Announcements & Opportunities
Our intercessions for May 3-9:
Pray for those celebrating birthdays:
Jane Jones; Lori Moran; Steven Schmaltz; Kelly Karpicki; Stephen Sproul; Drew Christian; Saoirse Cannizzo
Pray for those celebrating anniversaries:
John and Angie Welsh-Mitchell
Offer prayers for comfort & healing for :
Kate & Mike, Rick, Lee, Bill F., Bill W., Lou, Sandy, Jesse, Jennifer
Offer prayers for the deceased:
Peg Foster, Michael Miskowski, Wayne Divis, Romayne Seamon
Offer prayers of thanksgiving for:
The baptisms of Linley Ellen Craig and Macsen Charles Craig
The birth of Audrey Rose Gebo to Kevin & Clare Castanzo Gebo
The marriage of Nathan and Helen Whitney-Oneill
Upcoming Epiphany Events:
May 2 – 9 AM – Spring Cleanup @ Epiphany
May 6 – 5:30 PM – Private Wedding, Epiphany Church & Hall
May 10 – 1-5 PM – Spinners Web, Commons Room & Kitchen
May 13 – Parish Administrator out of office
May 14 – 9 AM – Check Request Fulfillment, Parish Office
May 15 & 16 – Diocesan Social Justice Summit & Gather 26, Penn Harris Hotel in Camp Hill – For info & to register for 1 or 2 days go to https://diosusquehanna.org/event/social-justice-gather-26/
May 15-25 – Parish Administrator on vacation.
May 16 – 9 AM – Highway Cleanup @ Epiphany
May 19 – Primary Election Day
May 23 – 8-11 AM – Rotary 5K Run at Epiphany Trolley Trailhead
May 23 – 2 PM – Private Wedding, Epiphany Church
May 24 – 10 AM – Reading of Departed Veterans' Names
June 7 – 11:15 AM – Annual Epiphany Parish Picnic
June 28 – 2 PM – Convocation III Picnic at St. John's Episcopal Church, Hamlin. Meet other Episcopalians in the northeast. See Karen for details.
July 11 – 9-10 AM – Trolley Trail History Presentation & Walk, Epiphany Pavilion
July 11 – 11 AM – Funeral in Church, Hall, Garden
August 2 – 10 AM – Bishop Kevin Nichols to celebrate Communion; light luncheon in Fellowship Hall
August 3-15 – Camp Create at Epiphany Fellowship Hall, 2 sessions, M-F More Info
September 20 – Welcome Back Sunday!
October 3 – 8 AM-Noon – Diocesan Convention Business Mtg via Zoom (this is a date change)
Oct 16-17 – Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe visits Diocese of the Susquehanna – more details to come!
Community Events:
May 1 – 1 PM – 1st Friday Bluegrass/Gospel Jam, First Baptist Church, 10 Church St, Factoryville
May 2 –11 AM – 1st Saturday Walk with a Doc @ Epiphany Trolley Trailhead
May 8 – Waverly Twp. Clean-Up Day
May 9 – Waverly Waddle 5K, Trolley Trail
May 14 – 4-6 PM – Mobile Food Pantry, First Presbyterian Church, pre-register at 570-885-4373
May 16 – 11 AM – Drive-Thru Food Share, Benton Twp Community Bldg – monthly (except August)
May 16 – 2-4 PM – Chicken BBQ Drive Thru @ Waverly United Methodist Church – Tickets $14 – includes ½ BBQ Chicken, Baked Potato, Cole Slaw, Dessert & Texas Roadhouse Rolls! Call 570-313-7719 to reserve meals.
May 19 – Primary Election Day
Fellowship & Coffee with your Church Friends – EVERY Sunday 9-10 AM – Stop by the kitchen, hall, or Commons Room – Have a cup o’ Joe or tea and stay for a while: we’d love to see you!
Monthly Mobile Food Pantry: Drive-thru food pantry from 4-6 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 300 School St., Clarks Summit the 2nd Thursday of each month. Must register a month in advance. Call Jamie @ 570-885-4373 or the church office @ 570-586-6306. Lackawanna County residents only. This food pantry is sponsored by First Presbyterian Church and Weinberg
Northeast Pa. Regional Food Bank, Pittston.
E-mail: fpccsfoodpantry@gmail.com for info.
Gaza Bishop’s Appeal – How You Can Help:
Your support can make a meaningful difference. To contribute:
Give online: Click here to donate
By phone: Call 212-716-6002
By mail: Send checks payable to The Episcopal Church, with “Good Friday Offering – GFO” in the memo, to:
DFMS-Protestant Episcopal Church US
P.O. Box 958983
St. Louis, MO 63195-8983
Every gift, large or small, helps bring hope in a time of deep need.
Constant Need for Blood Donations:
Register online at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767
Scranton Blood Donation Center 3 West Olive Street Scranton, PA 18508W, Th, Sat-Mon | Various Times
Your donation may save up to 3 lives!