**PERSONAL INVITATION FROM BISHOP DAN**
(Sign-up to attend this event as a group on the sign-up sheet in the church)

Or mission is to plant ourselves at the Gates of Hope – not the prudent gates of optimism . . .; nor the stalwart boring gates of common sense; nor the strident gates of self-righteousness. . . ; nor the flimsy garden gate of “Everything’s gonna be alright;” but a very different sometimes lonely place . . ., the piece of ground from which you see the world as it is and as it could be, as it might be, as it will be . . . . – We stand there, beckoning and calling, telling people what we are seeing, asking people what they see. – Victoria Safford

On Tuesday, May 22, 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the UNLV Student Union Ballroom something remarkable will occur. The Lutheran, Methodist, & Catholic bishops and I will gather (the first time all 4 of us have been in the same room) with faith leaders from all over the Las Vegas Valley to focus on issues impacting families and to build an organizational response that offers great promise over time. Bishop Carcano come from Phoenix; Bishop Tallmadge, from San Diego for this important meeting.

Will you come too? I need you to join me in collaborating with at least 65 churches, synagogues, mosques, schools and non-profits in the Las Vegas Valley. We intend to gather 1,000 people strong. Several Episcopal churches are already involved in this ground- breaking effort. As an example of ecumenical support, the growing list of Roman Catholic parishes so far includes: St. Christopher, Christ the King, St Andrew, Holy Family, St Peter, St John Neumann, St Thomas Aquinas Newman Center, and St Joseph, Husband of Mary. Which Episcopal Churches will join them?

This is an opportunity to strengthen your congregation while becoming actively engaged with the larger community. In church talk we call that “our mission field.” Along with my fellow bishops, with rabbis, pastors, priests, and imams in Southern Nevada, I encourage you in the strongest possible terms to send a delegation to discover what this work is all about. Many churches of other denominations have joined. The Diocese of Nevada has jointed. Episcopal Latino Ministries has joined. Will your congregation at least be there to see what is going on?

We hear the drumbeat of human needs in the Las Vegas Valley. Child sex trafficking, education, neighborhood crime & blight, the isolation of vulnerable elderly & immigrant integration all require a deeply collaborative response. Bishops Pepe, Carcano, Tallmadge and I believe The First Las Vegas Valley Community Convention for the Common Good is just such a response. Please step forward with others to prayerfully and constructively act to make our Valley a better place for children, for families, for the vulnerable elderly, for all of us.

Dan Edwards

10th Bishop of Nevada

At Epiphany:

We worship the God of the Bible, not the bible.
We honor the teachings of Jesus by practicing them.
We find strength and joy in fellowship.
We do not fear asking God challenging questions about faith, life and purpose.
We are community of the beloved not the righteous.

In our fellowship:

Diversity is celebrated. Building relationships is better than being right.
God is revealed in all manner of ways.
Traditions are honored, but do not bind.

If these sound encouraging…

Epiphany may well be the right place for you.

Because we are open to new insights from God,
we expect ourselves to be open to look at old things in new ways.

 We welcome you!

OUR WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday:
8:00 AM - Holy Eucharist
10:00 AM - Holy Eucharist

Nursery care for children four and under available at 9:30 AM.

Children’s Sunday School begins at 9:30 AM
September through June

Wednesday:
11:30 AM  Prayers and Holy Eucharist

Coffee & Fellowship after Sunday Service

Potluck Brunch - 1st Sunday of each month