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Sociedad de Chicas Amigables Covid-19

Catherine SopkoEscrito por Catherine Sopko, Delegada para la Sociedad de Chicas Amigables en USA

La pandemia del Coronavirus a nivel mundial ha tenido un efecto masivo en la iglesia y la Sociedad de Chicas Amigables. Aunque estos tiempos han sido duros y ha habido un periodo de ajuste, con la ayuda de plataformas de comunicación como Zoom y otras herramientas en el internet, hemos podido conectarnos de maneras nunca antes pensadas.

El Concilio Mundial de la Sociedad de las Chicas Amigables, el cual se iba a llevar a cabo en Sur África en el mes de Julio de 2020, ha sido pospuesto para el verano del mes de Julio de 2020. Holly Shafer, un embajador de la Sociedad de las Chicas Amigables y miembro de la diócesis de California, dijo, “El coronavirus es algo que todavía se está investigando en lo atinente a sus ramificaciones y al cómo combatirlo. Ergo, me siento confiada en que La Sociedad de Chicas Amigables a nivel mundial está haciendo lo que está en el mejor interés de sus miembros al posponer tan magno evento para una fecha posterior.” Muy a pesar de que los miembros vislumbraban compartir días tan ricos culturalmente este verano, entendemos que es lo mejor debido a la seguridad de los participantes posponer el evento para el año entrante. Toda vez que el año entrante arribe, la espera habrá valido la pena.

Nuestra reunión primaveral de la Sociedad americana de las Chicas Amigables y fin de semana de retiro, el cual se hubiese llevado a cabo en la casa de veraneo de la sociedad de las Chicas Amigables en Cape Bay, New Jersey, también fue cancelada. La reunión de la junta se materializo vía una llamada Zoom. La reunión fue del todo positiva, y gracias a que la plataforma Zoom es tan accesible, hubo muchas más caras amigables en la llamada, lo cual fue magnifico. Muchas actividades diocesanas de la Sociedad de las Chicas Amigables también hubo que cancelarlas esta primavera – Servicios de aniversario, Días de arte creativo, Días de rally, y Campamentos de casa de veraneo. Sin embargo, por medio de la plataforma Zoom, Las diócesis de la Sociedad de Chicas Amigables han creado nuevos eventos. La diócesis de la Sociedad de Chicas Amigables en Los Ángeles utilizo la plataforma Zoom para ser la anfitriona de varios eventos para sus miembros – “Vuela bien alto con la sociedad de chicas amigables”, un viaje lejos de la tierra de COVID-19 a la tierra del cuidado propio para explorar el ámbito espiritual.

Las parroquias de la Sociedad de Chicas Amigables también han empezado a tener reuniones vía Zoom con un gran rango de actividades – Una celebración del día de la tierra donde aprendimos de planes, tuvimos una sesión de preguntas y respuestas con el párroco, una silla para hacer yoga, un show de magia, y discusiones sobre la salud mental y emocional. El éxito de nuestra reunión para la junta directiva, actividades diocesanas y reuniones en general de verdad demuestra lo capaz que es la plataforma Zoom para congregarnos a todos.

Lydia Kugler, líder de la sucursal en New Jersey, remarco que “Zoom ha permitido el reunirse, planear, y que todos nos veamos desde la comodidad de nuestros hogares y hasta utilizando nuestras Pijamas, si es deseable. ¡Que podría ser mejor que ello! A pesar de que los miembros están lejos, el internet y sus herramientas nos permiten estar más cerca que nunca.

Debido al coronavirus y a la distancia social, las actividades diocesanas fueron canceladas. En Nueva Jersey, nuestra convención diocesana, fue cancelada, lo cual fue decepcionante. El evento no solo es una reunión, pero también es un día en donde se repasan las políticas y practicas usadas en nuestra diócesis. En dicha reunión, veía a personas que hacía ya tiempo no veía, y asistía de igual manera a un servicio oficiado por el Obispo William Stokes (el mejor servicio de todos.) Aunado a ello, también caminaba el centro de convenciones aprendiendo de todas las organizaciones presentes, que juntas, conforman una gran diócesis.

