Masks required in worship as of August 15, 2021
This week, Governor John Carney announced an INDOOR mask mandate for all public and private Schools K-12 and Child Care homes and centers. Since we house both the Pre-School and the Boys and Girls Club, we are part of this requirement. Because we interact with so many and with the increase in the DELTA variant and this new order, the time has come to once again mandate Masks inside the church at all times for EVERYONE, whether vaccinated or not. We are going to implement a mandatory mask policy at Epworth starting this Sunday for everyone. Masks worked to limit the spread of COVID-19 infections and deaths when we were unvaccinated so hopefully, with masks required again, we can get back to where we want to be without having to shut down all together.
For the month of August, we will be collecting school supplies for students at Rehoboth Elementary School. The list of needed supplies is online. They may be dropped off to a Food Collection Member who will be available at the Epworth Bayside Entrance - Tuesdays 10-12, Thursdays 2-4 and Sunday 1-3. We will also be collecting in the Narthex before and after both services on Sundays through August 29.
CAMP Rehoboth Chorus Presents their monthly concert at Epworth this Friday evening, August 13, 2021 at 7 in the sanctuary. The theme is Summer in the City (or on a Yacht – singing Yacht Rock!). This concert will also be livestreamed on the CAMP Rehoboth Chorus Facebook site.
Celtic to Classical concert Wednesday, August 11, featuring Ya-Jhu Yang and Sheridan Seyfried in a Recital at Epworth is available online! From Mozart to Jethro Tull, from Beethoven to Celtic fiddling, and with a healthy dose of New Age music to boot, there’s something for everyone’s palette. Read the Cape Gazette article about this concert series.
Find out more about our FIRE (Faithfully Inviting and Reconciling Everyone) Ministry at Epworth and purchase your stole at the table in the Narthex/Lobby. Thanks so much to Jeannie Marsh for creating the stoles for us to distribute this summer.
AIDS Walk Delaware September 18, 2021 - Help us raise $90,000!
We hope you have been enjoying the time for Coffee and Conversation between worship services in the narthex/lobby (resumed at Epworth in July 18). We give thanks to the volunteers who prepare, serve, and clean up afterwards. To help make this great opportunity for connection possible by serving as one of our fellowship hosts, please contact Joyce Pool, our Fellowship Coordinator (thanks so much, Joyce!) at 302-313-5935 or joyce@townofdeweybeach.com
Prayer Chapel - Prayer is an essential part of Christian life. It’s how we open ourselves to talk with God. We pray for others. We pray for our world. We pray for ourselves. Epworth is offering a prayer chapel starting September 19 and continuing every third Sunday of the month after each service. Our Stephen Ministers will be present to guide you through prayers, pray with you or for you, or just listen to you. The prayer chapel will be held in Baker Lounge and the Nursery and there will be signage to direct you.
On Sunday, October 3, Beebe Healthcare is sponsoring a Flu Vaccination Clinic at Epworth UMC after the 9 am service and before the 11 am service in Fellowship Hall.
Volunteer Opportunities
Collecting and Distributing food to our neighbors in need Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays – and rescuing food every day.
Created in 2011, the CRC offers a centralized location where residents in the local community can come when they are facing a crisis.
The New Life Thrift Shop is a major source of funding for the Lewes Rehoboth Association of Churches (LRAC), which gives back 100% of proceeds to the community.
A nonprofit group devoted to helping our older neighbors live independently for as long as possible. Based in Lewes, Milton, and Rehoboth.