2019 MINISTRY REPORTS & 2020 STRATEGIC PLAN

Epiphany Episcopal Church2020 Annual Meeting

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EpiphanyEpiscopalChurch2019AnnualMinistryReports&2020StrategicPlan

TableofContentsAdministration and Operations Ministry ............................................................................................ 2

Children, Youth, and Family Ministry ................................................................................................ 5

Outreach Ministry .............................................................................................................................. 7

Parish Life Ministry ........................................................................................................................... 8

Worship Ministry ............................................................................................................................. 10

Treasurer’s Report ........................................................................................................................... 11

Strategic Plan ................................................................................................................................... 15

Annual Rector’s Report 2020 ........................................................................................................... 18

Ministry Umbrellas

Admin & Operations Vestry Liaisons: Richard Durkin & Dave Parkerton

• Building & Grounds • Communications • Finance • Servanthood

Children, Youth, and Family Vestry Liaisons: Elizabeth Gilmore & Heather Modzelewski

• Sunday School • Episcopal Youth Community • Preschool

Outreach Vestry Liaisons: Susan Buckner & Krissy Goff

• Food Pantry • Food4Thought • Hot Meals • Hypothermia Shelter • Mission Trip

Parish Life Vestry Liaisons: Susan Forbes & Anne Johnson

• Newcomers • Fellowship • Neighborhood Groups • Adult Education • Meal Warriors

Worship Vestry Liaisons: Bob Otten

• Worship Team (Readers, Acolytes, LEM’s)

• Music/Choir • Altar Guild • Prayer Warriors

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Administration and Operations Ministry Vestry Liaisons: Richard Durkin & Dave Parkeron Parish Administrator: Marty Brady Contact: admin@EpiphanyEC.org The Administration and Operations Ministry houses our Building and Grounds, Communications, Finance, and Servanthood Ministry Teams. Buildings & Grounds Ministry Team Facilites Manager: Dennis DeGaetano (grounds@EpiphanyEC.org) 2019 was a busy year for the Buildings & Grounds ministry. Following the February departure of Epiphany's full-time Operations Manager, various volunteers stepped forward to help with taking care of our nearly 40,000 square foot facility. In June 2019, we hired Dennis DeGaetano as a part-time Facilities Manager to perform high-priority maintenance and to coordinate inspection and installation visits. Dennis has also been helping to bring in new contractors to perform maintenance on Epiphany's systems. Overall, the Buildings and Grounds team and volunteers completed over 60 facilities repair tasks in 2019, including replacing light bulbs with LED fixtures, fixing exit signs, smoke detectors and locks, maintaining the grounds and removing dead trees, applying mulch, and painting the Great Hall and two preschool classrooms. We also received help from 20 Shrinemont volunteers on January 3, 2020 who managed to create an inventory of building furnishings to support insurance documentation, paint two bathrooms, wash Worship Space windows, and fix a bulletin board. They did all this before their offsite meetings and a sleep-in in the newly carpeted Great Hall, and have been thanked. After removing mold and replacing the roof of the Admin Wing in December 2018, this year we contracted for replacement of the leaking Classroom Wing roof and Worship Space roof; the Great Hall roof is fine for now. Roof repairs happened with a fundraising match of $15,000 in financial support from the Diocese of Virginia, which uses our facilities for several large-scale events, as well as a $20,000 contribution from our partners in New Hope Baptist Church. We could not have done this work without you, our parishioners, who raised over $21,500 in a very successful Raise The Roof campaign in the summer of 2019. Thank you for helping to keep our worship space dry when it rains! This year, Epiphany benefited from another $50,000 capital improvement contribution from the Diocese of Virginia, coming from their Dickinson Fund that started providing funds in 2019 to churches with capital repair needs. On top of the roof repairs, the Diocese funds allowed Epiphany to complete the top high-priority items on our capital improvements list, including the following:

