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Episcopal Church Women in NC
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The gang’s all here in the Diocese of Los Angeles. Good thing as the activity level, already humming along, has picked up. Joining me in Anaheim are the following Diocesan ECW board members: We very much miss Moli Jones, Church Periodical Club Director. She was to have been a part of the delegation, but her…
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The numbers of the 76th General Convention tell interesting stories. One is that we are a church that’s diversifying. According to the Church’s record keepers, included in the deputations are 85 African Americans, 53 Latinos/Hispanics, 17 Native Americans, 14 Asian Americans and 4 native Hawaiians. That’s 16.1 percent of all deputies, compared to 15.3 percent…
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A steady flow of people are making their way here today. But the check-in lines are nothing compared to the line for those waiting for their Starbucks fix, morning, noon and night.
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Jean’s Blog Educate yourself about opportunities for Christian service. Welcome to a new web log that we hope will become a valuable resource for all ECW branches. Our hope is that the news shared in this space will encourage and inspire you to take on a mission, program or challenge that will help you contribute…
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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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People wishing to make dolls for children in our companion diocese, Botswana, will need to coordinate with the Diocesan ECW. Materials: Worsted weight wool or cotton in small amounts. Please use brown for the feet and face. Fiberfill for the stuffing. Needles: US #4 and 3 Instructions: With #4 needles and brown, cast on 32…
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Opportunities to Strengthen Your Faith and Your ECW Branch The Millennium Development Goals are about putting feet on our faith. We can’t do everything, but we can do something.(ECW president Lisa Towle in her address to Diocesan Convention, January 2006) The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) form a blueprint agreed to by all nations to…
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On 20 March 2005, six women deacons of the Diocese of Renk were ordained priests of the Episcopal Church of Sudan by The Rt. Rev. Daniel Deng Bul. The six, all of whom had been leaders in the Mothers’ Union, all of whom had served as deacons since the Feast of St. Thomas 2003, were…