EPIPHANY STAR Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 1101 Sunset Drive P. O. Box 116 Guntersville, AL 35976 256-582-4897 www.episcopalguntersville.org May, 2018 We will celebrate: Please join us on Pentecost Sunday, May 20th! The Birthday of the Church Epiphany s Ministries The time and talent YOU give to sharing God s kingdom on Earth. Wear Red!! Thinking About EfM? You are invited to Woodall Commons on Sunday, May 20th at 5:00 p.m. to join current students, former students and graduates in celebrating the end of the EfM year. In addition to food, fun and fellowship, you will also have an opportunity to examine the textbooks and ask questions. The EfM seminar group meets every Monday night, September through May from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. If you are interested, please join us on May 20th, or contact Shari Harrison, 256-673-3458, sbharrison520@gmail.com, or Rick Cooley, 256-455-0021, rickcooley64@gmail.com for more Information. The Daughters of the King invite you (all are welcome) to join them in a day of lessons, meditation, prayer, fellowship and Holy Eucharist on May 19th at Woodall Commons. Registration and fellowship will be from 9:30a.m. to 10:00a.m. Lessons and meditation will be from!0:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. followed by Holy Eucharist. It is a Quiet Day with Rev. Susan Sloan as our spiritual leader. The registration fee is $15.00 and includes coffee, light snacks and lunch. A sign up sheet is on the bulletin board in the hall outside the nave. We hope to see you there!
Epiphany Star Page 2 Making Preparations During our current Adult Christian Formation series entitled Suddenly & Unprepared: Planning for the End of This Life, we learned that the Book of Common Prayer actually offers counsel regarding the writing of a will. Page 445 speaks of the duty of all persons to make wills. The Minister of the Congregation is here directed to instruct the people, from time to time about the duty of Christian parents to make prudent provision for the well-being of their families. And also: of the duty of all persons to make wills, while they are in health, arranging for the disposal of their temporal goods. There is one further counsel here: that persons making wills or trusts or other instruments of estate planning are not to neglect, if they are able, to leave bequests for religious and charitable uses. Having a will or other estate plan is so important a part of Christian faith and stewardship that it is explicitly addressed in our book of worship. For an adult Christian, having a valid will and estate plan is essential. Unfortunately, fifty percent of Americans die without a valid will and allow the state courts to distribute their assets however the state thinks best. This abdicates an important area of choice. We can choose to whom we wish to pass the temporal goods with which God has blessed us. In choosing our heirs, we naturally think first of our families. This is as it should be. But we need not stop here. There is also our spiritual family, the Church. There are also other charitable organizations carrying on important work in the world. Our Last Will and Testament can actually be a testament an expression of our personal faith and our values. This is an important aspect of our Christian stewardship. This is a good time to make your will into a testament of your faith and values. Here at Epiphany we are blessed with an endowment that exists to further the work of our church in sharing and spreading God s kingdom: The Tapestry Fund. If you wish to join the Tapestry Society, please contact the church office for more information. Blessings & Peace, Fr. Aaron+ Easter Season, 2018 VESTRY LIAISONS Sr. Warden-Rick Cooley Jr. Warden-Sam Harrison Building & Grounds Rick Cooley Melanie Dorman Ray Klaver Faith Formation Jackie Camper Sam Harrison Tiffany Martin Parish Life Marsha Babb Jackie Camper Tiffany Martin Kitchen Melanie Dorman Ray Klaver Tiffany Martin Memorial Garden Melanie Dorman Sam Harrison Ray Klaver Office and Communication Marsha Babb Doug Cooke Jack Frost Outreach Rick Colley Jack Frost Jan Maxwell Pastoral Care Jackie Camper Doug Cooke Jack Frost Stewardship Marsha Babb Sam Harrison Jan Maxwell Worship Jackie Camper Doug Cooke Jan Maxwell
Epiphany Star Page 3 SUDDENLY AND UNPREPARED: PLANNING FOR THE END OF THIS LIFE Continuing Sundays 9:30-10:15, we will offer a five-week Adult Christian Education opportunity during Sunday School entitled Suddenly and Unprepared: Planning for the End of This Life. The title comes from a petition found in The Great Litany from The Book of Common Prayer: From all oppression, conspiracy, and rebellion; from violence, battle, and murder; and from dying suddenly and unprepared, Good Lord, deliver us. Our goal is to provide good information and healthy conversation for parishioners and their families when preparing for End of Life issues and concerns, specifically from a Christian, Episcopal, and church-centered perspective. We will welcome guest speakers from a range of disciplines, including presentations on hospice care, wills and estate planning, working with a funeral home, as well as details about planning a funeral at Epiphany and our own Memorial Garden. Please join us. We are saddened by the death, March 31, of Ellie Werden. The Epiphany family extends our sympathy, love, prayers and support to Ellie s loved ones. Rest eternal grant to her O Lord. And let light perpetual shine upon her. Save the Dates August 10th-11th Women's Retreat Led by The Rev. Jennifer Riddle More information to follow soon.
