Articles – Poems – Announcements
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Articles and Announcements
Women in Theology Scholarship
Women in Theology Graduate Studies Scholarship Application Deadline: April 1, 2026 Award Amount: $5,000 Submit to: scholarship@ecwnational.org Download the Application OVERVIEW This scholarship supports a woman pursuing graduate-level studies in theology, religious studies, or ministry (lay or ordained). ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Applicants must: Identify as female Enrolled in a graduate program (M.Div., M.A. in Theology, or equivalent) Be active in an Episcopal parish Be involved with Episcopal Church Women or women’s ministry group (parish, diocesan, or national level) Provide a letter of recommendation from an Episcopal priest APPLICATION CHECKLIST Please include the following: Personal Information Form (below) Short Essays (3 [...]
Poems
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 ink That is poured into the ocean. I do not doubt that for a time The ink darkens the water, Obscures and displaces the light, Leaching out its tendrils Staining what it touches. But eventually, Finally, The ink must break down into its smallest elements, And even the stains become only faint shadows Barely noticeable to the outer eye. This does not belittle the awful impact of a cup full of shadow. It is only to say, that in an [...]
Shirley Greiman – Vice President, Program
I come from the Diocese of Connecticut and belong to Old St. Andrew’s Church, Bloomfield, CT. Born and raised [...]
Christine Budzowski – Vice President, Information and Communication
Born in Sydney, Australia, I was baptized in the Church of England and confirmed in the Episcopal Church after [...]
Kathy Mank, Treasurer
Greetings from your National ECW Treasurer! For the last 22 years, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been my residence and St. [...]
Lisa Towle, Secretary
Lisa Towle hails from the Diocese of North Carolina. She and her husband, Karl, live in Cary, and are [...]
ECW Triennial Keynote Speaker: Reverend Lindsay Hardin Freeman
Among the many highlights of the 47th Triennial Episcopal Church Women’s meeting, “Many Paths, One Journey,” is scheduled keynote [...]
Violencia Contra la Mujer
demás de representar a la provincia 9 en la junta directiva nacional de la ECW, Rvda. Digna Suyapa Rodríguez es miembro del Comité de Justicia Social. Ella ha escrito este artículo para los 16 Días de Activismo contra la Violencia de Género.Además [...]