Triennial TODAY MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012
ECW Triennial 5K Walk/Run:
Setting a New Standard The cool and breezy Indianapolis
morning was a welcome factor on Sunday, at 6.30 am, when some 350 walkers, runners, and walkers-for-the-cause* joined together for the First Episcopal Church Women’s (ECW) Triennial 5K Walk/Run, which took place along the White River Canal Walk in Indianapolis. The event was cosponsored by the National Episcopal Health Ministries. A sea of sage green T-shirts (bearing the ECW insignia) wound its way around the canal just after dawn, as participants paced the 3.1 miles of the race. Included in the walkers of the event was a contingency of some 150 bishops and bishop spouses, who wore handcrafted purple armbands in memory Mary Ellen Smith, the wife of Bishop Dabney Smith, who recently lost her battle with cancer. (See related story, this issue.) The winners of the race included: • first place, Jackie Cameron, Chicago; • second place, Bishop Jeff Lee, Chicago; • third place, Reverend Lisa Fortuna, ChristChurch/Iglesias, Massachusetts; • fourth place, Ted Holder, St Michael’s, Little Rock.
All proceeds will go to benefit and raise awareness of the John P. Craine House, Indianapolis, a work-release facility for non-violent female offenders and their preschool-aged children. Craine House offers such support services and programs, as: GED, financial and job skills classes, individual and family counseling, life skills programs, anger management, selfesteem programs, parenting classes, intensive substance abuse treatment, access to faith-based programs, health and nutrition counseling, children’s support services, and tutoring.
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of purposes. It raised funds and aw as roused a couple of hundred ind get a bit of fresh air and exercise. It memory of Mary Ellen Smith, who Smith of the Diocese of Southwest event’s participants. (Lillibridge’s e people to attend.)
Immediately prior to the race, Smi spouse, Catherine Lillibridge, pres the ECW’s support in incorporatin After her speech, Lillibridges husb of West Texas, gave a brief prayer a
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wareness for Craine House, as well dividuals out of bed at sunrise to t also paid a loving tribute to the o was the wife of Bishop Dabney Florida, and friend of many the efforts inspired more than 150
ith’s friend and fellow bishop’s sented a few words of thanks for ng a tribute to Smith’s memory. band, Bishop Lillibridge, Diocese and blessed the runners.
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nk you for being here to brate Mary Ellen’s life and raising money and awareess for Craine House!”
Catherine Lillibridge and Bishop Dabney Smith
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The Distinguished Woman ceremonies were held on S Hotel, in the ballroom. The ceremony is a time-honor
Every Triennial year, the ECW conducts a search to identify one w for outstanding service in her diocese. These women are nominate Board. Their biographies and photographs are then submitted to t sive ceremony, hosted by ECW, where they are announced, and pr Meet the Distinguished Women of the Triennial Meeting 2012. The
Province I
1. Elizabeth “Betsy� Kyle, Diocese of Connecticut 2. Jane Cutting, Diocese of Massachusetts 3. Judith Esmay, Diocese of New Hampshire 4. Modesta Pellot, Diocese of Rhode Island 5. Rebecca Scruton, Diocese of Western Massachusetts
Province II
1. Maria Dawson, Diocese of Central New York 2. Nicole Vixamar, Diocese of Haiti 3. Alison Hegeman, Diocese of Long Island 4. Deborah Anderson, Diocese of New Jersey 5. Alice M. Britton, Diocese of New York 5. Anna Bryne, Diocese of Newark 6. Reverend Deacon Elvida Adams Gumbs, Diocese of the Virgin Islands
Province III
1. Wilma Johnson, Diocese of Central Pennsylvania 2. Helen S. Whitson, Diocese of Delaware 3. Sara M. Brownlowe, Diocese of Maryland 4. Carly H. Rowe, Diocese Northwestern Pennsylvania 5. Charisse R. Lillie, Diocese of Pennsylvania
man Recognitions monies
Saturday, July 7, on the second floor of the Westin red event for the Episcopal Church Women (ECW).
