Episcopal Church \flomenDioceseof Chicago

St. James Commons6S East Huron Street

Chicago IL 6o6rr

www.ecwchicago.org

winter 2024

Greetings, sisters [and brothers) in Christ,

The Episcopal Church Women in the Diocese of Chicago work continuously to connect all the

women of the diocese in their ministries and service to their parishes, within the diocese and

beyond through events, grants and gifts. The United Thank Offering a program started byfplscopal Church Wome*n, has a global focus for its grants; but the Episcopal Church Women in

the Diocese of Chicago intentionJlly foc,rr"s its grants and gifts primarily within the Chicago

Diocese. Any parishir organization is eligible for a grant or gift, For more information, visit

our website: www.ecwchicago,org, which provides the most up-to-date information on our

events. We also provide a directory of parishes in the Diocese, whichwas available in printed

form at the Diocesan Convention and is a dovrrnloadable file from our website on the "Contact

Us" page.

To continue this work in the Diocese of Chicago, we need your support: by participating in our

events and by financially supporting our diocesan organization. If you have not already done so

for 2111,please help us to 'do th. work God has given us to do" by yourAnnuqlVoluntaryFinancial Contribationto the Episcopal Church Women'

please use the form included with this letter, and send it with your check payable to:ECW-ChicagoSt" lames Commons65 E. Huron StreetChicago,IL 60611

Our 2020 event offerings are summarized below.

Annual Meeting - st. ]ames commons & cathedral - Aprilt&,?azo 9AM-3PM-This year's therne is "Creation Care - Paths for Sustainability" and will feature a panel of

,p.rk.., from different parishes which have done sustainability projects who can speak about

their experiences and suicesses. A special liturgr, "stations of Creation" will be led by Fr. ]ohnCrist, ,rrd nirhop Lee will preside in his last Annual Meeting Eucharist with ECW as Bishop ofChicago. we wiil have literature available about various types of sustainability projects to make

this a great opportunity for attendees to collect information to take back to their parishes.

Fall Retreat - This event is still being organized on the theme: |ourneying into the Inner Circle

of God, and will be held at DeKoven Retreat Center in Racine on 0ctobet 17 & 18. More

information will be available at the Annual Meeting.

outreach Event - This event is still being organized, but will be held in September and will

feature as its focus charity, Magdalene House in Chicago. we will solicit other parishes to come

and display their outreach work as inspiration for other attendees'

Diocesan Convention - Westin LombardWe will continue to connectwith any and all through our tables in the Exhibit Hall, shared withour sister ministries of the Church Periodical Club and the United Thank offering. The Knit'togetherknitting ministrywill be hosted in the Maple Room where people can gather formltting lunch, or l.rst fellowship. Come and see what women's ministries are up to.

As always, women from all parishes are welcome to shape our collective future by connecting

with the ECW-Chicago Board and serving God's people in the Diocese of Chicago with us.

Connect and be heard,

Au-,.-fu,-/l^n" P. Schenck

TreasurerEpiscopal ChurchWomenDiocese of Chicago

FAITH FELLOIffSIIIP EDUCATION SER\/ICE

2OZA EpiscoPal Ghurch Women,Diocese of GhicagoVolunt ary Financial Gontribution

Gity; Deanery:

ECW GontactiTo reeeive a receipt via US mail, please complete the following:

Name:

ECW Treasurer- or Ghurch Treasurer

-Address for receiPt:

City: Zip Code:

Please make your check payable to:. ECW, Dtocese of chicago

And send it to:ECW, Diocese of ChicagoAttn.: ECW TreasurerSt James Commons65 E. Huron St.Chicago, L 64il1

Keep this bottom portion for your records

Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of Chicago Voluntary Financial Contribution 2020

Date Sent (for dePosit):

Check Number:

Senf fo

Amount:

ECW, Diocese of ChicagoAttn.: ECW TreasurerSf. James Commons65 E. Huron St.Chicago, lL 60611

Thank you!