suter Room (church library). (Reimburse Sandra $10 when you see her — no hurry.)