Every Sunday, The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany listens to multiple readings from Holy Scripture. Most often, those readings are delivered by a member of our parish. In the new age of online worship, the need for lay ministers has not diminished! You are invited to sign up to be an online reader and to help us in listening to God’s holy Word. Each week, you will receive the readings via email with the instructions for joining our online worship…
Every Sunday, The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany prays the prayers that have come from the people. Fittingly, we call that part of the service the “Prayers of the People.” During those prayers, we pray for the Universal Church, the nation, the welfare of the world, the concerns of the local community, those who suffer and those in any trouble, and for the departed. The prayers are typically ready by a member of the congregation, and the whole congregation responds…
On a normal Sunday morning, people arrive at our parish and walk through the wide middle doors that are open for all to enter. Just outside those doors, you will find dedicated lay people welcoming you to our parish inviting you to let us know how we can help you navigate our worship. Our online prayer spaces are even more open, and we want to make them even more welcoming with an online greeters/ushers ministry. Our online greeters will join…
On a normal Sunday morning, we rely on the mechanics of audio systems to help us hear the readings, the Gospel, the sermon, and the prayers of our worship. As we shift to online worship space(s), the need for good audio and visual content becomes even more important. Our online audio/visual team helps us pull off magic every Sunday by muting and unmuting specific microphones, highlighting different video feeds throughout the service, and helping us to learn how to get…