• Replaced the failing heating & cooling system in the Admin Wing • Replaced the decaying wooden playground fence with a new vinyl privacy fence and lockable

double gate • Replaced the carpeting in the Great Hall, which should improve rentability of the space • Replaced a leaking hot water heater for the classroom wing • Replaced the leaking 1989-era hot water heater for the kitchen and surrounding areas

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• Replaced a failed compressor and related parts that provide air conditioning for the worship and gathering space and classrooms in the newer section of the building

Our teams have started to look at the capital improvements list for 2020, which includes replacing broken double-pane windows in the Great Hall and the Reception area. Other projects include raising funds in conjunction with the Preschool to replace the aging playground equipment, additional replacement of original building equipment, carpeting, and upgrades to heating and ventilation system software. Communication Ministry Team Communications Director : Nadia Baker (commdir@EpiphanyEC.org) In 2019, Communications Director Nadia Baker expanded the integration and use of Office 365 and staff backups to the cloud. She created Ministry Team Sites for each ministry team to use, store, and share information more efficiently. She setup WiFi network routers in several part of the building to expand our WiFi capabilities. She also continued to revamp and update the Epiphany website and added a form for anyone to report facility problems that need to be fixed. Our church continues to have an active presence on Facebook with the help of volunteers from the congregation posting photos of various events and Sunday worship. We are also active on NextDoor and MeetUp, and trying to grow our presence on InstaGram and other free media outlets. Finally, we created a Wikipedia page for Epiphany Episcopal Church and updated Epiphany's "Our History" page with a list of clergy since 1986. Finance Ministry Team Treasurer: Johnathan Isner (finance@EpiphanyEC.org) We made substantial progress in ensuring that accounts are reconciled monthly, rationalizing financial reporting categories, complying with audit team recommendations, and sharing working documents on SharePoint sites. We also updated our list of Epiphany Trustees with Fairfax Circuit Court; Art Buck, Sally Campbell and Jeanne Trimble are our Trustees who also comprise the Audit team. Servanthood Ministry Team Lead: Keola & Elaine Nosaka (servanthood@EpiphanyEC.org) Accomplishments

• Servanthood Development Ministry hit the ground running in 2019, beginning our ministry meetings in August 2019. We established a timeline of events, determined our theme for 2020 Stewardship Campaign (Shining Our Light), designed a logo and promotional material for our website, created / mailed campaign information, kept the parish uo-to-date through email newsletters, and ordered a visual banner.

• New this year, we offered an online option to submit pledges. It was a HUGE success with 55% of pledges received online.

• Leadership By Example: As in years past, 100% of our Vestry and church leaders submitted their own pledges, so we could kick off the campaign with their commitments in hand, following their lead.

• Stewardship Campaign kick off letters from Rector, Hillary West and Senior Warden, Elaine Perry were mailed to parishioners.

• Hillary invited parishioners to present their perspectives on how we are Shining Our Light as God’s Light through brief testimonies titled, “Our Shining Light Moment.” These were shared during worship, as well as online.

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• Our kick-off event on September 8 was a great success with the Pancake Pals providing pancakes and a goodie bar during the fellowship hour following 10 a.m. worship.

• We continued the momentum on Celebration Sunday, September 29 with our buffet of ministries following 10 a.m. worship. Each ministry had a booth with information about their work along with a snack or treat. Parishioners were invited to visit the booths located in the back of the worship space, to get a “taste” of the many ways Epiphany ministries use donated funds to advance our mission and serve our community. It was a hit! Good information, good food, good fellowship.

• We rounded out the campaign on Giving Sunday, October 20 where a special collection was made for pledges. We celebrated Epiphany with cake and goodies!

• Our campaign thank you letters from Hillary which also invited people to participate in Giving Tuesday, December 3 were mailed out the week before Giving Tuesday. Epiphany also advertised Giving Tuesday via social media and email.

