The ECW, empower women to do Christ's ministry in the world

Tuesday July 14, 2009
46th Triennial Meeting of the Episcopal Church Women
Anaheim, California

The ECW, empower women to do Christ’s ministry in the world.

The annual UTO Grants where presented to the membership and accepted. UTO granted $2,065,472.43 to 63 grants. This amount included the collection from the Sunday Eucharist of $28,118.92. It was reported that the Sunday in-gathering was up 37% over the 2006 amount. The UTO director reminded everyone that the application for the 2010 grants would be available in October and is due Jan 31, 2010. She explained some of the guidelines for the projects and urged that all information be provided with the application so that projects can be reviewed for consideration.

The ECW History Project discussed the importance of collection the verbal histories of the women of the church. We were urged to remember the women that went before us; those that began the Sunday school programs, bought the china, made the Altar linens, and the other ministries that benefit us all. The ECW History Project has a traveling exhibit that is available to all. The exhibit highlights the contribution of women to the church from the 1700s to the current day. Cost to host the exhibit is $10-20 that is used to cover the postage. Arrangements for this exhibit may be made through the ECW History project.

We spent the day in workshops that nurtured out minds and souls. Laura attended “Clearing the Clutter for Grace” and “Finding God in Culture”. Linda attended “Sisters, Mothers, Friends: Women of the Bible” and “And Then There was Laughter.”

In the afternoon, Linda, Laura and Isabel met with the Province 8 ECW representatives to discuss how to form an ECW for the Diocese of Utah.

Submitted by Linda Garner, Laura Orcutt, and Isabel Gonzalez