IN THIS ISSUE We Slowly Start to Fill the Trailer, Then Before We Know It’S Mostly Full with Vestry Views People Still Having Donations in Their Cars, Trucks Or Vans
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The STAR VESTRY VIEws As I write this I have just come home from helping at Rummage. I am always amazed by the amount of things that we receive for donations. It seems that IN THIS ISSUE we slowly start to fill the trailer, then before we know it’s mostly full with Vestry Views people still having donations in their cars, trucks or vans. I enjoy watching Parish Register people of all ages on trailer unloading day helping each other, laughing and From the Rector seemingly having a good time. Vestry Highlights After the unloading of the trailer and various other vehicles happens, the Financial Report organizing magic begins. Pam may disagree but I think it’s amazing. People Church School just seem to know where things go, for the most part, thank goodness that Stations of the Cross people seem to remember how it works from year to year. If you haven’t Easter Egg been around for this, it is something to see. Once again, people seem to be Hunt/Cascarones enjoying the process, laughing and having a good time. Thank Yous The Rummage Sale is always a wonderful opportunity for people from all Service Ministry Update over this area to come and see how wonderful Epiphany is and to meet the Red Wings Concessions equally wonderful people who work at the sale. It is a huge undertaking to Euchre Night set the church up, set up the sale, have the sale and clean up all within seven Niagara Wine Trail days, it is nothing short of a miracle. Epiphany Garden News Pets Meals on Wheels I thank Pam and WOE for taking this task on year after year, it’s not easy, Ding Dong Chicken BBQ and probably not fun, but I think it’s good for our community. It is also good Scholarships for the members of Epiphany, first because we get to clean out our homes and donate to a good cause. Second, because we get to showcase how Lawn Rangers amazing the people of Epiphany are. When Jimmie Sue and I were at the Ode to Epiphany College of Congregational Development this past summer we learned that Easter Flowers when you invite community members to events at your church they sometimes feel they are vicariously connected to your church. Perhaps that APRIL CALENDAR may translate into new members. * * * BULLETIN PRAYER LIST I enjoy working at the Rummage Sale because I get to spend time with great, Parish Office 247-4190 hardworking people as we all try to reach a common goal of raising money * * * to help our community, both Epiphany and beyond. I know Pam will thank SUNDAY WORSHIP everyone who helped out, but as a member of the leadership team of 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Epiphany, I too would like to say a huge thank you to everyone involved, it is nothing short of amazing watching this yearly, spring Epiphany tradition. Kathie Entress THE BISHOP THE MINISTERS The Rt. Rev’d Prince G. Singh The Congregation THE VESTRY Kathie Entress, Warden Pauline Ehle Mike Moffatt Margaret Schweizer, Warden Kim Hyde Lisa Steubing Nick Parisi, Treasurer Pat Lesher Gladys Van Brederode Gail Renehan, Clerk Heidi McGrath Laurie Zaso Cassie Metzinger THE STAFF Rector: Rev. Jimmie Sue Deppe Sexton: Robert J. H Parish Secretary: Faith Weston Church School Coordinator: Don Metzinger Organist: Reyers Brusoe ✲✲✲✲✲ FROM THE PARISH REGISTER O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on your servants as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow in wisdom and grace; strengthen their trust in your goodness all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. April 3 Laura Pillman April 9 Bruce Barclay April 21 Janeen Lane-Ornt April 4 Eddie LaDuke Christopher Plail April 23 Todd Wentworth April 5 Ray Ornt, Jr. April 13 Jorja Benson April 24 Douglass D’Anunzio Robert Schweizer April 14 Keiran Pillman April 25 Meredith Woo April 7 Jimmie Sue Deppe Bob Shannon April 28 Jonathan Austin Marc Passafiume April 15 Ronnie Burling Matteo Passafiume April 16 Karla Leader April 21 Steve Entress O God, you have so consecrated the covenant of marriage that in it is represented the spiritual unity between Christ and his Church. Send your blessing upon these your servants that they may so love, honor and cherish each other in faithfulness and patience, in wisdom and godliness, that their homes may be havens of blessing and peace. Amen. April 19 Bob & Gail Renehan April 30 Doug & Donna Craig April 26 David & Marsha Pulhamus ✲✲✲✲✲ CHANGES & ADDITIONS STAR DEADLINES If you have changes to your contact Please