Episcopal Church Women of Province VII

The National ECW Board visited Magdalene Omaha today, delivering a $1000 donation and purchasing many of the fragrant wares created by the women of Thistle Lights.

What an amazing ECW retreat. Thank you to the women of the Diocese of Oklahoma for a wonderful weekend.

Galveston Convocation Women's Mini Retreat: The Art of Calm
Saturday, September 30, 9:00-1:30

SEPT 30
WOMEN'S MINI RETREAT
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St. Christopher and St. Thomas Episcopal Churches invite you to join us for our Women's Mini Fall Retreat on Saturday, September 30th to be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Nassau Bay. Our speaker will be Roger Hutchinson, author of several books, including the recently published Sparrow's Prayer and The Art of Calm.
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Hutchison is an author, illustrator, educator, and director of Christian Formation and Parish Life at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston, TX. He is the author of nine books for children and adults. Hutchison's ambition is to use art, color, and poetic language to communicate love and promote healing and hope in today's hurting world.
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Registration deadline is September 20. For registration information contact Ellen Cook at St. Thomas the Episcopal Church.

Get your Triennial news here!

2022-2024 Triennial Meeting June/Junio 2024 Your National ECW board is busy planning a week full of worship, fun, and education for our 51st Triennial to be held in Louisville, Kentucky in conjunction with General Convention. The dates for Triennial are June 22 through June 28, 2024. Triennial, including the....

All are invited to the ARKANSAS ECW FALL GATHERING, OCTOBER 13-14, ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S, 2701 OLD GREENWOOD ROAD, FORT SMITH, AR 72903

Fall Gathering 2023 Arkansas ECW Oct 13-14 St Bartholomew’s Welcomes the Arkansas Episcopal Church Women Fall Gathering & Annual Meeting{

The Women of the Diocese of Oklahoma and The Daughters of the King invite you to join them for a Women's Retreat at St. Crispin's, September 22-24, 2023. The theme for the weekend is Exploring God's Gifts through Fellowship, Worship, Reflection and Recreation. For registration information please contact Sandra Opalka.

Triennial 2024 Housing – Contact your Dioceses

General Convention housing for Triennial 2024 will start in Mid-July for Dioceses. Please have all ECW delegate Chairpersons advise their diocesan offices if any ECW Delegates will require rooms in the diocesan rooming block. This is the only way for ECW delegates to obtain rooms for Triennial.

In the past the diocese has not communicated the need for ECW rooms, and this has led to ECW delegates being split among different hotels.

The All About Love: A Festival of the Jesus Movement needs volunteers. The first 100 VOLUNTEERS get to attend free – all you need to do to get started is fill out this form: https://dfms.formstack.com/forms/iaal_volunteer_form

Congrats to the Diocese of West Texas ECW on reuniting for a wonderful day of fellowship and storytelling. This was the first time the ECW met in five years. The sixty attendees enjoyed the theatrical presentation of Eve in the Garden with God-her side of the story-as told by storyteller Sam Gilliam pictured on the left. What a joyous day!

Oh the beauty of God’s creation! Camp Mitchell is breath taking.

Sisters in Christ, Please pray for the Presiding Bishop who is experiencing health problems. MayGod grant him rest so that he may recuperate fully.

You are invited to attend the Arkansas ECW's Summer Quest
Experience God's Joy at Camp Mitchell!
June 2-4, 2023 Telling Our Stories led by The Rev. Marge Doyle

Arkansas ECW Summer Quest 2023 We are back at camp! We have an old friend coming to lead us and a great opportunity for socializing with friends, old and new. Read on...

It's time to gather for a Province VII Board Meeting:

Date: Saturday- September 30, 2023
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Place: Via Zoom

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As part of our agenda we will need to hold elections for Province VII ECW board positions.
With that said:
Nominations are now officially open for Province VII ECW Board positions and may be sent to Lisa Bortner at [email protected]
Nominations will close on July 15th.
Please consider and pray about whether you'd be willing to serve on the board, as well as possibly recommending others from within your diocese.

Please join us at this church wide event in Baltimore!

Heavenly Father, Creator of Heaven and Earth,
We praise your name for all that is, was, and will be.
We pray to you this day asking that you bless all mothers.
Let each of them know what a precious gift they are to the world.
May they know your love and the love of their children,
both here on earth and in heaven.
May they emulate the love that your own mother had for you.
Give them patience and strength.
Give them peace of heart and unimaginable love for their children and for you.
In all things, we give you the Glory. Amen

This morning the National ECW shared their ministry with those at All Saints in Western Springs, IL during Sunday school and then attended services. A beautiful church with a wonderful congregation!

For all of you in the Galveston area.

The National ECW Board visited The Renaissance Collaborative in Bronzeville in Chicago today. A $1000 donation was presented to the center. They provide housing and services to help people become self sufficient. Next door is St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the first black Episcopal Church in Chicago and also the first YMCA to serve people of color in the Midwest. The mural was created by the WPA and is in the old YMCA building.

Registration open for churchwide ‘It’s All About Love’ festival in July Episcopalians everywhere are invited to register to join a churchwide festival of worship, learning, community, and action July 9-12 at the Baltimore (Maryland) Convention Center.