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Posts Tagged ‘Fellowship’
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
On Saturday, October 10, at 6:30 pm, St. Stephen’s, Ferguson will host a Eat in 2 Help Out, a program developed by Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation to support the Millennium Development Goals.
Instead of eating out, a group gathers for a shared meal and contributes what would have been spent to a ministry that supports these goals. (more…)
Tags: Fellowship, MDGs, Mission
Posted in Kemper, St Stephen | No Comments »
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
The Episcopal Church Women includes the women of the Diocese of Missouri.
On behalf of the nominating committee chairman, Lana Maggart, the following people have consented to place their name for nomination to serve on the Diocese of Missouri Episcopal Church Women Board. The election and installation will be held during the business meeting at the Annual Meeting and Conference on Saturday, October 24, 2009 (registration deadline Oct. 16, brochure below) at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Creve Coeur. Please join us and celebrate another year of mission.
Vice President Cheryl Ward
St. Michael and St. George, Clayton
Two-year term October 2009-October 2011
Secretary Lana Maggart
St. Barnabas’, Florissant
Three-year term October 2009-October 2012
Treasurer Marty O’Leary
Grace, Kirkwood
Three-year term October 2009-October 2012
UTO Coordinator Rosemary Bagin
Transfiguration, Lake St. Louis
Three-year term October 2009-October 2012
Member-at-Large Ginger Simmons
St. Stephens, Ferguson
Three-year term October 2009-October 2012
Karen Birr
Diocese of Missouri ECW President
ksbirr@charter.net
ECW Annual Meeting
Girl’s Night Out is the gathering the evening before ECW’s annual meeting. This year will include dinner at Amici’s Italian Restaurant in Kirkwood followed by a jazz concert with the Carolbeth True Trio at Grace Church Kirkwood.
The meeting on Saturday will be at St. Timothy’s in Creve Coeur. The day begins with registration at 8:45. Bishop Wayne Smith will preach at the morning worship service.
The keynote address is from St. Tim’s new associate rector, the Rev. Emily Bloemker, who will speak about her observations as both a lay and clergy missioner in “Growing up Female, the Lives of Women and Girls in Lui, Sudan.” Lunch is followed by workshops then a business meeting.
More information and registration forms for both Girl’s Night Out and the ECW Annual Meeting are available online, and also in each parish and mission of the diocese.
Tags: Episcopal Church Women, Fellowship, Meeting, Workshop
Posted in 4-Official Diocesan, Diocese-wide | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Beginning at 4:00 p.m., Church of the Ascension hosts this year’s Jubilee featuring groups from all around the St. Louis area and from several denominations. In addition to music from several styles, there will be gospel based spiritual skits. Ascension is located at 4520 Lucas & Hunt Road South of Highway 70 at Groveland. Great food is another Jubilee tradition, and will be served after the program. Georgia Harrell from Ascension’s Jubilee programming committee says, “We welcome everyone to come join us for an evening of spiritual uplift with prayers songs, and praise dancing. A free will offering will help support our Ministries, but this is not a fundraising event, this is a fellowship event!”
Tags: Fellowship, Gospel, Music
Posted in Ascension, Metro II | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
The Episcopal Church Women have an annual spring luncheon to raise money for the church and other outreach programs. This is the 39th year. ECW makes donations to our local Russell House (womens shelter), GRACE (Greater Rolla Area Charitable Enterprise), Christ Church building fund (2004 -2009), and Christ Church Library among other things.
Parishioner Joan Aronstam writes, “There was some discussion about whether it was worth continuing this event this year. But it was unanimous; it serves to bring all the women in the church out to work together. Indeed, it is a fellowship event.”
ECW at Rolla is a small group that meets each month, but most of the women in the church help with the two big events, Holiday Cookie Walk Bazaar and the Spring Luncheon.
This year’s Luncheon is named “Salute to Salads.”
