Announcements & Opportunities

Our intercessions for November 24-30:


Pray for those celebrating birthdays:

Karen Voigt; Mia Castanzo; Ryan Beck; Anna Moher

Pray for:

  • the Pygmy Ministry, Fr. Charles & Alice their principal

  • Epiphany’s CASA Ministry  

  • Rev. Michele, Priest-in-Charge, and Rev. John, Deacon 

  • Our Vestry & Staff 

Pray for comfort & healing for -

Gail, Hayden, Rick, Bill, Susan

Pray for the deceased -

Paul, Karl, Cassie

Upcoming Epiphany Events: ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​

  • November 1-31 – The sets of dog tags hung on the Witting Tree in remembrance of veteran suicides will remain throughout the month for remembrance and reflection. Visitors are encouraged during daylight hours.

  • November 28 – Thanksgiving Day – Offices and Buildings Closed

  • November 29 – 10 AM – Baptism at Epiphany

  • December 3 – 8:30 AM – Check Request Fulfillment, church office

  • December 8 – 11:15 AM – Vestry Meeting, Commons Room

  • December 8 – 1-5 PM – Spinner’s Web, Commons Room & kitchen

  • December 24 – Celebrate Christmas: Worship at Church of the Epiphany (Times to be announced)

  • December 24 & 25 Parish Offices Closed

  • December 29 –  8 AM – Morning Prayer; 10 AM – Lessons & Carols for Christmas

  • Welcome 2025

  • January 16 – 2024 Annual Parish Reports Due to the Parish Administrator

  • January 26 – 9 AM - 2025 Annual Parish Meeting & 2024 Reports Presentation

    2024-2025 Sunday School Registration Is Ongoing:

epiphanyglenburn.org/register-for-sunday-schoolgroup

Fellowship & Coffee with your Church Friends – EVERY Sunday 9-10 AM – Stop by the kitchen, hall, or Commons Room – Have a cup o’ Joe or tea and stay for a while: we’d love to see you!

2025 Stewardship is Coming!

From your Treasury Team & Vestry. Watch for Epiphany’s Tree of Life: a visual witness of her mission & ministry; see how your pledges are allocated.

ASP Chocolate Sale:

Support Appalachia Service Project (ASP) by purchasing bags of

homemade chocolate this holiday season. The youth of ASP including Epiphany’s own George & Nickolai Sutton have already begun candy-making yay! Watch for more information about kinds & cost per bag/box and when Epiphanytes will be able to purchase these chocolate delights! To

become involved with ASP, please go to https://clarksgreenumc.org/ Volunteers meet the second Sunday of each month 7pm at Clarks Green United Methodist Church, 119 Glenburn Road. Call 570-586-8946 for more information.

Deliver Poinsettias to Our Homebound

A sign-up sheet will be in the Narthex. Please sign up to deliver a poinsettia (and Epiphany joy) to one or more of our homebound parishioners.

2024 Annual Reports Due

If you are a group, committee, outreach, vestry or clergy, please begin

to consider your annual report content. Your group need NOT be one within Epiphany’s budget; we’d love to hear from you & all groups doing volunteer work such as Ushers; Meals on Wheels drivers; Spinners Web; HHA; etc. These reports are compiled and presented at the Epiphany Parish Annual Meeting which is called for Sunday, January 26th 9 am. Any content must be received by the Parish Administrator no later than Thursday, January 16th, preferably via email to cote@epix.net Please either type into a Word document (or other readable format) or simply type into the body of the email. Content won’t be proofread, simply modified for size within the

reports packet so please be sure to review your submission for accuracy. Thank you in advance

Epiphany Supports the Dalton Food Pantry:

Located at the Dalton United Methodist Church, 125 S. Turnpike Road, Dalton, PA, the Food Pantry is open Monday evenings from 6-7:30 p.m. We serve Abington Heights and Lackawanna Trail School District families in need. The Food Pantry opened its doors in June 1983 for this very important ministry.

To register to receive food, you will need to provide the following

information:

1) A picture ID (ie. current PA-issued Driver’s License) with your current address on it, for every person in your household who is 18 years or older

2) For all children who live with you full-time and are under the age of 18, an ACCESS Card or other form of insurance card

3) Show a utility bill with your current street address on it (P.O. Box Numbers –not – accepted)

For additional information please call Dalton UMC at 570-563-1619 and leave a message and a phone number where you may be reached. Someone will contact you to answer any questions.