Es un extraño tiempo en el que vivimos y muchas personas están sufriendo. A pesar de aquellos que están enfermos o en recuperación, por quienes oramos todos los días, hay estudiantes de secundaria y universidades que se han perdido sus ceremonias de graduación, al igual que novias que no han podido llegar al altar y contraer nupcias. Hay muchos sistemas de apoyo, y Holly Shafer, quien es una profesional de la salud mental, y consejera matrimonial, quisiera que todo el mundo supiera que” “Yo he estado trabajando a lo largo de la pandemia y he visto los efectos que el distanciamiento social está teniendo en mis clientes y la comunidad en general. Me gustaría recordarles a las personas que lo que están experimentado es real y que busquen ayuda lo más pronto posible.

Si alguien necesita ayuda o desea apoyo, tus amigas de la Sociedad de Chicas Amigables, siempre te apoyaran. Por favor llámalas si estas sufriendo en cuantía.

La señora Sopko es miembro de la diócesis de New Jersey. Ella se involucró en la sociedad de las chicas amigables cuando yo tenía 5 años de edad. “Yo encuentro a la sociedad de las chicas amigables como un lugar donde puedo ser yo misma, un lugar para desarrollar amistades, y donde aprender a ser tenaz y por ultimo a personificar el lema de la Sociedad de Chicas Amigables – Ayúdense a llevar los pesares de unos y otros.”


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2020-08-17T19:28:14+00:00July 21st, 2020|

Girls’ Friendly Society and Covid-19

Catherine Sopkoby Catherine Sopko, GFSUSA Junior Delegate

The outbreak of the coronavirus worldwide has had a massive effect on the church and the Girls’ Friendly Society (GFS). Though these times have been hard and there has been a major adjustment period, with the help of Zoom and other online tools, we have been able to connect in ways never thought possible before.

The Girls’ Friendly Society World Council, which was set to be held in South Africa in July 2020, has now been moved to the summer of 2021. Holly Shafer, a GFS ambassador and member from California, said, “The coronavirus is something that is still being researched and in trial phases of how to fight it, therefore I feel confident that GFS World is doing what is in the best interest of its members and attendees by postponing World Council and rescheduling for a later date.” Though all members were looking forward to spending 10 days in such a culturally rich country this summer, we understand that it is for our best interest and safety and are looking forward to next year. Once we get there, we will be even more excited since we had to wait so long.

Our GFS USA national spring board meeting and weekend retreat, which would have been held at our GFS Holiday House in Cape May, New Jersey, was also canceled. The board meeting took place as a Zoom call instead. The meeting went well, and since Zoom is so accessible, there were even more friendly, smiling faces on the call, which was nice to see. Many GFS diocesan activities also had to be cancelled this spring – anniversary services, Creative Arts Days, Rally Days and Holiday House Camp Weeks. However, using Zoom, GFS dioceses have created new events. The GFS of the Diocese of Los Angeles used Zoom to host a series of meetings for its members – “Fly Away With GFS,” a trip away from the land of COVID-19 to the land of self-care to explore spiritual, social and professional self-care.

GFS parish branches have also begun to hold Zoom meetings with a wide range of activities – an Earth Day Celebration with learning about plants and compost, a Q & A with a parish priest, chair yoga, a magic show, and discussions about mental and emotional health. The success of our Board meeting, diocesan activities and Branch meetings really shows how capable Zoom is at bringing people together.

Lydia Kugler, a branch leader in New Jersey, remarked that “Zoom has allowed us to meet, plan and ‘see’ each other in the comfort of our own homes and even in our PJs if desired. What could be better!” Though our members may be physically apart, the internet and all of its tools has brought us even closer together.

Because of the coronavirus and the social distancing guidelines that have been put in place, diocesan activities were cancelled. In New Jersey, our Diocesan Convention was cancelled, which was quite disappointing. This event is not only a social gathering, but it is an important day to go over the policies and procedures used in our diocese. Personally, I looked forward to the convention every year. I was able to see members of the church whom I did not get to see that often, and to attend a service led by Bishop William Stokes (the best kind of service) and to stroll the convention center floor learning about and looking at all the different organizations that, when put together, make up a great diocese.

This is a strange time that we’re living through and lots of people are suffering. Besides those who are sick and/or recovering, whom we pray for every day, there are also the high school and college seniors who are missing their graduation ceremonies, as well as brides who have to reschedule their big day. There are many support systems in place, and Holly Shafer, who is a professional in the mental health field, and a marriage and family therapist, would like everyone to know that “I have been working throughout the pandemic and have seen the effects that social isolation is having on my clients and the community as a whole. I would like to remind people that what they are experiencing is real and to reach out and ask for help as needed.”

