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Midweek Blast of Epiphany Light |
November 28, 2012 | |
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A message from Pastor Rick
Dear Epiphany People,
Last summer I relayed to you a story about a decision your fabulous youth made while we were in Haiti. There has been an amazing outcome to this story.
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The CLM project empowers ultra-poor families in the Central Plateau of Haiti to get out of extreme poverty. |
Hopefully you are all aware of the Chemen Lavi Miyò project in the Central Plateau area f Haiti, a project that Epiphany has been supporting through HTF. Finding and walking alongside the ultra-poor, the project empowers women with children to get out of extreme poverty and onto the path to a better life. Epiphany and HTF are blessed to have a Haitian by the name of Hèbert overseeing our families with two amazingly hard working case managers, Georges and Anderson. Hèbert has insisted that Georges and Anderson obtain a 100% graduation result with our families. This means that every family we sponsor in the CLM project will have achieved the criteria at the end of the 18-month process that deem them to have successfully graduated from CLM and onto a path to a better life. One hundred percent graduation is a tall order. Read more
pastorrick@epiphanysuwanee.org |
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| Sunday's Sermon | |
The title of my sermon is "All Is Calm, All Is Bright." In these anxious and high stakes times of a looming fiscal cliff, global warming, war, and roaring seas from storms -- all of biblical proportions -- this season points toward a message sung over the birth of a baby. It is the message that enables us to stand up and get our heads up during these highly anxious times. |
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Calendar Highlights |
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November 29, Choir Reherasal
November 30, Men's Breakfast Group
December 1, Children's Bible Workshop
December 1, NFCC Bike Cleanup Day
December 2, Rainbow Village Street Lighting Festival
December 2, Toys for Tots
December 5, Midweek Advent worship
December 9, Promise of Light Worship
December 11, Women's Ornament Exchange
December 16, Imagine Ornament Party
December 16, Youth Christmas Potluck Lunch and Caroling
Click here to view Epiphany's calendar. |
| Pastor Rick's Weekend Gridiron Picks | |
Weekend of
PAC 12 Championship
Stanford over
UCLA
SEC Championship
Georgia over Alabama
BIG 10 Championship
Nebraska over Wisconsin
ACC Championship
Florida State
over GT |
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Contact Us
1350 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suwanee, GA 30024
770-831-1966 |
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| Wednesdays at the Well Tonight | | |
Join us for dinner, Imagine time, worship
Our midweek "cup of living water" returns this evening. Take a break and gather with Epphany. Our schedule is:
6 PM, Dinner
6:30 PM, Imagine Wednesdays
7 PM, Worship with Holy Communion
"Prepare the Way," Epiphany's midweek Advent worship, begins next Wednesday. Learn more |
| College Care Boxes Ready for Delivery | | |
Parents can pick up boxes tonight
The "Finals Care Packages" are packed and ready to be delivered to Epiphany's college students and friends. Parents can pick up boxes this evening before worship in the Real Time Room downstairs; Susan Heck will be on hand to assist you. (Boxes also will be available for pickup in our gathering space on Sunday.)
Thanks to everyone who donated items for the care boxes. These packages filled with snacks and an encouraging note will let our college students know we love and support them as they begin to study for Fall Semester final exams. |
| Bible Workshop for Children This Saturday | | |
Imagine session 9:30 - 11 AM for K - 5th graders
Children ages kindergarten - 5th grade are invited to join Pastor Rick and Melanie Landry for a morning of exploring the Bible. Beginning at 9:30 AM, this workshop will be a fun and engaging time with games and activities to help children learn more about the Bible - including what the Bible actually tells us, the difference between the Old and New Testaments, how to listen to scripture in worship, and how to read the Bible.
Children who have not yet received a Bible from Epiphany will be given one at the end of the session.
Please RSVP to Melanie Landry if you plan to attend. |
| Angel Tree Helps Our Neighbors | | |
Gifts due by Sunday, December 9
The Christmas tree in our gathering space is decorated with ornaments to help some families in Gwinnett have gifts this Christmas. Ornaments represent gifts for children in families served by the Quinn Houe, as welll as for clients of the Quinn House residential program and Gwinnett seniors.
When you select an ornament from the tree, please log the entry in the notebook. Gifts are due by Sunday, December 9. Please tape the ornament to the unwrapped gift and check the return box on the log. |
| Weekend Offers Several Service Opportunities | | |
Epiphany people serving Saturday and Sunday
Epiphany people have a number of upcoming opportunities to serve those less fortunate. Check out the opportunities with Rainbow Village, Toys for Tots, and NFCC Santa Shop. Plan now to be the heart, hands, and feet of Christ by serving.
Click for more details on:
NFCC Bike Cleanup Day, December 1, all day (Roswell)
Toys for Tots service at warehouse, December 2, 2 - 6 PM (Norcross)
Light the Village festival for Rainbow Village, December 2, 3 - 6 PM (Duluth) |
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Epiphany Lutheran Church
1350 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suwanee, GA 30024
770-831-1966
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