Robert Powell Sanctus S-129 Breaking of the Bread The Celebrant breaks the bread.and silence may be kept. Then all sing: Celebrant The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 10:30am Holy Eucharist July 5, 2015 The Reverend Jennifer A. Reddall, Celebrant People At the Gathering of the People Invitation to Communion The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving. The people may remain standing or kneel. Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of the universe and giver of life. You formed us in your own image and called us to dwell in your infinite love. You gave the world into our care that we might be your faithful stewards and show forth your bountiful grace. But we failed to honor your image in one another and in ourselves; we would not see your goodness in the world around us; and so we violated your creation, abused one another, and rejected your love. Yet you never ceased to care for us, and prepared the way of salvation for all people. Through Abraham and Sarah you called us into covenant with you. You delivered us from slavery, sustained us in the wilderness, and raised up prophets to renew your promise of salvation. Then, in the fullness of time, you sent your eternal Word, made mortal flesh in Jesus. Born into the human family, and dwelling among us, he revealed your glory. Giving himself freely to death on the cross, he triumphed over evil, opening the way of freedom and life. On the night before he died for us, Our Savior Jesus Christ took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his friends, and said: “Take, eat: This is my Body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” As supper was ending, Jesus took the cup of wine, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said: “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is poured out for you and for all for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.” Celebrant Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: All Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. Remembering his death and resurrection, we now present to you from your creation this bread and this wine. By your Holy Spirit may they be for us the Body and Blood of our Savior Jesus Christ. Grant that we who share these gifts may be filled with the Holy Spirit and live as Christ’s Body in the world. Bring us into the everlasting heritage of your daughters and sons, that with all your saints, past, present, and yet to come, we may praise your Name for ever. Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, to you be honor, glory, and praise, for ever and ever. AMEN. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. At the Communion All baptized persons are welcome to receive holy communion. Children are welcome, and parents should indicate whether a small child receives. Please receive the wafer of bread in your open and outstretched hands. Take hold of the chalice firmly and guide it to your lips. If you prefer to receive by intinction, please dip the wafer in the wine, or offer the wafer to the Chalice Bearer who will dip it in the wine for you. Hymn 635 If thou but suffer God to guide thee Wer nur den lieben Gott All who are able, please stand or kneel. Sending Forth of Lay Eucharistic Ministers to Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and the homebound Chris Abelt, Janet Boe, Louise Bozorth, Carron Donohue, Helen Goodkin, Marsha Harper, Cynthia Rockland, Stephanie Schley, and Frances Wilson, in the name of this congregation, we send you forth bearing these holy gifts, that those to whom you go may share with us in the communion of Christ’s body and blood. We who are many are one body, because we all share one bread, one cup. Amen. Post-communion Prayer from Enriching Our Worship God of abundance, you have fed us with the bread of life and cup of salvation; you have united us with Christ and one another; and you have made us one with all your people in heaven and on earth. Now send us forth in the power of your Spirit, that we may proclaim your redeeming love to the world and continue for ever in the risen life of Christ our Savior. Amen. Blessing Announcements Hymn 718 God of our fathers, whose almighty hand Dismissal Prelude “Silence may be kept.” Rubrics • Dan Locklair (b. 1949) All who are able, please stand and join in singing: Hymn 709 O God of Bethel, by whose hand Dundee Opening Acclamation The Book of Common Prayer (BCP), page 355 Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. Collect for Purity BCP, page 355 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. Glory to God S-280 Robert Powell (b. 1932) Service music is located in the “S” section in the front of the hymnal. Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father; receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Collect of the Day The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. O God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. All are seated. The Word of God People Postlude Trumpet Tune in D David N. Johnson (1922-1987) The Reverend Jennifer A. Reddall • Rector — 5 — National Hymn The prelude calls the people to prepare in quiet and prayer. First Reading 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Larry Johnson All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, “Look, we are your bone and flesh. For some time, while Saul was king over us, it was you who led out Israel and brought it in. The LORD said to you: It is you who shall be shepherd of my people Israel, you who shall be ruler over Israel.” So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years. David occupied the stronghold, and named it the city of David. David built the city all around from the Millo inward. And David became greater and greater, for the LORD, the God of hosts, was with him. Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. Psalm 48 Magnus Dominus All sing the psalm together. Tone II.1 Great is the LORD, and highly to be / praised; * in the city of our God is his / holy hill. Beautiful and lofty, the joy of all the earth, is the hill of / Zion, * the very center of the world and the city of / the great King. God is in her / citadels; * he is known to be / her sure refuge. Behold, the kings of the earth as-/sembled * and marched for-/ward together. They looked and were as-/tounded; * they retreated and / fled in terror. Trembling seized them / there; * they writhed like a woman in childbirth, like ships of the sea when the east wind / shatters them. As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our / God; * God has established / her for ever. We have waited in silence on your loving-kindness, O / God, * in the midst / of your temple. Your praise, like your Name, O God, reaches to the / world’s end; * your right hand is / full of justice. Let Mount Zion be glad and the cities of Judah re-/joice, * because / of your judgments. Make the circuit of Zion; walk round a-/bout her; * count the number / of her towers. Consider well her bulwarks; examine her / strongholds; * that you may tell those / who come after. This God is our God for ever and / ever; * he shall be our guide for / evermore. Second Reading 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Cynthia Rockland I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven – whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows. And I know that such a person – whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows – was caught up into Paradise and heard things that are not to be told, that no mortal is permitted to repeat. On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. But if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I will be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think better of me than what is seen in me or heard from me, even considering the exceptional character of the revelations. Therefore, to keep me from being too elated, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me, but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong. Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. — 2 — All who are able, please stand and join in singing: Hymn 671 Amazing grace, how sweet the sound stanzas 1-3 New Britain Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. People Glory to you, Lord Christ. Gospel Mark 6:1-13 Deacon Horace Whyte Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands! Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. Then Jesus said to them, “Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house.” And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And he was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went about among the villages teaching. He called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics. He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent. They cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. Hymn 671 Amazing grace, how sweet the sound stanzas 4-5 New Britain The Reverend Jennifer A. Reddall Sermon All who are able, please stand. Nicene Creed We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. Prayers of the People • Form IV BCP, page 388 Each petition ends: ... Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. There is silence for individual prayer Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: mercifully accept the prayers of your people, and strengthen us to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. — 3 — Confession and Forgiveness Deacon Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. Silence All Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. Celebrant Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen. The Peace Celebrant People The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. The Holy Communion Offertory A Simple Song Sing God a simple song, Lauda, laude. Make it up as you go along, Lauda, laude. Sing like you like to sing. God loves all simple things, For God is the simplest of all. I will sing the Lord a new song To praise him, to bless him, to bless the Lord. I will sing his praises while I live all of my days. Blessed is the man who loves the Lord, Blessed is the man who praises him. Mass • Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Lauda, lauda, laude. And walks in his ways. I will lift up my eyes to the hills From whence comes my help. I will lift up my voice to the Lord Singing Lauda, laude. For the Lord is my shade, Is the shade upon my right hand, And the sun shall not smite me by day Nor the moon by night. Blessed is the man who praises him. Lauda, lauda, laude. And walks in his ways. Lauda, lauda, laude, Lauda, lauda di da di day. All of my days. All who are able, please stand and join in singing: Presentation Hymn 380 stanza 3 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Great Thanksgiving Old 100th Enriching Our Worship • Eucharistic Prayer 1 The Celebrant chants the preface, which concludes: Therefore, joining with Angels and Archangels and with the faithful of every generation, we lift our voices with all creation as we sing: — 4 — The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 5, 2015 Welcome to the Church of the Epiphany The Reverend Jennifer A. Reddall, Rector Good morning! I hope you had a happy Independence Day yesterday. The Episcopal hymnal has always contained a section for “National Songs” as a way of ensuring that there were standard versions of important national songs. Today we will sing hymn 718, “God of our Fathers” as our closing hymn. It was written in 1876 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It is more explicitly a prayer than some of our other national songs, and it follows the structure of our Collects: Verse 1 – who God is; verse 2 – what God has done; verse 3 and 4 – what we ask God to do on our behalf. If you look at our collects, most of them follow the same format. If you were writing a collect, what words would you use to describe who God is? What brief sentence would you write to describe what God has done in the past? And what would your prayer request be? If you are visiting, please fill out a welcome card so we can get to know you better during the week ahead. You are always welcome and we invite you to return. Sunday School begins at 10:30am downstairs in the classrooms. If you have toddlers with you, childcare is provided for children under age three from 9:30am-12:00pm in the nursery downstairs. Crayons and a paper based on the scripture for today are available if your child wishes to sit with you during the service. If your child becomes restless, we also have a quiet area in the rear of the nave with a sofa and soft toys. Please feel free to go there where you may supervise their play while you listen to the service. Wednesday evenings, we provide dinner for over 100 homeless people and welcome your participation. Thank you for worshiping with us; we hope you leave inspired and refreshed and return again soon. Prayer List We pray for those new to our prayer list: Ada And continue to pray for: Danté, Lillian, Bill, Holly, Robert, Lois, Luke, Karen, Miles, Jennifer, Anne-Patrice, Ridley, Christina, Rosemary, Diane, Aaron, Juan, Paul, Dick, Sister Michael Mary, Cindy, Donna, Dot, Anne, Marion, Mary, Nick, Ruth, Marion, Leroy, Eugene and Barbara, Lolly, Tom, Lisa and her brother-in-law, Dave and Cathie, Carolyn, Reinaldo and Dilia, Charlotte, Annette, Tibor, Frank, Roberta, Lynn, Ryan, Spencer, Ellen, Lorol, Jan, Maryann, Ray, Hilda, Billie Jean, Kathy and family, Fran, the Williams family, Justin, Sophia, Bonnie, Ellen, Kevin, Kathryn, Ethan, Carol, Dawn, Kitty, Margaret, Brenda, Janet, Marion, Loren, Helen and Bob, Marion and the Hedges family, Ken, Bob, Pat, Joan, Anna, Ann We pray for all who have died, and for their families and all who mourn. We rejoice with those celebrating birthdays this week: Dawn Miller, Caroline Lynch, and Vivian Vulpone This Week at Epiphany 5 SUN SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 6 MON 8 WED 11 SAT 12 SUN SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 8:30am 10:30am 11:45am 4:00pm 5:00pm Holy Eucharist: Rite I Garden Holy Eucharist Nave Parish Barbeque Garden ACOA Parish Hall Evening Eucharist Garden John Hus, Prophetic Witness and Martyr, 1415 6:15pm AA Meditation Parish Hall 2:30pm Staff Meeting Garden Room 7:00pm Homeless Dinner Parish Hall Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, c. 540 8:30am Holy Eucharist: Rite I Garden 10:30am Holy Eucharist Nave 11:45am Ice Cream Social Garden 4:00pm ACOA Parish Hall 5:00pm Evening Eucharist Garden Call the church office with your prayer request, or email [email protected]. Welcoming all, we are building a dedicated Christian community that seeks to know God and to serve others. Serving Today Cynthia Rockland Pamela Byrd Larry Johnson Cynthia Rockland Frances Wilson Mary