In the area of
pastoral care, Epiphany seems to be totally involved. If something comes
up that needs attention, The Pastoral Care Commission is there to do
whatever is needed. If someone is in the hospital, they are visited and
often communion is taken. If there is a crisis the church is there, if
there is an opportunity for special joy the ministers of the church (The
lay and clergy) are there – food, flowers, sitting, praying, visiting,
clothing, housing, praying, sewing and quilting. Birth of children,
weddings, death, home bound and nursing home – Epiphany is there.
People at
Epiphany like to cook for others, sew for others, be for others. Someone
once asked if being a Christian meant they would have to die for someone.
Our answer is yes, we may have to die to our own wants and desires in order
to care for someone else.
We pride
ourselves in caring for the sick, housing the homeless, praying for the
sick, visiting the lonely, feeding the hungry and writing to those who could
use a bit of cheer in their lives. Each such event is a sermon in itself and
the Gospel is clear that in doing this you have been visiting with Jesus. In
the words of St. Francis, “Preach the Gospel at all times… if necessary use
words.
At
Epiphany we do our best to make sure that all ministries are open to all
people and do our best to support and assist each other in caring them out.
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