Exploration, Questions, Discovery, Deepening of Faith
Adult Discussion Groups
We gather for discussion series throughout the year to explore books, seasonal themes, and scripture.
Groups meet online on Tuesday evenings at 8:00pm and in-person on Wednesdays at Noon. No registration is necessary and if you miss one, no worries! Bring your thoughts, questions, and an open-heart!
OUR NEXT DISCUSSION SERIES BEGINS ON MAY 6th and 7th! We will be diving into the Book of Revelation, a much mis-understood piece of scripture. Images of apocalyptic horsemen, beasts, secret codes may pop into your head at the thought of it, and passages in the book have been twisted and weaponized, and just weirded people out! Let’s jump in and see what is really going on in the final book of the Bible and it may have more to say about hope and new life than you could imagine. The link to the Zoom discussion will be shared in our weekly newsletter. If you would like to receive our newsletter, or you would like the Zoom link to participate, please email the church office at epiphanylutheran1@verizon.net
Book of Revelation Discussion Schedule
Chapters 1-3 Wednesday, May 7 in-person at 12:00pm Tuesday, May 13 on Zoom at 8:00pm
Chapters 4-5 Wednesday, May 14 in-person at 12:00pm Tuesday, May 20 on Zoom at 8:00pm
NO WEDNESDAY DISCUSSION ON MAY 21
Chapters 6-8a *Wednesday, May 28 in-person at 12:00pm / on Zoom at 8:00pm
Chapters 8b-11 Tuesday, June 3 on Zoom at 8:00pm Wednesday, June 4 in-person at 12:00pm
Chapters 12-16 Tuesday, June 10 on Zoom at 8:00pm Wednesday, June 11 in-person at 12:00pm
Chapters 17-20 Tuesday, June 17 on Zoom at 8:00pm Wednesday, June 18 in-person at 12:00pm
Chapters 21-22 Tuesday, June 24 on Zoom at 8:00pm Wednesday, June 25 in-person at 12:00pm
Youth Sunday School and Events
Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO) Events
We participate in Synod-wide and regional events throughout the school year. You can find more information and upcoming events here
CURRENT SYNOD EVENTS FOR 2025-2026 (More dates to come)
November 21-23, 2025 – Middle School/High School Retreat Skycroft Conference Center – Middletown, MD
March 14-15, 2026 – Seekers 3rd-5th Grade Retreat Mar-Lu-Ridge – Jefferson, MD
April 18, 2026 – Day of Service Regional Locations
Youth Sunday School 2024-2025! Following the Way of Jesus
From the moment Mary heard from the angel about who was coming to the shock of an empty tomb, Jesus’ presence on earth surprised, disturbed, inspired, and transformed those who encountered him. This year we will follow Jesus’ life and ministry through the eyes of the Gospel writers and reflect on how those stories accompany, challenge, and guide us along our own journeys. There is always room for one more at the table as we study, learn and play together! Sunday School gathers each Sunday following our 10:30am worship service.
Great and Small: Finding God’s Connection Points
Our 2023 Sunday School year was a quest to discover God’s connections in the stories of our Bible and through our life together! We learned about the everlasting promise God has made with all of God’s people, the liberating freedom that comes from God, the presence of God through difficult times, and the ongoing work of God’s love among us as a people gathered and sent in Christ’s name.
AT HOME SUNDAY SCHOOL RESOURCE
What is Wilderness Faith?
Wilderness Faith was our at-home Sunday School experience of 2020-2021. It remain posted an offering of faith exploration for you and your family!
Throughout the Bible, the wilderness has shaped God’s people. The wilderness has been a place of uncertainty and trial, where the people may have felt abandoned or alone but God remained with them. The wilderness has been a place of retreat, renewal, and ministry as well. The wilderness is also a place to get closer to God!
It is important to remember that in our own moments of uncertainty and stress, God is with us. The wilderness allows us to discover new ways of experiencing our relationship with God, with others and living our faith in the world.
Series 7 – The Good Shepherd
There are over 600 references to sheep and shepherds in the Bible.
In our final series for this Wilderness Faith school year, we will focus on Jesus as the Good Shepherd. What does it mean to protect the flock and how are we transformed by the one who lays their own life down for us?
Holy Week Special Series
We have a special 2 part series. The Holy Week lesson offers small activities to do over the course of the week from Palm Sunday to Easter. An Easter Lesson involves a recipe for a tasty treat to celebrate the Resurrection!
Series 6 – God’s Covenants
Our lives can fill up very quickly. With responsibilities at school and at home, interests and hobbies, unexpected events, and countless distractions around us. It can be difficult to find time for the things that we say are important! The season of Lent invites us to reconnect and refocus our attention and our lives on God. In this series, we explore some of the Bible stories where God seeks to build relationship through covenants and promises.
Series 5 – We Are Called
When we are baptized, we make these promises to God – to live among God’s faithful people; hear the Word of God and share in the Lord’s Supper; proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed; serve all people following the example of Jesus; and strive for justice and peace in all the earth.
In this six-week series, we will explore what it means to be called into the life that God has given us.
Series 4 – Creator of Light and Life
During the Christmas Season, we ponder the magnificence of our Lord and the paradoxical fact that Jesus was born on this Earth to be with us and to die for us.
Series 3 – Advent Waiting
Our new Church year begins with the season of Advent. This is a season of intentional waiting and preparing for Jesus. In this series we will compare our faithful waiting with this restful waiting time of year in nature as the earth and its creatures prepare for the winter months ahead. We will discover that waiting involves more than just sitting patiently but engages us to be prepared and keep watch!
Series 2 – Saints and Celebrations
Our new Wilderness Faith series, “Saints and Celebrations,” takes a look at some of the holidays and “Holy Days” we celebrate in this season together, as well as some of the people we turn to for inspiration along our faith journey. Saints are not perfect. Saints are real people, sometimes revered by the Church for their acts or belief, sometimes impacting lives on the margins and out of view from the spotlight. Saints remind us that we are not alone on our spiritual journey. We have them to look to, inspire us, and help us to see and honor the holy around and within.
Series 1 – “Life is Hard”
As 2020 has made obvious, sometimes life throws us curveballs. During this series of lessons, families will focus on dealing with difficulties in life
(such as people hurting us, unfairness, feeling sorry for others, etc.) and we will be using the some of the Bible stories assigned for our Sunday worship to guide us. You will be able to hear them during the Kitchen Table Gathering (Sundays at 10:30am on our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/elcserves) and revisit them during the week with your family.
Adult Faith Discussion on Zoom: Thursdays at 8:00pm
We will begin a new discussion in January. Stay tuned for the next topic!
“In The Water” Sunday School
Following Holy Communion, the children gather by the baptismal font and head down to the classrooms to engage in storytelling, experience yoga, make a craft, or play games related to a rotating selection of Bible stories.