Diocesan News
85th ECW Convention sets mission projects, elects officers
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Diocesan president Cai Armstrong and acting secretary Kathy Siegel |
The 85th Convention of Upper South Carolina's Episcopal Church Women took place on Saturday, February 10, at All Saints', Cayce. Bishop Henderson was on hand and presided at the closing Eucharist. Bishop William Skilton, retired suffragan bishop from the Diocese of South Carolina, was guest preacher at Morning Prayer.
Among the business handled by convention was the selection of ECW mission projects for next year. They are orphanage assistance in the Diocese of Lake Malawi, Africa (World Mission Project); The rebuilding of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Gulfport, Mississippi, following destruction by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (National Mission Project): Michael's Way, a program of Greenville's United Ministries Learning Center that trains, equips, and supports adults seeking employment that can provide a life-sustaining wage (Diocesan Mission Project); and financial and in-kind support for the Hispanic Ministries after-school program at St. Francis, Greenville.
Officers and board members elected at Convention were Beck
Sullivan, St. Peter's, Greenville, president; Kathy Siegel, St.
Peter's, Greenville, secretary; Silva Davis, Good Shepherd,
York, treasurer elect; Penny Hanyne, St. John's, Columbia
(Christian Education and Church Periodical Club; and Sue Perrin,
deacon at Church of the Advent, Spartanburg, Missions and
Christian Social Relations.
Christ Church Episcopal School senior Duvall honored for
faith and leadership
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Beverly Duvall flanked by the Rev. Dr. Robert Dannels, Christ Church rector (on her right), and the Rev. Richard Grimball, CCES senior chaplain |
Senior Beverly Duvall only came to Christ Church Episcopal
School (CCES) as a junior last year, but when her name was
announced as winner of the 2007 Epiphany Scholarship, students
and faculty spontaneously rose to their feet in a standing
ovation.
The name of the recipient, kept secret according to CCES
tradition, was announced by The Rev. Dr. Robert S. Dannals,
rector of Christ Church, during the school's annual Epiphany
Scholar Chapel, held this year on January 17.
Established in 1991 by the rectors of Christ Church, the
Epiphany Scholarship honors "a student who exemplifies
commitment to Christian values through worship, sensitivity and
outreach to others, personal manifestation of love of God and
God's people in his or her daily life at school, at church and
within the community." The scholarship carries with it a
monetary award. Duvall is the daughter of Christ Church
associate rector the Rev. Ted Duvall and his wife Katherine.
More
details from the CCES Web site.
Bishop Gravatt updates
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Reminders . . .
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