January 6, 2006: Epiphany</SPAN>##

Epiphany celebrates Christ’s revelation to the gentiles, using the symbol of the Kings from the East.</P> <UL> <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Invite non-Christian friends to dinner. </P> <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm">Serve special foods: Mince-meat spices symbolize the gifts of frankincense and myrhh. Mincemeat pies are sometimes baked in oblong (manger-shaped) dishes, and the slashes on the crust made to represent the christ-child. Buns shaped like babies in mangers are also traditional.</P> <LI><P>Use the Collect on page 117 of the prayer book at grace or family prayers.