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EPIPHANY FUND ANNOUNCES A CHANGE IN INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Fort Worth, Texas March 5, 2008 – Effective immediately, the Epiphany Core Equity Fund will change its investment strategy to track the Faith and Family Values 100 Index (FFV 100), a sector neutral, market cap weighted index comprised of the 100 largest U.S.-based companies who pass stringent moral and ethical standards. In addition, the fund name will change to the Epiphany Faith and Family Values 100 Fund.    

Adam Auten, Portfolio Manager of the Epiphany Fund, said “Our goal in shifting to a passive strategy for the fund is to provide market returns without compromising moral principles. We view the FFV 100 Index as a Catholic version of the S&P 500.”

The standards applied to companies included in the FFV 100 are based on the social justice teachings of the Catholic Church and the criteria established by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in their teaching document, “Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines.”
 
“This investment can replace the S&P 500 allocation in the current portfolio of individual and institutional investors who are guided by their religious and moral principles,” said Sam Saladino, President of the Epiphany Fund.

The high growth rate of assets invested in religious based mutual funds reflects the growing concern regarding the activities and policies of corporations in our country. In the past ten years, those assets have grown from $500 million to over $17 billion. The Epiphany Faith and Family Values 100 Fund is a morally responsible, fiscally sound investment vehicle for Catholics and other faith-based investors. For additional information, visit www.epiphanyfund.com <http://www.epiphanyfund.com/>  or call 800-320-2185.
 
The senior partners at Trinity Fiduciary Partners are available for interviews. Please contact Ashley Walker at 678-990-9032 or Christine Schicker at 404-610-8871, both with the Maximus Group.
 
Investing in the Fund carries certain risks. An investor’s shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Past performance does not guarantee future results. Please consider the investment objective, risk, charges and expenses carefully before investing. A prospectus with this and other important information about the Fund may be obtained at Epiphanyfund.com or by calling 1-800-320-2185. The Fund applies a redemption fee of 2.00% for shares held less than 60 days. Matrix Capital Group, Inc., New York, NY 10017 distributes the Fund.

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TRINITY FIDUCIARY ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF NEW SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INDEX

Catholic Investors and their Financial Advisors Have a Moral and Faithful Option

FORT WORTH, TX, Feb. 6, 2008 – Building on a commitment to Catholic investing, Trinity Fiduciary Partners, LLC (“Trinity”), is proud to announce the launch of the Faith and Family Values 100 (“FFV 100”) Index.   

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The FFV 100 is a sector neutral, market cap weighted index comprised of the 100 largest U.S.-based stocks that meet certain non-financial criteria based on Catholic social justice teachings. The objective of the FFV 100 is to produce investment returns that generally correspond to those of the S&P 500 Index. The top 5 holdings in the FFV 100 are Exxon Mobile, Procter & Gamble, AIG, Citigroup, and Apple.

“We believe the FFV 100 screening approach gives investors of faith a full, accurate, and practical expression of their beliefs. We expect this approach to become the new benchmark for truly Catholic and orthodox Christian investing,” said Adam Auten, Chief Investment Officer for Trinity. “Our primary goal was to make sure that our “non-negotiable” criteria were sufficiently broad and strict to give investors of faith confidence that they are avoiding material cooperation with the most egregious injustices committed by corporations. Our second goal was to make sure the screens were flexible enough that the investor could be assured of broad diversification and an expectation of competitive market returns into the future.”

To review the complete FFV 100 methodology, please visit www.trinityfiduciary.com or call 866-716-0077.

Sam Saladino, CEO of Trinity, noted that the entrance of the FFV 100 into the investment market is good news for millions of Catholic investors and their advisors who seek to invest their money in companies that more actively support their faith and values. “Our vision is to influence companies to consider not just shareholders, but anyone influenced, directly or indirectly, by their policies and actions.” Saladino said. 

Previously, investors had to do the legwork themselves, studying companies on their own and choosing carefully which ones to invest in and which to avoid. Now there is a closely monitored index, faithful to Church teachings, that offers these investors investment opportunities that will not violate their beliefs. Trinity expects the FFV 100 Index will prove that investors and portfolio managers can make moral decisions about where to put their money without sacrificing successful returns.

With this move Trinity is responding to a sharp up-turn of interest in faith-based investing, which has been a growing sector of the financial markets for several years. Morningstar reports that between 2000 and March 2006, assets invested in religious mutual funds grew seven-fold, to nearly $16 billion.

Trinity is assembling an advisory board that will include influential Catholic business leaders, moral theologians, and bishops. The first board member is the Most Reverend Bishop Kevin Vann of the Fort Worth Diocese. 

While some indexes are not available in an investment product, that is not the case with the FFV 100.  Effective March 1, 2008, the Epiphany Core Equity Fund will change its investment strategy to track the FFV 100. The Epiphany Board also approved that the fund be renamed the Epiphany Faith and Family Values 100 Index Fund. The investment objective of the Fund will not change.

The hypothetical, back tested returns are meant to illustrate the expected general correlation of the investment strategy utilized by the FFV 100 Index as compared to the widely-known and recognized S&P 500. Returns in this graph are pre-tax and include no investment or trading costs. The total returns illustrated here are based on the actual investment results of the 100 stocks that currently comprise the FFV 100. The list of eligible stocks which may have been utilized had the index been formed earlier may have been different. Stock weightings are based on market cap values at 12/31/2005 (for 2006 hypothetical returns) and 12/31/3006 (for 2007 hypothetical returns.) Returns assume reinvestment of dividends in the underlying securities.  Data provided by Compustat and Standard and Poors. The S&P 500 is a registered trademark of Standard and Poor’s.

About Trinity Fiduciary Partners, LLC

Trinity Fiduciary Partners, LLC, is a registered investment advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It provides investment management to individuals, institutions, investment companies, and their advisors. In addition, it specializes in Catholic investing, sponsoring www.investcatholic.com, the Faith & Family Advisors Network, and provides investment management to the Epiphany Catholic mutual fund family.

The senior partners at Trinity Fiduciary Partners are available for interviews. Please contact Ashley Walker at The Maximus Group, Trinity’s Agency of Record, at 678-990-9032 or email awalker@maximusmg.com.

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