ecw-dev
Episcopal Church Women in NC
Category: The Story Goes On
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I have about 75 volumes Sunday School books sent to me by a good lady of New York (Grace Church) and another lady from New York sent me catechisms. (Source: The Rev. J. H. Postell, Parochial Report, Buncombe County, 1886 Journal of Convention, 82)
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For the Church to be built at Columbia, there are already in hand nearly $800. Thanks are due, for this, to many friends in different parts of the country, who have responded to the Missionary’s call for aid; and, more particularly, to the Ladies of Edenton, who, by their self-denying labors, raised, of the amount…
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The Working Society continue their zealous exertions. Besides other appropriations for the benefit of the Church and to charitable purposes, they have contributed $20 to the Missionary Fund, which they wish, if necessary, to be applied to the printing of our lamented Bishop’s works. (Source: The Rev. John Avery, Parochial Report, St. Paul’s, Edenton, 1830…
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Lucy always felt that St. Stephen’s should be involved in the larger life of the Episcopal Church, often serving as a delegate to the Annual Convention. Throughout the years Lucy served in various leadership positions in St. Stephen’s ECW, including president for 1973-1974 and 1977-1979. As president or as program chairman, Lucy invited friends she…
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President of Woman’s Auxiliary – Mrs. Thomas B. Keogh; President of Ladies’ Aid Society – Mrs. Richard C. Pope. The exterior of the church building has been thoroughly repaired and painted, with the valued assistance of the Ladies’ Aid Society, who have erected a neat and delicate metal fence around the church grounds. (Source: The…
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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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As it may serve to stimulate others to the like good work, I will add, that a number of young misses, between 6 and 14 years old, have, by one of our young ladies, been formed into a society, and spend one afternoon in each week, in working for the purpose of charity. May their…
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A Female Benevolent Society has been instituted for the purpose of furnishing with work those females who are unable of themselves to procure it, and also to relieve those who are incapable of labour. A great number of the female members of the congregation are attached to this Society, and take an active part in…
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We now have a Woman’s Auxiliary, St. Agnes’ Guild, Junior Guild, Babies’ Branch, and a large branch of the Girls’ Friendly Society which meets once a week. The Junior Guild also meets once a week; the others, once a month. The ladies have had their Seventh Annual Bazaar. Their average profit has been about one…
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[Her] Diocesan roles led to national ones. As Diocesan ECW President, Scott was a delegate to the 1976 ECW Triennial Meeting and witnessed General Convention’s vote for women’s ordination. Swept by the enormity of the gathering and the spiritual silence in anticipation of vote results, Scott returned home [to North Carolina] with new ideas on…