Halston Bruce Sternemann Jennifer Reddall Larry Long Next Week Lily Kanjanapatee Carron Donohue Jane Ferguson Guy Perotta Intercessor John Kingston Chalice Bearer Helen Goodkin Louise Bozorth Ushers Chris Abelt Music Mark Sanderlin, tenor Larry Long Altar Guild Crucifer Readers Parish Barbeque Today • July 5 • after the 10:30am service Plan to stay after the 10:30am service for a barbeque in the Mullins Garden. Future barbeques will be held on August 9, and September 5. If you are willing to help by being one of the grillers on any upcoming date, please contact Jennifer Reddall at [email protected]. Copyright Acknowledgements S-280 Glory to God and S-129 Sanctus, music by Robert Powell (b. 1932), copyright © 1985 by The Church Pension Fund. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-717171. Sundays, June 28 and July 5 Sunday School • in the Green Room (across the hall from the women’s restroom) Childcare • in the Garden Room Sing in Summer Choir Summer Choir season is upon us – our anyone-who-showsup-can-sing choir. Show up at 9:45 to rehearse the psalm and an easy anthem, and then sing at the 10:30am service. These are the remaining dates for this year’s Summer Choir: July 19 • August 2 and 23 Anyone interested in singing is welcome. There is no obligation beyond the Sunday that you show up to sing. You may come on any or all of the above dates. There is no need to let Larry Long know ahead of time – we’ll have enough copies of music for whoever comes. Give it a try – rehearse, and then sing in the service. What could be easier or more fun? If you’ve always thought you might like to try singing in a choir some day, now is your chance! New Flooring in Parish Hall Sunday School and Nursery Moved Temporarily Summer Service Schedule 8:30am • Holy Eucharist: Rite 1 • Garden 9:30am • Childcare available until 12:00pm 10:30am • Sunday School for ages 3-12 10:30am • Holy Eucharist with Music • Nave 5:00pm• Evening Eucharist • Garden The flooring in the Parish Hall, downstairs hallway, and Day School Library is being replaced this summer. Work on removing the old floor began on Monday, June 29. Our Sunday School and Childcare are temporarily moved to other rooms until the work is completed. Sundays, June 28 and July 5 Sunday School will be in the Green Room (across the hall from the women’s restroom) Childcare will be in the Garden Room Can You Help Barbeque this Summer? Summer Movie Series Sundays after the 10:30am Service Come and enjoy a movie with new or familiar Epiphany friends! Movie nights begin at 6:30pm in the Garden Room. We have scheduled barbeques over the summer in our beautiful Mullins Garden. Volunteers are needed to cook burgers, hot dogs, etc. (all food is provided). If you are willing to help on any of these remaining Sundays, please email Jennifer Reddall at [email protected]. August 9 September 5 • Labor Day weekend Wednesday, July 22 • The Theory of Everything A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife. Director James Marsh Stars Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior Wednesday, August 12 • Sideways Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment, embark on a week long road trip through California’s wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle. For Children on Sundays June 21 through September 6 Childcare Available • 9:30am-12:00pm Sunday School • ages 3-12 • 10:30am (June-July) Children in Sunday School join the worship service at the Peace. Epiphany employs the “Living the Good News” curriculum, which teaches a Bible story from the same lectionary that the adults are hearing during the service. Our Sunday School coordinator is Meghan Miller, and our volunteer teachers include parishioners and parents. Sunday Acolyte Training • 10:00am For young people ages 8 and older. Acolytes carry torches (the tall processional candles) or a processional cross, and assist in leading the service in other ways. Call the church office to sign up for training. Director Alexander Payne Stars Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen Wednesday, Sept. 2 • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways. Director John Madden Stars Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith Holy Women, Holy Men | Celebrating the Saints July 6 • John Hus, Prophetic Witness and Martyr, 1415 John Hus (1372-1415) was a Czech priest who became leader of the Czech reform movement, which called for a return to scripture and living out of the word of God in one’s life. As preacher at Bethlehem Chapel in Prague, he talked to the people in their native language. Hundreds gathered every day to hear his call for personal and institutional reform. Clerics he had offended had him exiled from Prague, but he continued his ministry through the written word. Hus took the radical step of appealing directly to Christ rather than to the hierarchy for the justification of his stance. When the Council of Constance