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Episcopal Church Women in NC
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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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The bishops have voted to open “any ordained ministry” to gay men and lesbians. This effectively counters the moratorium on ordaining gay bishops that the church passed at the last General Convention. The resolution was written in a nuanced way, however. It allows dioceses to consider gay candidates to the episcopacy, but does not mandate…
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The board of the national Episcopal Women’s History Project, meeting in Anaheim, has elected three new board members, including Lynn Hoke, the ECW of NC’s archivist and historian. Susan Johnson of the Diocese of West Texas, is president of EWHP, one of three affiliated Episcopal women’s organizations represented at the ECW Triennial. (The other two…
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You never know who you’ll run into at General Convention.
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Eighteen representatives of the official “youth presence” at General Convention visited the ECW plenary to thank Episcopal Church Women for their support of youth and campus ministries in many dioceses and parishes, to share their dreams and eloquently advocate for their priorities as young Episcopalians: increased youth involvement, evangelism, outreach and human rights.
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One of the traditions of the ECW Triennial at General Convention is Shirt Day. Delegations show their team colors, so to speak, with the wearing of shirts announcing their diocese’s name, and sometimes more. (Who knew Province II is the “home of the kazoo”?). Shirt Day was Saturday. Here we are in our but-white-goes-with-everything shirts.…
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The National Honored Woman award is the highest recognition given by Episcopal Church Women. Every three years, diocesan ECW executive boards around the country are invited to submit the name of a woman from their diocese they believe has, by word and deed, best exemplified the ministry of ECW. She is then honored in a…
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The story of women in the church, the story of my life In addition to blogging, I’ve been asked to contribute to the in-house newspaper about the proceedings at General Convention and ECW Triennial. This is taken from an article I wrote for the July 10 issue of The Daily. The Rt. Rev. Barbara C. Harris…
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The Archbishop of Canterbury (aka “ABC”) Rowan Williams had just one day to spend at General Convention, and he made a point of devoting a portion of his time to the Episcopal Church Women. He and his entourage, including what appeared to be a security team, were escorted into our plenary session and he quietly…
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And so on Wednesday, July 8, there was joy as hundreds of women from places as diverse as Navajoland and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Delaware and the Dominican Republic, gathered for opening day festivities.