The Parish of the Epiphany |
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Family Newsletter: Summer Edition
July 5 2020
The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost |
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Join With Us This Week At the Parish of the Epiphany
In this newsletter: Sunday Service: Read- and Do-Alongs for Children Children's Messages: Playlist Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit Summer Devotional: Week 3 Joy Youth Invitation: Holy Conversations In the Parish Summer Blessings |
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Sunday Service Read- and Do-Alongs Join our 10am live worship service every Sunday on YouTube. Here are some worksheets to help you listen and learn! Coloring Sheet: Isaac Marries Rebekah Word Search: Matthew Chapter 11 |
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Happy Fourth of July Weekend There is no new children's message for this holiday weekend, but we encourage you to check out our Epiphany Children's Sunday School YouTube playlist. Are there messages you've missed? Epiphany's Children's YouTube Playlist Summer Children's Messages: Will You Take Part?
This summer our community is offering special children's messages via YouTube. We have friends sharing music, stories, missions, meditations, experiments, and more! Some faces will be very familiar from chapel or Sunday School, and some will be new friends. Would you or your family like to make a summer children's video? We'd love to have you join our team! It is fun, and we will help! Email Bryn for details. |
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Week Three: The Fruit of the Spirit - Joy
Verse to learn
Psalm 28: 7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. Verse Tracing Coloring Sheet
Talk about it
What is joy? How do you think joy is different from happiness? What brings you joy?
Great Story Books
- Giraffes Can’t Dance by Andreae
Great Books for Older Kids
- The House on Mango Street by Cisnernos
Ideas for Craft Time
- Make a Sunshine: take yellow construction paper and cut into a large circle; also cut strips of yellow construction paper for the sun’s rays; “accordion” fold them, then tape around sun.
Music
- I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart
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Youth: An Invitation to Holy Conversation This Summer: Reading White Fragility
On June 8, about twenty-five parishioners and staff gathered online to begin a conversation about systemic racism and white privilege. The Rev. Thea Keith-Lucas facilitated this gathering, which included scripture reflection in small groups and exploring some examples of white privilege.
As a next step, everyone in grade 8 and older is invited to read Robin DiAngelo’s book White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. There will be opportunities for all of us to gather online several times throughout the summer to discuss the book and share what we’re learning. You are invited to join at any point in the series, and to attend as many sessions are you are able. We ask all youth who attend to do so with a parent or guardian, on a shared Zoom screen. This allows us to follow Safe Church online policies for those 18 years of age and younger.
The gatherings will be held on Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We begin this Monday, July 6, with chapters one and two. Learn more here |
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In the Parish Every Monday Parish of the Epiphany sends out a parish-wide newsletter, called The Three Crowns. You can find issues here.
There is a Bible Study for grown-ups (and teens) at 9am each Sunday via Zoom. Click here to join. |
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Summer Blessings Thank you to Rich B for sharing his beautiful garden with us all. |
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You are invited to email Bryn a photo of the simple summer blessings you have found, to share here with our community.
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A Welcoming Episcopal Community
70 Church Street, Winchester, MA 01890
781-729-1922
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