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The Star—September
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I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Stewardship 2
Calendar 3
Ladies Night Out
Thank You
Congratulations
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ShrineMont Weekend
Welcome
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UTO Sunday
Sunday School
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ECW 7
CARITAS 8
Youth Group
Adult Form
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Worship Leaders 10
Blessing of Packpacks
Fellowship
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Days of Blessing 12
Just the Facts 13
F R O M F A T H E R A N D R E W . . .
WHO WE ARE:
The Church of the Epiphany
is one of 181 parishes of the
Episcopal Diocese of Virgin-
ia, which is one of 110 dio-
ceses in The Episcopal
Church (USA), one of 44
member churches in the
worldwide Anglican Com-
munion.
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 September 2017
The past month brought two traumatic events to our country. The first occurred down the road from us in Charlottesville. Well or-ganized and well-armed Neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan members, and Whit-Nationalist descended on that city. They chanted “Jews will not re-place us” and “Blood and Soil.” Several people were injured, two state troopers: Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper Berke M. M. Bates died in a helicopter crash, and Heather Heyer was murdered by a terror-ist attack committed with a car.
The second was the devastating flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana. The flooding was historic. The total damage is projected to be unprecedented; costlier than both Katrina and Sandy combined.
These two events seemed unreal. How could such naked hate be alive and growing in our community? How could the fourth larg-est city in the United States be turned into a lake? It all seemed im-possible.
What did not seem impossible was the response to these events. In the face of evil, clergy from this diocese, other denomina-tions, and people from across the country gathered to protest in op-position peacefully. They prayed for their enemies and gave a wit-ness to the love and mercy of God that far surpasses any human understanding. In the face of catastrophic devastation, people risked their own lives to save those of strangers. Aid poured in from people who had never been to Houston, and who will most likely never meet the people it will help.
We have seen some of the worse parts of our nation and some of its greatest dangers. In direct response, we have also seen some of the best qualities and attributes of the people of this land.
The evil seen in Charlottesville was not born overnight and will not disappear anytime soon. The recovery of the Gulf States will take years to come anywhere near whole again. I have faith in both of these challenges being defeated and overcome. I have faith in the good will of the vast majority of the people of this land. Most of all I have faith in God. There is no power; not hate or bigotry or vio-lence, more powerful than God’s eternal love. There is no force stronger; not wind or rain or flood, stronger than God’s love for his children.
We will overcome. We will heal. We will rebuild. We will, with God’s help, be the people of compassion, charity, and peace I know and believe we are.
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DONATIONS
For the month of September, all loose plate offerings will be donated to Episcopal Relief and
Development to aid the people of Texas and Louisiana.”
Stewardship Committee: The Stewardship Committee will met on August 11th to finalize plans for the 2018 Stewardship Campaign. We will be following the Diocese plan “All Hearts Open”. The Stewardship Campaign will kick off on Sunday September 24th. The vestry, stewardship and finance committees will be meeting on September 19th to prayerfully consider our pledges for 2018. The calendar of events will be added to the Star calendar. Ann Henderson – Stewardship Chair
Stewardship This year the Diocese had chosen “All Hearts Open” as the stewardship theme. This comes from the collect at the beginning of the Holy Eucharist Rite 1 and is the collect for purity:
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit that we may perfectly
love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Collect for Purity was likely based on Psalm 51 and dates back to the 11th century missals (books containing the texts used in the Roman Catholic Mass). But if you are like me you are probably wondering what a collect actually is. This is from the Diocese website: What is a Collect? A Collect is a prayer that addresses one petition (in this prayer it is purity) and is its own literary form, usually consisting of five parts: I. the address, II. the acknowledgment, III. the petition, IV. the aspiration, and V. the pleading.
As you prayerfully consider your pledge to the work of Epiphany for 2018 keep the words of the Collect for Purity in your heart and mind. Blessings, Ann
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THANK YOU
Many thanks to all who helped take care of the church buildings and grounds while I was visiting my family in Africa. It was com-forting to know that things were well cared for while I was away.
Timon Kenyi
Thank You
Dear Friends & family at Epiphany,
Thank you so much for the amazing outpouring of love and support you have shown during the years of Harry’s illness and especially after his passing.
The memorial service was a testa-ment to how God’s love has brought us all together and created a family.
I love you all and extend my deep-est gratitude!
Love,
Gail, Ann-Claire & Camille Wood
LADIES HOLD THE DATE! For all those ladies who joined us for a good time in June, we’ve scheduled our next Ladies Night Out! And, if you missed the last event, this is your golden opportunity to join us for another fun filled evening! Just check with any of the attendees and they’ll tell what a great time they had!
