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Epiphany StarEpiscopal Church of the Epiphany1101 Sunset DriveP. O. Box 116Guntersville, AL 35976256-582-4897

www.epiphanyguntersville.org

September 2010

Editor: Rusty Ogden

The 10th Anniversary of Bring a Friend Sunday, September 19

Now is the time to begin inviting friends and fam-ily to the 10th annual Bring a Friend Sunday. The church promises you an uplifting service

of worship and song. Besides, what can be better than to invite a friend to share God’s message to all.

There are cards available in the back of the church complete with postage stamps to assist you with your invitations. Please make use of them. They are an effective tool at your disposal.

Secondly, we have arranged for a marvelous full course lunch for members and guests alike after the 10:30am service. The meal is completely free, but we would like each of you to bring your favorite dessertjust before the service to insure that it is placed just right.

Thirdly, we will be giving a small or mini loaf of bread to all visitors. If any of you can make a few loaves and bring them to the church on Friday, September 17, or Saturday, September 18 it will be appreciated.

Lastly, please pray for this important day in the life of the parish. Many people who are now integral mem-bers of Epiphany first came on Bring a Friend Sunday. May God bless our effort.

SUNDAY SCHOOL AND CHILDREN'S CHURCHSunday School and Children's Church kick off the fall semester beginning September 12th. Sunday school meets at 9:30am and Children's Church begins at 10:30am. Both are held upstairs. We will be using the "Weaving God's Promises" curriculum, which is a new curriculum written by an Episcopal priest. We look forward to seeing your children each week.

Also, mark your calendars for Oct 27th when we will be having the fun filled Fall Festival.

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDEDWe need volunteers to teach Sunday School. We need a lead teacher and an assistant for each class. We have two classes. A three year old thru kindergarten class and a first grade thru fifth grade class. Sunday school begins on September 12 (Rally Day). I know it is difficult to teach every Sunday, so if enough people volunteer we can set up a rotation so you will have some Sunday’s where you do not teach. You can plan on 30 minutes to an hour of pre-planning each week that you teach. Sunday School begins at 9:30 am and ends at 10:20am. If you can help, please sign up on the bulletin board in the hallway. If you have any questions please contact Shelly Hardin at 505-4995 or [email protected].

Please prayerfully consider joining this ministry for the children of Epiphany.

RALLY DAYSeptember 12

We are planning a wonderful Rally Day with the ECW youth and our younger ones will sing for you. Teachers and Children Church leaders will be introduced and Fr. Bill will dedicate them to their service.

Ministries will have a booth or display in Sanderson Hall. This is a great time to explore how you can volunteer or minister to your church.

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS RESUMESeptember 15

Holy Communion at 5:30, dinner at 6:00, programs and choir practice at 6:30. Sheila Myrick will be a chef for dinner.

We have formed our Auction Team and have begun preparing for OCTOBER 30TH.The team members are: Grant and Susan Armstrong Hollis and Marsha Babb Gary and Lynn Beasley John and Ann Branum Paula Dabney Connie Hembree Rusty Ogden Martha Ross Rush and Barbara Sedberry Lauren Wainwright

Father Bill Winters Buck Woodall

We are excited to report that we have a few more items promised: Gentleman's sterling silver ring containing a hand cut

turquoise oval shaped stone - appraised value $400 A juicer ( as seen on TV) valued at over $200

Our team is motivated and excited to be a part of the puzzle that pieces together Epiphany's largest annual fundraiser. With your support we will successfully come through again this year. If you have an item you would like to share, please let us hear from you.

We would like to ask that you keep us in your prayers as we meet to plan, search out items, and with God's blessings success-fully execute a beneficial 2010 auction.Joe and Linda Katz

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FeaturingBaked GoodsFrozen Foods

Customized Christmas OrnamentsEpiphany Table with

cookbooks, history books, ornaments Vintage Jewelry

Artistic vendors such as:Gene Black - art

Jo Dowling - Hand embroidered table accessoriesEd Kilner - engraved stone workTiffany Martin - THIRTY ONE®

Rita Winters - Hand woven garmentsand more to come

We need your help to make this bazaar a rousing success.

The jewelry table will need your gently used jewelry. Please, nothing broken, an earring missing its mate, and so forth.