email photos and articles to Faith Weston information, please notify Faith at [email protected]. Thank you! Weston in the Parish Office: 247- 4190 or [email protected] Issue Deadline Mailing Office hours: May April 17 April 26 Monday–Friday, 9:30 am–1:30 pm June May 19 May 29 We’ve been journeying through ✲ Lent, preparing our minds and hearts for Holy Week. Holy Week Earth Day 2019 in Gates is our time to walk with Jesus At Westgate Park in Gates on April 22nd at through his suffering and death, it 10:00am we have an opportunity to beautiful our is also a time where we ask for Town and help an Eagle Scout work on his project reconciliation, where we show along with the Boy Scouts. Projects include love for one another in the humble washing of working on the Nature Trail, painting, and each other’s feet, and where we strip the altar weeding. Bring with you work gloves and sturdy bare; then we wait as we keep the vigil of Jesus’ shoes. Please wear your Church of the Epiphany victory over death on Easter Sunday. shirts or hats or vests to show your Epiphany Easter is our arising to renewed life and this is our pride. opportunity to reflect upon how can we be more ✲ visible in our neighborhood, reflect upon who do we know that might need an invitation to Rummage Sale Volunteers Epiphany for both fellowship and worship. To I would like to give a heartfelt THANK YOU to think about how we bring life to the people we everyone who brought items, who helped unload know, and have yet to meet. the trailer, who helped to sort all the boxes and Often people are seeking a place where they will bags of things, who helped price all these items, be welcomed “as they are,” and cared about for and who helped at our sale days!! Because of all of “who they are.” And Epiphany is very good at this, your efforts we are able to make a difference in and we need to continue our warmhearted our local community and for our parish ❤ approach to receiving guests and friends. Thank you to everyone who made goodies for the Warmheartedness is contagious and adds to our Bake Sale and for those who helped sell all those atmosphere of friendliness, and it helps people goodies! feel genuinely welcomed and it is our outward sharing of our desiring the best for that person. I am blessed to be part of a loving and generous parish, Blessings, Rev Jimmie Sue Rev. Jimmie Sue ✲ ✲ Grant Update Thank you to Memorial Reception Team The Epiphany Grant Team met on March 12th with I want to say “thank you” to everyone who helped the Diocesan Grant Team and it was a very good make Lu Powers Memorial Service and Reception meeting. The Co-Chair of the Diocesan Team said so very lovely. we would know decision details after their April Blessings, 12th meeting. Rev. Jimmie Sue ✲ ✲ Organist Update Small Group Updates Our current and wonderful organist Reyers I will continue to share what our Small Groups are Brusoe will be heading to continue his up to, and y’all are up to a lot! Also, if you see an educational goals in Graduate School in Maine. idea or event you want to help with, please feel th His last Sunday with us is May 5 . Reyers and I free to reach out to that Team and join in for the have begun looking for our next organist, and getting the event going. This update reflects a mix Faith and I are organizing Supply Organists in the of carry-over ideas and new ideas. meantime. As more is known, more will be shared. 3 Next “All Groups Meeting” is Sunday, April 14th brownies. We would use flyers to advertise the at 11:30am (changed from 12pm). event besides posting event on our Epiphany Social Media: sign. We need to buy tickets to use for the raffle. Further discussion at the next meeting. Yoga Event – happening April 6th Suggestion to have "Soup and Chili to Go" in the Hula Hooping Event – happening April 11th Fall. Advertise through Epiphany sign. Possibly Continue announcements to Encourage People to Wed or Thu from 4pm to 6pm one day a month. Share Events they are involved in with us Cook in Crockpots and package in pts or qts - Continue to create Facebook Events for parish whatever the customer wants. Price to be offerings and worship services determined. Put up poster with prices. Leftover Postcard/Flyer to handout during Rummage soup/chili could be sold at church following Sun. with Chicken BBQ Coupon on it – ready to be Another way to attract people to our church. handed out Further discussion at next meeting. Kickball Event/League Liturgy & Music: Frisbee Golf Easter Look at other Church Social Media Amy will be asking the congregation about helping out with the special eggs Welcome & Invitation: for Easter Sunday (Cascarones).