Triennial Meeting July 2022
Triennial Update
The National Board of Episcopal Church Women met May 22nd, 2022 and determined to honor the request of Bishop Curry and President Jennings and not convene the Triennial meeting in Baltimore in July 2022. We regret having to do this, but, because of health concerns, it is the right thing to do.
Karen Patterson, National President
Episcopal Church Women
Triennial 2021 has been rescheduled for July 7th – July 14th 2022
The 50th Triennial Meeting of the Episcopal Church Women will be held in beautiful Baltimore, Maryland.
We will keep you all informed as we know. Triennial is held in conjunction with General Convention and their arrangements have been set for July 7th – 14th, 2022.
Your National ECW board is busy planning a week full of worship, fun, education, and, of course, some work. We will be celebrating our 150th, (it will really be our 151st) year as a women’s organization in the Episcopal Church and the 50th Triennial with a big birthday party.
We will have speakers that review our history and also all the new work that is being done by you, the women of the Church. We are planning workshops that will give you information that you can take back to the women in your church to help you look to the future. We will be worshiping with the delegates and bishops from General Convention along with volunteers and visitors from all over the world.
We hope to see you in Baltimore.
Every Triennial the ECW sponsors local organizations for gift giving. This triennial’s recipients are Sutton Scholars and Paul’s Place. Both organizations are based out of Baltimore or the greater Washington DC area.
Sutton Scholars is awarded the Unified Gift Grant
The Sutton Scholars® High School Enrichment Program helps high school students in Baltimore become confident, competent individuals by teaching essential soft and other life skills necessary to develop socially and emotionally, and to achieve academic, workplace, and personal success. To meet these needs in the community, Sutton Scholars provides five weeks of curriculum on the campus of Mercy High School, teaching time management skills; workplace etiquette; healthy interpersonal communications and conflict resolution strategies; relational, emotional, nutritional and physical health; financial skills; and other selected life skills to the students. Read more about Sutton Scholars.
Every Triennial the ECW encourages the dioceses and local groups to help sponsor with a cash donation to help bolster the Community Grant amount. As with past triennials the NECW board will add funds to assist with the donations by the diocese, local groups, or individual members.
Paul’s Place is the Community Connection Gift Recipient
Their Mission is to be a catalyst and leader for change, improving the quality of life in the Southwest Baltimore communities. Paul’s Place provides programs, services, and support that strengthen individuals and families, fostering hope, personal dignity and growth.
Paul’s Place has been a steadfast source of support for residents of the Southwest Baltimore communities going on 38 years – starting as a two-day-a-week soup kitchen and becoming a one-stop destination with a wide array of resources for hundreds of individuals every day. Paul’s Place now offers more than 20 programs to help guests along a path to self-sufficiency. Read more about Paul’s Place.
Every Triennial the ECW encourages the dioceses and local groups to help sponsor with a cash donation to help bolster the Community Grant amount. As with past triennials the NECW board will add funds to assist with the donations by the diocese, local groups, or individual members.
Having been ordained (2015) when her contemporaries were retiring, Rev. Fisher-Stewart, recently retired after having served as associate rector, Calvary Episcopal Church, and interim rector, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, both in Washington, DC. Prior to being ordained, she served as lay associate for ten year with the Church of Our Saviour, also in Washington, D.C.
Elaine Conger is a native of Nashville and life-long musician and music educator. After years of teaching and touring, she’s finally settled down in the mountains of East Tennessee for another chapter in her musical journey. Her current passion is writing and performing worshipful songs that stir the soul and encourage spiritual reflection.
Elections for the National Board have been postponed until Triennial 2024. It will be necessary for any member interested in running for a national office to resubmit and make known their intention to run for office. The following members who were seeking office at Triennial 2022 may or may not seek office in 2024.
The following members are nominated for board positions:
President: Lisa Bortner
Vice President: Gloria Rogers
2nd Vice President: No Nominations Received
Secretary: Samar Fay
Treasurer: Margaret Hammond Gordon
Social Justice Chair: Evita Krislock and The Rev. Deacon Twilla R. Two Bulls
Nominee biography and professional resume may be viewed at the Nominations page
Distinguished Women Awards
These are the honorees for the 2018 – 2022 Distinguished Women
Distinguished Women’s awards are being presented for this 2022 Triennial. Even though the ECW did not meet in Baltimore, the National Board felt it important to proceed with the awards. Booklets containing all the Distinguished Women, Certificates, and Pins will be sent to the designated member of the diocesan ECW for presentation to the Distinguished Woman honorees in July/August.
Nominations are closed: The National Board of the Episcopal Church Women is encouraging you to submit the name of a woman from your diocese whom you have identified as your Distinguished Women Nominee.
We ask that you and your board give careful thought and consideration in selecting this woman and encourage others within your diocese to assist with this selection. We invite your Distinguished Women Nominee to Triennial 2022 to receive her award. Please make your selection and submit her information via this form by January 31, 2022.
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