The crew running the baked goods will begin calling you soon to ask for your divine concoctions. Be ready to say, Yes!

If you have any questions, please contact Marsha Babb at 571-2300 or Rusty Ogden at 582-4897.

The Garden and Landscape Committee proudly announces a Garden Work Day on Saturday, September 18 at 7:30 a.m. We will be weeding, dead-heading, picking up trash, etc. in as many flower beds, both in the garden and around the church, as persons and time allow. We want the garden and grounds to look nice for our Bring a Friend Sunday and a wedding that will take place in the garden.

October 30 - 6:00 p.m. November 20 - 8am

Update on Commons Building Fund

June 30, 2010 Year to Date Balance $ 23,418.00

July Donations 3,090.00

August Donations 955.00

Year to Date Balance (8-24-10) $ 27,463.00

Our Goal to begin completion of Building $200,000.00


My Dear Parish Family,

God is so good. Each day is full of opportunities for us to explore, grapple with, and even sometimes understand. These past weeks have been filled with ups on downs. The reality of Jennifer heading to St. Martin’s has come home. I miss her and I know each of you do also, but the ministry of Epiphany is vibrant and exciting. Our ministry, thankfully, is more focused on God than on personalities and new and fresh ideas crop up each and every day. I believe a new energy has surfaced at Epiphany. This energy has begun to bring new growth in numbers, ideas, and in the ever expanding programs which we offer.

While there is much that will change with Jennifer leaving, I feel positively energized by the number of people who have stepped in to assist our parish ministry in amazing ways. I can honestly say that I am excited about

what lies ahead for this parish in the near future. Thank God we are a healthy parish, strong, and growing in our faith and ministry.

In September we have many oppor-tunities for each of us to plug in. Rally Day will be innovative and fresh. New ideas are going to be utilized by both our youth and adults. Our Coffee Hour after the 10:30 service will be something you will not want to miss as it includes the Taste of Epiphany.

This year marks the 10th Anniver-sary of Bring a Friend Sunday. Wouldn’t it be fantastic to fill the church up that Sunday? What a testament to our growing strength and commitment to our Lord.

Much more is planned. Read all about it in this issue of our Newslet-ter. You’ll see for yourself the reason to be excited.

As you enter the church and proceed down the hallway, I have placed a small framed quote that was discovered at Carol Jean Rives’ home. We believe it was printed by Doris Benson but kept by Carol Jean for years and years to keep her mindful of whom she was. It simply says that “YOU are the only Christ that some people will ever see!” I placed it at the entrance into the church to remind us of who and what we are. Within each of us lives our God. God lives within us to enlighten not only us but our neighbors that surround us seeking to discover the Christ that lives within them. This short little verse has the possibility to remind us, each time we enter the church to worship, that we can change and renew our lives. That is precisely why it is there.

Peace and Blessing,

Bill

Interested in Joining the Episcopal Church,or learning more about it?

Beginning Sunday, September 26th, during the 9:30am Sunday School class, Father Bill will be teaching an Inquirer’s Class. The class leads up to Confirmation or Reception when the Bishop comes on his Annual Visit, January 9th. Of course, any one can take the class as a refresher or just for the fun of it. The class will be taught until just before Christmas. There are no spot quizzes or exams so there is no way you can fail. Everyone gets a gold star. You will learn fascinating things such as who founded the Angli-can Church (our sister church in England) Henry the Eighth, or Elizabeth the First, or maybe it was just a God thing? Why do we stand up, kneel, and sit down all the time? Why do we have communion every week? Why didn’t the Episcopal Church split during the Civil War like every other major protestant denomination? What in the world is the Church calendar? I guarantee we will answer all the church related questions that keep you up at night! Plan now to come to this intriguing and fun class. We will meet upstairs in the EFM room above Sanderson Hall (fellowship hall).

Tinkers Club Update

Seven people have participated during the month of August and completed the following:

Swept breezeway and office outside entrance ways

Chapel and Parlor – deep cleaning (dusted and vacuumed)

Hung pictures in hallway and chapel Straightened books in pews Cleaned windows in doors Cleaned water fountain Stairway treads scrubbed clean Organized and cleaned choir closet and

room Enjoyed Dutch-treat lunch


By Cheri Blair

EYC is Back!!!Sr. EYC for those in grades 9-12 will begin meeting on Sunday nights at 6pm. starting September 12th.

