This Week at Epiphany, April 6-12, 2008
Cliff West
THIS WEEK AT EPIPHANY, April 6 – 12, 2008
A PDF version of these announcements may be viewed and printed on the Church of the Epiphany Web site by using the following link: http://www.churchoftheepiphany.org/periodic/ThisWeek/EpiphanyThisWeek.pdf
Celebrant — The Rev. Amber Stancliffe Evans
Deacon — The Rev. Hailey McKeefry Delmas
Preacher — Ms. Shelley Denney, Seminarian
Acolytes — John Wilson, Megan Lehmkuhl, Sarah Klieves, Claire McKeefry
Acolyte Parent — Dede Lehmkuhl
Altar Guild — Barbara Haas, Liz Olson
Lay Readers — (8) Betsy Althaus, (10) Howard Marans, Judy Brown
Eucharistic Ministers — (10) Mary Wagner, Kent Holubar, Pat Hawkins
Eucharistic Visitors —
Oblation Bearers — The Stevens Family
Ushers — (8) Sue
Givens, (10) Chris Perris, Dwight
Hill
Greeter — Cliff Brown
Coffee Hour Hosts — Stacey Ringham, Kelly and Fernando Bravo
Godly Play PreK/K: Good Shepherd / World Communion — Sue Sunde, Denise Stange
Godly Play 1st/2nd: Good Shepherd / World Communion — Sara Yanez Pastor, A. Namenuk
Godly Play 3/4/5: Good Shepherd / World Communion — Lora O’Haver, Linda Collery
Middle School: The 23rd Psalm — Craig DeBrine
Nursery Teens — Amber Walton, Hannah Prince, Samantha Bates
Nursery Parent — Diana Bujtor
The altar flowers for March 30 were given to the Glory of God in memory of John Hopkinson.
Sunday, April 6
VESTRY NEWS - RECTOR TRANSITION
It is a tradition in the Episcopal Church to wait until the resigning rector leaves office before forming a search committee and interviewing interim candidates. For those of you who are long time members at Epiphany, you are familiar with the process. To the newer members we say, don’t be intimidated. There are well established procedures for the hiring of a new rector and at Epiphany we are experienced! Your vestry is confident that our excellent staff and clergy can maintain the high quality, day-to-day operations at Epiphany while we search for our new rector.
Over the next several weeks, the vestry will be hard at work. We have received the names of several interim-priest candidates. Our intention is to interview and hire an interim within a month. Ideally, the interim priest will be in place by the beginning of June.
At our March vestry meeting, we formalized the structure of the Rector Search Committee. It will be a twelve member committee plus one non-voting vestry liaison. Now, the vestry needs to populate the committee. We are continuing to collect names of church members who have expressed an interest in serving on the search committee. Please, if you have an interest in serving, or would like to nominate someone, submit your name today! All church members interested in serving should also complete our search committee questionnaire. This will help us assess skills and talents. Questionnaires are located at the back of the church, in the church office, and online.
The vestry would like to have the names of some of our newer members on the list. Your input is important to the church. Placing your name on the list and submitting a completed questionnaire does not commit you to anything at this time. It simply means that you are interested and would like to have a discussion about what is involved. The cut-off date is April 14. Please submit your name to Nancy Winningham, Clerk of the Vestry, or Craig DeBrine, Sr. Warden; contact information is on the back of the service bulletin.
The vestry appreciates your patience over the past six weeks and thanks you for your support and encouragement. Special thanks to all who contributed food, gifts, and acknowledgements at Gail’s farewell party last Sunday. It was an excellent send off.
San Carlos Choral Festival Tonight, April 6, 2008
For the first time in over 20 years, several of the choirs of the churches in San
Carlos will come together to sing for each other and then combine for several
numbers. This choral festival is a real joy for all the choirs. Epiphany Choir
will reprise The Days of Christ
by Craig Courtney, which they did for Palm Sunday. Each choir will present two
or three numbers individually and then sing together for a wonderful evening of
choral and praise music.
