Activities
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
PALS (Parents and Little Lutherans) – Birth to PreK and their families
Our next PALS event will be Saturday, September 18, 2010 at our home, 30 Northwood Oak Dr., Oxford GA 30054. We will have a cookout and play time from 11:00am – 1:00pm. Please bring your favorite side dish or dessert to share. All families with children PK4 and younger and welcome and encouraged to come.
- Brian and Peggy Lawrence (Leaders)
J.C. Kids (Jesus Christ Kids) – Grades 3-5
LCK’s (Little Christ Kids ) – Grades K-2
Email or call Mary Lou Gomes ( bmlgomes3@bellsouth.net) or Ranate Patrick ( ranate@bellsouth.net)
- Mary Lou Gomes and Ranate Patrick (Leaders)
J.F.J (Juniors for Jesus) – Grades 6-8
Hello JFJ’s! What a summer! I hope you all had a fantastic one! I am looking forward to hearing what you all have been up to and meeting all the new faces joining our wonderful group: Phillipe Devarenne, William Patrick, Jarod SChneider, Olivia Duffy, Mary Schlueter, and Nicholas Street.
Our first event for the year will be on Sunday, September 12, following Pastor Nathan’s Good Bye Reception in Room 8. This will be a “getting to know you” time so that we can all come together and unite ourselves as a group. Besides, we need to welcome our new faces with some of our wonderful “Lock-in Games”, right?
As always, parents please feel free to call or email with any questions… Heather Moore moore0887@bellsouth.net 770.483.0887
- Heather Moore and Mona Longbottom (Leaders)
EYE – High School
September 4-6—Teens Encounter Christ
September 12—1:30 pm EYE meeting at Epiphany
September 26—1:30 pm lunch and devotions at Epiphany
-Donna Rauch – Leader
ADULT ACTIVITIES
Social Ministry
Thank you to everyone who donated school supplies this year. WE delivered a large load of supplies to Rockdale Emergency Relief. RER said they did not usually give out school supplies, but recently had experienced a huge increase in the number of people asking them for those kinds of supplies, so they really needed them!
Please check the Social Ministry bulletin board in the Narthex for volunteer opportunities. There is always a need for Meals on Wheels drivers and Soup Kitchen volunteers. Thank you so much for sharing your gifts with those in need.
Our next meeting will be Sunday, Sept. 19, at 10:00 AM in the Library.
-Travis Bryan (Leader)
OWLS (Older and Wiser Lutherans)
The OWLs will be meeting for their monthly brown bag lunch on Friday, September 17th at 12:00 noon in the Main Hall. We welcome new members and invite all over 50 seniors to join us for lively conversation, friendship, and fellowship. Any questions, please contact Ed & Frances Riley at 678-625-8765.
- Ed and Frances Riley (Leaders)
Fellowship
The committee met on August 2 and welcomed a new member, Margaret Hill. It is always good to have new blood and fresh ideas. As we move forward through the rest of the year, you may see something old, something new, something borrowed, and maybe even something blue.
The ministry fair/rally day will be held on August 29th and you will be fed in the pavilion.
The next brunch is September 5 and will be prepared by Thrivent and served along with other accoutrements provided by the Fellowship group. That will be preceded by a Wednesday evening meal of noodles and stroganoff on September 1. The Oktoberfest Potluck dinner of delicious European foods in just around the corner, and will most likely be held on October 31.
Next meeting will be on September 7 at 6:30 pm in the Library. Plans will be finalized for the rest of this year and we will get started on the next. Come give us a hand!
- Bill Schroeder-Leader (Pastor John & Donna Rauch, Council Liaisons)
YA’LL (Young Adult Lutheran)
Brunch with Y’ALL on Saturday, September 18th from 10:00am – 12:00 noon at Fancy a Nibble, located in the Ingles shopping center at Honey Creek. Come nibble on a devotion along with great conversation with great folks.
Y’ALL goes on Hacienda – Sunday September 26th after the 11:00 service, we will be meeting for lunch at Las Flores in Old Town Conyers. We can caravan from the church or you can just meet us there!
All Y’ALL events this month are family friendly! if you would like directions to any event or more information about this group please feel free to contact Jeanna Brooks at 678.663.7754 or jeanna7997@yahoo.com. We look forward to seeing you there!!
WINGS (Women in God’s Service)
After a short summerbreak, WINGS mettonce again on Sunday August 1. Plans were made to sendd the first “We Caer” packages to our college studenns forr the 2010-2011 school l y. The women of WINGS are excited to keep these young aduuts connected to their home churc If you would like to help assemble these packages, please feel free to join us at our next meeting on Sunday September 12 at 9:45am in the Libra. If you are unabe to join us but wouu like to contribute to the packages, please call the church office for ideas.
- Denise Baker (Leader)
Women’s Book Club
The Epiphany Women’s book club meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM. Our book for Tuesday, September 21st is A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers. Our discussion leader and hostess is Evelyn Brown. Any women of Epiphany is welcome to join us. For more information call Evelyn Brown or e-mail Kaygro39@cs.com
- Evelyn Brown (Leader)
369th Veterans
- Bill Cobham (Leader)
Centering Prayer Group
If you’ve ever been interested in or felt called to meditative, contemplative forms of Christian prayer, please join us every other Tuesday for Centering Prayer. This type of prayer is drawn from the early Christian monastic prayer traditions of the desert mothers and fathers and involves inviting a direct relationship with God through quieting ourselves physically, mentally, and spirtually and simply consenting to and resting in God’s presence. Please join us at the Retreat House of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit on GA 212. We will gather in the lobby. Our next meeting is September 7, 2010 at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome. Hope to see you there.
- Travis Bryan (Leader)
