happenings: weekly announcements

 

Celebrating Suzanne McAllister
We are busy planning the farewell activities for our beloved Suzanne McAllister. Here’s how you can participate:

> Attend a Parish Reception on her last Sunday, 9 June. At this time she will be presented with a remembrance gift - if you would like to contribute to this gift make your check payable to the Parish of the Epiphany with Suzanne’s gift written in the memo line. Checks should be sent to the office by 2 June.

> Offer a tribute to Suzanne - either in a note, letter, or card. These can be left in the box in the office. Deadline is 2 June.

 

2013 Concerts in the Cloister

The 44th season of Concerts in the Cloister will feature music and art.  Following the first concert on June 13, we will celebrate the opening of this year’s art show featuring Winchester area artists. The four concert series offers a wonderful array of artists and musical styles.

 Thursday, June 13

We welcome members of the Winchester Community Music School faculty, Sylvie Zakarian, marimba; Olga Talroze, piano; and Carola Emrich-Fischer, mezzo-soprano; for Through Love:  An Artist's Journey via Time and Place. The program will include original and transcribed works for marimba and percussion, mirroring Ms. Zakarian's international travels. Woven through this repertoire are the colors of the artist's Armenian-Bulgarian roots, a truly international selection of pieces and sonorities. 

Thursday, June 27

Four of Boston’s finest string players, Katherine Winterstein and Shaw Pong Liu, violins, Tanya Maggi, viola, and David Russell, cello, will perform a concert of string quartets by Dvorak and Mozart: Strings for a Summer Evening.

Thursday, July 11

Patrice Williamson, one of the hottest jazz vocalists in the region, will be joined by her band, the Patrice Williamson Group, to perform Then & Now: The Great American Songbook, a concert of jazz standards and some fabulous new songs destined to become “standards.”

Thursday, July 25

The acclaimed chamber opera company, Intermezzo, will bring us scenes from the newly commissioned opera, Anne Hutchinson. This will feature Marion Dry as Anne, David Kravitz as John Winthrop, and Ray Bauens as John Cotton. The opera written by award-winning opera composer, Dan Shore, and librettists, Bill Fregosi and Fritz Bell, focuses on Anne’s trial for heresy/treason in Cambridge in 1637.   Members of the creative team for the opera will be on hand to discuss the opera, its topic, creation, and production.

More information

Evenings' agenda
6:30pm there will be a potluck supper in the Woodland Garden.  Come solo or bring your tribe.  Bring some food (main course or salad) to place on our common buffet table for a shared meal and time with new and old friends.

7:30pm Concert begins

8:45pm Ice cream social and art exhibit viewing

Tickets are $15 per person / $10 Seniors and Students / $100 Sponsorship  Ticket order form and sponsorship information here

 

Genesis Middle School Youth Group Hike

Saturday, 1 June we are climbing Mt. Monadnock in Jaffrey, NH

We will leave Epiphany at 9:00am and return by 6:00pm

Hikers will need to 1) pack a lunch  2) bring a backpack with two filled water bottles  3) wear closed toed good walking shoes

Please RSVP to Tommy Campbell

 

Vacation Bible School 2013 - Avengers of Faith!

Our superhero themed bible school will happen from July 15-19 at 9:00-12:00pm

$75 per child ages 4 thorugh entering 5th grade

More information here        Registration form here

 

Study of the Epistles: Acts of the Apostles
9:30-11:00 Thursday mornings in the Suter Room

After having successfully wrestled with Paul’s Letter to the Romans, the class will now devote the remainder of spring and early summer a reading of The Acts of the Apostles (Luke’s narrative of the Christian movement from the resurrection of Jesus to the time when the Apostle Paul was in Rome). This will help to provide critical background knowledge for the class’ upcoming study of Paul’s mission to bring the gospel of Jesus to both gentiles and Jews in the Roman Empire of the 1st century.  By tackling fundamental issues in the formative stages of Christianity, the course helps participants to reflect how the early Christian debates remain relevant today.

The class meets weekly on Thursdays in Hadley Hall’s Suter Room until mid July and all are invited to join us.  Those who need hearing assistance will be supported by quality listening technologies. For questions about the course, please contact the Epiphany Office or John Jenke (781.729.4462).

Bible Challenge - Sundays at 9:00am
Guidebook for Bible Challenge at the Parish of the Epiphany here

 

How Epiphany can join the “B-PEACE” campaign

In response to the death of Jorge Fuentes on September 10, 2012, Bishop Tom Shaw initiated the Jorge Fuentes Anti-Violence Task Force, which has been meeting monthly to determine an actionable plan to address root causes of violence throughout our Diocese.  The Task Force has now launched the B-PEACE for Jorge Campaign, which will organize parishes and congregations in areas including gun reform, educational partnerships and youth jobs.  Click here to learn more about the campaign

 

Gun Violence a Call to Action

Sample letter to send to National Officials Here

Sample Letter to send to State Officials Here

 

Weekly Calendar

Monday, 20 May	AA, 6:00pm AA, 7:30pm
Tuesday, 21 May	Men's Group, 7:15am Holy Eucharist, 9:30am Parents of Disabled Children Support Group, 7:30
Thursday, 23 May	Adult Choir Rehearsal, 7:30pm
Friday, 24 May	Outreach to St. Luke's Food Pantry, 9:00am
Sunday, 26 May	Holy Eucharist, 8:00am Bible Challenge, 9:00am Holy Eucharist, 10:00am Adult Education, 11:15am Church School, 11:15am Sermon Reflection, 11:15am Fellowship, 11:15am Epiphany Singers Rehearsal, 12:00pm
Monday, 27 May Parish office closed	AA, 6:00pm AA, 7:30pm
Tuesday, 28 May	Men's Group, 7:15am Holy Eucharist, 9:30am Outreach to Meals on Wheels, 10:30
Thursday, 30 May	St. Paul's Epistle Bible Study, 9:30am Adult Choir Rehearsal, 7:30pm
Friday, 31	Outreach to St. Luke's Food Pantry, 9:00am
Saturday, 1 June	Genesis Youth Group Hike, 9:00am
Sunday, 2 June	Holy Eucharist, 8:00am Bible Challenge, 9:00am Holy Eucharist, 10:00am Haiti Mission Presentation, 11:15am Sermon Reflection, 11:15am Church School, 11:15am Epiphany Singers Rehearsal, 12:00pm Mission and Outreach Planning Meeting, 12:00pm YPF, 6:30pm
Monday, 3 June	AA, 6:00pm Strategic Planning Committee, 7:00pm Welcoming Commission, 7:30pm AA, 7:30pm
Tuesday, 4 June	Men's Group, 7:15am Holy Eucharist, 9:30am Christian Formation Steering Team, 7:30pm Property Committee, 7:30pm
Thursday, 6 June	St. Paul's Epistle Bible Study, 9:30am Committee Chairs Meeting, 7:30pm
Friday, 7 June	Outreach to St. Luke's Food Pantry, 9:00am
Saturday, 8 June	Outreach to Habitat for humanity, 9:30am
Sunday, 9 June	Holy Eucharist, 8:00am Bible Challenge, 9:00am Holy Eucharist, 10:00am Celebration for Suzanne McAllister, 11:15am Sermon Reflection, 11:15am Genesis Group Yearend Party, 4:00pm YPF, 6:30pm