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Seek your Royal Priesthood

Lent is a sacred time. It is the time when we intentionally go deeper. We move from the shallows to the run-ning rapids, throwing ourselves into the current, rolling over on our backs, turning our feet downstream, and yelling to the sky, “Here I am, God!”

Lent is the time when we listen for God’s response. It is the season when we look carefully for things that get in the way of our relationship with God. We grab hold of them, and we throw them up on the bank. The river runs faster. A space opens in our hearts; filled with air, empty yet buoyant. We hold the space, as if pushing back walls that strain to close in. Idols abhor a vacuum. We hold the space and cry to our God, “Come in, come in, come in!”Lent is about preparation for eternity. When we step beyond this mortal threshold, when our body stops and our spirit soars, we are turned inside out. That is when God says to us, “Come in, come in, come in!” In Lent we practice living the inside out of eternity. In Lent we wonder what living eternally is like. We meditate on God and the manner by which Jesus lives with an eternal perspective as the temporal, incarnate character of God. We wonder... if I am the glory of God, that is, God’s agent in creation, then how do I live, and why am I not living that way right now?So we pray. We read scripture. We fast. We study. We take on silence and solitude. These are the time-tested exercises that allow us to hold back the walls so we can invite God in. And God comes. We experience God’s ar-rival at the Great Vigil of Easter, when the lights flash, and the Alleluias soar, and the bells ring, and we remember who we are: God’s, made to praise God and to care for creation. 1st Peter 2:9 captures it this way: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priest-hood, a holy nation, God’s own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his mar-velous light.”For me, this Lent, I have set my mind on the contemplation of what it means to be part of a royal priesthood. To think on this is to consider our identity, our purpose, and our capacity as human beings, particularly in a world where we are no longer the most capable, smartest of beings in all things. For the first time since we stepped into our current evolutionary configuration, humanity is not col-lectively the best at everything. Computers can do things much better than we can. Thus our role in creation has changed, will change, and must change. Maybe our original job description as a royal priesthood will re-emerge in our collective consciousness. Indeed my mind finds it hard to imagine that a computer will ever achieve the status of a royal priest. You, however will. That is your destiny, already achieved, yet only partially realized. You only have to clear the river and push back the walls. Just call out to God, “Come in, come in, come in!” That is, after all, exactly the same thing God is saying to you.

I pray this Lent is a season when you study, worship, pray, and sit silently seeking the vitality of your destiny, a royal priesthood. Knowing this, and living this will take you deeper and deeper, and in this way you will not only bless creation, but quite possibly save it.

Peace be upon your soul. — Doyt+

Under our Skin First Sunday

Book DiscussionMarch 5 in the Upper Room

“Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?” (Baptismal Covenant, Book of Com-

mon Prayer, p. 305)The Under Our Skin forums and conversations are to continue with energy and interest towards foster-ing relationships, personal growth, and the pursuit of knowledge around topics of racial identity, racism, and systems of privilege and power. At our most recent class, the group decided to continue meeting monthly to discuss current books related to these topics and to continue wrestling with these weighty issues.On March 5, the group will meet in the Upper Room during the Everybody Hour to discuss Bryan Steven-son’s book, “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemp-

tion.” Stevenson will be in Seattle on March 28 speak-ing to a sold-out crowd at Town Hall.For those who wish to participate, but don’t have time to read one more book here are a few ideas:To listen to Stevenson’s 20-minute TED talk and get an overview of his work, go here: http://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson

Audible.com has an audio version of the complete book as well as a 20-minute summary of the book.Please consider stepping into the primacy of relation-ship in God’s Kingdom, particularly among those who don’t look like you do, by joining in this most import-ant and urgent conversation.

