Our Epiphany Evensong Service

Sunday 8th at 5pm

St Mary’s Church, Gainford

Epiphany marks a special time in the church calendar and is a festival marked annually. Our Epiphany Evensong service is being held at 5pm on Sunday 8th of January. Do come along and enjoy the music and celebrate with us!

Above image: Dreikönigskuchen, or Three Kings Bread, baked to mark Epiphany in Switzerland.

What is Epiphany?

Epiphany – also known as Three Kings’ Day – is a Christian holiday which falls on 6 January.

It is a special date for many Christians as it’s when people celebrate how a star led the Magi – also known as the Three kings or the Wise Men – to visit the baby Jesus after he had been born.

‘Epiphany’ comes from the Greek word meaning ‘to reveal’, as it is when the baby Jesus was ‘revealed’ to the world.

This is why you might hear people say they’ve had an epiphany, when they’ve just realised something.