Dear Friends at Epiphany,  My name is Allie Dockum and I attended Epiphany for a short time between March and August of this year. I came to Epiphany not knowing what to expect. In March, I had begun dating Steven (the really cute guy) and I attended because he encouraged me to. While I grew […]

Dear Friends at Epiphany,  After joining Epiphany in 2013, I found my niche in Parish Life where I continue to participate today. I also served on the vestry from January 2019 through March 2022.  This year’s Annual Giving campaign theme of “Reimagine the Possible” brings to mind the word “pivot” which was used extensively throughout […]

Dear Friends at Epiphany,  I have been attending Epiphany for about four years. During that time I have been active with Sunday Circle, Food for Thought, Hot Meals, and being a lay reader. I was also confirmed last year.  Do I think church can be fun? Yes!   The first time I went to Epiphany I felt it […]

Dear Friends in Christ,  This year’s Annual Giving campaign theme is: Reimagine the Possible. This theme brings out a personal note for our family but also announces a hopeful message to honor the glory of God for our Vestry and ministry leads, our new Rector and our wonderful parish members. Sarah and I became Episcopalians after […]

Dear Friends, As September begins, we look forward to this Sunday, our Kick-Off Sunday when Sunday School and Sunday Circle (Youth Group) start. Pieces of the service that comprise our worship, the liturgy, change Sunday to mark the move into what we call the “program year,” which loosely follows the school year, September – May.  […]

Dear Friends, Labor Day weekend is before us. This federal holiday, instituted in 1894 honors the achievements of the American worker. This is the day of picnics, get-aways, and cookouts. The 19th century saw agricultural work give way to industrialized work. Regularly, 12 hours/day and seven-days a week, the poor and new immigrants worked to […]

August 24, 2022“[J]ust then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your ailment.” When he laid his hands on her, […]

“By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land… (Hebrews 11:29)” Whatif Last night, while I lay thinking here,some Whatifs crawled inside my earand pranced and partied all night longand sang their same old Whatif song:Whatif I’m dumb in school?Whatif they’ve closed the swimming pool?Whatif I get beat up?Whatif […]

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1).” Dear Friends, This is one of my favorite lines of scripture. God who created and sustains us, the Holy One who called all Creation “good,” made and continues to cultivate a good world. It is hard to see that good […]

“Give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good, and the Lord’s mercy endures for ever (Psalm 107:1).” Dear Friends, The opening verse of this week’s psalm suggests that gratitude is really the only response to God’s inherent goodness and mercy which is unending.  The past few weeks I have had the blessing of […]