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49th Triennial Meeting of the Episcopal Church Women
at the 79th General Convention of The Episcopal Church
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Today's Schedule
Tuesday, July 10
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Be sure to check the schedule for changes
Check out today's and upcoming schedules here:
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7:30 am - 7:50 am
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
8:00 am - 9:00 am
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9:00 am - 9:20 am
9:30 am - 11:30 am
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
12:30 pm
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
5:15 pm - 6:30 pm
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Yoga Body Prayer
Registration in Secretariat
Bring Your Own Breakfast
with Allison Duvall
(see below)
Meditation/Music
Plenary V - Election and Installation of New Board
Meditation/Music
Lunch
Workshops - Fourth Session
Worship w/GC
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Episcopal Migration Ministries
builds a foundation for refugees forced from home and country to thrive across the United States of America. Join us for the last of the Bring Your Own Breakfast presentations. This one will be with Allison Duvall, Program Manager for Church Relations and Engagement at Episcopal Migration Ministries, who has said, “Our present moment is not so unlike our past. In the 1930’s and 1940’s, the Church was galvanized to stand for refugees fleeing Nazi atrocities in Europe. Today, over 22.5 million children of God are refugees, fleeing terror, persecution, violence, and war. We are called, at this moment, to stand for them.” This topic is as timely as it gets.
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ELECTIONS
ELECTIONS
WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, JULY 10th.
BALLOTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO DELEGATES BETWEEN 9:30-10:15 A.M. OUTSIDE THE PLENARY ROOM.
ONLY DELEGATES CAN RECEIVE BALLOTS
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FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS WILL FOLLOW ONCE YOU HAVE
COLLECTED YOUR BALLOT AND ARE SEATED IN THE PLENARY ROOM.
You can take one last look at the candidates' bios
here
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Workshops - Session IV - Hilton Downtown
(directly across the street from the worship hall)
24. Reaching out to our Neighbors - Providing Showers to Homeless Women -
Patricia Bullock
25. The Episcopal Diocese of Texas Music Camp for Young Musicians -
Linda Patterson
16. Justice and the Hispanic Community: Taking Direct Action -
Jim Harrington
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Monday, July 9th Meditations
led by Triennial Meeting 2018 Chaplain,
the Rev. Cathy Boyd
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Faithful Advocacy 101 -
Earth Ministry Workshop
By Dana Sommers
LeanAnn Beres
, our workshop leader has been a member of
Earth Ministry
since 2005. She has over 25 years of experience with environmental non-profits. LeeAnn presented her model for faithful advocacy in the metaphor of the three legged stool. The legs are Faith Formation, Greening our Congregation, and Faithful Advocacy. She reviewed ten tips of an effective faithful advocacy meeting. These tips can apply to advocacy of any sort. LeeAnn reviewed the three main points to keep in mind when talking to an elected official. She encouraged workshop attendees to share a personal story regarding their passion. This was practiced with a partner. Women shared their passions and how they were seeking change in their own lives. ECW women shared they were seeking advocacy in the areas of water protection, human trafficking, and undocumented workers.
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Saturday's Share the Word
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By Stephanie Harris–Ash
Communication is a multi-faceted endeavor, whose primary focus is sharing the word about organization and self. Last Saturday seven dioceses shared how they inform the masses about what their ECW or women’s ministry group is doing. Participating dioceses were:
- Diocese of Central Florida
- Diocese of Chicago
- Diocese of Long Island
- Diocese of Milwaukee
- Diocese of New Jersey
- Diocese of New York
- Diocese of Texas
All of the dioceses were proud and eager to showcase their communications tools. They all had stories to relay which indicated the opportunities and challenges associated with communicating in today's world.
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Bishops United Against Gun Violence
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by
Catherine Lillibridge
On Sunday morning, at Brush Square Park by the Convention Center, hundreds of people stood as a public witness with Bishops United Against Gun Violence. The father and mother of
Carmen Schentrup
spoke about their experience of losing their daughter in a mass shooting on Ash Wednesday at Parkland High School in Florida this year. This dad, mom and their surviving two children inspire me to be a voice for safety instead of a bystander to violence.
Abigail Zimmerman
, a rising 9th grader from Waco, TX, spoke about leading her classmates in being a voice against violence and mentioned her own learning about resistance to wanting safety for students. Again I am inspired to be a voice for us all to be safe. Two actions that came from this event:
- There will be a gathering 15 minutes before each legislative session at the Convention Center in the food court area.
- There was a meeting Monday at 8 pm in the Austin Hilton for those who wanted to take this public witness back to their communities and dioceses.
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A dozen women met at the labyrinth at St. David's Episcopal Church
Sunday night and enjoyed a meditative labyrinth walk.
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Through the Eyes of a Girls' Friendly Society Member
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Austin
By
Mikaela Sesler
Since our arrival in Austin, time has seemingly flown. Whether it be the workshops, booths, presentations, or services, we have certainly been kept occupied. Thankfully, this new day provided a welcome break, and a sightseeing trip around the city. After eating a delicious lunch at Stub’s Barbecue, we continued onto a two hour tour via van. Our first stop was at the renowned
Texas State Capitol
. While there, we were informed of the extreme efforts that were required for the creation and maintenance of such a structure. However, our personal highlight was learning about
Miriam ‘Ma’ Ferguson
, the first female governor of Texas.
During her husband’s term, he was impeached for stealing money from universities and other organizations; in response, Mrs. Ferguson surprised all of Texas by proposing her own candidacy for governor. Throughout her reigning period, she proved herself a capable leader by abolishing further slave ownership, and overall, improving the lives of citizens. Next in our little adventure, we visited
Graffiti Park at Castle Hill
. It is the one space available in Austin that is legal for graffiti. Each individual artwork was unique, and provided a glimpse of Austin’s famous weirdness.
Our tour guide emphasized that although artists could have spent their time and resources creating a masterpiece, it was still entirely temporary. Finally, in our last detour, we ate frozen treats from Bananarchy. They were dipped in peanut butter and covered in Oreos. Overall, the day was enjoyable, not only for the sights we saw or the foods we ate, but the presence of such beloved friends.
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GFS visiting with
"Ma" Ferguson
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Graffiti Park at Castle Hill
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You never know who you are going to run into at General Convention. The National ECW's 2nd Vice President for Information and Communication, Ginger Lief, meets up with friends from Province II who are attending the nearby
NAGA
(National Altar Guild Association) Triennial. Pictured from left to right: Jane Ames, Joan A. Derle, and Ginger Lief.
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