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EPIPHANY STAR Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 1101 Sunset Drive P. O. Box 116 Guntersville, AL 35976 256-582-4897 www.episcopalguntersville.org March 2020 NOONDAY PRAYERS & PREACHING The Carol Jean Rives Forum for Spirituality invites you to join us for a special Lenten series at Epiphany: Noonday Prayers, featuring a special guest preacher at each service. The service begins at 12:05 on all five Tuesdays in Lent. A bag lunch will be available in Sanderson Hall and is also available "to go." Dona- tions received for the cost of lunch will go to the Carol Jean Rives Forum for Spirituality and its programs. Below are the dates and the names of the guest preachers for each service: Tuesday, March 3 - The Reverend Worth Stuart, Priest Associate, the Church of the Nativity, Huntsville, Alabama Tuesday March 10 - The Reverend Bill Winters, Rector, St. Joseph's on the Mountain, Mentone, Alabama Tuesday, March 17 - The Reverend Omar Reyes, Priest, Christ Episcopal Church, Albertville Alabama Tuesday, March 24 - The Reverend Polly Robb, Rector, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Scottsboro, Ala- bama Tuesday, March 31 - The Reverend Michael Goldsmith, Rector, Church of the Nativity, Huntsville, Ala- bama. LENTEN MEDITATIONS Meditation booklets for the 2020 Lenten Season are now available. Pick up your free copy at the back of the nave and in Sanderson Hall.

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EPIPHANY STAR Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 1101 Sunset Drive P. O. Box 116 Guntersville, AL 35976 256-582-4897 www.episcopalguntersville.org

March 2020

NOONDAY PRAYERS & PREACHING

The Carol Jean Rives Forum for Spirituality invites you to join us for a special Lenten series at Epiphany: Noonday Prayers, featuring a special guest preacher at each service. The service begins at 12:05 on all five Tuesdays in Lent. A bag lunch will be available in Sanderson Hall and is also available "to go." Dona-tions received for the cost of lunch will go to the Carol Jean Rives Forum for Spirituality and its programs. Below are the dates and the names of the guest preachers for each service: Tuesday, March 3 - The Reverend Worth Stuart, Priest Associate, the Church of the Nativity, Huntsville, Alabama Tuesday March 10 - The Reverend Bill Winters, Rector, St. Joseph's on the Mountain, Mentone, Alabama Tuesday, March 17 - The Reverend Omar Reyes, Priest, Christ Episcopal Church, Albertville Alabama Tuesday, March 24 - The Reverend Polly Robb, Rector, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Scottsboro, Ala-bama Tuesday, March 31 - The Reverend Michael Goldsmith, Rector, Church of the Nativity, Huntsville, Ala-bama.

LENTEN MEDITATIONS

Meditation booklets for the 2020 Lenten Season are now available. Pick up your free copy at the back of the nave and in Sanderson Hall.

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VESTRY LIAISONS

Sr. Warden - Bill Thompson Jr. Warden - Marsha Babb

Building & Grounds Nancy McAllister

Charlotte French John Whitehouse

Faith Formation Jim Coleman Melanie Dorman Cheri Blair

Kitchen Bill Thompson Jim Coleman John Whitehouse

Memorial Garden Marsha Babb

Office and Communication Marsha Babb Nancy McAllister Rosalind Hall

Outreach Bill Thompson Jim Coleman Melanie Dorman

Parish Life Marsha Babb Nancy McAllister Cheri Blair Melanie Dorman

Pastoral Care Rosalind Hall Charlotte French John Whitehouse

Stewardship Bill Thompson Cheri Blair Charlotte French

Worship Marsha Babb Rosalind Hall Jim Coleman

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In lieu of an article this month, I offer you a poem, appropriate to the be-ginning of a holy and blessed season of Lent.

Yours in Christ.

Fr. Aaron+

Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better To paint a picture, or write a letter,

Bake a cake, or plant a seed; Ponder the difference between want and need?

Dust if you must, but there's not much time,

With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb; Music to hear, and books to read;

Friends to cherish, and life to lead.

Dust if you must, but the world's out there With the sun in your eyes, and the wind in your hair;

A flutter of snow, a shower of rain, This day will not come around again.

Dust if you must, but bear in mind, Old age will come and it's not kind. And when you go (and go you must) You, yourself, will make more dust.

--Rose Milligan

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Join the Daughters of the King on Sunday, March

8th and the Epiphany Choir on Sunday, March

15th for a little time in fellowship following the

10:30 a.m. service!

Refreshments will be available.

Epiphany will host the last ROOM IN THE INN for this season on Friday, March 6th.

RITI at Epiphany gives us the opportunity to offer our homeless Lady Neighbors a warm, safe place to

sleep and a nourishing Fellowship Meal.

