About Epiphany of the Lord · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church is a parish in northwest Oklahoma City, part of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, serving roughly 1,200–1,500 families from its campus at 7336 W. Britton Road. Founded in 1975, the parish is led by Father Stephen Bird and offers daily and weekend Masses, formation programs for children and adults, youth and young-adult ministry, Bible studies, and a calendar of devotions such as monthly Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Sunday Evening Prayer. The parish's motto, posted on its Facebook page, is "Love God ~ Serve Others ~ Go Make Disciples," and visitors are warmly welcomed to a community that takes its name — not from a saint, but from the manifestation of Christ to the Magi — seriously enough to have commissioned a garden of bronze statues depicting the infancy narrative.
- Established
- 1975
- Patron
- Epiphany of the Lord (the manifestation of Christ to the Magi)
- Rector
- Reverend Stephen Bird
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Why belong here
Epiphany of the Lord is a large, active northwest-OKC parish with a full week of Masses (including a live-streamed Sunday Mass) and an unusually rich calendar of small-group formation: a Sunday-morning scripture discussion, an Apostle's Creed study after the 10:00 Mass, a Thursday high-school scripture study, a young-adults gathering for ages 18–35, and a Wednesday Senior Walk in the gym. The parish invests in its shared worship through the Contemporary Choir (Saturday 5:30 pm) and the Traditional Choir (10:00 am, September–June), offers monthly Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Sunday Evening Prayer in the chapel, and welcomes visitors with a free nursery during the Saturday vigil and the 10:00 Sunday Mass. It is a community that takes formation, liturgy, and fellowship seriously and invites newcomers to join in all three.
Mass times at Epiphany of the Lord
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturdays, 6:30 PM (after the 5:30 Vigil Mass — per Archdiocese of Oklahoma City listing) — also Saturdays 3:00 PM–4:15 PM (per archdiocesan Advent penance listing) and by appointment
Adoration times
- Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on the first Monday of every month beginning at 6:00 PM (per parish calendar)
About Epiphany of the Lord
Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church is a large parish in northwest Oklahoma City, part of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, serving roughly 1,200–1,500 families from 7336 W. Britton Road. Its motto is "Love God ~ Serve Others ~ Go Make Disciples." The parish takes its name from the Epiphany of the Lord — the manifestation of Christ to the Magi — and underscores that identity with a bronze garden of statues depicting the infancy of Jesus.
- Parish motto: Love God ~ Serve Others ~ Go Make Disciples
- Established 1975; 40th anniversary celebrated 2017
- Approximately 1,200–1,500 registered families
- Located in the Central North Deanery of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Music & Liturgical Ministries
Epiphany supports two parish choirs and welcomes musicians into its liturgical life. Father Bird's background as a longtime director of the Archdiocesan Office of Worship gives the parish a particularly strong liturgical culture.
- Contemporary Choir — Saturday 5:30 PM Vigil Mass
- Traditional Choir — Sunday 10:00 AM Mass, September through June
- Hearing-assistance devices available at every Mass — ask an usher
- Free nursery during the Saturday 5:30 PM and Sunday 10:00 AM Masses
- 10:00 AM Sunday Mass is live-streamed on Facebook
Evening Prayer
Epiphany offers a weekly celebration of Evening Prayer in the chapel, providing parishioners a quiet Sunday-evening devotion that complements the day's Masses.
- Evening Prayer — every Sunday, 6:30 PM, in the chapel
Faith Formation & Scripture Study
The parish hosts a rich offering of ongoing formation programs for children, youth, and adults, with a focus on Scripture and the Creed.
- Breaking Open the Word — Sundays 9:00–10:00 AM, West Meeting Room (discussion of the upcoming Sunday readings)
- I Believe — Sundays after the 10:00 AM Mass, West Meeting Room (study of the Apostle's Creed)
- High School Scripture Study (grades 9–12) — Thursdays 4:00 PM, Youth Room — contact Sarah Holt, 405-721-1137, [email protected]
Youth & Young Adults
Epiphany ministers to teens and to adults in their 20s and 30s through dedicated Scripture studies and fellowship gatherings on the parish campus.
- High School Scripture Study — Thursdays, 4:00 PM, Youth Room
- Young Adults (ages 18–35) — second Thursday of the month, 6:00–8:00 PM, Youth Room; contact Sarah Holt, 405-721-1137
Seniors — Senior Walk
On Wednesday mornings, the parish gym is open to anyone who wants to combine light exercise with fellowship — a chance, as the parish puts it, to "exercise body and spirit at the same time."
- Senior Walk — Wednesdays, 10:00–11:00 AM, in the gym
Sacraments
Father Bird and the parish staff accompany parishioners through the seven sacraments. In his biography he notes the privilege of celebrating baptisms, marriages, Penance, and Anointing of the Sick, and being present with families at funerals.
- Baptism
- Marriage preparation and weddings
- Penance / Reconciliation (Saturday and by appointment)
- Anointing of the Sick
Clergy & Staff
Epiphany's leadership includes a long-tenured pastor with deep archdiocesan ties, an associate priest, a Pastoral Associate, and a youth-ministry coordinator.
- Reverend Stephen Bird — Pastor; ordained 1976; Dean of the Central North Deanery; first director of the Archdiocesan Office of Worship (30+ years)
- Reverend Vic Luong — Associate priest (also serves Saint Ann Retirement Center)
- Judy Reilly — Pastoral Associate (since 2008)
- Sarah Holt — Youth Ministry, 405-721-1137, [email protected]
The Epiphany Statue Garden
On the east side of the church, parishioners and visitors pass through a garden of life-size bronze statues depicting the infancy of Jesus — a tangible expression of the parish's name. The figures were commissioned by the parish's liturgy committee and created by Dallas-area sculptor Shelly Kolman Smith. Mary holding the infant Jesus was modeled in clay, cast in bronze at a Fort Worth-area foundry, and installed first; the three Magi followed, with the final figure delivered in June 2017. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley blessed the complete set in December 2017, on the Feast of Christ the King, as the capstone of the parish's 40th anniversary.
- Sculptor: Shelly Kolman Smith (Dallas area)
- Subject: Mary with the infant Jesus and the three Magi
- Cast in bronze at a Fort Worth-area foundry
- Final Magi installed June 2017; full set blessed December 2017 (Feast of Christ the King)
- Commemorates the parish's 40th anniversary
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Reverend Stephen Birdapproximately 2007–present (about 18 years as of his parish biography)
Ordained 1976; first director of the Archdiocesan Office of Worship under Archbishop Salatka; served previously as associate pastor at Epiphany and as pastor of St. Eugene (Weatherford), St. Patrick (OKC), and Holy Trinity (Okarche).