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I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Stewardship

Congratulations

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Calendar 3

Reader Training

Hymn Festival

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Outreach Lunches 5

Worship Leaders 6

Fellowship

Birthday Celebration

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Days of Blessing 8

Just the Facts 9

F R O M F A T H E R A N D R E W . . .

WHO WE ARE:

The Church of the Epiph-

any is one of 181 parishes

of the Episcopal Diocese

of Virginia, which is one

of 110 dioceses in The

Episcopal Church (USA),

one of 44 member

churches in the worldwide

Anglican Communion.

T H E C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

T H E S T A R January 2017

On Sunday the 8th, our parish was able to celebrate two wonderful events. We presented to the Bishop four of our youth for confirma-tion. Confirmation is a milestone event in the lives of all those who receive the sacrament. It is a chance for individuals to make an adult commitment to their baptismal vows. It is also an important event in the life of the parish. We, as members of a community, are given the opportunity to reaffirm our own baptismal vows with those who are being confirmed.

In that moment of reciting and responding to the baptismal cove-nant, our individual reaffirmations, confirmations, and commitments become communal ones. Our voices are joined together, and we make a declaration of our faith together, and in support of one an-other.

We also join our voices with Jesus Christ, offering up ourselves to him. Committing ourselves to living out his gospel, and living lives in responses to his glorious resurrection. It is no less than all of us de-claring who we are as a people of faith, and doing it in communion with one another.

The second thing we celebrated was the start of my new ministry as your rector. It was an honor when I was called to be your rector. It was humbling to be officially installed by Bishop Shannon as your rector. My prayer is that with your support, and with God’s help, I will be able to serve Church of the Epiphany as best I can. I pray that I will be a faithful steward of its resources, a faithful minister of the sacraments, and a faithful messenger of the gospel. I am truly thankful for the trust that you have put in me, and I will strive con-tinually to be a pastor deserving of that trust. I am excited to con-tinue working with you all, building God’s kingdom in our communi-ty, and sharing the gift that is our parish home with all those who seek a sanctuary.

Faithfully yours,

Father Andrew Rector of Church of the Epiphany

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Just the Facts 11

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Congratulations! To our youth who were confirmed last Sunday:

Nick Ludwig

Jay Tucker

Morgan Hampton

Makenzie Lawrence

Large Print Prayer Books

We now have 5 copies of the complete Book of Common Prayer in large print that is available to anyone who needs the larger print. They are on the side table in the narthex.

Stewardship Committee: The Stewardship Committee did not meet in December, meetings will resume in January. A big thank you to

those parishioners that have already turned in their pledge card for 2017.

As of January 10th, 59 pledge cards had been returned. Pledges for current expenses is $169,902 and for

building expenses $21,550 for a total of $191,452.

Ann Henderson, Stewardship Chair

Stewardship As we reproach 2017 we have much to be thankful for this year. God has provided us with a dynamic new rector, we have welcomed new members into our fold, welcomed home some that had moved away, and we have hosted CARITAS and many wonderful events. Let us take a moment to give God thanks and praise for all he has given us and done for us in 2016 both at Epiphany and in our personal lives. There is one bleak spot in our year at Epiphany. As of December we have not reached the pledged amount needed to sustain the church in 2017. At the December Vestry meeting the budget could not be voted on and we faithfully believe that the budget will be ratified at the January meeting. If you have not turned in your pledge card as of yet please get it in by January 15th so the budget can be voted on at the January 17th meet-ing. Your Stewardship Committee and Vestry know that God is always faithful and that He will continue to bless Epiphany but He needs your help and support. As you read this if you have not turned in your pledge card please take it out and fill it out and bring it to church or email it to Lucy at Lucy.Whitlock@epiphanyepiscopal.com. The pledge card is also available online at www.epiphanyepiscopal.com under current information. You can fill it out online and it will be sent to Lucy or print it out and drop it in the collection plate. For those parishioners using e-giving, please remember to go online before January 1st to update your pledge amount. Lucy has posted your e-giving amounts for the year end statements and will be included on the statement she prints out in the next week or two. Wishing you a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year, Ann

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January Parish Calendar

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Reader Training

On February 26th at 9:30 am, we will be holding a training for lay readers. If you are a long-time reader, this will be a chance to get a refresher on the im-portance of what lay readers do in our worship, and also on how to prepare before reading. If you have never been a reader before, but are interested, this will be a chance to learn about what it means to be a reader during our Sun-day Worship. If you are not sure being a reader is for you, but are still curious, please come. Attending the training is not a commitment to joining the reader team. If you have and questions, please ask Father Andrew.