Results of 2020 Pledge Campaign (as of 1/19/2020) Number of Pledges: 64 Total Pledged: $208,970 — $206,570 to General Fund, $2,400 to designated accounts. Households Solicited: 124 Participation: 52% Compared to 2019 Pledge Campaign (as of 1/20/2019) Number of Pledges: 57 Total Pledged: $204,480—$196,180 to General Fund, $6,300 to designated accounts. Households solicited 135 Participation: 42% Work Ahead In 2020, we have increased staff hours for our Children, Youth and Family Minister and Communications Director. Our hourly staff received a cost of living raise of 1.92%, as recommended by the Diocese of Virginia. We are continuing the Shining Our Light theme during 2020 by hosting a “Better Together” ministry event on Sunday, February 23 following 10 a.m. worship. We hope to engage the congregation with information about our various ministries and how they can get involved. Our Pancake Pals will be onboard preparing and serving pancakes and a goodie bar during fellowship hour. We will also continue to invite folks to pledge throughout 2020.

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Children, Youth, and Family Ministry Vestry Liaisons: Elizabeth Gilmore & Heather Modzelewski Children, Youth, & Family Minister: Dana Hale Contact: family@EpiphanyEC.org In 2019, the Children, Youth, and Family Ministry (CYFM) continued to experience steady growth across all ages, serving an estimated 80 children (ages baby to high school) across 40 families. Attendance continues to increase at all family events.

• We have grown! This year we added a new 5th & 6th grade Sunday School class and three new teachers. One of the responsibilities of 5th and 6th grade class is sorting Food4Thought items on packing days.

• The middle school and high school youth (made of up two groups, 7th through 8th, and 9th through 12th grades) now gather twice per month for Sunday Circle, with a dedicated team of adult leaders, and a curriculum that teaches scripture through the lens of current events and modern day issues.

• A nursery was re-established and is now available on Sundays from 9:45 – 11:30 a.m. for babies and toddlers up to age three.

Our budget of $2,490 was used to support faith formation at church and at home and engage the community through programs and events made possible thanks to many volunteers who give generously of their time, talent, and treasure. In addition to offering regular Sunday school classes and children’s worship bulletins, CYFM provided a variety of events and opportunities to engage in the Epiphany community:

• Our CYF Minister Dana Hale creates and sends an electronic weekly Family Devotional, which receives a 45-50% open and response rate.

• The Parent Support Group meets monthly, to discuss the challenges of parenting in today’s world and to take comfort in community with other parents.

• EYC took a ski trip, hosted a spaghetti dinner fundraiser, and held a lock in during the Hypothermia Shelter week, preparing breakfast for 40 guests and helpers.

• We celebrated Holy Week with interactive stations at the back of the worship space, and Lent in a Bag to take home for further reflection.

• We hosted an Easter Egg Hunt and Easter craft for 35 children and 35 parents.. • We were visited by a graduate (Deborah) of Hope and Resurrection Secondary School, in

South Sudan. Deborah offered thanks for the ongoing support for the kids of Epiphany. • We recognized 40 Sunday School teachers and helpers. • We offered Summer Chapel, as a change of pace from Sunday school, weekly during worship

throughout the summer months. • We let our LIGHT shine during a weekend of VBS, with 37 children and 26 adult

participants. • We transformed Room 130 with improved lighting and furniture, for Sunday Circle

gatherings. • We blessed backpacks for those returning to school.

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• We purchased and presented a Bible for all (11) of our 3rd graders this fall. • We support a Confirmation Class of 7 students who began preparation in the fall, and will

continue into the spring. • We wrote close to 100 notes to include with Hot Meals Thanksgiving feast meals. • We colored placemats for use during the hypothermia shelter. • We provided Advent stations at the back of the worship space, celebrating PEACE. • We performed a beautiful Christmas pageant to celebrate the season. • We participated in the Epiphany Green Team – to help our church community recycle

everything (no exceptions). • We enjoyed two youth-led worships this year, planned and delivered by our Junior and Senior

Sunday Circle youth group. In 2020 we will:

• Continue to look for opportunities for our Youth Group(s) to volunteer and serve in the local community and beyond.

