Family Newsletter:

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Week of March 26, 2023

Family Calendar

Sun, March 26 : 10:00-10:40am : Church School (Story Makers & Godly Play)

Sun, March 26 : 9:45-11:15am : Drop-off Nursery Care for ages 0-3 years

Sun, March 26 : 11:15-12:15pm : Exploring our Faith (Youth)

Wed, March 29: 5:15-6:15pm : Choristers Children's Choir Rehearsal

Holy Week & Easter

Sun, April 2 : 9:00-10:00am : Palm Sunday Fellowship

Sun, April 2 : 10:00-11:00am : Palm Sunday Worship for All

(young child story time in the Chapel during the Passion Narrative)

Sun, April 2 : 9:45-11:15am : Drop-off Nursery Care for ages 0-3

Thu, April 6 : 6:15-7:30pm : Maundy Thursday Dinner & Worship

Fri, April 7 : 12:00 & 7:00pm : Good Friday Worship

Sat, April 8 : 7:30-9:00pm : Great Vigil of Easter

Sun, April 9 : 9:00-10:00am : Easter Festival Worship

Sun, April 9 : 10:00-11:00am: Easter Fellowship

Sun, April 9 : 10:30-10:40am: Easter Egg Hunt

Sun, April 9 : 11:15-12:15pm: Easter Festival Worship

Easter Morning Drop-Off Nursery Care will be available for ages 0-3 only, during both services (8:45-10:15am and 10:45am-12:15pm).

Three Things of Note

Godly Play: This Sunday, our younger children will explore the parable of the Sower. Every week, Godly Play offers our youngest children ways to pray, and ways to creatively work with the story.

Lenten Service Project for Story Makers this Sunday, March 26: Our older group of Church School children will undertake their Lenten season service project during their Church School class. They will be thinking about those who are so very loved in our community but who are unable to physically join us as much as they'd like to.

Palm Sunday: Palm Sunday is April 2. This is a First Sunday and there won't be traditional Church School classes. However, in the middle of the service we will offer a special story time in the Chapel for our younger children, during the Passion Narrative. The Chapel story time will offer the complete story of Holy Week, Good Friday, and the resurrection in an all-age felt-board story format. More information on the differences between this and the Passion Narrative in the sanctuary will be in next week's newsletter.

Proud Godparents Eunice and Don. Goddaughter Harriet was baptized at the 8am service of worship last weekend.

Graduation Sunday: May 21

All seniors graduating from high school are invited to be part of Graduation Sunday at Epiphany, on May 21. Please let Janelle know if you (or your child) are graduating and would like to be recognized.

Youth Progressive Dinner: March 26

All youth (grades 6-12) are invited to a progressive dinner on March 26 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm. We will be going to three different parishioners’ homes around the area. Please RSVP to Rev. Janelle.

Serve with Epiphany at The Dwelling Place: Families and Children of All Ages

On Saturday evening, April 29th, from 4:30-6:15pm, Epiphany will be serving at The Dwelling Place, a soup kitchen in Woburn for those experiencing food insecurity. Volunteers will be needed to set up, serve, and clean up on that evening (Families and kids all ages are welcome!). We will also have a cook day in the Epiphany kitchen to prepare the meals the day before. Interested in the cooking team or the on-site at The Dwelling Place team? Please let Rev. Janelle know.

St. Luke's Community Kitchen: Opportunity for Families to Serve

Great news for Epiphany parishioners and friends who are interested in volunteering at St. Luke’s–San Lucas Saturday Community Kitchen in Chelsea! After closing for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the soup kitchen is reopening! Established in 2009, the Community Kitchen is a partnership between St. Luke’s–San Lucas and four congregations from the Mystic Valley Deanery, including Parish of the Epiphany. Epiphany volunteers can prepare, cook, and serve a hot breakfast or lunch to Chelsea residents on the third Saturday of every month, starting on Saturday, April 15.

To accommodate everyone’s busy schedules, volunteers can sign up to work the 8:00 am – 10:30 am shift or the 10:30 am – 1:00 pm shift. Please know that we welcome family members of all ages (recommended age of 8+). If interested, please click here to sign up. For more information, please contact Claudia Bell.

Childcare for Infants & Toddlers During 10am Worship for Ages 0-3

Our nursery is open! Parents and guardians may drop off their young children -- ages 0-3 years -- in the Dewart Room during the 10am service. Our paid and experienced nursery caregivers will be ready to receive babies and toddlers beginning at 9:45am. Parents and guardians must pick up their children by 11:15am, and must remain in the building at all times.

Children need to be registered in our system (one-time registration) in order to be dropped off. This gives us important information about allergies, needs, and who may pick up your child. Please register here:

Nursery Care Registration

Summer Camp at BCH: Registration is Open!

The Barbara C. Harris Episcopal Camp is offering sleepaway camp for those entering grades 4 and older, as well as a fun Family Camp long weekend this summer. Parish of the Epiphany loves BCH!

At least two Epiphany kids are going the week of July 31!

If your child or family would like to sign up for a camp experience this summer, please reach out and let Bryn know. We might be able to help coordinate some of our children's weeks together!

Find out more at BCH's Website: The Barbara C. Harris Camp

Church School Registration

Church School registration is always open! This gives us important information like allergies and opting into/out of photo permissions. We re-register each year to keep our information current. Thank you!

Church School Registration