woman from each diocese of the Church to identify and honor ed through a formal process initiated by the Diocesan Executive the National ECW. These women are then recognized at an excluresented with an official certificate during the Triennial Meeting. ey are: 6. Dana Marie Bedore Phillips, Diocese of Pittsburgh 7. Delores J. Purvis, Diocese of Southern Virginia 8. Ruth Gillenwater Gibson, Diocese of Virginia 9. Inez Thomas, Diocese of Washington 10. Verna G. Anson, Diocese of West Washington
Province IV
1. Rebecca Parsley, Diocese Alabama 2. Reverend Elizabeth Claiborne Jones, Diocese of Atlanta 3. Betty Palmer, Diocese of Central Florida 4. Jerry Cotsonis, Diocese Central Gulf Coast 5. Dencie Lambdin, Diocese of East Carolina 6. Patricia Rutenberg, Diocese of East Tennessee 7. Andrea Geiger, Diocese of Florida 8. Suzanne Harrow, Diocese of Georgia 9. Thelma Estelle Jones Sandifer, Diocese of South Carolina 10. Mavis Maud Adams, Diocese of Southeast Florida 11. Karen Patternson, Diocese Southwest Florida 12. Rebecca Markert, Diocese of Tennessee 13. Jeanette Norman Starnes, Upper South Carolina 14. Susan Nelson, MD, Diocese West Tennessee 15. Katerina Whitley, Western North Carolina
Province V
1. Jane Forrest McCarron, Diocese of Chicago 2. Carol Feller-Gottard, Diocese of Fond du Lac 3. Janet Higbie, Diocese of Indianapolis 4. Catherine Alice Carter Blackwell, Diocese of Michigan Honors 5. Dr. Florence Krause, Diocese of Missouri 6. Kathleen R. Fluhrer, Diocese of Northern Indiana 7. Ellen Burgess, Diocese of Northern Michigan 8. Margaret Folger, Diocese of Ohio 9. Madeleine Trichel, Diocese of Southern Ohio 10. Deborah Kinney Tucker, Diocese of Springfield
Province VI
1. Lelanda Lee, Diocese of Colorado 2. Marilyn Brandt, Diocese of Nebraska 3. Darlene Young, Diocese of South Dakota
Province VII
1. Juddie Wachtel, Diocese of Arkansas 2. Lonnie Isaak, Diocese of Kansas 3. Katharine Ann Kirby Wurster, Diocese of Northwest Texas (posthumously) 4. Sarita J. Redd, Diocese of Oklahoma 5. Patricia M. High, Diocese of Texas 6. Mary Howe, Diocese of West Missouri 7. Ellen Rotch Martin, Diocese of West Texas 8. Susan MacPherson, Diocese of Western Louisiana
Province VIII
1. Sharon Gullickson, Diocese of Arizona 2. Beverly Anderson, Diocese of El Camino Real 3. Fran Thomas, Diocese of Hawaii 4. Marie Greatorex, Diocese of Los Angeles 5. Donna M. Anderson, Diocese of Oregon 6. Carroll Levien, Diocese of San Diego 7. Doris Hall, Diocese of San Juan (posthumously) 8. Diane Lowe, Diocese of Utah
Province IX
1. Veronica Flowers, Diocese of Honduras 2. Melva Clavell, Diocese of Puerto Rico
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Ingathering Eucharist Sets Every one of the 4,000 seats
at the J.W. Marriott Hotel were filled yesterday, July 8, for the Festival Eucharist and United Thank Offering Ingathering Service. The service was set in a high tone, as celebrants entered to the strains of a choir and orchestra that offered classic works by composers Henry Purcell and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached the sermon, which focused on diversity and outreach. “Words matter profoundly, and as Christians we affirm that every time we gather to give thanks for the frontier crossing incarnate Word in our midst,” said Jefferts Schori. Following the sermon, representatives from the United Thank Offeirng (UTO) were introduced to the altar to offer the sum totals of their chapters thanksgiving collections, and were presented to Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori. (UTO was established as part of the Episcopal Church Women as a ministry of conscience thanksgiving and offering. An outreach entity of the Episcopal Church, the
UTO spearheads both domestic and global outreach programs that are targeted at alleviating poverty, through encouraging and receiving “thank” offerings, then distributing the funds through grants to ministries and missions sponsored by the Church, and invited provinces of the Anglican Communion in the developing world. UTO’s “blue boxes” that are kept in homes and offices are reminder symbols of these thanksgiving offerings.)