• Extend our Lenten stations to be available for the entire season of Lent. • Begin VBS planning sessions in January 2020! (Want to help out?) • Continue to adapt our approach to meet the needs of our growing and aging youth group. • Continue to support the youth who are in Confirmation and beyond, should they wish to be

confirmed. • Seek to grow the participation in our Parent Support Group.

Our Dreams Moving forward, we would love to:

• Have a larger pool of volunteers, particularly in Sunday School, to prevent overextending people. (This is a wonderful opportunity to partner with our amazing teachers and share your gifts with our children.)

• Take the youth on a week-long mission trip. • Paint Room 130 for the youth. • Help the preschool update the playground to alleviate concerns with aging equipment.

Our Team: Elaine Inn (lead), Dana Hale, (Children, Youth, & Family Minister), Kathleen Bellis, Rebecca Carroll, Maura Clos, Emma Matos-Irby, Tracy Parkerton, and Melissa Woodhead

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Outreach Ministry Vestry Liaisons: Susan Buckner & Krissy Goff Contact: outreach@EpiphanyEC.org The Community Outreach Ministry serves the neediest of our neighbors, both locally and internationally. In 2019, we provided both financial and volunteer support to a number of groups and initiatives:

• Food Pantry: Every week we provided volunteers, food, and financial support to over 100 people through a joint ministry hosted by Community of Faith United Methodist Church.

• Food 4 Thought: Every month during the school year, we partnered with Our Daily Bread to help fight child hunger in Fairfax County by providing food and packing over 200 meals, drinks and snacks for elementary students in need.

• Hypothermia Shelter: During Christmas week, we welcomed an average of 24 homeless guests daily providing warm meals, bedding, and fellowship. The shelter was supported by over 100 individuals and groups providing over 800 volunteer hours during the week.

• Hot Meals: Every other month, we shopped for, cooked, and assembled up to 100 hot meals and served them to those in need at three different locations across Fairfax City.

• FACETS: We provided a financial commitment to help the homeless, unemployed, and needy in our local area.

• Rise Against Hunger: Partnering with Community of Faith United Methodist Church, we have contributed to the funding for packing 10,000 meals during a two-hour packathon held in January 2019.

• Promise for Haiti Partnership: In 2019, the Outreach Ministry sponsored two students, making available to them a Christian-based education in their hometown of Pignon, Haiti.

• Community Dinner: Epiphany opened its doors and invited its neighbors to dinner, as a means for them to get to know us as the church on the corner.

Through these various programs, we open our hearts and our arms to those in need and share the good news of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Challenges Meeting financial commitments to support the ministry’s initiatives is always a concern and with a tightened 2020 budget, the ministry will need to develop unique and interesting ways to supplement the allocated budget, such as the annual yard sale, silent auction, and clothing drive. While we maintain a core group of volunteers, the ministry would benefit from a dedicated lead for this ministry to provide strategic guidance in expanding programs offered. Dreams for 2020 In 2020, we will focus on the core projects that define outreach for Epiphany and hope to expand some of these programs. For example, it is desirable to hold Community Dinners on a regular basis, as well as bring back the annual block party that will help define Epiphany as the church on the corner. We also will look for innovating ways to increase funds to support those projects. There are many opportunities for involvement and we hope to expand our volunteer base by taking advantage of Epiphany’s many talents. There is something for everyone to do in Outreach!