Tags: Episcopal Church Women, Fellowship, Fundraiser
Posted in Christ Church-Rolla, Metro IV | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
This past Saturday, January 24th, at Church of the Advent in Metro III Convocation we inaugurated our “Conversations with the Bishop” series. Letters of invitation from the Bishop’s office were sent to convocation Vestry, and the call went out for parishioners to sign up for one of the twenty group spots.
We are fortunate to have Barbara Fitzgerald, Trinity Church-Jefferson County parishioner and member of Trinity’s Bishop’s committee, to offer this account:
During our potluck lunch and prior to the conversations, Bishop Smith gave us a bit of background history on his childhood and youth in West Texas, living on his father’s cotton farm and then moving into a very small town.
After we had eaten a delicious meal and some of Bishop’s Smith wonderful homemade bread, we listened to his ideas on his vision for our Diocese. Bishop Smith spoke of “cracks in history” as those critical moments when things change. Moses lived at such a time, but he never saw the Promised Land, he came to the brink of it only. We may be in those times now. In order to make it through we must be willing to go out of our safety zones and find adventure in our churches. Leaving our comfort zones will bring us to awe, that place not far from fear, where we find God’s presence.
There were half a dozen churches represented at the meeting. These are some of the ideas that various church members brought into the discussion: (more…)
- Advent-Crestwood Episcopal Church of the Advent, 9373 Garber Road, Crestwood, MO 63126, ph 314-843-0123, www.advent-episcopal.org
- Emmanuel-Webster Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 9 S. Bompart, Webster Groves, MO 63119, ph 314-961-2393, www.emmanuelepiscopal.org
- Grace-Kirkwood Grace Episcopal Church, 514 E. Argonne Dr., Kirkwood, MO 63122, ph 314-821-1806, www.gracekirkwood.org
- Metro III Map by convocation
- St Mark-St Louis St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 4714 Clifton Ave., St. Louis, MO 63109, ph 314-832-3588, www.saintmarks-stl.org
- St Matthew WW St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 1551 Bennett, Warson Woods, MO 63122, ph 314-966-8909, www.stmattsstl.org
- St Paul-Carondelet St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 6518 Michigan Ave., St. Louis, MO 63111, ph 314-352-0370
- St Thomas (Deaf) St. Thomas Church for the Deaf, Grace Episcopal Church, 514 E. Argonne Dr., Kirkwood, MO 63122, ph 314-821-1806
- Trinity-Jeff County Trinity Episcopal Church, 202 West Miller Street, De Soto, MO 63020, ph 636-586-2542, www.trinityjeffersoncounty.org
Tags: Conversations with the Bishop, Fellowship
Posted in Advent-Crestwood, Emmanuel-Webster, Grace-Kirkwood, Metro III, St Mark-St Louis, St Matthew WW, St Paul-Carondelet, St Thomas (Deaf), Trinity-Jeff County | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Starting in January on the second and fourth Wednesdays at Noon a grief support group will be held at St. Matthew’s, 1551 Bennett Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63122
It is a brown-bag fellowship time for sharing whatever makes someone’s heart heavy.
The group is being led by The Rev. Doris Westfall, The Rev. Emily Hilquist-Davis and The Rev. Irene Jones.
It is open to anyone in the community that may benefit from it. If you have any questions please contact 314-966-8909.
Tags: Brown Bag, Fellowship, Grief, Support Group
Posted in Diocese-wide, St Matthew WW | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Advent Mid-Week Adult Christian Formation
Join Pastor Teresa Mithen for the “Unplug the Christmas Machine” workshops in the St. John’s Parish Hall on Wednesdays in Advent:
December 3
December 10
December 17
Exercises to discern what is important to us for the celebration of Christmas; How can we make Christmas more about our faith and living out our faith, and less about consumerism? Potluck & Discussion from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Eucharist at 7:30 p.m. Finished by 8:00 p.m.
Please contact Pastor Teresa at teresa@towergrovechurch.org for more information.
Tags: Fellowship, Workshop
Posted in Diocese-wide, St John-TG | No Comments »
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