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Who Are We
VISION
With Christ as our example, our vision is to live as a growing community of unconditional
love empowered by the Holy Spirit.
MISSION
Our mission is to be a welcoming community of Christians who reach out to everyone
as we share the gospel and live and grow in God’s love.
VALUES
Community: Our caring support of our church family and others in times of
joy and in times of need Christ’s
Guidance: Our lives and worship are guided by Christ
Tradition: Our local custom of worship and activities sharing in the familiarity
of Episcopal liturgy and principles
~ Defined by the People of Epiphany - Winter/Spring 2008
More Information about who we are.
We are a small Episcopal Congregation within a suburban community guided by the Diocese of Pennsylvania and our Bishop.
We are a close community of Christians, dedicated to enriching the lives of its members and the community through a deepening of their understanding of Christ.
Our Diocese and our parish are dedicated to and follow the canons, bylaws and theology as prescribed by the Episcopal Church in the United States.
At Epiphany, all of our services are led by ministry teams consisting of both men and women.
In the Episcopal Church, our ordained ministers are referred to as bishops, priests, and deacons. The Priest in charge of a parish is called a "Rector."
We "commission" lay readers to assist the priest.
The Rector preaches at all the services.
The Holy Eucharist is offered to all, regardless of their denominational background or current status.
We welcome children to the communion rail to receive a blessing or communion so
that they may participate in this sacrament.
Outside the United States, Episcopalians are known as Anglicans and worldwide we number about 61 million.
The Anglican roots were established in England.
For worship we use modern versions of the Book of Common Prayer, whose roots go back to the first edition in 1549.
The Church was determined, through the creation of this Book, that lay people would participate in all the liturgy, not simply have it performed for them by the clergy. We continue that tradition of involvement, using the 1979 American edition.
Because parts of our service are not always in page number sequence, and because we use the 1982 Hymnal (as well as other music sources), we always provide a service bulletin at every service. We also include, within each bulletin, the texts for the Collect, First Lesson, Epistle, and the Holy Gospel, with simple interpretations for each of the Bible readings.
We encourage everyone to take the bulletins home so that they may later re-read them and reflect on the lessons for the day.
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