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Recognizing Excellence in
Over the last few months, newsletter and Website editors for the nine provinces of the Episcopal Church, have submitted samples of their work to the production team of Triennial Today. Each submission was carefully evaluated for such qualities as best communications, best in event coverage, best in content organization and aesthetic design, and more. After careful consideration, the team of Triennial Today recognizes excellence in the following categories.
Excellence in Innovative Use of Multi Media
— Diocese of Chicago
“Preparing for the Future” Webmaster/Editor: Beth Petti Hot off the press, These DVDs and pamphlets are available to every parish in the diocese. Gets the message to every woman about the new structuring about the ECW diocese of Chicago into ministry teams, and how they can be a part of the future vision.
Excellence in Event Coverage
— Diocese of New Jersey
ECW News Webmaster/Editor: Carolyn J. Belvin Covers and provides information about mission. It is sent to all church locations and persons on the diocesan list. It is mailed to all women at home, who are listed in the year book. This newsletter just started posting on diocesan Website.
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Annual Bishop Day, 2012 ECW - Joy, Pray, Thanks Webmaster/Editor: Mary D All Souls Episcopal Church, Oklahoma City
Excellence in ECW Community Outreach — Diocese of West Texas
Connections - Commission for Women’s Ministries Webmaster/Editor: Jane Ahverro Mailed to all women who have attended a past ECW gathering, it is also on the diocesan website. Reaches all women in the diocese.
Excellence in Web Design and Newsletter Theme (Honorable mention of favorite newsletter nameFaithlines)
— Diocese of Arizona
Webmaster/Editor: Winifrid Follett and Sibyl Krebs Receives contributions of current events, news, and subjects of interest from women’s groups from around the diocese.
Excellence in Web Presence and Social Media Strength
— Diocese of North Carolina ECW: The Story Goes On www.ecw-nc.org Webmaster/Editor: Lisa Towle This is a standalone, independent Website. It is not connected to the diocese, but, this multi-channeled to tool that has been created solely for ECW members by ECW members.
Excellence in Unique Event Coverage — Diocese of Newark
ECW Newletter - publication of the Episcopal Church, Webmaster/Editor: Patricia Velasco Individual contributions and designs offered from women around the diocese.
Triennial Today would like to thank everyone who participated.
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HONORING
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The Distinguished Woman Award (formerly known as the Honored Woman Award)* is presented at each Episcopal Church Women’s (ECW) triennial meeting to a woman in the Episcopal Church whose life and involvement in the secular community best reflects “her Christian values.” As part of this time-honored ceremony, diocesan delegates from each province are asked to
FROM PROVINCE IV: Anisa Cottrell Willis Reverend Anisa
Cottrell Willis, of the Diocese of Lexington, serves as chaplain of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and is a CASA—or Court Appointed Special Advocate—of Kenton County. She has also sat on the board of the Kentucky Social Welfare Foundation for the last 12 years; and is provides breastfeeding support and education through the Le Leche League. Willis has also been involved in starting a Migrant Head Start Program; volunteers as a tutor, and has recently joined the Kenton Country
CASA board. Married with two children, she holds a BA in religious studies from Rhodes College, an MSW from the University of Kentucky, and an Mdiv from Yale University. Willis works tirelessly— primarily in the emergency department and ICU settings, counseling the families of the children (who often have sustained traumatic injuries). As a CASA advocate for children in the foster care system, she earns the respect of her clients, and court judges—who often acknowledge her placement recommendations.
Women of the Church submit the name of a woman who represents these qualities.
Triennial Today continues its spotlight on honored women from each of the nine provinces of the Church. This issue focuses on Province IV and Province V.
*The Distinguished Woman Awards were presented on Saturday, July 7. Coverage of this event can be found in this issue of Triennial Today.