A Review of Bryan Stevenson’s “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice

and Redemption” by Kim Street

The framework for Bryan Stevenson’s critically ac-claimed Just Mercy is the true and chilling story of Wal-ter McMillan’s wrongful murder conviction, sentence to death, life on death row and, finally seven years lat-er, hard-won freedom. Woven into Walter’s story is a brilliant and concise exposé of the unfair and tragic journey to death row experienced by racial minorities and the poor, including very young adolescents, the mentally ill, and women.A clear-eyed recounting of staggering examples where our nation’s police, press, or legal and judicial systems failed, the book also documents slow progress to-wards enlightened justice in this area. Its key premise is the “recognition of the importance of hopefulness in creating justice.” A young black man who had never met a lawyer be-fore attending Harvard Law School, Bryan Steven-son founded the influential Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama in 1989. Just Mercy includes details about his own life that make his contribution all the more remarkable. At 16, he was at home when his mother learned that teenagers had murdered her father in the projects – but nonetheless one EJI priority was its defense of juveniles, highlighting emerging medical research about adolescent development and “its rele-vance to crime and culpability.”Despite the importance and seriousness of its topics, the book is so well written that, as Kate mentioned, it is hard to put down. It reads more as a revelation than as a lecture. The book is replete with stunning facts that caused me repeatedly to gasp in amazement both that the facts were true – they are unobtrusively but meticulously supported by footnotes at the back of the book – and that I was unaware of them. Doyt’s sermon on February 19th emphasized the im-portance of “knowing and owning the walls that we built, and then stepping over them.” Reading Just Mer-

cy can be an important step.

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Bell Tower

In Memory of The Rev. John “Jack” P. Gorsuch departed this life on February 14, 2017

By Barbara Stenson Spaeth

The Rev. John P. Gorsuch, witty, innovative and progressive, undoubt-edly transformed Madrona’s Epiphany Church, and in significant ways, the wider Episcopal Church in our city and region.

Father Jack was 36 years old when he was called to Epiphany in 1967, and if ever there was a time of change and challenge, that was it. The Civil Rights movement was underway, the nation’s prosecution of the Viet Nam War was being questioned, and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer was under “revision.” Yes, he had an east coast education at Wesleyan and then Yale Divinity School, where he’d met his wife Bev. But he was born and raised in Denver, Colorado and came to Epiphany after serving as rector of St. Timothy’s in Yakima, so had western roots and ideas. His wife Bev soon completed post-graduate training and had her own career as a psychiatric social worker, with his support. Surveying the parish campus, the young Gorsuch family asked to move to a house in a nearby neighborhood, allowing the old, small rectory to become Christie House, the parish office named after his prede-cessor, Dr. Elmer Christie.

The Rev. Gorsuch led the parish into new thinking – separating the church from the elementary school that was for the most part serving affluent families that were not members of the congregation. He reached out to African Americans and other people of color to welcome them into Epiphany and the Episcopal Church. He appointed the first woman as senior warden and spearheaded the effort to permit the ordination of women. Epiphany host-ed a high-visibility ordination of the Rev. Laura Fraser, the first female priest ordained in the Diocese of Olympia and one of the first in the nation.

When the church building was firebombed in 1975, his positive restoration campaign was the right response at a time when majority-white Epiphany was viewed with distrust by some minority neighbors in the majori-ty-non-white Madrona neighborhood. That year he was a finalist for bishop of the diocese, but after eight ballots, a more conservative clergyman, Robert Cochrane was chosen. After a 1983 sabbatical and some soul-searching, Jack retired from Epiphany in 1985, founding the Center for Spiritual Development, based at St. Mark’s Cathedral. Much time has passed since Fr. Jack was in Epiphany’s pulpit, but his many initiatives were the changes that we needed and we build on today.

A celebration of life for the Rev. John P. Gorsuch will be at a later date.

More information to follow.

Tuesday, riding a donkey. By Sun-day, all of creation had stopped and then was restarted, fresh, a new creation. Most of us know some-thing of the events that happened between Jesus’ palm promenade into Jerusalem and his resurrection from the tomb, but have you heard the story told in full? Come hear Doyt tell this tale (like he tells the tale of the birth of Jesus) as a way of stepping more fully into the pat-terns and traditions of Holy Week.Easter Sunday, PotluckApril 16Continue the Easter celebration by joining the Annual Brunch in the Great Hall between the 8:45 and 11:00 am services. We will be shar-ing egg dishes and fruit at this pot-luck.

