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THE GRAPEVINE EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN Winter 2016
Notes From The President Nancy Polick Sands
If you missed the Annual Fall
ECW Board meeting on October
15th I outlined our accomplishments.
The outreach from our churches and
ECW members has been tremendous.
I received ten reports from the ECW
Presidents of our churches. All to-
gether the amount given in outreach
was $23,515.30. This does not count
the money spent to buy items for the
Wish List for Boys Home of Virginia
and Jackson-Feild Home.
At the Annual Fall ECW Board
Meeting the women voted to give
Jackson-Feild Home and the Boys
Home of Virginia $20,000.00 each
from the Tucker Memoral Fund. I
was honored to present these checks
to Mr. Donnie Wheatley from the
Boys Home of Virginia and to Mrs.
Anne Chaffins from the Jackson-
Feild Home. We also voted to con-
tinue giving the Love Gifts to the
graduates at graduation time.
The $20,000.00 given to The
Boys Home of Virginia will help
them in restoring the damage that
happened on the campus during the
flood. Continued on Page 2.
Bishop Hollerith Installs ECW Diocesan Board Members
Bishop Hollerith installed ECW Diocesan Board Members at the ECW
Fall Annual Meeting. Grace Church, Norfolk, hosted the meeting Saturday,
October 15. The following officers were elected by acclamation:
President -Helen Sharpe-Williams, Grace Church, Norfolk;
First Vice President - Laura L. Manigault, St. Cyprian’s, Hampton;
Student Work Chair, Sandra Gardner, Stephen’s, Petersburg; United Thank
Offering Coordinator, Ronda Toll, Christ the King, Tabb and Communica-
tion Chair, Nancy Smith, St. Aidan’s, Virginia Beach. The new board
members will serve a two-year term beginning January 1, 2017.
Diocesan ECW President, Nan-
cy Polick Sands, presented Ann
Chaffins, Jackson-Feild Homes; and
Donnie Wheatley, Director, Boys
Home of Virginia, each with a
check for $20,000 at the ECW Fall
Annual Meeting.
The second phase of “God Bless
The Children,” Nancy’s 2015-16
ECW outreach project, the money is
earmarked for room renovations at
Jackson-Field and flood damage
repairs at the Boys Home. Income
from the Tucker Memorial Scholar-
ship funded the gifts. Grace Church,
Norfolk hosted the meeting Oct 15.
Nancy, Ann Chaffins and Meredith
Melo, MPH, Jackson-Feild Homes.
Nancy Polick Sands, ECW Diocesan President, and Donnie Wheatley, Director, Boys Home of Virginia.
ECW Gives $40,000 to Virginia Homes
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The $20,000.00 given the Jackson-Feild Home will help in the renovations of the women's cottages on their campus. I originally wanted to start an Endowment Found for these homes but felt the money was needed now. I want to say a big THANK YOU to the Episcopal Church Women in the support of my project for these two years.
When I looked at the budget and saw the amount of money that we send out here in Virginia and abroad we have spent a lot of money in outreach. This is approxi-mately another $4,000.00. We also gave out almost $10,000.00 in Scholarships.
If you add all of this up, you can see the tremendous work the women of this Diocese has done this year not counting what we did last year. I am so proud to be a member of the Episcopal Church Women. We are a powerful group of women. I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME ROAR!!!!!!!
I also want to say a big THANK YOU to the Board Members leaving the Board this year: Louise Boss, Corresponding Secretary, Helen Sharp-Williams- First Vice President and UTO Coordinator, Lu Sullivan- Par liamentar ian, Deborah Austin – Nominating Chair, Susan Broaddus and Dr. Willene Johnson- Student Work Co-Chairs.
You have all done a wonderful job and have worked very hard.
It has been my honor and privilege to serve as your
ECW President Diocese of Southern Virginia. May God Bless each and every one of you. Nancy Polick Sands, ECW President Diocese of Southern Virginia
ECW Convocation I Fall Meeting The ECW Fall Convocation Meeting was held October 19 at Christ Church, Eastville. After Holy Eucharist, Chair, Louise Boss, opened the business meeting. Seventeen women from Eastern Shore Episcopal churches were present. The service collection of $74 was donated to the ECW pro-ject “God Bless the Children” which provides a monetary gift to Jackson-Feild and Boys Home annual graduates. Nancy Gonzalez, Treasurer,
was unable to attend. Chair, Louise Boss, gave the re-port of an ending balance of $691.61.
Chair, Gabrielle LeVecque, and Treasurer, Nancy Gonzales, were elected with terms to begin January 1, 2016 for two years. Election of Vice-Chair and Secre-tary will be held at the Spring meeting.
Our Spring Convocation meeting will be held at St. George, Pungoteague, April 19, 2017. All Episcopal Church women are invited to attend even if they are not associated with a guild.
Louise Boss, Convocation I Chair
Notes from the President—Continued
New ECW President at Redeemer The Episcopal Church of the Re-deemer in Midlothian will have a new president in December. Mary Alligood will be stepping in after Jo Anne Simpkins steps down. Jo Anne Simpkins will stay on as an advisor to Mary. Also our wonderful annual Christmas bazaar will be on November 12th. It' s an all day,
until 3p.m. affair filled with so many talented vendors. Come and join us !!
God bless you all, Jo Anne Simpkins, President
L. Gabrielle LeVec-que takes office as Convocation I Chair Jan. 1, 2017. R. Louise Boss is current chair.
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United Thank Offering Ingathering Fall is here so that means it is time for the semiannual
United Thank Offering Ingathering. The United Thank
Offering is an outreach ministry of the Episcopal Church
that was founded in 1889.