Epiphany Star Page 4 Epiphany Art Camp June 4-6, 2018 9:00a.m. - 12:30p.m Kindergarten - 5th grades Join your friends and meet new friends while having fun with art, music and drama. Please let us know you are coming and let us know your t-shirt size by registering here. Questions? Please contact Shelly Hardin at EpiphanyYouth@EpiphanyGuntersville.org or 256-582-4897 Items we need for Art Camp Please consider donating the following items by May 20th. You may place the items in the container labeled Arts Camp in the office or Sanderson Hall. Magazines Corkscrew, Elbow, Ziti or Penne pasta Food Coloring: Green, Yellow, Blue, Red or Neon colors Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Epiphany Star Page 5 Youth Sunday WEEKLY Sunday School Sundays 9:30 a.m. 6 th - 12 th grades Youth Loft Woodall Commons Episcopal Youth Community (EYC) - Wednesdays 6:30p.m. -7:30p.m. 6 th - 12 th grades Youth Loft Woodall Commons Episcopal Youth Community (EYC) Sundays 5:00p.m. -7:00p.m. 6 th - 12 th grades Youth Loft Woodall Commons 9 - Youth Sunday rehearsal 6:30 p.m. 12 - Youth Sunday rehearsal 10:00 a.m. MAY May 13, 10:30 a.m. Please join us for Youth Sunday, a celebration of our children and youth. Ethan Evans, a member of the Diocesan Youth Department will be our guest preacher. Children and youth will be serving as acolytes, ushers, greeters and readers. Come with an open mind and heart to see and feel how the Holy Spirit is working through our young people. Please join us for refreshments following the service to honor our young people and graduates. 13 - Youth Sunday, No EYC 20 - Last Sunday EYC until August 23 - Last Wednesday EYC until August Mark Your Calendars for JUNE Events 4-6 Epiphany Arts Camp On May 13th, we will be offering prayers for members who are graduating from high school, college or other certification programs. If you have family members that will be graduating this spring, please send their full name, their degree/major/certification and the school they will be attending or are receiving their degree from to Shelly Hardin at EpiphanyYouth@EpiphanyGuntersville.org by May 4 th. Please feel free to include any awards/scholarships your family member has received.