Adult Formation Classes

The Reformation at Five Hundred — Does it still matter?March 12Steve Clemons

In this session, we will spend some time looking at the reasons for the Reformation and its consequences (intended and unintended) along with an open discussion of what reform now means in a post-Chris-tian era.Community Reconciliation in Seattle March 19Ben Bradstreet

This session will focus on the vari-ety of organizations that are work-ing toward bringing communities together locally, highlighting the work the organizations are doing, how that work helps communities, and how you can participate in those reconciliation efforts.

Canterbury Walking Pilgrimage RetrospectiveMarch 26George Moberly and the Returning

Pilgrims

Pilgrimage is a cyclic and episodic process in time of call, encounter, and return that seeks transcendent union with God. We sometimes need to deeply reset our connec-tion to God and need to perform intentional acts to restore and deepen our connection to God — and through God to each other. In this forum you will have the op-portunity to listen to the witness of members of our group just re-turned from England.Telling the Story: Jesus’ Story from Palm Sunday to ResurrectionApril 9thDoyt Conn

Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on a

2017 Forum DescriptionsAll forums located in the

Great Hall at 10 am

The Eight Pillars of Joy March 5Christie House LibraryBrad Neary, Brooke Bascom,

Charissa Bradstreet

“The Book of Joy,” written by Douglas Abrams about Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, is the book of the season. Its treasures include their own stories and teachings about joy, the most recent findings in the science of deep happiness, and the daily practices that anchor their own emotional and spiritual lives. The eight pillars of joy outlined in its pages have much to teach us about life, suffering, struggle, and renewal.The Lord’s PrayerMarch 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9Garden RoomRobin Mondares

John Dominic Crosson’s book, “The Greatest Prayer” will be our text as we explore the “Abba” prayer and its deep meaning for our lives

Secondary Classes offered concurrently with the Fo-Secondary Classes offered

concurrently with the Forums

and spiritual journeys with Christ. Come and rediscover this endur-ing prayer, the only prayer Jesus ever taught. John Dominic Crosson, professor emeritus at DePaul Uni-versity, is widely regarded as the foremost historical Jesus scholar of our time.Faith in the Shadow of GriefMarch 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9Christie House LibraryCarmen Hoffman and Meridith Nelson

Faith in the Shadow of Grief Sundays, March 12 through April 9, at 10 am (Christie House Library)The goal of this 5-week session is to support and guide you on the sacred and scary path of loss in an atmosphere of confidentiality and safety. Your leaders for this group are Meredith Nelson and Carmen Hoffman. If you would like to join us, please contact one of the cler-gy or Carmen Hoffman at carmi-na241@gmail.com.

Ash Wednesday March 1, 20178:00 am and 7:30 pm Epiphany Choir sings at the evening service.Evening Prayer March 8, 15, 22, 29 & April 5 5:30 pmEvensong March 12, 2017 5:00 pmOrgan Recital March 12, 20176:00 pmEpiphany Quiet Day for Lent March 18, 2017Noon to 4:00 pm

March Happeningsh

Underhill House is offering a training session. A qui-et place to pause for prayer, Underhill House is open Thursdays, 12-2 p.m. half a block east of Broadway on Republican on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Come discern whether you’d like to greet, listen and pray with our guests. The next training session will be Wednesday, March 15 from 12:00-2:30. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please contact The Rev. Susan Dean at susan@underhillhouse.org.

Training Session

Monthly Message Schedule The Monthly Message is delivered to homes near the 1st of the month. If you would like to submit content for the monthly print newsletter or the weekly email news, send it to communications@epiphanyseattle.org.

MM Submission DeadlinesApril issue —> March 13May Issue —> April 13June Issue —> May 15July Issue —> June 15

Weekly Word The Weekly Word is emailed every Friday and includes upcoming events, reflections, parish happenings, and the prayer list. Submit content to communications@epiphanyseattle.org by the Tuesday before the scheduled issue.

Let’s hear from you.

April 15, 2017 - 9:30 amWe are having our Easter Egg Hunt on Holy Saturday! Invite your neighbors and friends to enjoy bagels and then scour the grounds for plastic eggs.Gather at 9:30 am in the Great Hall for bagels and ac-tivities, followed by the hunt. Separate parts of campus will be assigned to different age groups in the spirit of fun and fairness.

