Wednesday, September 7, 2016

News from Episcopal Church Women

Fall Annual Meeting, Oct. 15 in Norfolk
All Episcopal Church Women are invited to the ECW Fall Annual Meeting Saturday, October 15, at Grace Church, Norfolk. Nancy Polick Sands, ECW diocesan president, featured speaker at the meeting, will talk about ECW current state of ECW. New board members will be elected and installed. Contact Louise Boss, corresponding secretary, to register for the meeting at 757-678-5331 or louiseboss@exede.net by October 1. The registration fee of $20 includes lunch. 

ECW 2015 Outreach Totals Over $21,000
"Many thanks to your contributions, ECW outreach totaled over $21,000 in 2015," said Nancy Sands, ECW Diocesan President. The ECW gave over $3,400 to eight organizations in the diocese, nation and the world through the Diocesan Budget funded by dues; and $9,875 in Elise Holladay Scholarships, funded by the Flora A Penick Fund, to 13 high school graduates in the diocese, $4,200 to Congo and Malawi (see thank you note in the adjacent column) scholarships from the Bishop Tucker Fund; and $2,195.02 to the Church Periodical Club funded by your voluntary contributions.
"We also gave $1,600 in graduation gifts to Jackson-Feild Homes and Boys Home of Virginia graduates through my president's 2015 outreach project "God Bless the Children," not to mention all your wonderful wish list contributions to both homes," Nancy said. "I am really thankful for you everything you are doing in your churches to help others."