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Articles and Announcements
National Board Met in Birmingham AL January 17th 2025
On their second board meeting, The National Episcopal Church Women spent part of their time commemorating the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement. The trip began with a tour of the 16th Baptist Church, the Kelly Ingram Park and The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. The NECW would like to thank the tour guide for sharing so much information about the church. Just to mention, its history began in 1873 as the First Colored Baptist Church of Birmingham. The present-day church was built in 1911. The church met notoriety when a bombing took place on Sunday September 15, 1963. On this day [...]
Poems
I tried to capture you
You alluded me. I smelled fresh moonlight, felt your light bless me and I wonder… Perhaps these moments are just to be between us, deep within, held close in the tapestry of my inner being, gazing at the moon. I am offered a window to the unseen God. My heart opens and gratitude flows, knowing the Divine is not absent, but a living light. Shining in all beings Patti Joy Posan - Sewanee, TN
Publishing Deadlines for 2025
The National Board maintains two publications. For monthly information about the Episcopal Church Women and all is local groups, [...]
WEEK 1 The Burden of Injustice
March 6th 2025 Station 1: Jesus is Condemned to Death We stand with you, O + Christ, in solidarity [...]
Stations of Hope: A Thursdays in Black Journey Against Violence
Introduction and Background: Lent is a sacred season in the Christian tradition—a time for deep reflection, repentance, and renewal. [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 01-04-24
Episcopal Church Foundation, ECF, Chooses Longtime Associate as New Leader The ECF manages $709 million in assets for Episcopal [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 11-02-24
National Board Meeting October 2024 The National ECW Board met October 18-21, 2024 in Linthicum Heights, Maryland for the [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 10-26-24
Central Pennsylvania and Bethlehem dioceses approve reunification The Rt. Rev. Audrey C. Scanlan, Bishop of the Diocese of Central [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 10-19-24
Northern Arapaho Tribe reclaims items long held by the Episcopal Church in Wyoming Northern Arapaho elder Marian Scott said [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 10-12-24
Throwback Thursday: Not many people know there were Episcopal nuns in Ripon Sister Charis is a member of the [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 10-05-24
Episcopal Relief & Development responds to needs created by Hurricane Helene In partnership with the Diocese of Florida, Episcopal [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 09-28-24
Presiding bishop-elect discusses his initial plans for Episcopal Church ‘structural realignment’ Approved in June by the 81st General Convention, [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 09-14-24
Church builds on success of Sacred Ground curriculum with new launch event, staff additions Online registration for the Zoom [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 09-07-24
Pauli Murray Center to celebrate grand opening of trailblazing priest's childhood home The restored 1898 house that belonged to [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 08-31-24
AME Church delegates name six new bishops while retaining same-sex marriage ban They include the Rev. Erika D. Crawford, [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 08-23-24
Diocese of Georgia to sell diocesan offices, move into building of shuttered church “This decision is about focusing on [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 08-17-24
African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church General Conference to begin August 21 World’s oldest historically Black denomination to gather 15,000 [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 08-10-24
Cornell Grow Chautauqua Program Sees Success and Keeps Growing So far this season, CCE has distributed over 50,000 pounds [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 08-03-24
What Role Did the Episcopal Church Play in Indian Boarding Schools? The church must acknowledge the intergenerational trauma caused [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 07-27-24
Amid talk of a churchwide ‘clergy shortage,’ dioceses experiment with local leadership models Church leaders also say recent seminary [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 07-20-24
Episcopalians encouraged to apply for positions on church’s interim bodies for 2025-27 Serving on an interim body is a [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 07-013-24
Only One Future Bishop Rowe is a change agent who comfortably speaks the language of strategic planning and community [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 07-06-24
NECW National President, Lisa Bortner, Acceptance Speech Triennial 2024 Just as earthly parents are thrilled when we see our [...]
Arrival and Navigating General Convention 2024
View as Webpage | GCO Website Español 81st General Convention - Know Before You Go GC81 Resources vBinder GC Media Hub [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 06-15-24
Title IV matters involving presiding bishop candidates Over the past year, many bishops, other clergy, and laypeople have called [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 06-08-24
Episcopal Church Women to celebrate (belatedly) organization’s 150th anniversary during Triennial meeting The ECW made the news. Birthday party, [...]
Episcopal Church Women in the News 06-01-24
Fourth-century Council of Nicaea shaped European history, says Anglican theologian “Without the Council of Nicaea we might not have [...]
Praying with Sparrows – A poem of the 2020 pandemic
Praying with Sparrows A poem of the 2020 pandemic I never thought to pray with sparrows, black throated wild and [...]
A Breathless Moment
It is a breathless moment when, coming to the edge Of what confounds me, I pause and ask myself [...]
The Knitting Shoppe
I finger the yarn, Checking its strength and quality, Comparing the weights and colors. The shop keeper watches me, [...]
What is Heavy Turns to Spirit
All that is hard and heavy turns to spirit. It cannot help but eventually Become like a cup of [...]
A crack, a slap, a painful plea
A crack, a slap, a painful plea A cry for help Heard, unheard, denied. Cultural Institutional Interpersonal And... Really...personal [...]