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Parish Life Ministry

Vestry Liaisons: Susan Forbes & Anne Johnson Contact: parishlife@EpiphanyEC.org Parish life ministry involves five ministry teams: Adult Education, Fellowship, Meal Warriors, Neighborhood Groups, and Newcomers Ministries Adult Education Ministry The year was rich with Interfaith Dinners and Dialogue including our Muslim and Jewish friends. The monthly Women’s Bible Study continues to include all ages and various backgrounds with valuable conversation around the gospel of John. A special teaching on the Bible’s understanding of Discipleship with resident scholar John Rybicki equipped us to examine our own call to Discipleship. To accompany the teaching seminarian Gwynn Crichton then led several sessions on discerning our spiritual gifts to then apply them to the call to serve Christ as a faithful disciple. Episcopal 101 provided the basics of the faith for several folks seeking to be received, confirmed, baptized or reaffirmed in the Episcopal Church. Friend to Epiphany professor Ahmad Jarrah led several sessions on learning the basics of the Islamic tradition. The conversation was stimulating as we learned we share more in common than we share in our differences. We are a people with open hearts, minds and souls eager to learn of God’s love, grace and mercy throughout all of creation. Fellowship Ministry The Fellowship Ministry offers hospitality every Sunday with a Coffee Hour. Each Sunday, coffee, tea (hot chocolate during fall and winter months) and some type of refreshment like pastries, cookies, donuts, or cake are offered. We plan, set-up, enlist volunteers and maintain supplies for our Fellowship sponsored events. The first Sunday of every month is Family Worship service when we schedule different Ministries to host a meal and the opportunity to highlight their ministry. This has been very successful in 2019. The Friendship Cafe is also under Fellowship and offers meals during the Annual Church meeting in late January and at other Parish events thru out the year. We are always in need of volunteers to help with all these Fellowship events. Meal Warriors In 2019 we served eight families in need during various times: births of children, moving to a new house, and surgeries/illnesses. Meal Warriors typically deliver meals 2-3x per week, so for these 8 families we served a total of 45 meals last year - all donated by our wonderful Epiphany Meal Warriors! Neighborhood Groups There were four opportunities for The Neighborhood Groups to meet in 2019: January, April, July and October. Families are mixed and matched so members get a chance to interact with others they may not normally interact with. There are currently 70 people from 32 families who signed up to be in this program. One change we made this year is to have groups meet more than once in a row so there is some continuity and a chance to form deeper connections. These are self-organizing groups so some may or

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may not meet during certain quarters, and others may meet outside the designated weekends, but as long as the groups have the opportunity to gather, it’s a success! Newcomers Ministry There were four Newcomers receptions held in 2019: February, June, September and November. Each event was very successful in attracting new members who got to learn about Epiphany’s ministries and programs, how to get involved, get acquainted with other Epiphany members in a small group setting, meet the Rev. Hillary West, and ask any questions they might have. We moved our fourth quarter Newcomers Reception from early December to the Friday before Thanksgiving and it was a huge success. We had 15-20 new members in attendance.

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Worship Ministry Vestry Liaison: Bob Otton Contact: WorshipVolunteers@EpiphanyEC.org Attending Worship each week is like being on a cruise ship. When you board the ship, you are greeted by friendly cruise staff (ushers and greeters) Cruise ships have daily newspapers (bulletin) Cruise ships have all sorts of entertainment (choir, praise band) Cruise ships have parades (Acolytes leading the procession) Cruise ships have many different educational opportunities (lessons, psalms, readers) Cruise ships have expert lecturers (sermon) Cruise ships set a wonderful table for meals (Altar Guild) Cruise ships have fabulous feasts (Holy Eucharist) Cruse ships have waiters (Lay Eucharistic Ministers) Cruise ships are decorated for the season (Altar Guild) Cruise ships plan their departures (weekly worship planning team) The last night of the cruse usually has a celebratory dinner (Worship Ministry Sunday Fellowship meal) The best part of a cruise is that when it is over, you can’t wait until the next one (Next Week’s Worship) All of these people are members of the Worship Ministry 2019 was an exciting time for the Worship Ministry. First, we prepared and facilitated over 180 worship services. Also, next to being a Member of the Congregation, we celebrate being the largest ministry, people wise, as there are over 60 of us who help to make the church an extremely inviting and welcoming place for all to worship the Lord. Although we lost a few people we gained more than we lost. This is where you can help during 2020. There are always opportunities to serve, for people from age 5 to 99. You can be the person that makes that wonderful first impression when newcomers “Shop us”. Greeting, giving directions offering a helping hand. We all sing, just some are louder than others, come and sing with us, we will provide the microphone. The band can use your talents to make joyful noise. The Altar Guild is looking for more people to help. You just need a few hours a month. We need help delivering / reading Holy Scripture. We will help you with the BIG and STRANGE words. Acolytes are needed for non-family worship to help lead the parade (processional). As we grow, more ushers are going to be required to assist a larger congregation. Not sure you can do these tasks? We will provide training for FREE! Just ask anyone you see as the odds are good whomever you talk to is a member of the Worship Ministry.