Jr. EYC - We will begin meeting September 15th weekly on Wednesday evening’s beginning with Eucharist at 5:30pm, din-ner at 6pm, and activities from 6:30-7:30pm. New for Fall: our program will consist of a four week rotating cycle: Bible Study Night, Free Night, Prayer Night, and Off-Campus night. Fun is sure to be had regardless of the night you come, and all of our activities are centered upon or related to building the faith of our youth.

We have a great many plans underway for the Fall including a Blessing of the Animals Dog Wash, Fall Diocesan Dis-trict Day, Halloween Can Food Drive, Fall Festival, Rake-n-Run, Operation Christmas Child, Happening, New Beginnings, and much much more!

Paintball, which was scheduled on September 25, will be rescheduled for another date and time TBA.

New Beginnings October 1-3, 2010 @ Camp McDowell. Open to all 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students. This weekend at camp is a unique retreat designed to provide an opportunity for young people to hear a variety of talks given by high school students on a topic of faith. This weekend is structured but offers plenty of time for group activities and small group discussions. You will not want to miss it! Applications can be found on the EYC bulletin board. The deadline to apply is September 17th.

EYC

Interested in providing a simple meal for our Sr. EYC group on Sunday nights? You can cook or donate $35 for food.

See Lauren in the church office for more details or fill out the sign up sheet on the

Nave bulletin board.

“THE ONE WHO SINGS, PRAYS TWICE”

Epiphany is blessed to have a group of dedicated singers and musicians that lead us in worship every Sunday and Feast Day throughout the year. We offer our God-given talents to praise and thank Him for all His goodness to us. This is a vital ministry. We would like to invite you to join us in this ministry. Knowing that “life” happens and one may not be able to participate at every rehearsal or worship every Sunday…that’s okay. You are welcome. There are two rehearsals per week, Wednesday evenings at 6:30 and Sunday mornings at 9:15. In this way, if you wish to participate in any of the Christian Education opportunities, you can still make a rehearsal. Kay and Velma have already chosen the Advent and Christmas music and new voices will be wonderful. Come and join us beginning September 15th at 6:30! If you have any questions, please contact Kay Benefield or Velma Atkins or any choir member.

September Mission Team Spotlight

Guntersville Christian Women’s Job Corps

Present women with God’s Word and teach attitudes and habits that are needed to find and keep a job and teach life skills that foster good relationships and wise decision-making for themselves and their families.(See the bulletin board for more information or check out the web site at www.cwjcofguntersville.org.)

Best of the Blessed!A dinner theater event to benefit the

Guntersville Christian Women’s Job CorpsDinner Theater – catered buffet and musical show

Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30The Church at Lake Guntersville, 4525 Wyeth Drive, Guntersville

Tickets are $50. (No tickets at the door) Contact Lee Hoggle (558-3571) for tickets


“To empower, motivate, and nurture the women of the Diocese of Alabama in utilizing their gifts and

talents to serve Christ in the world”

Upcoming Events

September 29, 2010 Mountain Convocation Fall Meeting will be held at Church of the Resurrection, 113 Brown Avenue, Rainbow City, Alabama. Cost is $8 and is payable at Registration. You may register online to Carol Carlisle at [email protected] or call Anne Mitchell: 256-547-0933. We can meet at church and carpool. Let me know if you are interested in attending.

October 7-8, 2010 is the 121st Annual Episcopal Church Women Fall Conference. The theme this year is Serving Others in Christ: Mission and Minis-tries in the Diocese of Alabama. St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Anniston, Alabama will host this conference. The Rev. Margaret Rose, Co-Director of Mission for the Episcopal Church will be the speaker. $30 Registration fee by check to ECW Cheaha Convocation, Registrar Marilyn At-kins, 880 Old Hwy 231, Cropwell, Alabama 35054 or you may register online at www.alabamaecw.org. The registration fee includes lunch Thursday, Wine and Cheese Reception, Banquet Thursday night, and lunch Friday. Hotel info is on the website if you wish to stay in Anniston/Oxford for the night. This conference is a wonderful opportunity to see what goes on in the diocese and what other ECW chapters are doing.