The choirs of Trinity Presbyterian, Epiphany Episcopal, St. Charles Catholic and ensembles from the First Baptist church invite you to join us for this holy hubbub at 7 pm at St. Charles Catholic Church, 880 Tamarack Avenue, San Carlos. is a wonderful way to support your choir and to hear what music others are doing in the community.
Quest For Adults
The series resumes today from 5 to 7 pm in the chapel and runs through April
20.Shelley Denney and Kelly Bravo will continue the journey of exploration. The
course is open to longtime Episcopalians and new members. Contact Shelley h...@earthlink.net
Upcoming Events
Brunch Bunch
The next brunch will be held this Wednesday, April 9, the
second Wednesday of the month. Come to enjoy the joy of spring, good company
and a pleasant repast.
Volunteers needed
for Epiphany’s Rebuilding Together project –
April 19 or 26. This year we will be working alongside volunteers from Christ
Church Los Altos to improve the living conditions of a 73-year old nurse. This
includes clearing unwanted items, painting the interior and landscaping. On
April 19, we will be clearing the house as much as possible, prepping the walls
and roto-tilling the garden in preparation for the main effort on April 26. We
start at 8 am both days.
Food and beverages are provided. No skills are necessary and anyone over the
age of 14 is welcome. Come for the whole day or only a few hours. If you are
interested in helping, there is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the
parish hall. For answers to questions or more information, contact Judith Eby (650) 594-0785
Jud...@phortech.net.
WOMEN’S
ONE-DAY RETREAT
New date -April 26
In addition to our annual weekend women's retreat in the fall, a new
one-day retreat is being planned for Saturday, April 26. women of the parish
are welcome for a full day of reflection, community andsome.cost$30lunch and
dinner. The sign-up sheet is in the Parish Hall. details will follow. If you
have any questions please contact Lisa Thompson (650) 593-3295
lisacth...@aol.com
Travel to El Salvador
Epiphany is putting together a group of 7-10 adults to travel
to El Salvador
this summer to strengthen our ties to that diocese and the parish of La Divinia
Providencia in particular. While in El Salvador, we will have the
opportunity to participate in a service project, perhaps related to opening the
school at LDP, as well as a workshop for Sunday school teachers from across the
diocese. The dates for the trip are July 6-13.The ability to speak Spanish is
not necessary. Information about the trip and its estimated costs can be
obtained from Nina Brooks.
If you are considering the trip, contact Nina. (650) 631-4244 nmbr...@sbcglobal.net
More Notes of Interest
MEMORIAL PIANO
The Vestry members along with Cortlandt Bender, Minister of
Music, are pleased to announce the purchase of the Kent Nowels Memorial Piano. This instrument, a 1927 Steinway
Model A, is made possible by a generous gift to the congregation from Kent’s
estate. Its quality is unsurpassed in instruments of its size. This piano will
replace the one on loan from the Nowels Family. A story about our new instrument
will appear in the May Beacon.
This historic piano will serve the congregation well for years and years.
Pledge Update
We have received pledges for 2008 from 158 families; our
target is 180 families. The dollar amount of pledges received is $418,000, and
our target is $433,000. We continue to have faith that we will reach our goal.
Thank you to all who have participated.
Green Building Workshops
"Where can I find low-VOC paint? How can I reduce water and energy use as part of my remodel? What is fly ash and why should it be in my concrete? How do I use a Checklist?"
These questions and more will be addressed in an upcoming Green Building workshop series sponsored by San Mateo County's RecycleWorks department which is open to residents of San Carlos and nearby areas. RecycleWorks is presenting the Green Building Exchange in Redwood City in order to educate homeowners, contractors, designers on Green Building techniques.
For information , click
on "Calendar" at www.greenbuildingexchange.com.
Current offerings:
¨ Green Building 101: Sustainable Sites and Ecological Landscaping, Sat. March 22, 12-2:30 pm, $25
¨ Green Home Vendor Fair, April 10, 4-7 pm, Free
¨ More to come: Future workshop topics will include with LEED and GreenPoint standards, green materials and supplies, and green roofs and walls.
