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Within This Pdf From the President’s Desk Pilgrimage to the Holy Land Pray not for Arab or Jew, for Palestinian or Israeli, but Pray rather for ourselves that we might not divide them in our prayers but keep them both together in our hearts. —Posted on the bulletin board of St. George’s Anglican Cathedral, Jerusalem By The Reverend Deacon Nancy R. Crawford t was an unsettling summer – not much to celebrate Harligen, Texas shared that it was phone calls from if you look at the evening news and see the fighting home that made his pilgrimage group aware of the Ithat has been going on throughout the Middle East. current conflicts. He was on his fourth pilgrimage Christians are among those who are being persecuted to the Holy Land, and he “plans to go back to Israel for their faith, yet it is our faith that sustains us in times soon with another group of pilgrims, ready to expe- of trouble. We pray for all the people of the Middle rience the beauty and holiness of God’s Holy Land. I East, for they all are children of God. pray you too will go, faithfully, not fearfully.” TRAVELING FAITHFULLY, NOT FEARFULLY And so, with the rocket attacks ceasing and hopes In the midst of this terrifying situation decisions of peace negotiations continuing, the ECW pilgrim- needed to be made about the December 2014 ECW age begins December 1st. Those who needed to Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. We were encouraged by cancel their trip did so; we hope and pray that they reports from the pilgrims who were there this sum- will be able to visit the Holy Land in the future, mer. Diocese of Oklahoma Bishop Konieczny and his when peace prevails. There are 12 of us from around group of 20 traveled throughout the region and en- the United States in this group. I think of us as the countered no problems. Brothers and sisters in Christ Easter pilgrims, the time when there were 12 disci- living in the West Bank and in Jerusalem welcomed ples once again, after Judas’ betrayal and after the them and greeted them with loving embrace. election of Matthias. And what is Easter but the most celebratory season of the liturgical year? Alleluia! Tour guide and member of the Episcopal Church At that first Easter new life arose from sadness and in Jerusalem, Canon Iyad Qumri, ensured the pil- death, and now we will go to Nazareth and Jerusa- grims’ safety and well-being throughout the journey. lem, to Jericho and the Sea of Galilee, to walk where The Rev. Scott J. Brown, rector at St. Alban’s Church, Jesus walked, to see where Jesus died and rose 2 Communiqué • FALL ISSUE 2014 • ecwnational.org again, and to renew our love of Christ as people of small gift, but if each of us adds to this little gesture the Resurrection. by visiting their website at www.episcopalrelief.org, the gift will grow and the hospital can care for those WAYS TO SUPPORT FROM HOME injured during the recent conflict in Gaza. Events in the Middle East call for more action than American tourists showing support by visiting Please hold the pilgrims in your prayers as we the region. At our August national ECW board meet- travel to the Holy Land. And we will hold you in our ing the Social Justice Team proposed, and the board prayers, our beloved sisters in Christ.† members approved, a gift of $250 to Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) and their partner, the Al Ahli —The Reverend Deacon Nancy R. Crawford, Eugene, Arab Hospital in Gaza. ERD is celebrating their 75th OR, is president of the 2012-2015 National ECW Board. Anniversary, and ECW celebrates with them. It is a She can be reached at [email protected]. 2012-2015 ECW National Board Listed below is the current leadership of the Episcopal Church Women. President Secretary The Rev. Deacon Nancy R. Crawford Lisa H. Towle 1595 E. 31st Ave. 110 Dutchess Dr. Eugene, OR 97405 Cary, NC 27513-4209 541-543-1122 919-386-9531 [email protected] [email protected] Vice President of Program Treasurer Shirley Greiman Kathy Mank 25 Wolcott Woods Dr. 9559 Kelly Dr. Simsbury, CT 06070 Loveland, OH 45140 860-803-7525 513-560-2126 [email protected] [email protected] Vice President of Information Member-at-Large and Communication Social Justice Christine Budzowski Deborah Gardiner 578 Washington Blvd. #861 2119 Tallow Dr. Marina del Rey, CA 90202 Portland, TX 78374 310-948-0056 361-816-0277 [email protected] [email protected] ecwnational.org • FALL ISSUE 2014 • Communiqué 3 Table of Contents Vol. 21, No. 2 Fall Communiqué Vol. 21, No. 2 From the President’s Desk 2 www.ecwnational.org Pilgrimage to the Holy Land By The Reverend Deacon Nancy R. Crawford Christine Budzowski National ECW Vice President for Information and Communication COVER STORY 6 THE PHILADELPHIA ELEVEN: Rogena Schuyler Silverman A Day of Celebration and Remembrance Editor By