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Meet the Author – Lindsay Hardin Freeman

Lindsay Hardin Freeman is an Episcopal priest and an award-winning author who is passionate about sharing the stories of Bible women. Along with Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter, she is the author of The Scarlet Cord: Conversations with God’s Chosen Women and The Spy on Noah’s Ark and Other Bible Stories from the Inside Out. She is also the editor of Wisdom Found: Stories of Women Transfigured by Faith. Lindsay lives in Orono, Minnesota with her husband, Len, an Episcopal priest, poet, and teacher. They are the parents of two sons, Jeffrey and David. Lindsay was the keynote speaker and a workshop presenter at the 2012 ECW Triennial Meeting in Indianapolis. Her friendship with ECW has continued with contributions to the Commuiqué magazine, with speaking engagements at ECW gatherings in various provinces, and in the development of Bible Women, thanks in part to the support and prayers from the Episcopal Church Women National Board. Delegates and visitors to the 2015 Triennial Meeting in Salt Lake City will have an opportunity to have “Breakfast with Lindsay Hardin Freeman”, to attend her workshops, and to visit her at the ECW exhibit hall booth for a book signing.

To learn more about Lindsay, read her blog, and/or contact her about her travel schedule and the possibility of a speaking engagement at your event, go to www.lindsayhardinfreeman.com.

Episcopal Church Women2020-05-22T14:22:11+00:00October 5th, 2014|

16 Days of Activism 2014

From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence Against Women! The 2014 16 Days Campaign continues advocacy for awareness and action on the multi-faceted intersections of gender-based violence and militarism, while highlighting the connection between the struggle for economic and social rights and ending gender-based violence. The theme focuses on militarism as a creation and normalization of a culture of fear that is supported by the use or threat of violence, aggression, as well as military intervention in response to political and social disputes or to enforce economic and political interests.

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence begins November 25 and continues through December 10, 2014

For many of us in the church, action begins with prayer. Prayer grounds us and helps us speak the truth into the world, and so we offer you these prayers for each of the 16 days as food for reflection and action. This year, for the first time, we have partnered with A Window Between Worlds (AWBW), a nonprofit organization dedicated to using art to help end domestic violence. Since 1991, AWBW has provided creative expression as a healing tool for over 49,500 battered women and their children in crisis shelters, transitional homes, and outreach centers throughout the United States.

Episcopal Church Women2020-05-20T13:26:05+00:00September 24th, 2014|

Holy Land Tour 2014

Dome of the Rock

The Second Annual ECW Holy Land Tour is scheduled for December 1 through 11, 2014. The event is being coordinated by ECW President Nancy Crawford, Lynn Headley, and local Anglican guide and instructor, Canon Iyad Qumri.

Travelers will enjoy the beauties of the Mediterranean landscape, while visiting the holiest sites in the Judeo/Christian/Muslim faiths. They will visit the city of Nazareth (the home of the Holy Family), the Basilica of the Annunciation, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Shepherd’s Field, and the site of Jacob’s Well—where Jesus spoke with the Samaritan Woman.

The pilgrims will visit Capernuam and its ancient Synagogue, add their written prayers the ancient Western Wall, and take in the Church of the Loaves and Fishes and the Chapel of St. Peter’s Primacy. The agenda also includes a walk along the Palm Sunday Road, ending in the Garden of Gethsemane, as well as the opportunity to pray the Way of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa, and worship at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

Additional highlights of the trip include Muslim, Christian, and Jewish speakers, who will offer their unique perspectives of practicing faith in their regions.

For more information, please visit www.episcopalwomensholylandpilgrimage.com

Episcopal Church Women2020-05-19T17:36:47+00:00June 19th, 2014|

Looking for a very Unique and Life-Changing Opportunity?

RUN FOR OFFICE ON THE NATIONAL ECW BOARD!!

Deadline to Submit Nomination Form, Resume & Photo: October 15, 2014 Submit to either Sandra Powers, chair of the nominating committee or Kathy Mank, nominating committee National ECW Board liaison

If you have attended at least one Triennial Meeting the following positions are open to you: Member at Large – Social Justice Member at Large – Multi Media/Communications Secretary Treasurer

If you have previously served a full term on the National ECW Board these positions are open to you: President Vice President of Program Vice President for Information & Communication

Why the early deadline to run for office when the election takes place at Triennial in 2015? • There can be no nominations from the floor • Candidates running must have received consent from the Presiding Bishop and Executive Council to run for office

Why is the National ECW Board subject to these changes? • In response to a resolution at TM 2012, Legal Counsel at the church-wide office in New York City reviewed the structure and relationship of the National ECW Board to The Episcopal Church (TEC) • To comply with church canons and the IRS, bylaw amendments were carefully drafted with Legal Counsel, reviewed by the board Parliamentarian and subsequently adopted in spirit by the 2012-2015 National ECW Board • The new election procedures include the formation of a nominating committee with representatives from all 9 provinces and the creation of a time-line to ensure compliance with the bylaw amendments

Will Province Representatives to the National ECW Board be subject to the new rules? • Yes! Province boards are electing the province reps to the national ECW board at 2014 annual meetings. The province reps’ names will be submitted to the Presiding Bishop at the same time as the names of women running for offices. The province reps elected will be required to complete the same nomination forms. Local bishop recommendation is strongly encouraged if not mandated.