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Treasurer’s Report Treasurer: Jonathan Isner Contact: finace@EpiphanyEC.org 1. Status of our Bank Accounts

2. Revenue and Expenses through December 31, 2019 • Attached is a Summary and a Detailed Revenue and Expense Report through EOY • Total Income is 99.88% of annual budget • Pledge Income of $240,898 is 100.37% of annual budget • Budgeted contribution income increased from $200K to $240K in revised budget approved by

the Vestry in September 2019 • Total Expenses are 99.72% of annual budget • YTD revenue has exceeded expenses by $2,874.30 • In 2019, we continued to receive substantial rental income support with several partners

bringing in over $177,000 in rental income (40% of revenue). Our primary tenant is New Hope Baptist Church. The lease with New Hope was extended this year for an additional 5-year term

• In 2019, we received generous giving from the congregation and the Diocese of Virginia enabling several deferred maintenance projects from the Buildings & Grounds Capital Improvement list to be completed –

o The “Raise the Roof” campaign raised $21,500 in funds with an additional $15,000 match from the Diocese of Virginia to support critical roof repairs

o The Diocese of Virginia provided a $50,000 contribution from their Dickinson Fund which is used to support churches with capital repair needs

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• Here is a summary of our Revenue and Expenses for 2019:

3. Restricted Accounts through December 31, 2019 • Restricted accounts contain funds that are set aside for a particular purpose as a result of

designated giving. Community Outreach and Capital Improvements are our largest restricted fund accounts.

• The Capital Improvements restricted account has an EOY balance of $59K and Outreach restricted accounts collectively have an EOY balance of $8.3K.

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4. 2020 Budget • Below is a summary of the current budget as approved by the Vestry.

5. Other Items • Bank Account Reconciliation - The Savings, Preschool, Fundraising, Discretionary and

Operating accounts have been reconciled for the year through December 2019. • Preschool - The Preschool continues to be healthy and energetic with 54 children enrolled. The

Vestry approved a $20 increase in tuition fees for the 2020-2021 school year, as recommended by the Preschool Director.

• Audits - The audit team, comprised of the trustees of the Church of the Epiphany, completed two audits of the financial operations of the church, for 2017 and 2018. Thank you to the trustees (Art, Jeanne and Sally) for their diligent work in bringing our audits current. An audit of the preschool is planned for 2020. Several recommendations from the 2017 audit have been implemented with the remainder to be in place in 2020.

Income from Parish (Pledged & Non-Pledged) 259,000$ Rental Income 190,000$ Preschool 12,000$ Other Income 19,801$ Total Income 480,801$

Admin & Operations (Comms, Personnel, B&G) 432,255$ Children, Youth & Families (CYFM) 4,316$ Parish Life 2,550$ Outreach 18,231$ Worship 11,900$ Other Expenses (Diocesan Pledge, Discretionary) 11,550$ Total Expenses 480,801$ Budget Surplus/Deficit -$

Expenses

Revenues

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Narrative Budget

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Epiphany Episcopal Church Strategic Plan

Dec 2019 Evaluation

Goal 1: SERVE Be known in the area as the accepting, Christ-centered “church on the corner,”

offering multiple ministry opportunities to support God’s work

Objective: Expand child, youth, and adult education programs • Action: Increase average youth group attendance to 20 by 2020

• Measure: Average attendance of 10 by end of 2019 Met • Action: Add Sunday morning classes for adults

• Measure: Added Not met • Action: Hold Advent Family Weekend event for children

• Measure: Held Met • Action: Hold two religious dialogue courses for adults • Measure: Held Met • Action: Hold monthly Parent Support Group meetings

