Dear Epiphany, Coming out of this time of lock-down, even as the virus itself still live in our community, people have reemerged in a way that is a bit like resurrection. Things are the same and things are different. Some see it and some don’t. Some have faith in the institutions that had to shut
Dr. Wyatt Smith, Associate Director of Music and Dean of the Epiphany Music Academy, is leaving his post on the Epiphany staff to further build his organ, harpsichord, and academic career. Wyatt joined Epiphany in 2017 as Organ Scholar and obtained his doctorate of music from UW while working at Epiphany. He has been
Dear Epiphany, I’m very surprised and saddened to report to you that our dear pastor and friend, Pete Strimer, died quite unexpectedly from a heart attack. As you know, last year Pete moved permanently to Florida, and so no longer was part of our clergy team. That said, when he was in town, he
Dear Friends, Please join us Saturday, November 5th , in the Great Hall for the Women’s Retreat Group’s unique 4-hour retreat on discernment. Our Special Guest, Diana Bender, Ministry Leader of Discernment, will lead us as we ponder the question, “Where is God Calling Me?” The pandemic led lots of people to consider big changes:
Dear Epiphany, Our monthly Women’s Retreat Group met Oct. 1 at the Christie Library from 9-11am. There were 10-11 women in attendance. We fellowshipped a while over Coffee, tea and treats. (Grapes, apricots, orange slices, crackers with goat cheese and Just Jack cheese, shortbread and ginger snap cookies and orange/cranberry muffins). Ann Beck opened our
This summer, the Epiphany Choir will spend a week in residency singing choral services in Durham Cathedral, preceded by two days at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London. While the choir sings Eucharist and Evensong on a regular basis at Epiphany, being the resident choir in one of England’s great cathedrals is sure to be an
Dear Epiphany, This year’s holiday giving will be different from past years. Thanksgiving: The YWCA wants to provide each family with gift cards for $75 for each family member. So, a family of 4 will need $300 in gift cards. We won’t have specific family assignments but will provide as many $75 gift cards as
The Reverend Joseph M. Constant, founder and president of the Haiti Micah Project, was honored this past Thursday when he received a 2022 United States President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The Haiti Micah Project is one of Epiphany’s long-standing ministry partners, and our parish can rejoice at Father Constant’s well-deserved recognition for his devotion to desperately
Epiphany’s Service & Outreach Team recently awarded six grants in support of nonprofit organizations nominated by Epiphany parishioners. One organization receiving funding is the Refugee Artisan Initiative in Lake City, where parishioner Ed Emerson is an ardent volunteer. The RAI, which happened to be featured in the September 19 Seattle Times, trains refugee women