Help YWCA shelter kids celebrate Easter by giving

them an Easter basket! You can purchase a pre-filled basket or fill one yourself with fun things like toys, candy, books, hygiene needs, socks, or learning supplies.Baskets can be for any age, boy or girl (range $15 - $20). Each basket will make a difference to a child in need. Drop off by Sunday, April 9, 11:00 am service.

Thank you!

Family Fun!

PARISH PRAYER LIST

WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHOSE BIRTHDAYS ARE IN MARCHGilbert Anderson, Aiden Artzt, Elizabeth Baker, Anthony Balducci, Jamie Balducci, Nico Balducci,

Kirk Callison, Gretch Collins Campell, Beth A. Clark, Ruby Clemons, Rachael Cohen, Richard Cohen, Greg De Young, Richard Coyle, Theresa Dowell, Tim Drewes, Ethan Earnshaw,

Julie Gould, Sara Hendrickson, Natalie A. Ingrisano, Pamela Jacobson, Kate Jiggins, Andrea King, Gavin King, Eun-Gyong Lee Rossow, Catherine Lewison, Lex Lindsey, Jim Marlow, Hudson McKinney, Susan Moseley, Charles Nolan, Eleanor Nolan, Tamara Philip, Shannon Polson, Harrison Polson, Sallie Ragsdale, Gary Reed Jr., Catherine Roach, Heather Rosewarne, Kay Schack, Stephan Sefcik, Nancy Senseney, Mark Smedley,

David Weld, Margaret Whitlock, Jasmine Young

WE PRAY FOR THOSE ON THE DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYERAscension, Seattle; Epiphany, Seattle

St. Clement, Seattle; St. John the Baptist, SeattleSt. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle; St. Paul, Seattle; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Seattle

St. Peter, Seattle; Trinity, Seattle

WE PRAY FOR CONTINUED HEALING AND STRENGTH FOR Connie Gaines, Ginger, Kay Schack, Lynn Manley, Caroline Normann,

Mort Harman, David A. Jones (of Bellingham), Chrissy Jones, Michelle, Eileen Riley, Carrie,Trudy Raeft, Duane K., Dan Morris, Edith Harmon, Lloyd Weatherford, Elthea,

Annette Fehrenbach, Renee, Brent, Lucy, Deborah Blakesley, Lee Lacy, Kathy, Diane,Joyce, Dave Bender, Eric Merrifield, Valerie Brown, Raoul Enriquez, Yasmeen Jenkins, Susie,

Chuck Osterlind, Ida Neary, Jordan, Dan Morris, Judy, Jim, Julie, Phil,Gale Hagen, Carla Sargent, Nancy and Lynn Pitchford, Helen, Sonny Turner, Peter,

Maria Christina, Lilly, Nya, Phil, Eloise, Doug, Kris, Kay Maryatt, Don & Irene Sorenson,Betty, Karen, Denis Shanahan, the Mix Family, Sue, David, Susan P., Susan M.,

Steve, Katherine, Mike, the Cano Family, Lorraine Richardson

WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIEDThe Reverend John (Jack) P. Gorsuch, Kelly Cano and Joanna Herkert

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Upcoming Events

Michael KleinschmidtOrgan Recital in the Chapel

Sunday, March 12 at 6 pm in the Chapel

This performance is made possible by the

generous financial support of the Epiphany Music Guild.As a result, this concert is presented without charge.

Reception to follow.

Gala Fundraising Dinner and Concert in the ChapelSunday, April 23 at 6 pmNoted performers Tekla Cunningham, violinist; Nathan Whittaker, cellist and Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord-ist will perform in the Chapel as invited guests. Enjoy music in our Chapel followed by dinner and even more music. This event is offered in support of Epiphany Seattle Music Guild, a major outreach arm of Epiphany Parish.

Hommage à DurufléEpiphany Choir Orchestra, Joseph Adam, OrganistSunday, May 21 at 5 pm Gala Spring Concert with Epiphany Choir, Orchestra and Joseph Adam, OrganistA Celebration of the music of Maurice Duruflé (1902-86), who is among the most important French composers of the 20th century.