• Measure: Held Met • Action: Hold confirmation classes for teens

• Measure: Held Met • Action: Hold confirmation classes for adults

• Measure: Held Met

Objective: Expand Epiphany engagement in community activities • Action: Expand scope of Outreach & Fellowship

• Measure: Restricted $ received $21,822.06 • Action: Hold four community service days per year

• Measure: Held Not met • Action: Advertise all public events on the website and on social media

• Measure: Percentage of public events posted 100%

Objective: Expand community engagement in activities at Epiphany • Action: Hold annual Easter Egg hunt

• Measure: Held Met • Action: Hold annual Vacation Bible School

• Measure: Held Met • Action: Hold two neighborhood “block parties.”

• Measure: Held Not met

Objective: Manage the maintenance and operation of Epiphany’s building and grounds • Action: Schedule routine vendor maintenance while staying within budget

• Measure: Completed Met • Measure: Within budget Not met

• Action: Perform grounds maintenance (lawn, etc) augmented by commercial groundskeepers • Measure: Completed Met

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Goal 2: GROW Expand our congregation’s size, diversity & involvement

Objective: Double our Average Sunday Attendance (ASA)

• Action: Hold three month-long “Bring-a-friend-to-church” campaigns • Measure: Held Not met

• Action 2018: Achieve 160 ASA by December 2018 • Measure: ASA # in December 2018 Not met

• Action 2019 and 2020: Increase by 20% each year • Measure: Percentage increase Not met

Objective: Expand congregation participation in Epiphany ministries

• Action: Achieve 60% participation in 2019 Annual Time/Talent Pledge • Measure: Percentage participation Not met

• Action: Increase volunteer participation for CYFM by 5% • Measure: Percentage increase 35%

• Action: Increase number of volunteers helping with worship services by 5% • Measure: Percentage increase 15%

• Action: Increase number of volunteers helping with Parish Work Day by 5% • Measure: Percentage increase Not met

• Action: Hold training and development activities quarterly • Measure: Held Met

• Action: Increase volunteer participation for Epiphany Outreach programs by 10% • Measure: Percentage increase Not measured

• Action: Provide youth choir opportunities at least six times per year • Measure: Provided Not met

Objective: Increase level of congregation’s identification with Epiphany

• Action: Provide drinks and food (coffee and snacks) for Fellowship Hour • Measure: Percentage of weeks provided 100%

• Action: Achieve 60% participation in Annual Giving Campaign • Measure: Percentage participation Not met

Objective: Advertise growth rates more widely

• Action: Produce quarterly reports of attendance, giving, and progress towards objectives. • Measure: Percentage of quarters reported Not met

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Goal 3: THRIVE Achieve financial stability sufficient to fund diverse programs

s Objective: Through existing and new fundraising initiatives, ensure funding for community

outreach, staff support, ministry operations, and facility maintenance & repair • Action: Devise five new mechanisms to provide fundraising

• Measure: Number of mechanisms Not met • Action: Establish capital improvements fund

• Measure: Established Met • Action: Continue to provide Tip Jar during Fellowship Hours to collect funds

• Measure: Amount collected average $5/week • Action: Establish both short-term and long-term finance plans for Epiphany (including review of

viability of staying in current building) • Measure: Established Met

• Action: Review the charter and the financial impact of the pre-school • Reviewed Met

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Annual Rector’s Report 2020 Better Together

