In-Person Worship Begins Sunday!
Welcome home, beloved community! On Sunday, May 30th, Parish of the Epiphany will resume in-person worship in our sanctuary. Each Sunday, we will offer two identical services at 8:00 am and 10:00 am. Both services will include music and communion. Our 10:00 am service will also continue to be livestreamed via YouTube.
Registration is required for anyone who wishes to attend in order to reserve seating. Please mark your calendars, as reservations for our May 30th services will be open and visible on Monday, May 24th at noon. You can reserve your seating by registering at our parish website, www.3crowns.org/Epiphany_events, or by calling the parish office once the registration opens.
We look forward to regathering, rebuilding our relationships, and rejoicing in this homecoming! |
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Continuing Gratitude and an Invitation to an Ordination
My beloved friends of Epiphany,
Dave (McSweeney) and I fell in love with Epiphany in 2012 and joined both the parish and The Episcopal Church a year later. Neither of us had any idea how God would use these two decisions to launch us into deeper waters. My journey towards the priesthood began in my youth but was ripened here, at Epiphany, with so many of you, dear friends.
In the spring of 2017, Jo Devlin, Mike Coltman, David Greeley, Sandra LaPerche, and Sarah Wasdyke were the Discernment Committee who recommended to the vestry that I be sponsored by Epiphany in the process from inquirer to postulant to candidate and, now, to ordinand. I am profoundly grateful.
I am genuinely humbled to invite you to “attend” online my ordination into the Sacred Order of Deacons on Saturday, June 5 at 10:30am. The service will be live-streamed from the Cathedral Church of St. Paul website at www.stpaulboston.org. Reverend Nick will be representing all of you, but I also assure you that each one of you will be in my very full heart, with great thanksgiving. In faith,
Brett |
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Save the Date!
Our own Brett Johnson will be ordained a Transitional Deacon on Saturday, June 5 at St. Paul’s Cathedral. We will be with Brett in spirit, as attendance is extremely limited, and our prayers will we welcome. On Sunday, however, we will celebrate on Zoom with Brett and his family! Please save the time: Sunday, June 6 at 7pm. Link and other details to follow.
If you would care to contribute to a gift from the Parish of the Epiphany to Brett to mark this holy occasion, contributions can be made online at https://3crowns.org/giving-acs or by check to the parish office. Please mark your check with Brett’s name in the memo line; there is a similar memo field available on the online form. Questions? Contact janewhite54@msn.com. |
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Donate for Food Security Please help people in need of food security in Winchester, Woburn, and surrounding towns by contributing to the Anna LaViolette SNAP Matching Fund, created by the Winchester Farmers Market to honor the memory of our great friend, Anna LaViolette. Anna, an 85-year-old volunteer, embodied the spirit of the Market's mission to provide healthy, fresh food for all families. Through Anna's Fund, the Winchester Farmers Market matches SNAP benefits up to $15 per customer card, per market day. With your donations, you can help us increase the number of customers served and the amount of our match. To donate by credit card or PayPal, please click here. Please make checks out to Winchester Farmers Market with "Anna's Fund" in the memo line, and send to: Winchester Farmers Market / PO Box #36 / Winchester, MA 01890.
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Epiphany Views from the Pews
To share our excitement about reuniting again in person we have initiated a brief “views from the pews” videoseries inviting parishioners to share their favorite place to sit in the pews, what they may have missed while being away from Epiphany over the past 14 months, and why they’re excited or looking forward to returning to church in person. These very brief videos (a minute or less) will then be shared on our website and in social media to give people (especially newcomers) a snapshot of who we are as a parish community.
If you would like to join this project, Kathryn Dominguez will be recording videos of parishioners, individually or in pairs, sitting in the pews on weekdays between 9am and 2pm except for Tuesday mornings when there are staff meetings. Just stop by the church office, email office@3crowns.org or call 781-729-1922 to find a time to meet. You can also record a message from home and email it to her if easier. We look forward to collecting many of these short videos over the course of the next few months! |
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Epiphany Is on Instagram!
Epiphany is now on Instagram! If you are an Instagram user, we invite you to follow our new account at @parishoftheepiphany. Following us is a great way to stay connected and to help spread the word about Epiphany! |
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This Week's Calendar
Click here to access the complete parish calendar.
Monday, May 24 Creation Care, 5:30pm
Tuesday, May 25 Noonday Prayer via Zoom, 12pm
Circle of Life via Zoom, 5pm
Wednesday, May 26
Morning Prayer via Zoom, 7:30am
Thursday, May 27
Men's Group via Zoom, 5:30-6:30pm Online Healing Prayer via Zoom, 7pm Compline via Zoom, 9pm
Friday, May 28 Prayer Shawl, 10am, Sproat Room
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70 Church Street, Winchester, MA 01890
781-729-1922
www.3crowns.org
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