For anyone who is in need or wants additional support, your GFS sisters will always be there to help or to be a shoulder to cry on. Please reach out to others if you are struggling, and we can get through these times together.

Ms. Sopko is a member of the Diocese of New Jersey. She become involved in The Girls’ Friendly Society when she was five years old.  “I found GFS as a place where I could be myself, a place where I developed friendships, I learned confidence and the meaning of the GFS motto – Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens.”


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2020-08-17T19:26:15+00:00July 21st, 2020|

Episcopal Church Women in the News 07-18-20

Summary

WKBW ABC – Buffalo NY – It’s Medina’s “Believe it or not” Church – St. John’s Episcopal Church is Medina’s oldest church. Built in the early 1830’s with Medina sandstone…

The Junction City Union – KS – Free Tuesday night dinner has served thousands of meals since starting back in February – When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Episcopal Church of the Covenant, continued their Tuesday night dinners.

Hendersonville Lightning – NC – Bazaar goes on line – The Bazaar at St. John in the Wilderness has been rescheduled for May 2021. However an Online Preview Sale is under way until Sept. 15…

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WKBW ABC

Buffalo, NY

It’s Medina’s “Believe it or not” Church

MEDINA, NY (WKBW-TV) — St. John’s Episcopal Church is Medina’s oldest church. Built in the early 1830’s with Medina sandstone taken from Orchard Creek nearby. The church is popular with visitors.

Cynthia Kiebala takes care of the business at the St. John’s and knows a lot of it’s history. She says after the church was finished the “Bishop came by canal to consecrate it.” The interior is simple, but the stained glass windows are breathtaking. […]

The Junction City Union

Junction City, KS

Free Tuesday night dinner has served thousands of meals since starting back in February

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Episcopal Church of the Covenant, continued their Tuesday night dinners.

Usually the free-to-the-community dinners took place inside the church, where people could enjoy one another’s company in addition to a hot meal, but social distancing and other hygiene concerns didn’t allow for that.

So they made changes and turned the dinner into a to-go event where volunteers packaged meals to be handed out to those in need.

Need has increased, the church has found, as many people have lost their jobs due to the pandemic and the crowds lining up to receive the meals has grown. […]

Hendersonville Lightning

Hendersonville, NC

Bazaar goes on line

Because of covid-19, The Bazaar at St. John in the Wilderness has been rescheduled for May 2021. However an Online Preview Sale is under way until Sept. 15.

The fundraiser features fine artwork, jewelry, furniture, linens and silver with proceeds assisting local charities involving women, children and families.

Parishioners Cynthia Shannon and Linda Giltner co-chair the sale, presented by The Episcopal Church Women.

Visit https://www.stjohnflatrock.org/upcoming-events to view all items available. Purchase is easy and secure. A simple text reserves your item to 864-680-2793 or 404-539-7670. After received confirmation all sales are cash and final. Pick up is every Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the church’s Parish Hall through the summer.

Tuesdays are best for furniture pickup as help is on hand to load. However delivery is not an option.

“We have up to 80 women of the church organizing this tremendous effort,” Shannon said. “We are grateful for the public support that will enable proceeds to be used for community outreach benefiting thousands in our community and beyond,” Giltner added. […]

2020-07-17T14:46:08+00:00July 18th, 2020|

St. Francis Episcopal Church Sews Masks for Local Hospital

Donna BernertWhen shortages of PPE were reported throughout the nation as the pandemic took hold in mid-March, the women of St. Francis Episcopal Church in Eureka, Missouri mobilized to offer their services to St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield.  The volunteer coordinator at St. Luke’s asked if they could make cloth masks for the support staff giving the quantity thought to be needed in the near future.  Overwhelmed with the number given them, Donna Bernert, a member of St. Francis contacted the Diocese of Missouri ECW Board, asking if they could mobilize volunteers across the diocese to sew cloth masks.

The ECW Board approved the appeal and Deborah Caby, current president of the ECW Board, Dio.MO, made sure all logistics and safety protocols were in place and put out an appeal to the women of the diocese asking for help in sewing masks. Within the hour of being published, the phone began to ring with dozens of women from the various parishes in the diocese offering their time and talent in sewing cloth masks. The diocesan ECW Board acted as liaison between individual volunteers and the women of St. Francis, and took over the administrative details.

