ecw-dev
Episcopal Church Women in NC
Category: Ministries
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There’s hazy sunshine and a good breeze the day I’m to address the annual conference of the Mothers’ Union in Botswana. In the hall are MU representatives from neighboring South Africa, clergy from a range of faith groups, the chief of Tsabong (which has been hosting the assembly), and John Toto, who represents in the…
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The organizational structure of the Mothers’ Union and Episcopal Church Women is very similar, as are the goals of some of our ministries. But in the U.S., every woman of the Episcopal Church is automatically considered an Episcopal Church Woman (the level of involvement in ECW activities is up to her) while in Botswana, and…
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Upon hearing about Duduza dolls, the ECW of St. Paul’s in Winston-Salem requested that the women of Holy Comforter in Burlington make such dolls for children in Sudan’s Renk Diocese, where mission and educational efforts of the Anglican Communion have been supported by Episcopal Church Women. These dolls were blessed by the Rev. David Hodges…
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The Botswana Diaries In January of 2010, at the 195th Convention of the Diocese of North Carolina, Bishop Michael Curry appointed Lisa Towle, President of the Episcopal Church Women of the diocese, to the Chartered Committee on Global Missions. The North Carolina-Botswana Companion Link Committee comes under the umbrella of Global Missions, and Lisa has…
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On Tuesday, the national UTO Committee brought their grant recommendations to the floor of the ECW plenary for a vote of adoption. The delegates voted unanimously in favor of the recommendations.
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2008 United Thank Offering Annual Report THE DIOCESE OF NORTH CAROLINA RECEIVED A 2008UNITED THANK OFFERING GRANT
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The Church Periodical Club is again planning a drawing for a quilt during General Convention in Anaheim, California. The quilt is a large queen-size (92” x 106”), with a Blue Bayou diagonal 4 patch pattern.
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Archives in Action by Lynn Hoke, Archivist/Historian for theEpiscopal Church Women of the Diocese of North Carolina Let’s officially declare Saturday, April 25, 2009 BISHOP TUTTLE SCHOOL DAY! On this last Saturday in April at Saint Augustine’s College the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of North Carolina will jointly sponsor “A Distinctive Contribution: Commemorating…
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Nancy T Barnes, Missions & Outreach Chair at St. Stephens, recently sent the following report: Here at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church of Durham we have an informal ECW-type structure where women of common interests come together to share, care, and do service.