Rector: The Rev. Hillary West Contact: clergy@EpiphanyEC.org This morning, you’ve received a brief snapshot of God calling us to be a light shining throughout as the church on the corner and beyond, where God loves us all, no exceptions. We can be grateful for God’s great goodness working in the life of Epiphany. And, what we know in our life together is, we’re better together than we are apart. That’s what I’d like to talk with you briefly about this morning. How we’re better together. We’re best defined as better together by the apostle Paul in his letter to the church in Rome when he writes: in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us: Serving, teaching, encouragement, giving, leading, ministering, compassion, cheerfulness, hospitality, prayerfulness, hopefulness, and most of all, sincere love. The love of Jesus Christ as shown to one another. Our various gifts, are like the many parts of a body. When the many parts of the body unite, one to another, we are the body of Christ. As the body of Christ, we are members one to another; better together than we are apart. This past year has been another year of celebration in the life of Epiphany; better together. The eight inches of snow with the bishop’s visit didn’t stop us from coming together to shovel and salt sidewalks and driveways; pick up folks for worship and happily welcome Bishop Goff who gladly weathered the storm to lay hands on six of our body and assist in the baptism of three babies. We’re most certainly better together as a faithful, worshiping community; this past year gathering to give thanks and praise to God with close to 170 worship services including more than 7,000 folks. We’re better together as the Women’s Bible Study, averaging 12-15 ladies, together, bravely and courageously share their stories each fourth Wednesday of every month and that, this year culminated in our first Women’s Retreat! We’re better together in our support of The Diocese as we hosted the Intercultural Summit, and an additional Bishop’s visit with Confirmation, Reception and Reaffirmation. We’re better together as our staff transitions, saying farewell to our facilities manager and parish administrator and gladly welcoming Dennis DeGaetano to oversee facilities and Marty Brady as our parish administrator. We’re better together as the governing body, the vestry under the leadership of junior and senior wardens, Richard Durkin and Elaine Perry elected a new class of seven and graciously shepherded them along into their newfound roles in ministry.

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As you’ve heard, we’re better together when we come as one body and raise the roof, giving generously in support of a new roof over most of our building; and in giving thanks to The Diocese of Virginia and each of you, for the many other capital improvements throughout our space. We’re better together with our interfaith partners as we share in pot luck dinners and dialogues tackling some of the difficult questions where we’ve come to learn that it’s not our differences that divide us, it’s our similarities that unite us. We’re better together in lending our support to Gwynn Crichton, our seminarian, who will be completing her time with us in the spring, following her ordination to the deaconate on March 7th. We’re better together in hosting an ordination, offering hospitality and direction to some 600 folks who come to celebrate and support the newest clergy in The Diocese of Virginia. We’re better together as we join in praying for the hundred and some folks who seek out our prayers for healing, help, peace, and celebration in those life changing times; and in practicing an Advent discipline of Centering Prayer to strengthen our individual prayer lives. We’re better together when we witness baptisms from young to not so young of the eleven good folks who promise, with God’s help, to live as a part of the body of Christ, better together. We’re better together month after month in packing meals for Fairfax County school children, cooking and delivering Hot Meals to our friends on the streets of Fairfax, providing Christmas as we host the Hypothermia Shelter, serving some 100 households a week through the Food Pantry, welcoming the neighborhood through yard sales, parking lot festivals, concerts, dance groups, scout troops and Epiphany’s Preschool. We’re better together in supporting the budding youth group who now shepherd the Green Team mission with the hopes that we’ll all come to be environmentally aware! We’re better together as a welcoming community extending gracious hospitality to more than fifty newcomers into the life of Epiphany throughout the year. We’re better together as we support generously the increase in staff hours for our Children, Youth and Family Ministry, and our Communications Director, and in providing Cost of Living increases for hourly wage earners. We’re better together in our giving as we strive for 100% participation in pledging, having achieved an increase over last year (56) to now 64 pledges amounting to $208,570, again, an increase over last year ($202,880), through the Shining Our Light giving campaign. We’re better together as our Praise Band continues to perfect its worship leadership in providing uplifting, joyous music each month, for which we give thanks! We’re better together, my friends, as the apostle writes, presenting ourselves, as one body, with many members, sharing their gifts, pleasing God.

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Now, please, let’s continue. Be a part of being better together. If you’ve not yet had a chance to share your gifts as a part of the body of Christ, jump in. Remember, Jesus calls and Jesus qualifies. Jesus doesn’t call the equipped. Jesus equips the call. Hear the call. Be a part of this most glorious community of love because, as we’ve demonstrated, we’re better together.