Beginning School with God

For many of us, the last few weeks have been full of buying school supplies, making sure lunch boxes and water bottles are serviceable, and waiting to learn who will be our teachers and what classes we will be taking.

This Sunday, we are going to take a moment during our 10:15am service to pray for and bless all our students, teachers and school staff members as they are beginning a new year of education.

I also hope that all of us at Epiphany, even those of us who completed our formal education long ago, would make a special point to pray for our students, teachers and school staff members over the next few weeks. Our school experiences play a big part in shaping us. Let's pray that Christians in particular know God's presence this coming school year as they learn, build relationships, and grow at school.

God bless,

P.S. Dare we say it is beginning to feel just a bit like fall? Read below for information about a couple of upcoming September events at Epiphany.

September Events: Mark Your Calendars

Epiphany will be holding our second annual Chili Cook-Off and Dad Joke Contest after the 10:15am service on September 15.  Start testing your chili recipe!  Also, Epiphany families are invited to our Fall Family Camping Trip at Matthews Arm National Park September 27-28. Expect sign-ups and more details about these coming activities in the weeks ahead.

South Sudan Bishop at Epiphany Aug. 25

We will welcome the Rt. Rev. Abraham Yel Nhial, bishop of the Awiel Diocese and acting archbishop of Northern Bahr, an archdiocese of nine dioceses in the Anglican Church in South Sudan on Sunday, August 25. Bishop Abraham attended seminary with Fr. Peter.

Before coming to seminary, Bishop Abraham was one of about 35,000 Sudanese "Lost Boys" who walked more than 1,000 miles to freedom after their homes were overrun by radical islamists in Sudan. These radicals killed many and destroyed entire villages of those who did not convert. Over the last few years, South Sudan and Sudan have experienced war, famine, and governmental breakdown. Bishop Abraham will be preaching at 8am and 10:15am on August 25. You can learn more about Bishop Abraham, his diocese, and the ministries he is building here.

Adult Education Continues

We continue our two adult education classes from 9:15-10:00 on Sunday.

Mr. Morgan Cook will be teaching a class exploring our beliefs about the world, truth and the meaning of everything (worldview) from a Christian perspective.  Morgan brings training he received as a member of the Colson Fellows Program and a deep interest in Christian apologetics to this class.  Morgan's class will meet in the blue classroom.

Fr. Peter will be teaching a class titled “Weird Things Anglicans Believe and Do” that will cover infant baptism, reading from the Apocrypha, ordaining bishops, priests and deacons and other beliefs and practices we have as Anglicans that can be confusing or lead to pointed questions from other evangelical Christians.  Fr. Peter's class will meet in the library.

All are welcome to attend even if you miss a week.

Youth Class in August

A class for our youth (rising 5th grade through high school) will explore hard questions about doubt, hell, and why bad things happen in an interactive setting during Adult Education time this August. The time will not focus on preaching, so students should come ready to explore and listen to each other. We meet in the green room. Questions? Contact Mtr. Pamela at pmeeks@epiphanyanglican.net

Seeing and Reading Pilgrim's 

Progress this Fall

Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan is arguably the most influential Christian novel in the English language. This fall, the Museum of the Bible is offering a Broadway-quality production recounting Christian's adventurous journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. We are interested in putting together a group from Epiphany to see this production on Saturday, September 21 at 2:00 pm. We can get a 16% discount if we have a group of 10 or more. Please contact Jane Burkett (jane.burkett@gmail.com) or Melanie Kobos (melkobo@yahoo.com) if you're interested. Starting Sunday, September 29, Jane and Melanie invite you to join them in reading and discussing a modern-language version of the classic text of Pilgrim's Progress at 9:15 on Sunday mornings. Stay tuned for more details, and please reach out if interested! 

How I Found Jesus in the Bible

Standing in the Gap

The Stand in the Gap ministry is one of the ways we pray for our leaders (clergy, staff and Vestry) of our church. It is time to sign up once more for a four month period to pray for our Vestry and Staff from September-December. Thank you to those who have participated in the last four months. Will you consider signing up again to pray, or perhaps you have taken a break and it is time to come back to this ministry. Perhaps you have never participated in this program - consider trying it for this next session. There are no meetings and you pray wherever you are.

If you have any questions or would like to sign up, please contact Brad Johnson at bravhorn22@aol.com or call/text 703-599-2709. Our leaders really need your prayers.

This Week At Epiphany

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