Donna Bernert and Sally Hader, members of St. Francis, spearheaded this pickup ministry. They designed a system where sewing materials were prepared, assembled into kits complete with all materials needed to make 25-30 masks. Delivery of kits followed stringent safety protocols to keep everyone safe during this project.  Several men assisted with driving and member Charlie Coleman made meals for the women at St. Francis so they could utilize their time assembling kits and sewing masks. Not a detail was skipped. In a few short weeks, over 3100 masks were delivered to St. Luke’s.

This was all accomplished without members from St. Francis or members throughout the Diocese of Missouri leaving their home. Social contact was perhaps a wave from a window, but many times, no one saw each other’s face. While the work was solitary, the bonds of sisterhood and friendship grew.

Sally HaderBlessings seem to overflow when doing the work of The Lord.  St. Francis is a very small parish but met the challenges of shortages of materials as businesses shut down and lack of funding for the ministry, with the belief God would provide what was needed to do the work.  They found friends along the way who donated materials and money to make sure the support staff at St. Luke’s had cloth masks.  There were several volunteer sewers who did not attend church, but hopefully will remember the seeds of Love planted through this ministry.

With thanksgiving, the women of St. Francis acknowledge the outpouring of love from women around our diocese. The women of St. Francis have now turned their attention to sewing cloth masks for the Episcopal churches in the diocese, as they begin opening their doors for worship. Over 500 masks were delivered to various parishes with an additional 25 specially designed masks by Sally Hader were delivered to St. Thomas Deaf Episcopal Church with clear plastic inserts added, allowing worshipers the ability to read lips.

Submitted by Deborah Caby, President

ECW Board, Diocese of Missouri


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2020-08-18T14:20:16+00:00July 18th, 2020|

ECW Province 5 news – New Website

I am pleased to inform you that the ECW of Province 5 has a new website!  You may reach us at www.ecwprovince5.org   Our intention is to have the most up-to-date information about programming across the region.  As so many events will be held via videoconferencing, we’re seizing the opportunity to share events that otherwise would be more local in attendance.  Our annual meeting was held online in April and our attendance was a bit higher than our previous year’s meeting, but it also included women who would not have attended an in-person meeting.

The Diocese of Chicago also has a website, www.ecwchicago.org.  The fall programs are still in development so it’s not as updated as it will be later this summer.

And the third news item is our Province 5 video on the women in the Episcopal Church.  “Connecting with History, Shaping the Future” is our 4 ½ minute video including historical information about women in the church, affiliated women’s organizations and current/recent service projects from several dioceses in the province.  We presented the first version of this program last summer at the Province V “Big Provincial Gathering” as part of the ECW workshop but it has been improved and background music has been added.  You may link to it with this link as well as find it posted on YouTube.  https://youtu.be/-Rthbg2JwPs

We’ve been busy and we have no plans to slow down!

Beth Petti

VP Province 5

2020-07-17T15:12:16+00:00July 17th, 2020|

St. Gregory’s ECW Awards Scholarship

Three years ago the Episcopal Church Women of St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton, Florida started a scholarship program that we offer each year assuming we are blessed with successful ECW fundraising efforts which include the generous donations of our greater church parishioners.  We started this program in support of the National ECW organization.  We were particularly interested in aligning to the mission’s goals of bringing aid to women to help them become equal partners within their communities; and to provide an opportunity for women to improve life for themselves, their families, and their communities. This scholarship was created to support all women aspiring to complete an education in whatever training/academic program they choose and women of any age can apply.

Our scholarship initially began with an award of $500.00 and then we were able to raise the offering to $1,000.00 for 2020.  Each year potential award winners complete an application and send supporting documentation to our committee and chair for review and consideration.  If an applicant is selected, the recipient is notified and we arrange to award the scholarship in church.  This year, however, due to Covid, we were still able to provide an award in a virtual Town Hall via facilitated by Reverend Andrew Sherman.

Thank you!  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Blessings,

Kathryn (Kathy) Cottrell

Boca Raton, Florida

2020-07-17T15:06:11+00:00July 17th, 2020|

Episcopal Church Women in the News 07-11-20

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Guideposts – Web Exclusive – What Our Faith Calls Us To: Reverend Melanie Mullen – …our faith comes from a place of people that were oppressed, in bondage, fleeing, marginalized.