Volunteers are greatly needed and appreciated! There are a number of volunteer jobs that are part of

making RITI a truly welcoming experience for our Neighbors.

Please consider joining us! If you would like to volunteer, or if you have any questions, please contact Jan

Maxwell by phone at 256-582-4228, or by e-mail at [email protected].

NEW ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS A new Adult Sunday School class will be offered each Sunday morning during Lent at 9:30 a.m. in Woodall Commons beginning Sunday, March 1st. The class will be led by Rebecca Raulerson.

DON’T BE LATE FOR CHURCH!

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 8th at 2:00 a.m. Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour on Saturday night!

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As Lent begins, your parish choir is preparing anthems for the Sundays of Lent, Holy Week, and Easter.

The first Sunday of Lent , the choir will offer a spiritual I Want Jesus to Walk with Me. A duet of Stainer's

God So Loved the World will follow the next Sunday. Other offerings will be My Savior and my God and

Come, The Fount of Every Blessing. There will be a Taizé chant at Communion each Sunday for congre-

gational singing and the Psalms will be sung. The liturgy will change for the penitential season including

a Kyrie and a sung Fraction Anthem. We appreciate your support and prayers during this busy time. Re-

member to join the choir for coffee and fellowship after the 10:30 service on the 15th!

Musically yours,

Cheri

CELTIC SERVICE

The Celtic Service will be held Sunday, March 15th. The Eucharist starts at 5:00pm in the nave. Fellowship and refreshments will follow in Sanderson Hall.

All are welcome!

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Sunday March 22nd

— Children & Youth Sunday school, children’s church and EYC will be on hiatus

Wednesday March 25th— Dinner and programs including children & youth programs will be on hiatus

Prayers for safe travel and a week of peace and relaxation! Enjoy God’s creations!

Weekly

Sunday School – Sundays 9:30 a.m.

K- 12th grades – Youth Loft Woodall Commons

EYC – Wednesdays 6:30p.m. – 7:30p.m.

6th - 12

th grades – Youth Loft Woodall Commons

EYC – Sundays 5:00p.m. – 7:00p.m.

6th – 12

th grades – Youth Loft Woodall Commons

EYC—Episcopal Youth Community

March

22 - Spring Break NO EYC

April

11 - Easter Vigil 6:00pm

12 - Youth hide eggs 8:00am

Easter Potluck Brunch 9:00am

Easter Egg Hunt 9:30am

Holy Eucharist 10:30am

Looking for a way to serve? Would you like to meet some of our young

people? Providing a meal for EYC is a way to do both! Spaghetti, chilli,

casseroles, sub sandwiches, tacos, wings and more are all good op-

tions. Please refrain from pizza as pizza is our last minute go-to meal

in the event a meal is not provided. We invite you to join us for the meal and our planned activity. If

cooking is not your thing but you would like to help, please donate $40 to EYC to help us purchase

food to prepare a meal (be sure to note EYC meal in the memo area of your check).

Please sign up here

Please contact Shelly Hardin [email protected] if you have questions.

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Diocesan Youth Events

March 20-22, 2020

9th - 12th Grades

Rites of Spring is an event

for youth to experience a

fun weekend at camp and participate in EYC

Convention.

Cost: $120 (scholarship available)

Location: Camp McDowell

Participant Registration

Staff Registration

Happening # 76

March 13-15, 2020

Christ Church, Tuscaloosa

Open to youth in 10th-12th grades

HAPPENING is one of those things that must

be experienced to be fully understood. During

the three-day weekend, the participants spend

time seriously considering the person and

teaching of Jesus Christ in a relaxed, fun, in-

formal and loving atmosphere. They are pro-

vided with opportunities to share, discuss,

learn and live with fellow Christians in an envi-

ronment of acceptance and understanding.

Happener Application

More Information

Awakenings is a retreat

designed to explore the

Life and Light of Christ

within us. High School

counselors (10th - 12th

graders) lead junior high participants (7th and

8th graders) by sharing their stories and facilitat-

ing small groups, games, music, and worship.

Registration information is available

through Camp McDowell.

March 27-29, 2020

7th-8th Grades

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April May

5-Palm Sunday—Discretionary Fund Sunday

12-Easter Sunday 3-Discretionary Fund Sunday 14– Finance Ministry Meeting

8-The Way of the Cross 14-Buildings & Grounds Meeting 6-Youth Sunday Rehearsal 17-EfM Graduation/EfM Party

9-Maundy Thursday 16-Finance Ministry Meeting 9-Youth Sunday Rehearsal 19-Vestry Meeting

10-Good Friday 18-Beans & Rice/Epiphany Café 10-Youth Sunday/Mother’s Day 21-June Newsletter Articles Due

11– Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil 19– Celtic Service 12-Buildings & Grounds Ministry