Evensong Sunday, March 12 at 5 pm in the ChapelEvensong will be sung by the Sopranos & Altos of Epiphany Choir, including music of Craig Phillips, George Dyson. The Anglican tradition has pro-duced a vast collection of choral repertoire written for treble voices, inspired and influenced by the strong tradition of boys’ voices.

Organist and Director of Music, St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, Kleinschmidt is a graduate of Oberlin College and the Eastman School and has performed extensively throughout the US and parts of Europe. Michael joined the Cathedral staff in 2015 after serving in a similar position at Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, and Trinity Cathedral, Portland, OR.

March 5First Sunday in Lent

• Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7

• Romans 5:12-19

• Matthew 4:1-11• Psalm 32

March 12Second Sunday in Lent

• Genesis 12:1-4a• Romans 4:1-5, 13-17• John 3:1-17• Psalm 121

March 19 • Third Sunday in Lent

• Exodus 17:1-7• Romans 5:1-11• John 4:5-42• Psalm 95

March 26Fourth Sunday in Lent

• 1 Samuel 16:1-13• Ephesians 5:8-14• John 9:1-41• Psalm 23

Sunday Lectionary Readings for March

Vacation Bible CampGod has a message for you! Can you hear it? People are called to love God and follow Jesus every day. Those who hear God’s message and respond are forever changed and can change the world around them.Come to Vacation Bible Camp (VBC) at Epiphany this summer to discover that:• God calls us to listen and respond.• God calls us to work together for what is right.• Jesus calls us to follow him.• God calls us to open our hearts to others.Vacation Bible Camp (VBC) at Epiphany is a place for all ages to experience God’s love in a safe and welcoming environment. Activities include Bible story-telling, crafts, games, chapel, music, and service.

We offer:• Camp for children entering pre-K through 5th grade• Volunteer opportunities for youth entering 6th - 12th grade• Leadership opportunities for youth entering 6 - 12th grade and adults of every age.For more information and to register go to: epiphanyseattle.org/vbc

Watch Our Garden GrowThe gardens of Epiphany Parish have been called an oasis in the city and rightly so.

They are beautiful and a joy for our neighbors and parishioners alike.

During my first year in EFM (Education for Ministry) we were required to read the Book of Psalms, in one week. Maybe my old rebellious nature got tweaked as I felt a frustration which I needed to overcome. I knew I needed to spend more time in the Psalms but needed a guidebook. I searched Amazon and found the perfect book for me, The Case for the Psalms: Why they are Essential, by N.T. Wright, one of the leading theologians in our Anglican communion.

This is what Wright said about the Psalms and it grabbed me: "The Psalms are among the oldest poems in the world, and they still rank with any poetry in any culture, ancient or modern from anywhere in the world. They are full of power and passion, horrendous misery and unrestrained jubilation, tender sensitivity and powerful hope. Anyone at all whose heart is open to new dimensions of human experience, anyone who loves good writ-ing, anyone who wants a window into the bright lights and dark corners of the human soul--anyone open to beautiful expression of a larger vision of reality should react to these poems like someone who has't had a good meal for a week or two. It's all there."Interestingly, he has read through the Book of Psalms each month for 30 years. Five psalms a day times 30 days equals 150 Psalms, the number in the Bible. I said, “I can do that” and started. I read them faithfully for 18 months and wrote a thank you email to Bishop Wright. Amazingly he wrote back in 10 minutes. Also interesting, my middle daughter was diag-nosed with breast cancer just as I started my reading and I offered this psalm to her as an encouragement and guidepost. Psalm 143:8 KJV: "Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for Ilift up my soul unto thee."

If you want an inspiration to change your Bible reading and life, read, The Case for the

Psalms: You will not be disappointed.

