Annual Report of Secretary for 2011-2012

The ECW Diocesan Board meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 10 am at the Diocesan Resource Center except in May (UTO Ingathering), June(Marjorie’s), July, August and November (Annual Meeting).

The Annual Meeting, November 2011, was held at the Cathedral of St.John.  At the meeting The Distinguished Woman for 2012 was presented to Modesta Pellot.  She will attend Triennial in 2012, all expenses paid.  Barbara Devens, Child Life Specialist, was the guest speaker.  She spoke of her time in Monrovia, Liberia.                          

The December meeting was held at the Providence Art Club followed by a delicious luncheon.  The guest speaker was Ann McCarthy who spoke about Health Ministry Inreach in churches.  Items for the Seamen’s Institute were collected.

               The spring United Thank Offering Ingathering was held on May 19^th at St.David’s on the Hill in Cranston.  The Reverend Joyce Penfield came and brought a representative of “The Blessing Way” to speak.

On May 3^rd ten people from the board attended the Diocese of Connecticut’s annual meeting.

               The Reverend Casey Shobe asked ECW to help count ballots for the election of the new bishop at St.Paul’s Pawtucket on June 2^nd.  In addition the ECW staffed the registration for the Walk-About on May 12^th.

               In June two educational grants were awarded: one to Becky Binns and one to the Reverend Susan Wrathall.

               On November 8^th the Annual Meeting was held at St.Martin’s Church in Providence.  Bishop Wolf was Celebrant; Bishop-elect Nicholas Knisely presented the Sermon and Reverend Meaghan Kelly was guest speaker at the luncheon.

               On October 13^th the ECW members attended the Province I Annual Meeting at the Cathedral in Springfield, Massachusetts.

           The Nominating Committee presented the following slate of officers who were duly elected:

               2^nd Vice President                           -              Sandra DiPalma

               Publicity                                             -              Jean Field

               Devotions                           -              The Rev. Mercedes Julian

               UTO Coordinator                             -              Marjorie Reeves-Briden

               Deanery Rep – Blackstone     -      Irene Nebiker

               DeaneryRep—West Bay  -              Linda Guest

 

Respectfully Submitted

Elaine Oliveira

Secretary