SEPTEMBER 15TH
at 7 pm
in the Parish Hall
Please bring a beverage and a snack to share and we will supply the music, creative activities, fun and fellowship!
Congratulations
To Grant & Ashley Ruder on the birth of their son, Gavin Michael Ruder, born Friday, July 21st. The very proud grandparents are Kim & Sandy Ruder.
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Please note the “kids worship bags” hanging in the Narthex—they are for use in church for our little ones who want to hang with Mom & Dad during the service.
Let’s all remember to wear our name-tags—they really are so helpful for everyone, newcomers and oldtimers! If you need a nametag, there is a sign-up sheet in the hallway. Thanks!
Thank You A BIG Thank You to Gary Doughtery, owner of SWIFT TREE SERVICE for “dropping” the three large dead oak trees at the church parking lot and climbing the Chestnut tree behind the parish hall and dropping it. He also provided his team to grind all the limbs and haul away, at a significantly re-duced price. This was at NO COST to the church. Gary has been in business for many years and is li-censed and insured. He takes down trees that others turn away and at significantly reduced prices as com-pared to others. If you have a need for his services, please consider SWIFT TREE SERVICE @ 804 614-4589.
Shrine Mont Parish Weekend
October 27—29
Adults—$165.00
Youth (4-12) - $55.00
The Shrine Mont committee will pay for Epiphany children.
Sign up sheets are in the parish hall!
Welcome
We welcomed through Baptism, on Sun-day, August 13, Price Elizabeth Brunt, daughter of Jamal & Erica Brunt. Loren Glasp-er is the proud grandmother and Joyce Melton is the very proud great grandmother.
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Thank You A special thank you goes out to long time mem-ber Charlotte Lovelace. Charlotte, as a repre-sentative of our ECW, has been sending birthday, get well, cheer and sympathy cards out to parish members for many years. Charlotte has now handed this important ministry over to Jeri Anne Townley.
Jeri has had her own “card ministry” and will now be even busier in the future.
Please thank both of these
ladies for their work!
Sunday School starts Sunday, September 10th @10:30 AM in the downstairs of the parish hall.
We are looking forward to a exciting fun year.
Please bring your backpacks to be blessed at the Sep-tember 10th service and place them at the altar prior to the service.
Our Fall UTO (United Thank Offering) Sunday will be October 22nd. Please take home a Blue Box (found in the back of the church) and put a coin in the box whenever you are thankful for something. These coins add up and all of the money is given away each year for mission and ministry.
Last year St. Peter’s Church in Port Royal was one of the recipients. They received $32,000 to reno-vate their kitchen and add a much needed elevator. St. Peter’s serves their community with many ser-vices based in their kitchen.
Eucharistic Visitors Training On November 11th at 11 am we will be holding training for people who are interested in serving the ministry of Eucharistic Visitors. This is a vital ministry for any parish. It helps to connect those who are sick or home bound directly to the life of the church and the sacrament. Attend-ing the training is required to become a Eucharistic Visitor. Required reading will be “A Manual for Eucharistic Visitors” by Beth Wickenberg Ely and can be purchased online. Participants should bring their own brown bag lunch. Please let Father Andrew know if you plan on attending or if you have any questions.
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This year the Epiphany hosts the Women's group of CARITAS from October 7 through October 14. Our good friends Of Emmanuel Episcopal Church will participate for Three days.
We need your help for:
October 7 Saturday Dinner Lunch Breakfast
October 8 Sunday Dinner Lunch Breakfast
October 9 Monday Dinner Lunch Breakfast
October 10 Tuesday Dinner Lunch Breakfast
The way the schedule works is We start at dinner and carry over until breakfast/lunch the next day. For exam-ple: Tuesday would be dinner on 10/10 and breakfast and lunch would be for 10/11. Emmanuel will provide dinner starting on Wednesday October 11 and continue until the end.
As reported previously this will be the last CARITAS event as they will move into a new all encompassed facility in 2018.
It takes a huge effort from everyone at this church and we have always met this challenge. 32 Women are scheduled to attend this year along with a counselor.
It takes a lot to make this happen. For example:
Boiled Eggs: 12 dozen
Water: 8 cases of bottled water
Milk: 4 gallons
Butter: 6 pounds
Toilet paper: 60 rolls
Paper towels: 30 rolls
Laundry detergent: At least 6 large bottles
Toiletry products( soap, tooth brush, mouth wash etc) for 32 women
Quarters: The laundry machines "eats" quarters. We need 32 rolls
The list goes on and on....................
We need people of all talents to help:
Servers
Clean-up
Monitors
People to stay all night, to represent the church for the four nights in the event there are issues.
