The Convocation Coordinator is the liaison between the Board and the parishes in her convocation.  She should facilitate and coordinate the flow of communication to and from the board, such as completion of the annual Parish ECW Information Sheet by all parishes in her convocation.

EACH CONVOCATION:

• Elects a coordinator who serves a term on the ECW Diocesan Board.

• Elects other officers for affairs of the convocation, such as Convocation Treasurer and Assistant Coordinator.

• Plans convocation meetings, special projects, etc.

• Meets twice a year for worship, study and fellowship.

• Has a January board meeting with all ECW presidents in convocation.

• Hosts annual Fall Conference once every seven years on a rotating basis. (See chart below)  The Events Coordinator will assist with planning.

• Collects Convocation Dues from parish ECW's to offset any convocation expenses, following the schedule shown below

Convocation Dues from parishes to their Convocation are payable on the following basis:

• Birmingham: Sept. 1 to Linda Kennedy, 3611 Redmont Road, Birmingham, AL 35213; lk9091@att.com

• Black Belt: Jan. 1 to Kitty Rugg, 1405 Erwin St. Greensboro 36744; rugg@bellsouth.net

• Cheaha: Jan 1 to Katherine Tooker, 1125 Old Choccolocco Rd. Anniston 36207; ktooker@bellsouth.net

• East Alabama: Sept. 1 to Sue Haygood, 907 Janet Dr, Auburn 36830; shaygood@msn.com

• Montgomery: Jan. 1 to Nancy Boston, 8360 Wexford Trace, Montgomery 36117 (no email)

• Mountain: Jan. 1 to Brenda Mayhall, 418 Briarwood Dr., Albertville 35950; bmayhall@hospicemc.org

• Tennessee Valley, Jan 1 to Claudia Glasgow, 114 Fenwick Place, Harvest, AL 35749; jcglasgow@mchsi.com

FALL CONFERENCE is an annual event featuring a speaker, sharing time for parishes, fellowship and dinner, a business meeting and time for prayer and relaxation.  Each parish sends two delegates for the business meeting.   The Memorial Roll (see right) of all the church women who have died in the previous year is read each year at the Conference during the Prayers of the People at the closing Eucharist.  The Book of Remembrance will be on display also at the Conference.

Fall Conference is open to all people of the diocese. Clergy are encouraged to attend all or part of the conference.

Registration information is available from your parish ECW president, your convocation coordinator, and this website.

The 2010 Fall Conference will be hosted by the Cheaha Convocation.

Memorial Roll for Book of Remembrance:

Names of church women who died after September 1 of the previous year should be sent to the ECW Diocesan Treasurer, between September 1 - 15.

This information should be available from your parish rector's office. Please print or type name in capital letters (given name, maiden name and husband’s name). Gifts accompanying the name(s) will be added to the ECW College Scholarship Fund and should be sent to the ECW, Diocese of Alabama, 521 North 20th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. Please make checks payable to the Episcopal Church Women and mark "Memorial Roll" in lower left corner of check.