Episcopal News ServiceThe Lambeth Conference reschedules to 2022 – ‘Let us walk together as we seek to be good news’ says the Archbishop of Canterbury

Episcopal ChurchUnited Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) – STARTING July 9th: “Beijing +25: Celebrating the Blessing, Realizing the Dream” online study group. Join the Presiding Bishop’s delegation to UNCSW 64 for an online study group from July – November! Through a series of online webinars.

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Guideposts

Web Exclusive

What Our Faith Calls Us To: Reverend Melanie Mullen

This interview is part of our What Our Faith Calls Us To series.

Rev. Melanie Mullen was working as a political fundraiser in Washington D.C., when she began attending a local church after her mother urged her to start attending a religious service. There, she found a mentor in the women priest at the church and eventually felt a calling to become a priest herself.

Her first call out of seminary was to lead a church in Richmond, Virginia with the nickname the “Cathedral of the Confederacy.” Although the members at the church were progressive and devoted to serving local institutions, everyone who attended also lived on the other side of town in wealthier neighborhoods. In her tenure there, she helped lead interfaith work and worked with parishioners to remove confederate statues within the church. She now serves as the Director of Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care for the Episcopal Church.

We spoke with Rev. Mullen about how people of faith can react to racial injustice and what our faith calls us to in regards to serving our neighbors. […]

Episcopal News Service

The Lambeth Conference reschedules to 2022

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has sent a message encouragement to “walk together and be good news” to the bishops and spouses of the Anglican Communion today – in the month that would have seen the fifteenth Lambeth Conference hosted in Canterbury.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this decennial meeting of Anglican bishops and spouses had been rescheduled to the British summer of 2021. Since then – after ongoing monitoring of the pandemic and consultation with bishops and primates around the world – a new decision has been reached to further reschedule the conference to the British summer of 2022. […]

Episcopal Church

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW)

STARTING July 9th: “Beijing +25: Celebrating the Blessing, Realizing the Dream” online study group

Join the Presiding Bishop’s delegation to UNCSW 64 for an online study group from July – November! Through a series of online webinars, blogs and reflection conversations, we will study the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action together and understand the ways in which Episcopalians have engaged with Beijing since then, directly and indirectly. We will reflect on what has been achieved and what remains to be done to realize gender justice and equity for all women and girls. […]

2020-07-10T13:59:08+00:00July 11th, 2020|

Episcopal Church Women in the News 07-04-20

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Mainline Today – Newtown Square, PA – How Two Local Churches Are Combatting Shrinking CongregationsChrist Church Ithan and St. Martin’s Episcopal Church are partnering to strengthen their rectories and charitable programs. 

Alabama Life & Culture – Birmingham, AL – First woman bishop takes office for Diocese of Alabama – Bishop Glenda Curry was consecrated in a ceremony on Saturday, June 27, at Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham.

Taos News – TAOS, NM – Heroes: Feeding the hungry – Daseler is one of the longest-serving volunteers at the El Prado food pantry. ‘In addition to helping with distribution, Sue also sewed masks for all our volunteers at Shared Table,’ said Cheri Lyon, church pastor and Shared Table director.

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Mainline Today

Newtown Square, PA

How Two Local Churches Are Combatting Shrinking Congregations

Christ Church Ithan and St. Martin’s Episcopal Church are partnering to strengthen their rectories and charitable programs. 

Churches are in trouble. Upwards of 50 Episcopalian churches close each week in the United States, and other religions are similarly suffering. It’s little wonder given how many places of worship exist.There are six Episcopalian churches in just a five-mile stretch on the Main Line. As a result, congregations are constricting, and ministries are getting creative. […]

Alabama Life & Culture

Birmingham

First woman bishop takes office for Diocese of Alabama

Bishop Glenda Curry was consecrated in a ceremony on Saturday, June 27, at Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham.

Bishop Glenda Curry took office on Saturday, the first woman to serve as a bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.

