Epiphany Lutheran Church is an ELCA congregation in historic Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia.
We are a welcoming and affirming Christian community that lives with a daring confidence in God’s gracious love for all people.
Come Worship with Us
In Person or Online
Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Vacation Bible School is July 13-17: to register, use this link.
UPDATED JULY 10, 2026
This Sunday’s Service
This Sunday, July 12, 2026, is the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost. Our service will be at the usual time of 9:30 a.m..
For those joining online, you can find a PDF of the bulletin containing the music, readings, and prayers for the service by clicking here.
On-site: Join us in the sanctuary at 9:30 a.m.
On-line: Join us live at 9:30 a.m. through our usual Epiphany Zoom connection. In addition, all our services are available on our YouTube channel both live and as recordings afterwards.
On Sunday, we will have a time of fellowship immediately after the service.
Calendar of Events
Mon July 13 - Fri July 17 - Vacation Bible School, 12-3 p.m. each day
Tue July 14 - Office/sanctuary open hours, 2-6 p.m.
Wed July 15 - Bible reading group, 10:00 a.m. in person or on Zoom
Sun July 19 - Congregation Council, 10:45 a.m.
Fri July 31 - Christmas in July, 6 p.m.
Sat Sept. 12 – Epiphany 65th Anniversary, 11 a.m.
Wed Sept. 16 - Committal for Herb Puschek at Arlington National Cemetery, 11 a.m.
Vacation Bible School - This Week!
We’ll be holding Vacation Bible School again this summer the week from Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 17, in partnership with Abiding Presence Lutheran Church in Burke. VBS starts at 12 noon and concludes at 3 p.m. each day.
We can take last-minute registrations: please use this link. Congregation members are welcome to stop by — particularly as VBS opens at noon on Monday — to welcome families of VBS kids to our congregation. (The majority of families who will be participating in VBS aren’t members of Epiphany and it would be nice for them to get to know some of our friendly faces!)
All kids old enough to be out of diapers up through rising 6th graders are invited to participate. VBS runs from 12 noon to 3 p.m. each day Monday through Friday. There’s a recommended donation of $10/child or $20/family, but we don’t want finances to prevent anyone from taking part.
Christmas in July
On Friday, July 31, come join us for a Christmas in July celebration - we’ll sing Christmas carols, share Christmas treats, and beat the summer heat by connecting to this favorite time of the year! Rumor has it that Santa Claus may be making an appearance once again this year. Bring some nonperishable food items, hygiene products, or cash to share with our local food pantries - so we can share Christmas joy all year long. We’ll start at 6 p.m. Please invite friends and neighbors - we’d like to make this a true community celebration that goes beyond our congregation only.
Epiphany 65th Anniversary Celebration
It was 65 years ago that the first services were held at the newly formed congregation of Epiphany Lutheran Church of Mount Vernon. Since we missed out on a “proper” celebration of our 60th anniversary during the pandemic, we’ve decided to go all out for our 65th! Please keep open the date of Saturday, September 12 for a very special celebration of our congregation, its history, and its call to continue to serve God and our community. More details to come!
Bible Reading Group
Our weekly Bible Reading Group meets at 10 a.m. on Zoom for an hour each week; everyone is welcome to participate. Use our regular Epiphany Zoom connection. Alternatively, please feel free to meet in the office and we’ll connect via Zoom with those who will be participating online.
ELCA and Synod News
The presiding bishop of the ELCA, Rev. Yehiel Curry, made a statement on Wednesday of this week regarding the recent Supreme Court decisions on immigration matters. These decisions pave the way for closing the possibility of asylum for people from most nations and races (white people from South Africa are the only current exception) and revoking the legal status of more than 1.3 million immigrants from Haiti, Syria, Venezuela, El Salvador, Ethiopia, and other countries, many of whom have lived here for decades and have deep roots in our communities. You can read Bishop Curry’s statement, inviting the whole church to “prayer, lament, and action,” by clicking here.
Congregations across the Metro D.C. Synod will participate in Faith Day at Nationals Park on Saturday, August 8, as the Nats take on the Cincinnati Reds at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $32 per person and we will all be in section 406 - if we have a group from Epiphany that wants to attend we can purchase tickets together. The link for tickets can be found by clicking here.
Drop-In Office Hours
The church office is open every Tuesday from 2-6 p.m. You can just drop by to check in, chat with Pastor David, or take some quiet time in the sanctuary.
Pastor David is also available at other times during the week … feel free to contact him by e-mail pastor@epiphanylutheran.org to set up a time.
Calendar of Commemorations
The ELCA remembers saints and reformers of many Christian traditions on specific days throughout the year. This week’s commemorations include:
Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, died around 540 (Sat July 11)
Benedict is known as the father of the Western monastic movement. Educated in Rome, he went to live as a hermit, and eventually gathered a community of monks around him. He wrote a rule for living in monasteries that is used by Benedictines and adapted by others.
Nathan Söderblom, Bishop of Uppsala, died 1931 (Sun July 12)
A winner of the Nobel Prize for peace for his efforts to unite peoples after the First World War, Söderblom also called attention to the revival of early church worship principles, and helped to lay the groundwork for the World Council of Churches.
Bartolomé de Las Casas, missionary to the Indies, died 1566 (Fri July 17)
A native of Spain, Las Casas first came to the Western hemisphere while serving in the military. Upon arriving in the West, Las Casas was granted a large estate with Indigenous enslaved people whom he freed after he was ordained a priest. He worked in the Caribbean and Central America to improve the lives of the native peoples.
Connection Details
You can join our services or other events on Zoom from anywhere in the world you may be. If you’ve never used Zoom before, you may need to download some software first (it’s free and only takes a minute).
To join, click on this link: https://zoom.us/j/2886238502?pwd=RU9ZZjk1TTdKREd5YmpBN1A2dWlsZz09
or open the Zoom app and use meeting number 288 623 8502 and password 971936;
or (for audio only) call (646) 558-8656 or (301) 715-8592 – When asked for the meeting ID, press 288 623 8502 and then the # key. When asked for the password, press 971 936 and then the # key.
In addition, the service is available on our YouTube channel. If you cannot participate live at 9:30 a.m., the videos will remain available so you can participate at whatever time you can.
United Community
United Community’s “Choice Food Pantry” is located at 7511 Fordson Road. UC serves local residents in need during its open hours of Monday 1-4 and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10-12. Food is also distributed from 4-5 on the first Monday of each month at Mount Vernon Woods Elementary School, 4015 Fielding Street. For more information about the food pantry, connecting with other available services (including rental and utilities assistance), or for how to volunteer with United Community, visit their web site here.
Connecting With Us
If anyone is sick or in the hospital or otherwise in need, we are ready to help out and to support one another. Please let us know! The easiest way to reach Pastor David quickly is by sending an e-mail to pastor@epiphanylutheran.org.
Financial Support for Epiphany
If you are not able to join us in-person for worship and are able to continue to support Epiphany, we regularly monitor mail deliveries and so you can continue to send checks by mail. In addition, there is a “Donate” button on the web site www.epiphanylutheran.org (just scroll all the way down to the bottom) and you can make a contribution electronically using Paypal or a debit or credit card. We do pay a small service charge for online contributions, but this may be the most convenient option for many.