Kathy Mank [email protected] Women in Ministry Celebrate 40 Years 10 Cristina Paraiso Artistic Advisor By Jane Banning [email protected] 40th Anniversary Remembrances 12 Copy Cats Printing By Jane Banning Hattiesburg, MS Printing Episcopal Women 14 Submissions to the Communiqué are from unique Faith in the 21st Century and diverse people throughout the world. Opin- By Cecily Morgan and Esther H. Moon ions expressed in these submissions are those of the author, and not necessarily held by members of the ECW Board. EpiscoMom 16 To receive the Communiqué, to report a change of Bridging the Generational Gap address, or make a submission, contact: By Kristen Pratt Machado Christine Budzowski 578 Washington Blvd., #861 Diocesan Discourse 20 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 News from the Provinces vpinformationcommunication@ ecwnational.org Subscription to Communiqué is on a Communiqué is looking for writers. voluntary basis. Suggested rate is $12. Share the details of your ECW chapter’s latest Additional contributions are always welcome. activities, or write to a topic you would like to share with other Episcopal women. Send check payable to the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society to: If you are interested, or have questions, please contact: [email protected] Kathy Mank ECW Treasurer Submissions should be sent as 600- to 1,000-word 9559 Kelly Dr. documents, in Word (.doc) or Rich Text (.rtf) format. Send photos in .jpg or .tif format, at 300 dpi. Include a Loveland, OH 45140 brief bio (50 words, or less) 513-560-2126 containing your name, parish, and province [email protected] (and your email and website address, if desired). 4 Communiqué • FALL ISSUE 2014 • ecwnational.org 2012-2015 ECW National Board Province Representatives Province I representative Province V representative Province IX representative Linda Guest Connie Ott Mayra Brown 29 Hazelwood St. 7995 Shagbark Cir. Calle Santiago No. 114 Cranston, RI 02910 Cross Plains, WI 53528 Gazcue Apartado 764 401-741-5642 608-798-3688 Santo Domingo, DR [email protected] [email protected] 809-482-2555 [email protected] Province II representative Province VI representative Ginger Lief Mari-Lou Triebenbach Parliamentarian 310 Riverside Dr. #822 16520 30th Ave. N. Connie Skidmore New York, NY 10025-4123 Plymouth, MN 55447 P.O. Box 4588 212-662-3257 763-559-4961 Incline Village, NV 89450 [email protected] [email protected] 775-232-9250 [email protected] Province III representative Province VII representative Dottie Arthur Jackie Meeks www.ecwnational.org 2001 Parsonage Rd. 3816 Walton Avenue Parkton, MD 21120 Ft. Worth, TX 76133 410-357-8857 (817) 361-0330 [email protected] [email protected] Province IV representative Province VIII representative Kathy Gosselin Louise Aloy 8040 Summerbreeze Ter. 1005 Laelae St. Spring Hill, FL 34606 Wailuku, HI 96793 352-410-9812 808-264-9830 [email protected] [email protected] ecwnational.org • FALL ISSUE 2014 • Communiqué 5 ECW Cover Story: 40 Years of Women in the Ministry THE PHILADELPHIA ELEVEN: A Day of Celebration and Remembrance Commemorating an event that mapped a path for change By Kathy Mank ive of the Philadelphia Eleven, one of the Wash- root and grow throughout Christendom, and celebrates ington Four, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jef- the diversity of God’s people.” The events in 1974 Fferts Schori, Bishop Barbara Harris, and a host changed the course of history in the Episcopal Church. of other women who were the first to be female and ordained at various times and places were celebrated Dr. Harris Thompsett, a historian, professor, and and honored in Philadelphia on Sat., July 26, 2014. more, stated that “despite 40 years of ordained wom- The 40 Years of Women’s Ordained Ministry and 2000 en in ministry there is still gender insensitivity in the Years in Ministry Symposium at Temple University Church.” This occurs despite the Church being led by provided speakers and panelists the opportunity to a woman, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. share their own history and God’s calling to us now. She suggested the development of a gender sensitivity Inspired by Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett, who stated program in similar fashion to the existing anti-racism that “we study history in order to intervene in it and training program delivered by many Dioceses in the that we look backward in order to move forward,” the Church. The Executive Council Committee on the Sta- 200+ men and women attending were challenged to tus of Women could be a vehicle to impact search com- make more history in the days ahead in ministry that mittees to increase their focus on women candidates cares for the least, lost, and left out. for ministry from all cultures.
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