Parish Prayer List Starting in February, we will be changing how the parish prayer list is updated. At the beginning of every month, we will be starting with a new list. That means names will be taken off every month auto-matically. This will help to ensure that the prayer list is current and up to date with the needs and concerns of the congrega-tion. If your need will require long term prayers, please let Lucy know, and she will keep your submitted name on th list until told otherwise. If you have any questions, please see Father Andrew.

Ecumenical Hymn Festival On January 22nd at 4:30 pm —- nine area churches will participate in an ecumenical Hymn Festival titled “The Church of Christ—Always Reforming”. It will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 7809 Woodman Road. The event will mark both the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the 500th

anniversary of the Reformation.

Come and sing and hear God’s word for us today, with readings by several area clergy and a joint choir, handbells, brass and other instruments.

Attendees are asked to bring canned or boxed foods to donate to the Lamb’s Basket, an area food bank which was begun by Christ Lutheran Church 20 years ago.

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OUTREACH LUNCHES – 2017

This is our 18th year of providing lunches for area shelters the first Saturday of each month. We also provide lunches on the 5th -Sat. in April. All items needed will be provided ahead of meeting at 8:30 am. in the Parish Hall to prepare the lunches, then someone on the team delivers them before 11 am. Volunteers are divided into teams, with at least one person be-ing the ‘driver’…to deliver the lunches to the 3 shelters. The teams rotate on an equal basis. We now have 5 teams, 3 which serve 3 assigned months, the other two only twice this year. Please consider donating an hour several times a year for this ongoing mission. Contact Gray Corbett if you want to join in this ministry at 346-8910. The following are the estab-lished teams:

Red Team (5 including driver) – Cory Isemann (team leader –519-7267), Shirley Hughson, Melba Shumaker, Jan Lawrence, and Diana Stone.

Yellow Team (5 including driver) – Jean Riddick (team leader – 264-0935), Paul and Debbie Jones, Nancy Sonne, and Patty White.

Green Team (5 including driver) – Gray Corbett (team leader – 346-8910) Frosine Corbett, B. J. Mills, Mary Sam Abernathy and Ann Henderson.

Vestry Team (need 5/6 & at least 1 driver) Contact either the Jr. or Sr. Warden if you can/cannot be present to help!

Chapter 4 (need 5/6 & at least 1 driver) – Tillie Freeze (team leader – 672-3211). Please con-tact if you can/cannot be present to help!

Outreach feeding program Schedule for 2017:

Jan. 7 – Chapter 4 July 7 – Red Team

Feb. 4 — Vestry Aug. 5 – Green Team

March 4 – Yellow Team Sept. 2 – Chapter 4

April 1 – Red Team Oct. 7 – Vestry

Apr. 29 – Green Team Nov. 4 – Yellow Team

May 6 – Vestry Dec. 2– Red Team

June 3 – Yellow Team

If you are not able to assist on your assigned Saturday, please let your team leader know, but attempt to get a replacement for yourself …especially if you are the ‘driver’!

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January 15—

Epiphany 2

Altar Guild:

Dottie Strabley,

Lucy Whitlock,

Lauryn Boyd

8:15 Holy Eucharist

Usher:

George Baynes

Reader:

Lauryn Boyd

Chalice:

Harrison Higgins

10:30—Holy Eucharist

Lessons:

Randy Holden,

B.J. Mills

Prayers: B.J. Mills

Chalice:

David Tuck,

Harrison Higgins

Acolytes:

Jay Tucker,

Gift Elionai, Sam Tucker,

Austin White

Greeters:

Irene Temple

Nursery:

Gail Wood, Carol Campus, Aggie Gallagher

January 1 — News Year Day

Altar Guild: Karen & Randy Holden

8:15—Holy Eucharist

Usher: Tad Blackburn

Reader: Gray Corbett

Chalice: Harrison Higgins

10:30 AM—Holy Eucharist

Lessons: Buddy Dunn

Prayers:

