121^th Annual Fall Conference

October 7th and 8th, 2010

Hosted by the Cheaha Convocation at St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, 1000 W. 18th Street,  Anniston, AL  36201

All Women and ALL Clergy In The Episcopal Church Are Invited To Attend

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Conference Agenda

Hotel Info

Blocks of rooms at both hotels have been reserved.  The cut off date to book the rooms at the group rate will be Sept. 15, 2010.  The charge for the rooms is $89.00 plus tax.   Ask for ECW group rate.

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The ECW Diocesan Board and the Cheaha Convocation invite you to join us for the 121^th Annual Fall Conference in Anniston, Alabama, October 7^th and 8^th, 2010.

The Rev. Margaret Rose is Co-Director of Mission for The Episcopal Church, a position she has held since January 2009.  As such, she oversees mission and ministry programs as well as advocacy efforts and resource creation for The Episcopal Church.
 
Previously, she was the Director of the Mission Leadership Center, and the Director of Women’s Ministries for The Episcopal Church.  Prior to that, she was the rector of St. Dunstan’s Church in Atlanta, Georgia, coordinator of the feminist theology program at Episcopal Divinity School in Boston, and urban missioner in a parish in Hyde Park, Massachusetts.

She holds degrees in religion and biblical studies from Wellesley College and studied political science at the Institute of Politics in Paris.  She has an M.Div. from Harvard University and a certificate of Ecumenical Studies from the University of Geneva and Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches.  She was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1981.
 
She notes:  “My understanding that our faith compels us to be engaged in the public arena is the grounding for the work I do.”

Conference Contacts:
 

Cheaha Convocation Chair

Conference Registar:

Sharing Session: The Parish Sharing Session will be Friday, 8:00am. We ask that each parish representative be prepared to take up to two minutes to tell of one highlight or accomplishment of your year or one thing you hope to take back to your parish for the coming year.  Those who wish to present must sign up on Thursday at the registration table.  Promptness will help us stay on schedule.

Memorial Roll:  Names of church women who died between September 1, 2009, and September 2010 should be sent to ECW Diocesan Treasurer by September 12.  The names will be entered in the Book of Remembrance and read during the Prayers of the People at the Memorial Eucharist at Fall Conference.  Please include the given name, maiden name and husband’s last name (in capital letters).  Any gifts honoring a deceased church woman will be added to the ECW Scholarship Fund and should be sent to ECW; Diocese of Alabama; 521 North 20^th Street; Birmingham, AL 35203.    more details....