opened in 1414, Hus traveled there hoping to clear his name of charges of heresy. Hus had been given a pledge of safe conduct from the emperor, but his enemies persuaded council officials to imprison him on the grounds that “promises made to heretics need not be kept.” Although several leaders of the Council of Constance were in favor of moderate church reform, the council’s prime objective was the resolution of the Great Western Schism, which had produced three rival popes at the same time. The council therefore tried to secure a speedy recantation and submission from Hus. He maintained that the charges against him were false or twisted versions of his teachings, and he could not recant opinions he had never held. Faced with an ultimatum to recant or die, Hus chose the latter. As he approached the stake on July 6, 1415, he refused a last attempt to get him to recant and said: “The principal intention of my preaching and of all my other acts or writings was solely that I might turn men from sin. And in that truth of the Gospel that I wrote, taught, and preached in accordance with the sayings and expositions of the holy doctors, I am willing gladly to die today.” His death did not end the movement, and the Czech reformation continued. Hus’ rousing assertion “Truth will conquer!” is the motto of the Czech Republic today. Ice Cream Sundays! July 12, 19, and 26 Ice cream will be served in the Mullins Garden following the 10:30am service. Plan to stay and enjoy at coffee hour! Sign up for Altar Flowers and Hospitality Sign-up sheets are posted at the back of the church for providing altar flowers or hosting hospitality after worship. Sign up now to mark a birthday, anniversary, or to honor a loved one. Epiphany Clergy and Staff Rector The Rev. Jennifer A. Reddall ext. 22 • (c) 917-686-9107 Priest Associate The Rev. Joseph M. Zorawick (h) 212-362-9860 The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Linman Deacons Deacon Horace Whyte Deacon Anne Auchincloss Rector Emeritus The Rev. Canon Andrew J. W. Mullins Rector Emeritus The Very Rev. Ernest E. Hunt, III Organist & Choirmaster Larry J. Long • ext. 24 Business Manager Laura Noggle • ext. 23 Clerk Natali Peters Turner • ext. 10 Office Assistant Marion Biallot • ext. 11 Sextons Joe Arzaga • Derrick Alvarez Jules Percy • Fahmida Begum Sunday School Director Megan Miller Director, Day School Jackie Klein • ext. 25 Vestry Louise Bozorth • Warden Perry Hodge • Warden Chris Abelt Caroline Angell Carron Donohue Fay Morris Scott Noggle Eric Olson Heather Schaefer StephanieTitus Schley Woody Swain Edings Thibault Justin Waldie Carol-Anne Weeks Program and Committee Chairs Stephanie Titus Schley • Hospitality Janette Gautier • Wednesday Homeless Dinner Program Novia Ramsay • Altar Guild Justin Waldie and Jessie Redden • Stewardship Sister Parishes Summer Volunteers Needed for Homeless Dinner Program The Wednesday Homeless Dinner Program needs volunteers over the summer. Starting in June, we lose our Lycee student volunteers until September. We need your help! If you can join us from 4:30-6:30pm or 6:30-8:30pm any Wednesday, please let Janette Gautier know. No experience is necessary. We especially need a helper for the early session. Contact Janette at [email protected] or leave a message for her at the church office. Donate a Chair If you would like to donate one of our chairs in the sanctuary as a memorial gift, please send $200 per chair to Epiphany with “Chairs” in the memo line, and indicate in whose honor you would like to offer the chair. Memorial or thanksgiving plaques will be engraved and added to the chairs as we receive donations. All Hallows by the Tower Saint Margaret’s Episcopal Church The Rev. Bertrand Olivier, Vicar The Rev. Theodora Brooks, Vicar Byward Street 940 East 156th Street London EC3R 5BJ Bronx, NY 10455 020.7488.477 718.589.4430 The Epiphany Church in Qatar The Rev. Canon Bill Schwartz PO Box 3210 Doha, Qatar Let us know ... we can help! Having surgery? Personal emergency? Divorce? Legal issues? Just need someone to talk to? Emergency hospitalization? Please call the church office (212-737-2720) and let us know when you have scheduled surgery or have a personal, legal, or medical emergency. We will do whatever possible to provide help and comfort. We will certainly pray for you, offer you the sacrament of holy communion, provide counseling, accompany you to court, visit you in the hospital, and otherwise minister in any way we can. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you find yourself in any of these situations. The Rev. Jennifer Reddall Linman, our Deacons, and lay ministers are all ready and willing to help and serve. Check out Epiphany’s Website Epiphany has a beautiful website. Check it out at EpiphanyNYC.org. It is always being updated, so if you have questions or comments, please email Larry Long at [email protected].
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