The
Epiphany Group
A Catholic interfaith community of those seeking to explore current issues affecting our Church and personal lives, prayerfully responding to our baptismal call with "fresh eyes, open minds, and changed hearts," by promoting social justice, education and advocacy.
P.O. Box 4444, Tulsa, OK 74159
Welcome!
The Epiphany Group can be pictured as an
oasis for those on the spiritual journey; to gather together for a
while, to pause, refresh, to think about our direction. The Holy Spirit
is our guide and in that embrace we listen, renew, and seek the grace
and courage to go where we are led. We wish to welcome all fellow
travelers with gratitude for the humble strength we gain from each
other.
Maureen Watson, Past President,
June 2001
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Audio CDs of John Allen's
lecture still available! CDs can be ordered online for a donation to The Epiphany Group. We leave it to you to decide an appropriate amount. |
Meetings
The Epiphany Group holds monthly meetings on the second Monday of each month, moving among member's homes. Please email or call Mike Calnan at 496-3646 for information on upcoming meetings.
We are currently discussing the book Catholicism at the Crossroads: How the Laity Can Save the Church by Paul Lakeland.
Prior to that we had been discussing the book Sisters in the Wilderness, by Delores S. Williams, who considers how to construct a Christian theology from the point of view of African-American women.
Annual Lecture
The Epiphany
Group brings to Tulsa every year a nationally known speaker to present a
free public lecture exploring topics of interest to the Church today. Past speakers have included:
1998, Jun - Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
1999, Nov - Sr. Joan Chittister
2001, Oct - Robert McClory
2002, Mar - Anthony Padavano
2003, Mar - Fr. Richard McBrien
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2004, Apr - Sr. Maureen Fiedler
2005, May - Bishop Thomas Gumbleton Click here for photos
2006, Mar - Fr. John Dear
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2007, Apr - John Allen
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2008, Apr - Fr. Tom Doyle Click here for photos
Newsletter
The Epiphany Group periodically publishes a newsletter, Epiphany, which is distributed to a mailing list of several hundred Catholics across Oklahoma and the country. Following are links to recent issues:
A History of The Epiphany Group
Inspired by prominent national speakers, several Tulsans discussed the possibility of starting a local study group. In late November 1996, we shared names of friends who might be interested in meeting together for faith sharing and furthering the work of the Second Vatican Council. During December 1996, thirteen people gathered several times to plan for establishing a group.
On January 6, 1997, the feast of the Epiphany, the group adopted the same name as the feast day, expressing the hope to "bring gifts of faith" to others and ourselves.
In January 1998, we presented a three-night series on the Bishop's Pastoral "Always Our Children" at the Church of St. Mary. In June of the same year, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit spoke to an audience of 500.
We continued our spiritual nurturing through studying Henri Nouwen's book "In His Image" as well as a reflective study of "To Dance With a Cross on Our Back"by Father Bill Skeehan.
In the spring of 1999, Mary Benet McKinney, a Chicago Benedictine gave a retreat for our group and in November 1999, Sister Joan Chittister spoke to an audience of 400. We will continue to prayerfully explore current issues affecting our Church and personal lives.
We acknowledge, because of our baptism, we
are called to promote social justice, education and advocacy. If you
would like to join us, please contact one of the members.
Denise Mohr, June 2001