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| Anglican Church Women - ACW The ACW meets on the third Thursday of every month (except July and August) at 1:30 p.m. in the Library. They work to support and promote the total ministry of the church through prayer, practical work and stewardship. More details in the yellow leaflet in the pews. |
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2010 ANGLICAN CHURCH WOMEN REPORT A.C.W. is a fellowship group with 24 members and our sole purpose is to “reveal God’s Love through prayer and work and stewardship”. In February 2010 when our group decided to continue in a less formal setting, I volunteered to be Chair, and now we gather on the third Thursday of the month, eight times a year. We are on hiatus in July and August and enjoy a meal out in June and December. Our members are very enthusiastic and volunteer to take on projects, and ladies - you know who you are - thank you! We send bags of blankets and warm clothing to parishes in the north. These are packed and sent from A.C.W.’s Memorial House in Vancouver, where our Diocesan Board has their meetings. We collect and distribute the following: Hot Sox for the Seafarers, Layettes, pre-paid envelopes, stamps, pull tabs, Buy Low receipts and Canadian Tire money. We also sold the Church calendars and raised funds at our meetings for a one-time charitable donation. It was sad to say farewell in 2010 to Dorothy Crowley, Frances Leith and Vicki Wright – their names have been added to the Diocesan Memorial Roll. Our group will be hosting the Area A.C.W. meeting in November 2011, here at Holy Trinity. Respectfully submitted,
A year ago our A.C.W. group was almost ready to disband - no one wanted to hold an office! Using the format from St. George in Maple Ridge, I volunteered to chair our meetings. We agreed to only take on projects someone was wiling to be responsible for, and the response was amazing. We now have 25 members, each paying their $12.00 to the Diocesan Board to maintain A.C.W. status. We pass a container around each meeting or our fundraiser and we sold church calendars to add to the pot.
We have fun at our meetings (gatherings), keep a simpler format but still "reveal God's love through prayer and work and stewardship." Please feel free to call me if your group is having any difficulties - let's chat!
Susan Cummings
Holy Trinity, White Rock |
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