Greetings Epiphany,I would like to take this time to report to you what has been happening with the Vestry during the month of February. After the commissioning of new vestry members, we spent one and a half days together in retreat – and what a wonderful time we had!Our Rector, Doyt Conn, led us in a discussion on what draws people to Epiphany and what our responsibility is to move forward within the Kingdom of God. I loved this question. Many different circumstances brought each of us here to Epiphany. For some, location was the determining factor, or perhaps tradition. For many others, it was a call on their heart from the Holy Spirit. With that said, whatever brought you here, we are glad you are here and a part of this family.The next logical question is, “what keeps you here?” “What about this place keeps you invested?” My question as a Vestry member centers on how to continue building the Kingdom of God through investing in the parish and its people. One of the ways we do this is to invest our time, both inside and outside of the parish walls. From the annual Have a Heart event to the beautiful Eucharist, these things build community in Christ. In addition to this, we invest through our tithes, offerings, and support through endowments – those financial blessings bequeathed to the parish. In upcoming months, the vestry will look at how we start the conversation around endowments and the benefits to our ministry.

Business: The Vestry voted for Michael Simmons to serve as Junior Warden and Richard Nel-son to serve in the position of Vestry Member at Large. There were also elections for four panel members to serve a 3-year term on the Finance Committee. Congratulations to Scott Davies, Steve Day, Beau Gould, and Terresa Davis. These new assignments are effective immediately. Sherman Griffin will continue as the Vestry Representative to the Finance Committee and Ben Graves will join the Subcommittee for Investments. Congratulations to all.

A Report from the Vestry, by Tamara Lamb

A Review of N.T. Wright’s “The Case for the Psalms: Why they are Essential”

by Richard Nelson

Guest Preachers in MarchOn March 19th, at all four services, the Rev. Josh Thomas is preaching. Fr. Josh Thomas is the Executive Director of Kids4Peace International, a global nonprofit organization that pro-vides interfaith dialogue, peace education, and leadership development programs to more than 500 Muslim, Jewish, and Christian youth in Jerusalem and the USA each year. He was previously Dean of the Diocesan School of Ministry & Theology in the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, and he also served as Interim Priest at Church of the Apostles during his time in Seattle. He is a board member of the Alliance for Middle East Peace. Fr. Josh currently lives in Washington, DC.Kids4PeaceKids4Peace (www.k4p.org), an interfaith youth movement, works to transform divided societies into commu-nities of lasting peace. Working in Jerusalem and the United States, the organization brings together Muslim, Jewish, and Christian youth for dialogue programs, leadership development, and social change projects. The six-year program sequence includes monthly meetings, overnight retreats, and intensive summer programs for youth in 6th through 12th grade. In Seattle, Kids4Peace has also begun a series of outreach initiatives, bringing workshops to religious congregations, schools, and community groups, while also offering programs for the broader community, such as an MLK Day youth empowerment workshop.On March 26th, at the 8:45am and the 11:00am services, the Rt. Rev. Michael Turnbull is preaching.The Right Reverend Michael Turnbull is a retired senior Bishop in the Church of England.Michael Turnbull was born in Yorkshire and was a student at Oxford and Durham Universities. After pastoral ministries in Manchester, Luton, and York he became CEO of an international charity on the front line of Chris-tian compassion for the needy and homeless.Michael became Bishop of Rochester, Kent, in 1988 and moved to Durham as a bishop with a seat in the House of Lords in 1994. In addition to his pastoral ministry in Durham, he campaigned for political recognition of de-prived areas and also for a reform of the central structures of the Church of England. He was much involved in the House of Lords on the relationship of church and state, about which he wrote his latest book The State of the

Church and the Church of the State.In retirement he has lectured on cruise ships and led many pilgrimages to the Holy Land and other places. He is married to Brenda and they live in Kent, close to Canterbury. They have three children and seven grandchil-dren.

Thank you to all who attended Have a Heart and helped make it a success in so many ways. You gave more than $64,000 that evening, and follow-up gifts have made us wonder if the final total might be closer to $70,000! Thank you so very much!

All eyes were on Lael Blackmore as she drew the winning raffle tickets. Cheering her on were the youth of Epiphany, who did a fantastic job on the hospitality crew.

Thank you, Epiphany!

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Anne Lynn of AFEDJ Says “Thank You, Epiphany!”Anne Lynn, Executive Director of American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ), visited Epiphany on Friday, February 17, to thank us personally and report on the kitchen and dining room upgrades at the Princess Basma Center for Disabled Children in East Jerusalem. Our parish helped fund this work early last year with a timely gift of $10,000.