Chalice: Buddy Dunn, Harrison Higgins

Acolytes: Drew Gilbert, Nick Ludwig, Eric Lud-wig, Ava Whittlesey

Greeters: Jeff Pegram, Carol Campus

Nursery: Gail Wood, Joy Baynes, Peggy Wil-son

January 8— Epiphany 1

Altar Guild: Karen & Randy Holden

One Service @ 2:30 PM

Celebration of New Ministry & Confirmation

Lessons: Tad Blackburn, B.J. Mills

Psalm: Morgan Hampton

Prayers: David tuck

Chalice: Fr. Andrew, Harrison Higgins

Acolytes: All Acolytes

Greeters: Scott Blackwell, Gray Corbett

Nursery: Gail Wood, Jennifer Azselle, Mary Kenyi

January 22 — Epiphany 3

Altar Guild: Jean Riddick, Debbie Crawford

8:15—Holy Eucharist

Usher: Mike Nicholas

Reader: Tad Blackburn

Chalice: Harrison Higgins

10:30 AM— Holy Eucharist

Lessons: Stacy Mitchell, Cheri Blackwell

Prayers: Cheri Blackwell

Chalice: Stacy Mitchell, Harrison

Higgins

Acolytes: Camille Wood, Camryn Whit-tlesey, Makenzie Lawrence, Lucas Couturier

Greeters: Mary Sam Abernathy, Carol Campus

Nursery: Kim White, Mary Sam Aber-nathy

January 29— Epiphany 4

Altar Guild: Kathy Jimerson, Melba Shu-maker, Carol McElhinney

8:15—Holy Eucharist

Usher: Chris Tignor

Reader: Gray Corbett

Chalice: Harrison Higgins

10:30 AM—Holy Eucharist

Lessons: B.J. Mills, Buddy Dunn

Prayers: Buddy Dunn

Chalice: Buddy Dunn, Harrison Higgins

Acolytes: Logan Abernathy, Eric Lud-wick, Nick Ludwig, Jay Tucker

Greeters: Jeff Pegram, Gray Corbett

Nursery: Gail Wood, Patty White,

Christine Couturier

Worship Leaders for January

10:30 Ushers: Beth Lassiter, Aggie Gallagher, Shirley Hughson

Counters: Kim Ludwig, Billy Tucker

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Fellowship Activities

Want to go to Brunch in January?

Sunday, January 15th,

the ‘lunch brunch group’ will be going to lunch at

Yen Ching , 9033 W. Broad Street.

If you are interested please contact Jean Riddick, 264-0935,

or call Lucy in the office, 266-2503

Birthday Covered Dish Celebration Friday, January 20th @ 6:30 PM, we will have our Epiphany All-Parishioner Birthday Celebration. This great potluck event will be a chance for everyone to share their special day all together. Bring your favorite dish to share — cake and ice cream will be provided. All ages are welcome, and we promise not to ask what year you were born.

Thanks to all the congrega-tion members who donated Christmas gifts to our two families and for the tree full of mittens, gloves, scarves and hats. Once again we have reached out into the community to provide a help-ing hand to the less fortunate amongst us.

Your Outreach Committee

You are invited to the Lamb’s Basket Board Meeting on Tuesday, January 17 @ 7:00 PM here at Epiphany.

It’ll be an informational meeting, with re-ports and election of new officers, along with a get-together with all the other vol-unteers, which are a vital part of this mis-sion. There will be refreshments provid-ed, also!

Hope you can come!

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Happy Birthday

January 1 Clement Wani

Joseph Elionai

Alice Elionai

January 4 Wilder Thomas Prevatt

January 6 Blaise Robinson Baynes

January 7 Melanie Skinner

January 8 Rachel Johnson

January 9 Marion Magruder

January 10 Ian Carver

January 12 Hudson Anthony Williams

Cynthia Miller

January 14 Garrett Russell

Bryce Thomas Turner

January 15 Ray Lovelace

January 19 William Soule Prevatt

January 21 James Mitchell

Debbie Crawford

January 23 Dottie Strabley

Lydia Callaway

January 24 Sue Rasmussen

January 26 Scott Blackwell

Jason Ludwig

January 27 Bailey Nixon

Gray Corbett

Ezra James Axselle

January 28 Jason Williams

January 29 Penn Guyer

January 30 Aggie Gallagher

January 31 Rosa Elionai

Happy Anniversary

January 1 Milton & Martha Jenkins

January 31 Jeff & Carol Campus

Days of Blessing in JanuaryDays of Blessing in January

New to the Prayer List:

