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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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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, themariners@verizon.net 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, helen.sharpe-williams@earthlink.net.

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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