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Episcopal Church Women in NC
Category: Ministries
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Announcing Our NewDiocesan ECW Board Members President – Mary Gordon Mary Gordon has been serving as the Interim President of the Diocesan ECW since November 2015, before her election as President in November 2016. She has been a communicant for forty plus years at St. Mary’s, High Point. At St. Mary’s she proudly serves as…
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Of the above reported contributions (in money) to the Thompson Orphanage, $150.00 was collected and given by St. Agnes’ Guild, which also contributed to the same most deserving charity, boxes of clothing and other supplies, valued at $50.00, additional. The “Mother’s Meetings” contributed $10.00 worth of supplies to the Orphanage, which is not included in…
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At our last annual meeting, a letter was received from Miss Emery, suggesting that at the various summer resorts Missionary Garden Parties be held during the summer months. In response, we held the first of these garden parties in our Diocese, at Saura Town, the beautiful summer home of Miss Ruth Hairston, our United Offering…
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Hearts, Homes & the Holy Spirit: Mission and Ministry in North Carolina Mill Villages, 1890-1940. The stories and contributions of churchwomen and “women workers”.
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At the annual meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary in Chapel Hill last week, we voted to collect keepsakes and treasures of gold and silver that people would like to give to be made into a Communion Service. It will first be used, according to our Bishop’s suggestion, at Camp Greene; after the war is over…
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The Ladies’ Aid Society and Woman’s Auxiliary sent to the Orphanage two large boxes, which are not included in the above account. The amount given to Domestic Missions was largely contributed by the Ladies’ Aid Society and Woman’s Auxiliary and the Junior Auxiliary for the Missionary District of Asheville. (Source: The Rev. George M. Tolson,…
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In The Spirit of Missions for October, 1906, there is an interesting article by the late Miss Kate Cheshire in which there appears the following paragraph: “This little log church (Knollhurst) is in the heart of the woods. By the inspiration of the one Churchwoman (Mrs. C. R. Wall) of the community, it was built…
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During our Annual Meeting, a special time was set apart for prayers for the President of the United States, and intercession for the peace of the world. The following telegram was sent to the President: “We, the Woman’s Auxiliary to the Board of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of North Carolina, in…
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Part I I regret to be compelled to report that the Men’s Missionary movement, upon which were laid strong hopes for the future, has not fulfilled the purpose and promise of its creation. No new leagues, so far as I know, have been organized, and those formerly begun have not made themselves felt in any…
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The Woman’s Guild has raised and disbursed during the year $1,650, including assistance rendered to three missionaries of the Diocese and several churches and missions, and aid given to the education of the children of missionaries. (Source: The Rev. McNeely DuBose, Parochial Report, Trinity Church, Asheville, 1892 Journal of Convention, 84)