Hope everyone is enjoying the rain and cooler weather! Let’s hope it lasts for a while. Makes it feel more like Fall. Renovations Updates: DC Restoration has completed installing the insulation and ceiling tiles in the Parish Hall. Also, good news, 50% of the insurance claims will be closed once we have the walk through of the finished PH. We are getting close! It will take a while to get everything cleaned up and put back in the kitchen shelves, etc. Looking forward to that day.
SUNDAY, November 5, 2023 Attendance: 38 In Church 6 On Zoom 44 Total
Our Mission: To be part of God’s family, growing through worship and ministry by sharing Christ’s love with our community and beyond.
Our Vision: To be a place where people find God’s purpose for their lives and become empowered by the Holy Spirit to make a difference in God’s world.
Those scheduled to serve this coming Sunday, November 12th are:
Layreaders……….Sherry Musgrove and Rachel Bryson Altar Guild……..Diane Hays and Susan Wallace Acolyte…………...Grady Gonzales Ushers…………….Carol and Jim Weathers VOPD…………….Cranz Nichols Altar Flowers Given by………….Diane Hays in thanksgiving for family and friends that have become family Coffee Hosts……Mary Rubio and Sandy & Rufus Arrington
We pray for those traveling this week, especially Janet Wilton. We pray in thanksgiving with those who celebrate anniversaries and birthdays this week: Deborah and Mike Kelley (11/12), Diane Hays (11/15) and Mike Thomas (11/16).
We pray for all who have died, especially Frank Tipton, Martin Williams and Tim Renaud, that they may have a place in your eternal kingdom. We pray also for all who mourn their passing.
LACare is very grateful for all the support and volunteers from Epiphany Church!
Community Kitchen is every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. November 16 is our turn to host and prepare the meal for approximately 100 people in the community. Be sure to pick up your dinner before 5:00 p.m. Many thanks to those who volunteer from Epiphany – they are VERY good cooks! Stop by and say thank you!
There will be a free Thanksgiving Dinner served at the Church of Christ, 102 S. Vanderveer Street, on November 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome! Also, if you would like to volunteer to serve, or help cook the turkeys, dressings, pies, etc. please contact Nancy Heuss at 512-755-4341.
Please note that the Church Office will be closed on Friday, November 10th and Tuesday, November 14th. Janet will be back in the office on Wednesday, November 15th from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Last but not least, Saturday, November 11th is Veterans' Day. It is meant to celebrate and honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: "To us in American, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations..."
In 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation's history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the Veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting in its place the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American Veterans of all wars. Thank you to all our Veterans!
Please continue to pray for all in need of comfort, healing, and support. We are all God’s children and are called to serve Him in any way we can.
Janet Wilton Parish Administrator
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” -- Saint Francis de Sales