Spring is in the air — Plant a tree
PG&E's 30 Simple Energy
Things You Can Do To Save The Earth offers this energy information
to consider when planting this spring:
· In the summer, your home traps heat when the sun shines directly on it — which means more energy is required to cool it. But if your home is shaded by the leafy branches of trees, it will stay cooler naturally.
· In the winter, though, you want the sun to shine on your home and warm it up. Luckily, the leaves of deciduous trees fall off in winter — letting the sun shine through.
· By blocking the wind, some non-deciduous trees can help reduce the amount of cold air reaching your home. When this happens, it takes less energy to keep your home warm inside.
Babysitting
Ellie, an au pair for Stephanie Meyer’s daughter,
babysits to raise money for her Team-in-Training marathon run in May. Ellie,
who is 20 and from the Netherlands,
has been with Stephanie’s daughter for 6 months. She cares for Stephanie’s
three grandsons, ages 2 to 3 1/2. She is delightful and very capable. All the
babysitting money will go directly to Team-in-Training which raises money for
leukemia research. She is available on her days off—mostly weekends.
Contact her at (650) 868-4795.
Opportunities for Children and Youth
SEEKERS on Sunday— Come join the fun!
5:00-6:30 Junior Seekers
6:30-7:00 Pizza Dinner
7:00-9:00 Senior Seekers
If you have questions, contact Amber at
am...@churchoftheepiphany.org
Opportunities for Adults
Wednesday Eucharist and Healing
Epiphany's best kept secret! A beautiful, intimate service of prayer and healing in the middle of your week. Join us in the Chapel at 10 am.
Bad Girls of the Bible
The next meeting will be Wednesday April 16—at the same
time as the Men’s Dinner. We have changed the time and date to every
other Wednesday at 7 pm in
Room 108. Some of us have found this new time more convenient. This Bible study
has been an incredible tool in learning more about a shared spiritual path.
Please join us! Upcoming dates: April
16 and 30
For more information please contact Mary Birss
at mary...@comcast.net or (650) 598-9206
Men's Group
Tuesday morning meetings have resumed at 7:30 am at Broiler Express. Please let Cort Bender
csbco...@comast.net know
if you will be attending so that he can have materials available.
Next Men’s Dinner: Wed.,
April 16, at 7:00 pm
Adult Forum
Join us for discussion of the day's bible lessons every
Sunday morning in the Library, from 9:05 to 9:50 am. Childcare is provided upstairs in the Toddler
Nursery.
Epiphany Book Group
The next meeting is April 13, 2008, at the Haas home, 1081 Crestview Drive, San Carlos at 5:30 pm. Our selection is The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History by Joseph Marshall.
Contact Ginny Grant ginny...@yahoo.com
(650) 593-6217
or Cort Bender csbco...@comcast.net
(650) 591-5356
Calendar
Sunday April 6
8:00 am Holy Eucharist
9:00 am Adult Forum
10:00 am Holy Eucharist
5:00 pm Quest — Chapel
5:00 pm Seekers — Parish Hall
Monday April 7
3:30 pm Prayer Service at Bayview Villa
7:00 pm Alcoholics Anonymous — Library
7:00 pm Spanish Class — Room 108
Tuesday April 8
7:30 am Men’s Group
Wednesday April 9
10:00 am Holy Eucharist and Healing
11:00 am Brunch Bunch
6:00 pm CNC Class and Dinner — Parish Hall
Thursday April 10
3:30 pm Joyful Noise Choir
4:00 pm Good News Choir
7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal — Sanctuary
8:00 pm Alcoholics Anonymous — Parish Hall
Friday April 11
6:00 pm No Reservation Practice — Parish Hall
Saturday April 12
Sunday April 13
8:00 am Holy Eucharist
9:00 am Adult Forum
10:00 am Holy Eucharist
5:00 pm Quest — Chapel
5:00 pm Seekers — Parish Hall
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