To a small group of parishioners enjoying wine and cheese in the Fireside Room, Anne described how the new kitchen and dining room have enormously improved daily life at Princess Basma for children, mothers, and staff.

Although in Anne’s slide the old kitchen looked pretty modern with its gleaming stainless steel, it nevertheless had a number of food storage and plumbing violations that needed fixing in order for Princess Basma to keep its health license. The kitchen feeds up to 1000 children, mothers, and staff members daily.

Anne called the dining room the “hearth” where families gather to eat and celebrate. It’s also where mothers meet to support each other and learn about their children’s disabilities and care. She said perhaps the most wel-come improvement to the dining area was the addition of bathrooms. “Imagine hundreds of children in a dining room and there isn’t a bathroom anywhere close!”Anne praised our parish’s interest in the Holy Land and our regular pilgrimages there. “Epiphany is way ahead of most churches. It is astounding how many American Christians have no interest in discovering the roots of their faith.”More of Anne’s remarks will be reported in next month’s Monthly Message. She is planning another visit early next year.

The new dinning room has stone floor tiles, audio visual equipment, and bathrooms!

Are you new to Epiphany? New-ish? Are you interested in meeting more people or finding out how to get more involved? We are having a reception just for you at Doyt’s house after the evening service on Sunday, 5 March, at 6pm. Beverages and appetizers will be provided. On-site supervision will be available for chil-dren. Your presence would be delightful! RSVP to todd@epiphanyseattle.org.

New to Epiphany? Join Us for an Upcoming Newcomers Event.

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April Highlights

Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you have a place at Epiphany.

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Contact Us Epiphany Parish (206) 324-2573 epiphanyparish@epiphanyseattle.org www.epiphanyseattle.org Epiphany Staff The Rev. Doyt L. Conn, Jr., Rector The Rev. Kate Wesch, Priest Associate

The Rev. Todd Foster, Curate The Rev. Peter Snow, Assisting Priest Thomas Foster, Director of Music

Tim Drewes, Music Associate Kathea Yarnell, Music Associate Chinn Eap, Business Manager Diane Carlisle, Parish Adm inistrator Amy Tullis, Com m unications Elizabeth Walker, Children’s Ministry Convener Laura Sargent, Youth Form ation Convener Ben Bradstreet, Facilities Manager Gieth Phou, Sexton Amanda Eap, Hospitality & Securi ty

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First Sunday BrunchApril 2On the first Sunday of every month join us in the Great Hall for brunch during Everybody Hour at 10 am. Our parish may be spread across four different celebrations of Eucharist on any given Sunday, but this brunch is meant to be your op-portunity to catch up with everybody. Palm Cross MakingApril 52:30 – 5:00 pm Join members of the Altar Guild in the Chapel to make Palm Crosses for the Palm Sunday services. This is a great activity for the kids!The Sunday of the Resurrection– Easter DayHoly Eucharist Rite IApril 167:30 am in the ChapelFestival Eucharist with Choir & Brass Ensemble8:45 and 11:00 amNursery Care available 8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Holy Week concludes with the greatest feast of the Christian year, the celebration of Jesus’ resur-rection. With unbridled festivity, we pull out all the stops in our liturgy and music.

Contact UsEpiphany Parish(206) 324-2573 epiphanyparish@epiphanyseattle.org www.epiphanyseattle.org

Epiphany Staff The Rev. Doyt L. Conn, Jr., RectorThe Rev. Kate Wesch, Priest Associate The Rev. Todd Foster, CurateThe Rev. Peter Snow, Assisting PriestThomas Foster, Director of MusicTim Drewes, Music AssociateKathea Yarnell, Music AssociateDiane Carlisle, Parish AdministratorChinn Eap, Business ManagerAmy Tullis, CommunicationsElizabeth Walker, Children’s Ministry Convener Laura Sargent, Youth Ministry Convener Ben Bradstreet, Facilities ManagerGieth Phou, SextonAmanda Eap, Hospitality & Security