Episcopal Church Women2020-05-22T18:50:19+00:00June 2nd, 2014|

Take this Survey and Share Your Opinion About the Future of ECW

Dear Fellow Members of The Episcopal Church, Empower your voice! We need your help to make a difference.

At Triennial Meeting 2012, delegates adopted Resolution 101/104, which called for the research and review of the present function and structure of the Episcopal Church Women National Board and the mission and purpose of our ECW as a whole. To this end, the National ECW board has appointed an ad hoc committee comprised of one female representative from each of the Episcopal Church’s nine Provinces. The national board will evaluate recommendations submitted by the ad hoc committee to address the resolution and determine what is to be presented at Triennial Meeting 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

We are attempting to determine how the organized ministry of women, known as ECW will have a continuing role and impact on the life of The Episcopal Church. Our Ad Hoc Committee realized that we couldn’t complete this task without your important contributions. While we are a committee with diverse opinions, there are many more opinions we value – including yours. If you know any women who have participated or currently participate in the ECW, it is important for us to understand their views and ideas, as well.

To gather opinions, we designed a survey that will take about five minutes of your time. In an effort to reach women in each parish, we have sent this letter and information to Provincial and Diocesan leaders asking them to send this letter to as many women as possible in their Province, Diocese, congregations, and other Episcopalian friends.

It is very important that this survey is given not only to women who are currently associated with ECW, but to every woman/man who care about the Episcopal Church. We would like to hear from as diverse a group as possible. We would love to hear from the members of your choir, Rectors, Vicars, Priests, Altar Guild, Lay Readers, Sunday school teachers, local ECW chapter members, congregational administrators, and those who are not currently involved beyond worshiping at the local Church level.

We have made the survey accessible and simple to complete:

Please submit your completed survey by ___June 30, 2014_______

Episcopal Church Women2020-05-22T18:52:35+00:00May 8th, 2014|

2015 Triennial Meeting Delegate Credentialing

Register your delegation online as soon as possible to ensure receipts of all Triennial-related materials. Registration and fee of $375 per delegate is made through your diocese. If your diocese is not handling your registration and fee payment, you may register through the General Convention (www.generalconvention.org) in early February.

Episcopal Church Women2020-05-22T18:48:11+00:00April 22nd, 2014|

A Prayer for Our Own Empowerment

Creator Mother, as we offer our prayers for our sisters who suffer from physical and emotional abuse, and for the perpetrators of violence against them, we ask also that you create within each of us an awareness of the many subtle forms of denigration of women and girls that occur daily and hourly around us and that contribute to an environment that allows abuse of women and girls to perpetuate.

Open our eyes to see instances where women and girls are treated as ‘less than’ men and boys: in the workplace, in the media, in the family and elsewhere.

Give us the courage to speak out when language is used that objectifies women’s bodies and intellect and subtly dehumanizes them.

Inspire us to stand up to media advertising that distorts and devalues women and girls by making informed purchases from companies who show respect for women in their advertising and hiring policies.

Make us mindful of the need to raise sons and daughters, and grandchildren too, in an environment of respect for the dignity of EVERY human being.

God of Love and Mercy,

Christine Budzowski VP Information and Communication National Episcopal Church Women

Episcopal Church Women2020-05-26T16:51:03+00:00December 10th, 2013|

Divine Mercy for the Physically and Sexually Abused

Divine Mercy, I beg of You to protect all those helpless children who are physically and sexually abused, especially by those whose duty it is to guide and protect them on earth. Send Your enveloping cloak of Mercy and wrap it around those poor children and enfold them in Your love and protection.

Send forth Your rays of blood and water to cleanse and renew the souls of those who perpetrate these vile acts of Satan. Let there be a way to get Your powerful image of Divine Mercy into the homes of these sad families, from where graces will flow as You promise, and they shall be renewed. O’ Blood and Water which gushed from the heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us, we trust in You.

Amen

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Episcopal Church Women2020-05-26T15:17:29+00:00December 9th, 2013|

For the Women of Our World

O gracious Lord, we humbly pray for the women of the world today.

Born of different colors and creeds, we share the same concern and needs.

Lord, lift our heads and dry our tears, as you strengthen us and calm our fears.

Comfort those who, on bended knee, seek a life where all live free.

We pray for ourselves as well as others, as we pray for the future of children and mothers.

Amen.

Episcopal Church Women2020-05-26T15:20:20+00:00December 8th, 2013|

A Prayer for the Women of the World

Divine Creator, create in us the power to speak for those who truly need your love and care but have no voice. Give us the wisdom, strength and courage to make a difference in the lives of the women we pray for: Keep us aware of their problems and empower us to somehow come to their aid.

In Your Mercy

LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER

Lastly Lord, Mother and Father of us all, we ask you to reach in to the hearts of every Christian and Stir up the Spirit within, let all of us Celebrate your Holy Name now and forever. AMEN

Episcopal Church Women2020-05-26T15:59:12+00:00December 7th, 2013|