Parishioners: Dot Hudson, Dottie Strabley, Bob Jimerson, Carol Burley, Sarah Jenkins, Mike Young, Carolyn Hager, Michael Whittlesey, Lydia

Callaway, Ina Stickel, Jeannie Riddick, Kathy Nicholas, Chuck Strabley, Charlotte Lovelace, Sarah Fore;

Homebound: Peggy Adleman, Betty Fore, Sarah Fore, Ray Hampton, Ray & Charlotte Lovelace, Connie Neal, Marietta Spring, Juliet Wynne;

Family & Friends: Rick Lawrence —Jan Lawrence’s son, Luke Murphy—Ray & Charlotte Lovelace’s great-grandson, James McCoy—Sue Ras-

mussen’s friend, Mary Anna Phillips—friend of Sue Rasmussen, Karen Rood—sister of Jeri Anne Townley, Andy & Carolyn Holden —Randy Hold-

en’s parents, Joe Serrano—John & Diana Stone’s nephew, Hope Lineberry—Cheryl Lineberry’s granddaughter, Suzanne Scary— Chuck Strabley’s

niece, Lelo Russell—Denise Russell’s mother-in-law, Dave Holsapple—friend of Stacy Mitchell, Tim Blackburn—Tad Blackburn’s father, Erica—

friend of Patty White, Murielle Bazuzi—sister-in-law of Frosine Corbett, Raymond Wodarski—friend of Johnny Stone, Kitty Jones—neighbor of John

& Diana Stone, Bonnie Perdue—friend of Anne Hampton, Macy F. Doherty—Mom of Megan Nixon, Sawyer Perkins—friend of Maura & Cora

Whitlock, Cass Lawrence—Aggie Gallagher’s brother, Ricky Simmons—brother-in-law of Mike Nicholas, Michael Abraham & Lila Mickel Fischer —

cousins of Sandy Ruder & Denise Russell, Mary Meyer—friend of B.J. Mills, Paul Brooks—Anita Williams nephew, Darlene Swink—niece of Irene

Morris, Patricia Barber—friend of Karen Holden, Brian Rojas—son-in-law of George & Joy Baynes, Norma Hanko—Lucy Whitlock’s mother, Bill

Nuckolls.

.Those Serving in the Armed Forces especially: Matt Guyer, Amanda Hoffert, Benjamin Hoffert, Patrick Lineberry, Caitlin Mitchell, Bryan

Murphy, Billy Tucker, Andrew Smith and Tyler Watts.

Prayers for the departed: Hazel Nuckolls —(Bill Nuckolls mother)

Standing in the Need of PrayerStanding in the Need of Prayer

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Just the Facts:

Leadership and Contact Information at

Church of the Epiphany

Office address: 8000 Hermitage Rd, Richmond, VA 23228 Phone: 804-266-2503 inquiry@epiphanyepiscopal.com

Father Andrew Reinholz, Rector 804 266-2503 office (Pastoral care) 1 610-780-1420 (cell)

The Rev. Deacon Harrison Higgins, IV, Deacon 804 355-5501 (Cell)

Lucy Whitlock, Office Administrator lucy.whitlock@epiphanyepiscopal.com

Anita Williams, Music Director

Timon Kenyi, Sexton

Vestry

Senior Warden Junior Warden

Marty Shephard, Treasurer

Scott Blackwell, Register

Gray Corbett (2017) vacant (2017)

Jeff Pegram (2017)

Mary Sam Abernathy (2018) Scott Blackwell (2018)

Carol Campus (2018)

Karen Holden (2019) Clement Wani (2019)

Patty White (2019)

Office Hours :

Lucy is in the office Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm. Call before stopping by to

make sure someone is here to let you in.

May the light of God’s blessing, like the Epiphany star, always guide

you on the path toward Him.