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Epiphany Star Page 8 CODE: CC Children s Church; DOK Daughters of the King; EYC Episcopal Youth Community; DAV Disable American Veterans; HE Holy Eucharist; Men s B&B Men s Breakfast & Bible Study; Lib Library; MMBS Monday Morning Book Study; RITI Room in the Inn; SH Sanderson Hall; SS Sunday School; VYP Very Young Persons; WC Woodall Commons; SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 Stewardship 6:00 Library 2 Healing Service 11:30 Centering Prayer 1:00 Eucharist 5:30 Nursery 5:30 Dinner 6:00 Programs 6:30 3 Home Place 8:00 HR Reunion 9:30 4 B & B 7:00 HR 5 DAR WC 9-12 9 10 ASCENSION DAY Ladies Bible Study 11:00 Library Nancy Brennan 6 Discretionary Fund Sunday HE 8 & 10:30 Breakfast 8:45 SS & Nursery 9:30 End of Life 9:30 SH CC 10:30 EYC 5:00 Birthdays 7 MMBS 10:00 Library 8 Buildings & Grounds 6:00 Library EFM 6:00 Ladies Bible Study 11:00 Library Luke Nelson Healing Service 11:30 Centering Prayer 1:00 Eucharist 5:30 Nursery 5:30 Dinner 6:00 Programs 6:30 Youth Sunday Rehearsal 6:30 Sue Beiter Kelly Auman Kendall Moore Ben Perkins Susie Connerly Cassandra Kistler 11 B & B 7:00 HR 12 Brotherhood 8 Library Beans & Rice 10-12 Epiphany Café 10-12 SH-Kitchen Youth Sun. Rehearsal 10:00 18 B & B 7:00 HR 19 DOK Quiet Day 9-2 WC Reunion 9:30 Lillian Bodine 13 YOUTH SUNDAY GRADUATION SUNDAY MOTHER S DAY HE 8 & 10:30 Breakfast 8:45 SS & Nursery 9:30 End of Life 9:30 SH Outreach 9:30 CC 10:30 EYC 5:00 14 Brindle 9:00 Room 204 Quilter SH 9-12 MMBS10:00 LIB DOK 11:30 EFM 6:00 15 Master Gardner's 9-1 SH Al Ward Ladies Bible Study 11:00 Library Vestry Meeting 6:30 Library Johnnie Kirkland 20 THE DAY OF PENTECOST HE 8 & 10:30 EFM Graduation 10:30 Breakfast 8:45 SS & Nursery 9:30 Ministry Roundup 9:30 CC 10:30 Ministry Roundup Coffee Hour 11:30 16 Quilters 9-1 SH Healing Service 11:30 Centering Prayer 1:00 Staff 1:15 Lib Eucharist 5:30 Nursery 5:30 Dinner 6:00 Programs 6:30 17 Reunion 9:30 Jan Maxwell GHS Graduation Barry Jones 21 MMBS 10:00 Library 22 Ladies Bible Study 11:00 Library Matt Perkins MCLC Graduation Aaron 6pm Caleb Scott 23 Healing Service 11:30 Centering Prayer 1:00 Blessing of the Benches 6:30 Eucharist 5:30 Nursery 5:30 Dinner 6:00 Programs 6:30 Last Wed until 8/8 24 Reunion 9:30 Tank Connerly III EFM Party 5:00 WC 27 Private Wedding 2:00 Reception SH Anthony Andrews Parker Jackson EYC 5:00 EFM Party 5:00 WC TRINITY SUNDAY HE 8 & 10:30 SS & Nursery 10:30 Lectionary 9:30 Private Rehearsal 5:30 Nave 25 B & B 7:00 HR News Articles Due Guntersville Schools Last Day Summer Break Begins 26 Brotherhood 8 Library Emily Moses 28 MEMORIAL DAY Office Closed Gregory Andrews 29 30 Centering Prayer 1:00 31 Reunion 9:30 Kathy Nelson Charlotte Webb Ginny McCrary June July 4 6 Epiphany s Art Camp 17 Father s Day 1 Discretionary Fund Sunday 14 Beans & Rice/ Epiphany Café 5 Stewardship Meeting 19 Vestry Meeting 3 Stewardship Meeting 17 Vestry Meeting 25 Epiphany Star Articles Due 4 4th of July, Brotherhood Cookout Office Closed 24 Epiphany Star Articles Due 9 Beans & Rice/Epiphany Café 12 B & G Meeting 10 B&G Meeting 14 Finance Meeting 12 Finance Meeting