September 7 and October 12, we will be making pepper jelly and cheese balls for our Harvest Sale which will be October 17th. We are in need of some half-pint and pint size jelly jars. If you have some to spare, please give them to me or leave them in the choir room. We would appreciate it so much. If you would like to help us in the cooking, we will meet at 9 am in the church kitchen….many hands make light work!

As always, we appreciate your prayers and support. Keep filling those UTO boxes!!

Church Security

We have a beautiful church and it is a shame we have to worry about someone else breaking in and/or stealing from us, but this is a different world than we knew years ago when we left our house and car unlocked.

We, some weeks ago, had two different instances of money being stolen from one of our parishioners, one time, it Appears, during a Sunday morning service! We think nothing about leaving our valuables lying around, because we would never suspect that someone would steal from us—in a church. We have had to start locking the office when there is no one inside there.

We find doors (both outside and inside) unlocked when there is no one at the church. The outside door near the office was found unlocked this past Saturday. We have to make sure the building is secure when we each leave. If you unlock a door, you should make sure you lock it upon leaving. If you are there by yourself or a small meeting, I would suggest you lock the door behind you when you enter. We occasionally have people walk in off the street and wander around in the church. For your safety and security you need to keep the doors locked.

If you have a reason to leave your valuables unguarded while at church (choir, vesting and etc.) please make arrangements to lock them in a closet during the service.

When leaving at night, make sure you verify the last person is in their car and headed out of the parking lot before you leave.

Always verify that doors are not only locked but also latched when you leave. We have had several doors left unlocked in the past few of weeks.

Of course, we also need for you to readjust the thermostats when you leave, if you changed them when you arrived. Regular service temperatures are preset and will reset automatically. Last month our electrical bill was twice what it was the month before.

Please help us keep our church safe, secure and economical.

Thanks,

Hollis Babb Property Warden

By Cheri Blair

WANTED: NEW VESTRY MEMBERS

A Nomination Committee has been formed by the current vestry to search for prospective candidates for next year’s vestry. The Nomination Committee includes Marsha Babb, Skip Harborth, Wally Kistler and Jim McAllister. If you or someone you know is interested in election to the vestry, please submit their name to any of the listed people or to the office. Remember that election to the vestry is a three year term.

Please check with your nominee before submitting their name to make sure that they are willing to serve.

A candidate for the vestry must:

be a confirmed or received member of Epiphanybe a member in good standing:

received communion in the church at least three times in the past yearpledge to the General Fund of Epiphany

make a firm commitment to attend monthly vestry meetings (meets third Monday of every month).attend the yearly Vestry Retreat held at Camp McDowell (scheduled for February 18—20, 2011).commit to one month a year as Vestry Person of the Month to lock

all doors and make sure lights are off after all services. have a positive attitude toward the spiritual and physical well-being

of the parish.

DIOCESAN CONVENTION NOMINATIONS WANTED

We need four delegates and two alternates for the Alabama Diocesan Convention which will be held at St. Luke’s in Birmingham on February 11—12, 2011. Nominees for voting delegate must be mem-bers in good standing, known by the treasurer and attend services regu-larly. Please check with your nominee before submitting their name to make sure that they are willing to serve.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please note that Convention delegates will be electing the new Bishop of Alabama and will be required to make two trips after the convention for the purpose of interviewing the nominees and for the election of the new Bishop in July.

The following vestry members are completing their third year of service. When you see them, give them a big THANK YOU.

Jim McAllister

Skip Harborth

Marsha Babb

Wally Kistler


Elections will be held October 24

Each candidate for vestry and convention needs to get a bio to Rusty Ogden in the office. Matters of interest in the bio are where you were born, how long a member of the church, what service you attend, and what activities you have participated in since becoming a member of Epiphany. This information will be handed out to the parish in suitable places. Rusty will use your directory picture with the bio. Please have information to Rusty as soon as possible but no later than Sunday, October 17. Failure to do this will not mean that a person can’t run for vestry but that they will go into the election without information being given to the parish which might hurt their chances.

E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] #: 582-4899www.epiphanyguntersville.org

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New Address’s

Rev. Jennifer Riddle530 Hurst RoadOdenville, AL [email protected]

Lauren Wainwright370 Childmark DriveAlbertville, AL 35950256-477-2166

What You May Not Know

About EpiphanyQuestion: What does this mean in the bulletin?Altar Guild: Kelly Auman, Susan Foster, Sharon Clay

There are five Altar Guild teams, one for each Sunday of the month. (some months have a 5th Sunday)

1st person prepares the hymn board and altar for Sunday’s 8am service and puts out the 8am bulletins.

