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  • Annual Meeting 2025

    143rd Annual Meeting Episcopal Church Women,Diocese of North Carolina Saturday, November 15, 2025, 9 AM – 3:30 PM The Station at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church875 W. 5th St. Winston-Salem NC 27101 Special Guest: Lisa Bortner President, National Episcopal Church Women Sharing her vision for… ECW Reimagined! National ECW is a churchwide organization dedicated to empowering Episcopal…

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  • times are progressing, and we must progress with them

    After dinner Dr. Speight with his daughter Agnes drove Mr. Eborn, Miss Sarah Eborn and me in his automobile to Creswell, a beautiful and inspiring ride. This is the second travel this fall by automobile: times are progressing, and we must progress with them. We had a hearty service that night in Creswell, led by…

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  • We must not confine our Christian thoughts, labors and sympathy to ourselves, our own Parishes.

    I am glad to mention that there has been a revival of interest in the Ladies’ Benevolent Society, and that they have resolved to work more zealously for Parochial objects; and also, to unite, without change of organization, with the Woman’s Auxiliary Society of the General Church. Though the material result of this may not…

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  • chiefly by the help of the bishop, the Woman’s Auxiliary and generous friends of other Dioceses

    During the past year (chiefly by the help of the bishop, the Woman’s Auxiliary and generous friends of other Dioceses) a new Church fifty by twenty-four feet, has been put under roof, and all the debt paid except $60, and so soon as this is paid a floor will be laid, window sashes procured and…

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  • Thinking about war and derangement of personal lives

    This year in which I have served as your President has seen such great changes in the life of our people that it seems much longer than twelve months since we met together in Tarboro. At that time our country had been at war for almost six months but we had not begun to suffer…

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  • ERICA LYNNE WYATT GRAVES

    b. September 2, 1978 by Allison Rankin, Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Wilmington, NC, 2013 Erica Lynne Wyatt Graves, Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Wilmington, North Carolina, is the silent worker bee. Her faithful presence and quiet leadership are made manifest in many ways. This includes producing the weekly church bulletin since our Myrtle Grove Middle School…

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  • Have we advanced, held our ground or retreated?

    During this period of change and trial how has our Auxiliary fared? Have we advanced, held our ground, or retreated? My answer to this must be based on your reports to me and to your Diocesan Officers, and on my contacts with you at District Meetings and through your letters… . I can report a…

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  • Since the Church has been lighted up, our evening services have been well attended

    The ladies of the Church in Enfield have recently raised money enough to light it up beautifully; so that hereafter we shall be enabled to hold evening as well as morning services in it. Since the Church has been lighted up, our evening services have been well attended. (Source: A. S. Smith, Parochial Report, Church…

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  • MEGAN ELIZABETH DRUESEDOW WHITTED

    b. January 14, 1977 by Ellen C Weig, Saint Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Hillsborough, 2012 Standing on a podium, arms raised, baton poised, Megan paused to look at each person in the choir and the instrumentalists. St. Matthew’s Easter season premiere performance of Handel’s Messiah was about to begin. The choir, in black formal attire, was…

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  • the Rector’s heart has been cheered and he feels encouraged

    The church building has been much improved and now presents a neat and attractive appearance inside. A beautiful memorial window, of stained cathedral glass, circular in form, has been presented to the Parish by Mrs. P. B. Key, “in memoriam” of a deceased relative; its place is in the end of the Chancel. A “Church…

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  • Church of the Good Shepherd: a band of faithful women, who by their earnest work…

    The Rector desires to make special mention of the constant and faithful work of ‘St. Mary’s Guild,’ – a band of faithful women within the Parish, who, by their good earnest work, have contributed greatly to the beauty of God’s house, and the prosperity of the parish. Within the past year the Church has, by…

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