Transporters: For showers and laundry
Most importantly we need YOU to become involved in your Parrish. No effort is too small
We challenge each ministry with-in this church to sign up for a full day. It doesn't matter if members from a particular ministry teams up with individuals or other groups. Or you can form your own group. The 32 ladies coming here need you!
The CARITAS Committee....... (more news to come )
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Adult Education The adult education class will be starting up a new series of comparative religious studies. Our first area of study will be the three Abrahamic faiths. We will be reading the book “What do our neighbors believe? : questions and answers about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam” by Greenstein, Hotz, and Kaltner, and can be purchased online.
We will begin this series on September 24th. The group meets at 9:30 am Sunday mornings in the parlor. All are invited to join, and we hope to see you there.
Youth Group After a year of inactivity with your youth group I have offered to come back for one year to get the youth group up and
rolling again. This means I am looking for two committed adults to help this year and hopefully continue with youth
group after June 2018. Being the leader of youth group is easy because of the youth of this church, they are an amaz-
ing bunch of teens, preteens, and grade school students.
We will be implementing a new way for youth to pay for upcoming events. This will be a pay in advance for activities.
Anything over and beyond the cost will be covered by the youth group fund. So if we are planning to go to the movies
you will pay by the Sunday beforehand. This way we feel you will be more committed to attending said event. All
events will be posted at least a month in advance so you have ample time to pay. If you back out of the activity the
money will go into the youth group fund unless there is an illness or emergency.
So what’s happening during the next few months: (all on Sunday unless otherwise noted)
Sept. 17th: Middle & high school students out to lunch at Franco’s pizza. Sign up in advance, cost $5.00.
Oct. 8th: All youth of church going to Maymont. Youth in elementary must have at least one parent along. Please sign
up in advance so we can plan enough vehicles.
Oct. 22nd: Middle & high school going to see the movie “Wonder”. Sing up in advance, cost $10.00 includes popcorn.
Nov. 3 –5th: Sr. High weekend at Shrine Mont. Meet at church Friday at 3:30. Sign up in advance, cost $75.00.
Nov. 26th: If we decide to do mixes in jars as our fundraiser this will be the night we do it. Please come prepared to
work hard. Pizza included. Sign up in advance, no cost.
Dec. 3, 10. and 17th: We sell mixes. Need a minimum of two youth a week to work the table.
Please watch the youth bulletin board and the newsletter for more information.
Diana Stone
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September 3 — Pentecost 13
Altar Guild: Jean Riddick, Melba Shumaker
8:15 AM—Holy Eucharist
Usher: Mike Nicholas
Reader: Lauryn Boyd
Chalice: Harrison Higgins
10:30 AM—Holy Eucharist
Lessons: Randy Holden, Cheri Blackwell
Prayers: Cheri Blackwell
Chalice: Gray Corbett, Harrison Higgins
Acolytes: Camille Wood, Kayleigh Gilbert
Greeters: Gray Corbett, Clement Wani
Nursery: Gail Wood, Joy Baynes, Peggy Wilson,
September 10 — Pentecost 14
Altar Guild: Kathy Jimerson, Carol McElhinney
8:15 AM—Holy Eucharist
Usher: Chris Tignor
Lessons: Gray Corbett
Chalice: Harrison Higgins
10:30 AM—Holy Eucharist
Lessons: B.J. Mills, Clement Wani
Prayers: Clement Wani
Chalice: David Tuck, Harrison Higgins
Acolytes: Jay Tucker, Ginny Tucker, Makenzie Lawrence, Bailey Nixon
Greeters: Scott Blackwell, Mary Sam Abernathy
Nursery: Gail Wood, Jennifer Axselle, Mary Kenyi
September 17 — Pentecost 15
Altar Guild: Karen & Randy Holden, Cheryl Lineberry
8:15 AM—Holy Eucharist
Usher: Paul Jones
Reader: Tad Blackburn
Chalice: Harrison Higgins
10:30 AM— Holy Eucharist
Lessons: Buddy Dunn, Jeri Anne Townley
Prayers: Jeri Anne Towney
Chalice: Herb Williams, Harrison Higgins
Acolytes: Drew Gilbert, Camryn Whittlesey, Nick Lud-wig, Ava Whitlesey
Greeters: Carol Campus, Vivien Mitchell
Nursery: Gail Wood, Carol Campus, Aggie Gallagher
September 24 — Pentecost 16
Altar Guild: Dottie Strabley, Lucy Whitlock, Lauryn Boyd
8:15 AM—Holy Eucharist
Usher: Lauryn Boyd
Reader: Sam Craver
Chalice: Harrison Higgins
10:30 AM—Holy Eucharist
Lessons: David Tuck, Stacy Mitchell
Prayers: Stacy Mitchell
Chalice: B.J. Mills, Harrison Higgins
Acolytes: Gift Elionai, Eric Ludwig, Will Craver, Camille Wood
Greeters: Patty White, Karen Holden
Nursery: Gail Wood, Kim White, Mary Sam Abernathy
Worship Leaders for September
10:30 Ushers: Beth Lassiter, Aggie Gallagher, Shirley Hughson
Counters: Karen Holden
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Fellowship Activities
Want to go to Brunch in September? Sunday, September 17th,
the ‘lunch brunch group’ will be going to lunch at
Botanical Garden Cafe, 1800 Lakeside Ave.