Meeting

24-EMM Ingathering Kick-Off

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CODE: CC—Children’s Church; DOK—Daughters of the King; EYC—Episcopal Youth Community;

DAV—Disable American Veterans; HE—Holy Eucharist; Men’s B&B—Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study;

Lib — Library; MMBS — Monday Morning Book Study; RITI—Room in the Inn; SH— Sanderson Hall; SS—Sunday School;

VYP—Very Young Persons; WC— Woodall Commons; Birthdays

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 LENT

Discretionary Fund Sunday

HE 8 & 10:30 Breakfast 8:45

SS & Nursery 9:30 Adult Sunday School

9:30 WC Lectionary 9:30

Blessing of Prayer Shawls &

Baptismal Blankets 10:30

CC 10:30 EYC 5:00 Bill Evans

2 MMBS 10:00am

Library

EFM 6:00pm

3 Knit Wits 10:00am

Library Ladies’ Bible Study

11:00am Library Noonday Prayers

Arts Camp Meeting 6pm-7pm

4 Centering Prayer

9:30am Healing Service

11:30am Eucharist 5:30 Nursery 5:30 Dinner 6:00

Programs 6:30 Outreach 6:30

5 Reunion 9:30am

Parlor

Caring Listeners Book Study 6:00pm—

7:30pm WC

6 Men’s B&B 7:00am

Heritage Room

Room In The Inn 6:00pm

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Daylight Saving Time Begins Tonight!

Spring Forward!

Shari Harrison

Michael Raulerson

8 HE 8 & 10:30 Breakfast 8:45

SS & Nursery 9:30 Lectionary 9:30

CC 10:30 DOK Coffee

Fellowship 11:30 EYC 5:00

Linda Davis-Ward Betty Warren

9 MMBS 10:00am

Library DOK 11:00am Parlor

EFM 6:00pm

10 Knit Wits 10:00am

Library Ladies’ Bible Study

11:00am Library Noonday Prayers

Buildings & Grounds 6:00pm

Library

11 Centering Prayer

9:30am Healing Service

11:30am Eucharist 5:30 Nursery 5:30 Dinner 6:00

Programs 6:30 Larry Cranford Jim McAllister

12 Reunion 9:30am

Parlor

Caring Listeners Book Study 6:00pm—

7:30pm WC

Evelyn Morris

13 Men’s B&B 7:00am

Heritage Room

14 Brotherhood 8:00am

Library Outreach 9:00am Li-

brary Beans & Rice Epiphany Café

10am-12pm

15 HE 8 & 10:30 Breakfast 8:45

SS & Nursery 9:30 Adult Sunday School

9:30 WC Lectionary 9:30

CC 10:30 Choir Coffee

Fellowship 11:30 EYC 5:00

Celtic Service 5pm Marsha Babb

Judson Willoughby

16 MMBS 10:00am

Library

EFM 6:00pm

Jack Frost

17 St. Patrick’s Day Knit Wits 10:00am

Library Ladies’ Bible Study

11:00am Library Noonday Prayers

Vestry Meeting 6pm Library

Kim Booth

Joey Evans

18 Centering Prayer

9:30am Healing Service

11:30am Eucharist 5:30 Nursery 5:30 Dinner 6:00

Programs 6:30

Pam Moore

19 Reunion 9:30am

Parlor

Caring Listeners Book Study 6:00pm—

7:30pm WC

Kate Jackson

20 Men’s B&B 7:00am

Heritage Room

Patricia Freeman

Rhonda Sparks

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22 HE 8 & 10:30 Breakfast 8:45 Nursery 9:30

Adult Sunday School 9:30 WC

Lectionary 9:30 Ultreya 12 Noon WC

Kay Benefield

23 MMBS 10:00am

Library DOK 11:00am Parlor

EFM 6:00pm

24 Knit Wits 10:00am

Library Ladies’ Bible Study

11:00am Library Noonday Prayers April Newsletter

Articles Due Ann Dixon

Molly Kaminski

25 Centering Prayer

9:30am Healing Service

11:30am

Bob Davis

26 Reunion 9:30am

Parlor Caring Listeners

Book Study 6:00pm—7:30pm WC

Shay Walston

27 Men’s B&B 7:00am

Heritage Room

Ellen Barnes

28 Brotherhood 8:00am

Library

Amanda Hardin

29 HE 8 & 10:30 Breakfast 8:45

SS & Nursery 9:30 Adult Sunday School

9:30 WC Lectionary 9:30

CC 10:30 EYC 5:00

30 MMBS 10:00am

Library EFM 6:00pm

31 Knit Wits 10:00am

Library Ladies’ Bible Study

11:00am Library Noonday Prayers

Darlene Allen

VESTRY PERSON OF THE MONTH:

Jim Coleman - 256-640-0405