2nd person cleans up after the 8am service, resets the altar, places the crosses, torches, bread and wine in preparation for the processional and offering and puts out the bulletins for the 10:30am service.

3rd person cleans up after the 10:30am service, clears the hymn board, makes sure the crosses and torches are put back in their proper place at the altar and covers the altar with a dust cover for it’s protection.

Epiphany is on Facebook asChurch of the Epiphany, Guntersville

Check us out

You Are Invited

To A

House Blessing

September 26— 5:00 P. M.

At

The Home of Lauren Wainwright370 Childmark Drive, Albertville, AL

Blessing of the AnimalsBy Rusty Ogden

On October 3 we will honor St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals by blessing our beloved pets. The service and blessing takes place at 2:00 p.m. on the lawn of the church.

This year each pet with a collar will receive a special tag with a prayer.

We have blessed all sorts of critters, so no matter what species your best friends may be, bring them to receive God’s blessing. Please have them leashed, tethered or caged.

I have to say that this is my favorite service at Epiphany. It is not only a time to show off a special member of your family, it is a time to show your pet how much you love them.

We bless all creatures, great and small.


October 3 Blessing of the Animals 2 pm 18 Fall Break starts

24 Parish Elections 27 Halloween Party 30 Live Auction

November 20 Holiday Bazaar 25 Thanksgiving Day

CODE: HC—Holy Communion; BSA—Brotherhood of St. Andrew; DOK—Daughters of the King; ECW—Episcopal Church Women; SS—Sunday School; Birthdays

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 0

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1Centering Prayer 10:30am

Thomas HarwellTrena Houston

Zeke Jones

2Dream Class 12pmCentering Prayer

6:30pm

Roger RehfeldAnn Thomas

Autumn Thompson

3

Shelly Hardin

4EYC Ocoee Rafting trip

Debbie Moss

5Discretionary Fund

SundayHC 8 & 10:30am,Taizé Service 5pm

6Labor Day

7 8Centering Prayer 10:30am

HC & Healing Service 11:30am

Allison BensonMeredith Jackson


6:30pm

Diane Kowalsky

10

Andy Hunter

11Lake Winnie

7:30amBSA 8am

Altar Guild Workday 9am

Larry Pfeiffer

12Rally Day

HC 8 & 10:30am,Sunday School 9:30am

Outreach 9:30am Children’s Church

10:30amSr. EYC 6pmUltreya 6pm

Sue HartLiz Riehl

13DOK 11:15am

EFM 6pmVestry 7pm

Boots Groff

14Ministry Council

Quarterly Pot Luck 6:30pm

John HoustonTiffany Martin



HC 5:30pmDinner 6pm

Programs & Choir 6:30pm

Gary BeasleyAmy Dunlap

Al MoritaJake Woodall


6:30pm

Lee JonesJason Moore

17

Jo HardyKyle Keck

18Garden Work Day

7:30amHospitality setting up for BAS 10am

19Bring a Friend

SundayHC 8 & 10:30am,

Sunday School 9:30amMission Team 9:30am

Children’s Church 10:30am

Italian lunch 12pmCeltic Service 5pm

20EFM 6pm

21Hospitality 7pm



HC 5:30pmDinner 6pm

Programs & Choir 6:30pm

Anne HyattAndy Warren


6:30pm

Erin McAllister

24 25

Hunter GainesCarolyn Harborth

26HC 8 & 10:30am,

Sunday School 9:30amAdult Inquirers Class

9:30amChildren’s Church

10:30amWainwright House

Blessing 5pmRandy Panazze

27EFM 6pmDOK 7pm

28 29Centering Prayer 10:30am


HC 5:30pmDinner 6pm

Programs & Choir 6:30pmRachel AmburnVelvet CooleyShelia Myrick


6:30pm

Gene Black

Vestry Person for September

Wally Kistler 256-582-6020

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Editor: Rusty Ogden September 2010 - Amazon S3 · WEDNESDAY NIGHTS RESUME September 15 Holy Communion at 5:30, dinner at 6:00, programs and choir ... for OCTOBER 30TH. The team members