If you are interested please contact Jean Riddick, 264-0935,
or call Lucy in the office, 266-2503
Chapter 4
will have a meeting on Monday, September 18th at 7:00 PM, in the parlor.
If you are interested in joining a women’s group, please come and check it out! We meet the 3rd Monday of the month from September through June.
Sympathy The prayers & sympathy of the congregation are extended to Nancy Sonne on the death of her sister-in-law, Alice Carr, who died on Friday, August 11th. May her soul and the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
Chapter 11— Men’s Group
The Men’s group meeting will be held on Tuesday, September , @ 6:30 pm. Mark your calendars and plan to attend!
Blessing of the Backpacks!!
Sunday, September 10th
As we start a new Sunday School program year & as many of our children are beginning the school year, we will have a blessing of the Backpacks & Briefcases at the 10:30 AM service.
Please bring your backpack (or your briefcase or tote-bag if you are an adult) and place it in front of the al-tar before the service.
We will ask God’s blessing on our work as we use these tools in the coming year.
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Happy Birthday
Sept. 1 Shirley Hughson
Sept. 4 Mary Kate Gallagher
Katelyn Van Valkenburg
Sept. 5 Matthew Wani
Sept. 7 Charlotte Marie Ewbank
Sept. 8 Ann-Claire Wood
Mike Schulte
Sept. 9 Gayla Jones
Sept. 10 Fred Bales
Sept. 13 Hugh Rawlins, Jr.
Jackie Martin
Jake Rojas
Sydney Rojas
Sept. 15 Jessica Ruder
Ann Henderson
Sept. 16 Carol Burley
Sept. 20 Joy Baynes
Karen Tucker
Dot Hudson
Sept. 21 Camryn Whittlesey
Caitlin Mitchell
Emmaline Elizabeth Guyer
Sept. 24 Anita Williams
Zach Nixon
Sept. 25 Megan Nixon
Sept. 27 Adrian Mitchell
Sept. 28 Randy Holden
Sept. 29 Karen Tucker
Happy Anniversary
Sept. 4 Nicholas & Elizabeth Wolf
Sept. 7 Paul & Debbie Jones
Sept. 8 Ron & Denise Russell
Eddie & Penny Johnson
Sept. 14 Wayne & Lucy Whitlock
Sept. 19 Tad & Elizabeth Blackburn
Sept. 20 Kevin & Jennifer Whitlock
Sept. 26 Andy & Stephanie Rutledge
Days of Blessing in SeptemberDays of Blessing in September
New to the Prayer List: April Ball—friend of Karen Holden
Parishioners: Dot Hudson, Dottie Strabley, Jackie Martin, Mike Young, Lydia Callaway, Caroline Hager
Homebound: Peggy Adleman, Sarah Fore, Ray Hampton, Ray & Charlotte Lovelace, Connie Neal, Juliet Wynne;
Family & Friends: Michael Abraham— cousin of Sandy Ruder & Denise Russell, Dave Holsapple—Stacy Mitchells friend, Norma
Hanko— Lucy Whitlock’s mother, John Stone lV—John Stone’s father, Sawyer Perkins—friend of Maura & Cora Whitlock, Sara
Mateyka—friend of Megan O’Toole’s, Rev. Mitties DeChamplain—friend of Fr. Andrew Reinholz, Andy & Carolyn Holden—Randy
Holden’s parents, Sydney Dunn—Chip Dunn’s daughter, Roy Huskins—cousin of Mike Nicholas, Marvin Blizzard—friend of Mike Nich-
olas.
Those Serving in the Armed Forces especially: Benjamin Hoffert, Patrick Lineberry, Caitlin Mitchell, Bryan Murphy, Billy Tucker,
Andrew Smith and Tyler Watts.
For the Birth of a Child: Matt & Leslie Guyer
Prayers for the departed: Alice Carr—Nancy Sonne’s sister-in-law
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
Anita Williams, Music Director
Timon Kenyi, Sexton
Vestry
Gray Corbett, Senior Warden
Mary Sam Abernathy, Junior Warden
Marty Shephard, Treasurer
Karen Holden, Register
Gray Corbett (2017) Vivien Mitchell(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, Tuesday, Wednesday, 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.