The Sunday Service is at 10 am with masks optional and singing.
Rockingham County is at the green (low) level according to the CDC Covid Community metrics.
It’s time for stewardship and pledging once again. This year’s campaign will be decidedly low-key. Last year’s program resulted in fewer than expected pledges and, ultimately, less giving. We don’t know why, but please read on.
First, thank you to those who pledged for 2022 and to those who faithfully give to Epiphany, pledge or no pledge. It is because of you that Epiphany exists and supports a worshipping community doing God’s work in the world.
We are asking that you consider, or reconsider, your financial giving to Epiphany. This should be a prayerful decision between you and God. Please don’t consider this a chore; it is an opportunity to reflect on your God-given abundance and God’s intent for your use of this abundance.
All we ask is that you let us know what that answer is, even if it’s a commitment to pray each day for our ministries. It is important for the vestry to plan how to do God’s work at Epiphany and outside our doors in 2023. Without some indication of what to expect, it is very difficult for Epiphany to plan on living in the abundance received.
We know you want to know the numbers for this year. We had pledges of $66,000. We expect to receive about $120,000 in giving this year. Our expenses will be about $177,000, resulting in an expected deficit of $57,000.
Obviously, deficits of this amount are not sustainable.
Our budget for 2022 was $198,000 so spending is much lower than expected. Outreach is the big loser when expenses exceed giving. While it’s the most important of our ministries, we can’t share what we don’t have.
We hope that this year’s financial situation isn’t the new norm for Epiphany and is, rather, an anomaly. We certainly hope the latter is true.
Please Pray. Please Pledge. Please Give.
Thank you.
In Christ,
Your Vestry
"Giving the Gift of Clean Clothes"
The first Saturday of each month in Laundry Love day at Epiphany.
We meet at the
Wash Tub Laundry 403 Kings Hwy, Eden NC
from 9-11 a.m.!
We meet our neighbors, pay for their laundry and share some coffee and snacks.
The next dates are February 4 and March 4.
if you have questions, please email outreach@epiphanyeden.org or contact the church.
See Sunday Services below for more details.
Episcopal Relief & Development(ERD) is mobilizing with Anglican agencies and other partners in order to provide humanitarian assistance to people fleeing the violence in Ukraine.
For more information and to find out how you can help, please visit the ERD website .
The mission strategy of the Diocese of North Carolina is a grassroots, organic plan that invites every member of the Diocese to be a part of it.
The mission strategy is not a starting point; rather, it is built upon the work done throughout the diocese over the course of years. It is not a first step; it is our next step on our collective journey to Becoming Beloved Community.
To find out more about the mission strategy, visit the mission strategy page on the diocesan website .
Potentially hundreds of Afghan refugees will be resettling in the Triad in the coming days or weeks.
CWS-Greensboro (Church World Services) is a leader in the resettlement effort.
Visit the CWS website for more information on how you can help.
Episcopal Migration Ministries(EMM) is also helping nationally. Visit the EMM site for more information.
Sometimes it is easy for us to forget that Church of the Epiphany is part of the Diocese of North Carolina.
Our diocese is very active providing resources, information and opportunities for Epiphany and each of us as individuals. As does the national Episcopal church.
Please take a few minutes to visit the Diocese of North Carolina web site at https://www.episdionc.org/ and poke around a bit.
Pro tip: Cruise over to the Publications page and make sure you are on the list to get "The Disciple" magazine and the "Please Note" weekly email.Starting June 15, adult Sunday School will be Tuesdays at 7 pm. We will meet for about 1 hour.
We hope this change might make Sunday School available to more people.
Right now wee are watching a series of talks on the Old Testament given by Amy-Jill Levine.
It is very informal. It is not uncommon for the discussions to wander a bit, which is ok.
We hope you will join us.
It will remain a Zoom meeting with the existing link.
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Checks can be made out to Church of the Epiphany and mailed to 538 Henry St, Eden NC 27288
Or you can use the link below to use your credit card to make an offering directly to Epiphany.
