Items for sale include handcrafted gifts and ornaments, spiritual and inspirational books, homemade baked and canned goods, a large, gently used Christmas items room, some vendor tables and luncheon bar.
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Junk in the Trunk and Home Baked and Canned Goods Table at Christ & The Epiphany, East Haven
A “Junk in the Trunk’ event will run in conjunction with a Home baked and canned goods table.
Kindness Rock Project at Christ & The Epiphany, East Haven
A local artist, Kristina Nigro, will lead participants in painting rocks with positive, uplifting phrases or images to be left in the community for others to discover. Please call the church office at 203-467-2310 to register for this event.
Kindness Rock Painting Workshop at Christ & The Epiphany, East Haven
Kristina Nigro will lead us in painting rocks with positive, uplifting phrases and images to be left for others to discover. Please call the church office at 203-467-2310 to reserve your spot.
Taking a PAGE from Page Pelphrey’s Devotional
Written By: Caela Collins
Parishioner from Christ Church, Guilford has been selected to write the February entries for Forward Movement
Page Pelphrey, originally from Greensboro, North Carolina, now a parishioner from Christ Church, Guilford, has been selected to write the February entries for Forward Movement, a devotional booklet they publish called Forward Day by Day. Page has a beautiful backstory that led her to take the leap and submit her writings to Forward Movement.

Page is a self-proclaimed Pre-cradle Episcopalian, “All 4 of my grandparents were Episcopalian…they went to the same church. My parents met at church.” She can remember the Forward Day by Day publication as long as she can remember. Her maternal grandmother, also named Page, was an avid reader of the Forward Movement; so much so that it was part of her morning routine, paired with coffee of course!
“My grandfather would bring her coffee… She started her morning with the Forward Day by Day and her Bible.”
Page began reading the publication herself six years before submitting her writing samples. What’s powerful about Page’s story is that her submission was a leap of faith.
“What if they don’t like it?” she thought.
With witting as a hobby and not being formally trained as a writer, the teacher of 25 years, drummed up the courage to submit her devotional writings that she wrote 2-3 years ago. So what gave her that push you’re probably thinking?
“Timing, and you hear that still small voice, that nudge, I think when things don’t go away, when that small voice, when you listen, and it doesn’t go away, and it doesn’t change, it’s time to act on it.”
The inspiration we’d like you to gain from this story is to trust in yourself. God gifted all of us with intuition and speaks to us through our thoughts. You may be feeling hesitant to make a change or embark on a new direction. The path less traveled is a bumpy one but it is so full of promise once you decide to forge it. An unknown path means endless opportunity. If Page decided to leave her devotional writings in her drafts folder, we would never have the opportunity to gain insight from her talent as a now published writer. So Take the Leap, you never know where God is trying to lead you.

“Pray, pray, pray. Follow and listen for that voice. The voice isn’t going to tell you to do anything illegal. Follow your intuition. For me, for me, it’s that still small voice of God. Just let your heart and your gut lead you. You have to get over the fear of rejection, that’s the one thing that stopped me a lot of times. If they say no thankyou, know that something else is coming along.” -Page Pelphrey


South Central Region Wardens on Zoom
Meeting of Wardens in South Central Region parishes to share status, needs, joys and ideas.
Blue Christmas Service at St. Paul & St. James Church, New Haven
All are welcome to join the Episcopal Church of St. Paul and St. James for our “Blue Christmas” service at 7:30 PM on Thursday, December 15. Featuring jazz music and candle lighting, this is a service of comfort for those for whom the Christmas season brings feelings of sadness, grief, or loss.

South Central Region Leadership Team with Parish Wardens and Delegates on Zoom
The South Central Region Leadership Team would like to invite at least one person from the lay leadership in each parish to come to this time of sharing your greatest challenge or priority at this point in time. We hope this will be a first step in deepening our connection with each other in Christ and in our Region.
Prepping Lay Preachers
A weekly look at the scripture for the upcoming Sunday: time to share ideas, questions, and thoughts.
To register email Rachel Thomas at rthomas@episcopalct.org.

Prepping Lay Preachers
A weekly look at the scripture for the upcoming Sunday: time to share ideas, questions, and thoughts.
To register email Rachel Thomas at rthomas@episcopalct.org.
