We serve: MISSION AND OUTREACH OVERVIEW

Who We Are

Epiphany Outreach Mission Statement
Striving for justice and peace, and seeking to serve Christ in the world, our parish Outreach seeks to mutually transform and empower lives through hands-on service and by sharing resources with our neighbors, both locally and globally.

How to get involved...

The Outreach Commission has, over the past year, continued to support and communicate the many ongoing outreach activities taking place within the Epiphany community. This has been done in two ways. First, parishioners who are involved with local, national or international service groups or agencies have brought the needs of these groups to the commission allowing us to publicize these opportunities for involvement and offer monetary support, goods donations or time and talent. Secondly, we have planned larger parish wide outreach projects like the Lenten Project, the Thanksgiving Basket food drive and the Advent Giving Tree. These events invite the participation of all members of the congregation.

Meet Our Mission Leaders

Click here to see who leads each of our missions

If you would like to learn more about any of our Mission and Outreach ministries, please contact Betsy Walsh or Kate Reynolds. We’d love to hear from you!

For New Initiatives ....

Click here for the list of the Criteria organizations should meet to be supported by our Mission and Outreach Commission.

Click here for the Grant Request form

Click here for the Mission Goals form

What We Do

Click here for an overview of all M&O programs and here for a detailed description of each of our 2011/12 programs.

Parish-Wide Missions

The Lenten Project

In the Spring, during the 40 days of lent our Mission and Outreach team plans a project with a special focus and opportunity for parishioners and their families to reflect on others in need beyond our community. In recent years, we have learned more about El Hogar, HIV/Aids in Africa, Habitat for Humanity, Environment sustainability and St Lukes soup kitchen and food pantry in Boston. In 2011 we will focus on Empowering Women globally and locally. The goal will be to broaden our understanding about organizations that support women's empowerment including helping war widows in Sri Lanka, Rosie's Place, Brookview House and Microlending. We also plan to read and discuss the book Half the Sky by Pulitzer Prize winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn.

Thanksgiving Baskets

During the month of November parishioners donate food baskets to the Council of Social Concern in Woburn to help families in need enjoy their Thanksgiving. The list of items needed is distributed to the parish and posted online then baskets are delivered to the CSC the week before Thanksgiving.

The Giving Trees

Each December the advent Giving Trees, in Hadley Hall and in the back of the church, are decorated with wish list tags from all the organizations we support. You can choose from tags requesting toys, gift cards, food, clothing, books and household items to support local and Boston area families in need. There are also tags for financial donations to support our global mission work in Palestine/Israel, Honduras, Sri Lanka and South Africa. One specific initiative includes financial support for the teaching staff at El Hogar, a thriving orphanage and school in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with whom the parish has a special relationship. Each Christmas hundreds of grateful children feel remembered and cared for by Epiphany when they open gifts they wouldn't have otherwise received thereby spreading love and hope far beyond Epiphany.

Mission and Outreach Year in Review

Click here to view our Year in Review Fall '10 - Spr '11 slide show

Epiphany Mission and Outreach News:

2012 January edition