Curry will hold the title of bishop coadjutor, assisting retiring Bishop Kee Sloan, who steps down at the end of the year. Curry will then succeed him as head of the diocese, which covers north and central Alabama and includes about 30,000 Episcopalians in 88 parishes. […]

Taos News

TAOS, NM

Heroes: Feeding the hungry

Daseler is one of the longest-serving volunteers at the El Prado food pantry. ‘In addition to helping with distribution, Sue also sewed masks for all our volunteers at Shared Table,’ said Cheri Lyon, church pastor and Shared Table director.

A continuous line of cars snakes through the parking lot to the parish hall doors of St. James Episcopal Church, on Camino de Santiago.

It’s Thursday, distribution day for the church’s food pantry. Inside the hall, one group of volunteers fills boxes with peanut butter, bananas, beans, soup, a can of tomato paste and a dessert item. Then another group takes the boxes outside where two final items, onions and eggs, are added before they’re handed off to their recipients. […]

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2022-09-28T18:12:47+00:00July 4th, 2020|

Episcopal Church Women in the News 06-27-20

Summary

WPVI-TV ABC – Philadelphia, PA – Philly Proud: Deacon helps those in need because of COVID-19 – A Philadelphia deacon has dedicated her time to helping…

Chattanooga Times Free Press – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga pastors grapple with history of church racism – There is a plethora that the church universal and the church in America has to deal with…

WDET – Detroit’s NPR Station – Black Lives Matter” At A Church In Gentrifying Corktown Neighborhood – St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Corktown takes a stand in recent protests against system racism in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood.

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WPVI-TV ABC

Philadelphia, PA

Philly Proud: Deacon helps those in need because of COVID-19

A Philadelphia deacon has dedicated her time to helping those whose worlds have been turned upside down because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Her generosity comes after her own experience with losing everything. She came to the city after Hurricane Hugo destroyed her home in Puerto Rico.

Now her charity work is making us Philly Proud.

Jessie Alejandro has quite the resume. She was ordained as a deacon a little less than a year ago, and she’s soon to be the first Hispanic ordained priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. […]

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga pastors grapple with history of church racism

There is a plethora that the church universal and the church in America has to deal with before we start talking about reconciliation.

Since the month began, hundreds of area residents have gathered in Chattanooga’s streets to protest police brutality and call attention to racism in American systems of governance.

Signs read “No justice no peace” and “Wake up & show up.” People have called on leadership in local law enforcement to reform or resign. […]

WDET

Detroit’s NPR Station

Black Lives Matter” At A Church In Gentrifying Corktown Neighborhood

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Corktown takes a stand in recent protests against system racism in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood.

On the corner of Michigan and Trumbull in the city’s Corktown neighborhood, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is practicing “radical hospitality.”

It’s important that we make clear who we are, where we stand, who we stand with and for.” — Denise Griebler, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church […]

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2020-06-25T14:53:43+00:00June 27th, 2020|

Annual Province V ECW Meeting on May 2020

I attended the Zoom meeting of the Annual Province V ECW Meeting on May 1st and 2nd.  The presidents met on May 1st.  We had 57 members for the May 2nd Zoom meeting.  It started with the Business Meeting, where we elected the 2021-2024 Reps. To CPC, NECW and UTO.  Then we had 15 minutes of music between our speakers.  Our speakers were The Rev. Rosalind Hughes, “Responding to Gun Violence”, Church of the Epiphany, Euclid, Ohio; for more information about gun violence you can go to Bishopsagainstgunviolence.org; Ms. Shelby Kretz, “Little Justice Leaders”, littlejusticeleaders.com, she creates books for children; and the Rev. Kay M. Houck, “Her Way of Love”, herwayoflove.com. I highly recommend you look at their websites. Ms. Kathy Mank, Province V ECW President and Ms. Beth Petti, Province V ECW Vice-President did a great job putting this meeting together.

On June 10th, the Diocesan ECW had a Zoom meeting titled: “Diocese of Missouri Zoom Connections Event”.  The Rev. Dr. Maria Evans is interim rector at Christ Church in Rolla, MO and is also a pathologist, a laboratory medical director, and has served on hospital infection control committees for more than 30 years.  Her topic title is “Living Life on the Fly: Holy Humor & Absurdities”.  She showed us where there is humor in the Bible.  We participated in 2 break-out groups and discussed the humor we have experienced during the pandemic.  They are planning more of these “Zoom Connections Event”.

Jan Goossens

Province V Rep.

2020-07-17T13:47:24+00:00June 25th, 2020|
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