FROM PROVINCE V: Catherine Alice Carter Blackwell A native of Detroit
and life-long Episcopalian, Catherine Alice Carter Blackwell is a member of one of the five founding families of the city’s St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church. A graduate of Howard University, Blackwell served an educator in the Detroit school system from 1960. Carter Blackwell has traveled to Africa visiting many of its countries. During these travels, she has collected hundreds of artifacts that she uses in teaching and storytelling. Carter Blackwell and her husband, Dr. George W. Blackwell, have helped
many young people— including Detroit natives and individuals they have met in their travels—attend college. Carter Blackwell has been the recipient of many honors and recognitions, including what she considers her most endearing tribute: the Detroit Public School named in her honor—the Catherine C. Blackwell Institute of International Studies, Commerce, and Technology. Carter Blackwell has significantly contributed to the church and the community, to which she has strong ties—notably as an educator, storyteller, and historian.
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A La Expectativa de la TRIENAL By Suyapa Rodriguez, Province IX Representative, National ECW Board
El día viernes fue el segundo día de la reunión Trianal., Allí estaban todas esas hermosas mujeres siempre atentas y felices. Marcia dirigiendo con ese valor y firmeza que le da el Señor dispuesta a concluir su periodo de tres años dándole gracias a Dios por el privilegió que le dio de servirle como presidenta de ECW. Hoy presentaron a las nuevas candidatas para la Junta Directiva, todas son mujeres de experiencia y consientes de su t trabajo, que Dios las Bendiga. La participación del Revdo. David Gortner fue excelente. Yo me quede luego pensando en varias cosa como por ejemplo: de la manera como vemos a Dios, de eso depende que hablemos de Él. Y Jesús dijo: de la abundancia del corazón habla la boca. Y me preguntaba ¿Qué tanto abunda Jesús en mi corazón? Y le invito para que usted se haga la misma pregunta porque de eso depende que hablemos de él. La muerte es la transición para la eternidad, pero que la muerte al YO es el inicio de una vida abundante en Cristo Jesús. Hoy fue la presentación de UTO como decimos en mi país Honduras ¡se lucieron! Fue un momento muy especial, en verdad que sí. Finalizamos el día con la cena de ECW_ UTO algunas
hermanas cayeron rendidas a dormir, pero otras a lo mejor no pudieron dormir de la emoción pensando en lo que está ocurriendo en la Trianal. La paz de Dios con ustedes BENDICIONES Revda Suyapa HOY, SEÑOR, TE DAMOS GRACIAS Hoy, Señor, te damos gracias Por la vida, la tierra y la tierra y el sol Hoy Señor, queremos cantar La grandeza de su amor Gracias, Padre, mi vida es tu vida, Tus manos amasan mi barro. Mi alma tu aliento divino Tu sonrisa en mis ojos esta. Gracias Padre tu guías mis pasos, Tú eres la luz y el camino. Conduces a mí tu destino Como llevan los ríos al mar Gracias padre me hiciste a tu imagen Y quieres que siga tu ejemplo, Brindando mi amor al hermano, Construyendo un mundo de paz. ¡ALELUYA! ¡QUE BUENO ES CANTAR HIMNOS A NUESTRO DIOS! ¡A EL SE LE DEVEN DULCES ALABANZAS
BARcelona
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and three-cheese stuffed peppers, as well hot tapas menu that features garlic pepper chicken wings with sherry mayonnaise, crispy artichokes, and grilled asparagus with Romesco sauce. Derived from the Spanish word “taper” to cover (or to “cover” hunger), tapas refers to a variety of appetizers or snacks, in Spanish cuisine, and is one of the most popular dining styles in the country. Tapas-style dining means that small servings of food are prepared to order and delivered to the table plates at a time. An added bonus is that the restaurant serves vegan, lactose intolerant, gluten free, and nut-friendly nejros. It also offers a full wine and cocktail menue. BARcelona Tapas Restaurant has two locations, one in Indiana. The Indianapolis location is at 201 N. Delaware. For reservations, call 317.638.8772, or go to www.barcelonatapas.com.
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