It is a personal and family devotional program of the
Episcopal Church encouraging men, women, and children to share our
thankfulness to God through daily prayer and offerings. We are prayer ori-
ented first and then we give tangible thanks for our blessings as an offering
or thanksgiving to God. Each year the offering gifts collected are given
away in the form of grants. These grants focus on meeting compelling hu-
man needs and to expand the mission and ministry of the church at home
and throughout the world. Through these grants, those less fortunate can
come to know the love of God.
Where does the money go? Every penny goes to grants, but there is nev-
er enough. The 2016 UTO grant cycle awarded 32 grants, either fully or par-
tially, totaling $1,300,000. Let’s give thanks for what we have in our lives
and pass our many blessings onto others. Please give generously to the UTO
Fall Ingathering. Even the smallest donations, when added together, can
make a huge difference in the lives of others. The deadline for the Fall In-
gathering is December 10, 2016.
UNITED THANK OFFERING GRANT for 2017
The United Thank Offering (UTO) supports programs that address
compelling human needs by supporting the alleviation of poverty, both
domestically and internationally, within the Anglican provinces, dioces-
es, and companion dioceses. Specifically, it supports projects that: Ad-
dress poverty of women and children; Make significant impact; Demon-
strate new and innovative work; and Are a part of a planned diocesan/
provincial mission strategy.
The United Thank Offering Grant Process will begin the 1st Friday in
December. The grant guidelines and cr iter ia will be available on the
United Thank Offering website: www.episcopalchurch.org/uto. Each dio-
cese may submit one application for the 2017 United Thank Offering grant
cycle. The bishop must provide a letter of endorsement on letterhead station-
ary with signature and comments. Grant applications will be accepted only
online. If you have questions about the application, you may join one of the
webinars that will be sponsored by the UTO Board. The times and dates for
the webinars will be posted on the website. The diocesan UTO review com-
mittee will select one application to submit to the United Thank Offering
Board.
United Thank Offering ‘IMPORTANT DATES
FALL IN-GATHERING – OCTOBER (all monies are due on or before December 10th to ensure that it will be credited to 2016. Make check out to: United Thank Offering
Mail to: Helen Sharpe-Williams 2343 Locks Land-ing Chesapeake, VA 23323
GRANTS There is still time to apply
for Grants
December 2, 2016 Annual Grant materials and appli-
cation available
March 3, 2016 Annual Grant application deadline
Young Adult/Seminarian Grant Recipients announced after the winter Executive Council Meeting Annual Grant Recipients an-nounced after the summer Executive Council Meeting Be sure to check www.episcopalchurch.org/uto for the official release and new materials.
United Thank Offering Report - Helen Sharpe Williams
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15% Chanco on the James 15% Dept. of College Ministries (5% existing & 10% startup) 9% Jackson-Feild Homes 12% Dos Santos 12% Mission of the Holy Spirit 12% National Cathedral 13% Episcopal Relief and Development 12% Holy Cross Anglican School Feeding Program, Belize
Treasurer’s Report - Betty Mariner Who’s Who is ECW?
to Louise Boss, Sec-
ond Vice President. The form is on
page 5. Many thanks!
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The Grapevine
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The deadline for Council issue
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Parish Annual Contribution Report, 2016
Please provide the amount of your parish ECW Requested and Vol-untary Contributions. Total all contributions and send one check payable to ECW Treasurer. Mail by November 1 to: Mrs. Betty Mariner, 30359 Bobtown Rd., Pungoteague, VA 23422 757-442-7215, [email protected] Parish: _______________________________________________ Convocation: ___________________________________________ City/Town: ___________________________________________ Amount of Check: ______________________________________ Please use this form for all contributions EXCEPT United Thank Offering. If you have questions about United Thank Offering con-tributions call United Thank Offering Coordinator: Helen Sharpe-Williams, 757-487-8183, [email protected].
REQUESTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Diocesan Dues - $3.00* per member TOTAL: $
*Dues are based on $2.00 for the Diocesan Budget and $1.00 for the
Administrative Fund.
All Episcopal women in your church are members of the Episcopal
Church Women.
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS Church Periodical Club: Adults: $ ____________________________________________ Miles of Pennies: Children: $ ____________________________ Elise Holladay Scholarship Fund: $ _______________________ Book of Remembrance: $ ______________________________ God Bless the Children $________________________ (Jackson-Feild Homes and Boys Home of Virginia graduates’ gifts) “With These Hands” Endowment Funds, Holy Cross Anglican School Belize: $ _____________________
Name of person completing form: _______________________________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________________ E-mail: ________________________________________________
ECW Parish Information Report for 2016
ECW President or Parish Contact, please complete and mail by
November 1 to Louise Boss, Second Vice President,
12402 Wilsonia Way, Machipongo, VA 23405,
Phone: 757-678-5331 Email: louisebossexede.net
Convocation Name & Number: __________________________
Parish:_______________________________________________
Rector: _____________________________________________
Senior Warden Name (if no Rector):
_____________________________________________________
911 Physical Address: ___________________________________
City/Zip Code: ________________________________________
Phone ____________________Email ______________________
Mailing Address if different from above:
___________________________________________________
City/Zip Code: ________________________________________
E-mail : _______________________________________
Number of ECW Members: ___________________________
Name of President or ECW Contact (Circle One):
______________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________
City/Zip Code: _________________________________________
Phone :____________________________________
E-mail: ____________________________________
IN MEMORIAM
Please list alphabetically the women in your parish who have
passed away since November 1, 2015:
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Person submitting form:
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