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Board Meetings 2008

MAY 17, KENT, CHRIST CHURCH, DOVER

SEPTEMBER 20, ST. MARK’S, MILLSBORO

OCTOBER 18, ANNUAL MEETING, ST. PETER’S, LEWES

NOVEMBER 8, NEW CASTLE, ST. JAMES, NEWPORT

The meetings begin at 11:00 a.m. and continue until 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Attendees bring a sandwich and the host church provides coffee and dessert. The meetings are open to everyone. Please plan to attend.

Board Members 2008

  • Honorary President:
    Holly Wright
  • Chaplain To The Board:
    The Rev. Sarah Nelson
  • President:
    Rose Sombar
  • Vice-President:
    Florence Keith
  • Recording Secretary:
    Stumpy Moore
  • Treasurer:
    Dianne Burlew
  • New Castle Co. Rep.:
    Ginny Wingate
  • Kent Co. Rep.:
    Phyllis Kemp
  • Sussex Co. Rep.:
    Lorraine Bozman
  • Church Women United:
    Charlotte Hunt
  • United Thank Offering:
    Beth Fitzpatrick
  • Christian Social Relations:
    Dottie Vuono
  • ERD/Nat’l Board Sec.:
    Barbara Mc Kee
  • Province Iii Vice-Pres.:
    Helen Whitson
  • Historian:
    Ellie Hoffman
  • Budget Officer:
    Dianne Burlew
  • Corresponding Sec.:
    Sr. Cassandra Grace
  • Parliamentarian:
    Stella Williams
  • Member-At-Large:
    Claudia Pistek
  • Member-At-Large:
    Mary Parsons

National ECW

Click here to visit the National ECW website.

 

Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Delaware

Next Annual Gathering, October 18, 2008

The Annual Gathering of the Episcopal Church Women of Delaware will be held October 18, 2008 at St. Peter's Church in Lewes, DE. The theme for the day is the third Millennium Development Goal - The Empowerment of Women. Lunch will allow time for networking and visiting. Special Music will also be a highlight of the day. The St. Peter’s choir will sing and special music has been composed. See below to learn about our 2008 project to benefit the Seamen’s Center in Wilmington.

The 2008 ECW Project will benefit the Seamen's Center of Wilmington, Delaware.

Link to Seamen's Church Institute, Wilmington, infoThe Seamen's Center has graciously provided us a “wish list” and we are asking the parishes of the Diocese to help with whatever and wherever they can.

  • Volunteers are needed as greeters, drivers, ship visitors.  There is a critical need for Friday evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays.
  • Monetary Donations will help defray the cost for TWIC (security) cards and for “Pay as you go” cell phones and the phone cards needed to replenish them. Checks must be marked on the memo line to denote TWIC or “PAY AS YOU GO” and should be sent directly to:
    Seamen’s Center
    PO Box 405
    Wilmington DE 19899
  • Items Wanted: Guitar, keyboard, bicycles (coaster brake and “fat” tires preferred; volunteers can repair donations), stationery including stickers, prayer cards—can be written by children as outreach project. See below for drop-off locations.
  • Clothing Wanted: Men’s Winter Clothes (hats, scarves, coats, sweaters). See below for drop-off locations in Delaware. Attendees of the Annual Meeting will be asked to bring men’s winter gloves with them to the meeting.
  • Drop-Off Locations:
    • New Castle County: St. James Church, 2 S. Augustine St., Newport, DE 19804; 994-2029.
    • Kent County: Christ Church, Milford, 200 Church St., Milford, DE 19963, 422-8466 (until August 1, 2008 only)
    • Sussex County: St. John’s, 307 Federal St., Milton, DE 19968; 684-8431 (Sundays, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon until August 1, 2008 only)
  • Drawing: To help support this worthy cause, donations of  $5.00 will be entered in a drawing for a wrought iron birdcage filled with a fresh flower arrangement available at the ECW Booth at the Diocesan Convention. Please contact Rose Sombar at 684-0313 for details.
  • Click here to learn more about the Seamen's Center of Wilmington.

Found: Treasurer

Dianne Burlew, who has served for many years as finance officer, will be our Treasurer for the interim until our Annual Gathering on October 18, 2008, when she will run for election to the post. [posted 3/27/2008]

Our Annual Gatherings

by Genia Thomas, The Church of the Ascension, Claymont

Women from all around the Diocese of Delaware met at The Church of the Ascension on October 20, 2007, for the annual meeting of the Diocesan Episcopal Church Women (ECW). After registration and a continental breakfast, we heard of the wonderful work being done in the name of the women of the diocese to accomplish Christ’s mission in Delaware. Women from each church represented next told of the work being done in their own parishes. We then put together “Coming Home Kits,” using items donated by the parishes, for the Way Home Program which serves men and women being released from Delaware prisons. In addition to the practical items needed as the prisoners transition to life in society, we enclosed prayers written by the women for the inmates. The group also decided that our 2008 project will benefit the Seamen’s Center in Wilmington. Worship closed our day, with Bishop Wright preaching and celebrating and a collection for United Thank Offering taken up. A special thanks is due to the women of Ascension who, by donating wonderful food and drink for our breakfast and lunch, made more funds available to aid mission projects sponsored by the ECW of Delaware. Thank you to all of the women of Delaware who made for such a wonderful, productive day together.

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