Ministries

Altar Guild Altar Guild members set the altar for services. Guild members serve on teams with regular monthly rotations. Volunteers are also needed for special services like weddings, and diocesan convention.

Communications Chair Works with ECW co-chairs to keep members informed.

Diocesan Convention A list of volunteer opportunities will be distributed later in the fall. The dates for the convention are: Thursday, February 2 through Saturday, February 4, 2012. Please mark your calendar.

Flower Guild Those interested in flower arranging and decoration of the Church purchase and arrange flowers on the altar, in the church and to decorate for special events. Flower Guild members serve on teams with a regular monthly or bi-monthly rotation.

Special Services Guild members assist with special services and events.

Sunday Hospitality Teams Plan, prepare and serve refreshments for coffee hour. Serve on a team with a bi-monthly rotation.

Advent Lunch Teams Plan and serve lunch for one of the Advent music series lunches on Wednesdays, December 7 and December 14.

Lenten Lunch Teams Plan and serve one lunch for the Lenten music series on either Wednesdays, February 29, March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28.

Pastoral Care Prepare or purchase food to take to the homes of parish members who have illness or a death in the family, or help serve at a funeral visitation. Sign up for a list where you will be called on an as needed basis. After serving you will be placed at the bottom of the list and will not be called until everyone else has served. If necessary, you may regret when called but your name will remain at the top of the list.

Nursery Greeters Serve a Sunday morning shift from 9:15 to 9:55 a.m. welcoming parents to the nursery. Shift rotation will depend on the number of volunteers. An information sheet will be provided to volunteers.

Outreach Assist the clergy by serving on an outreach team such as:
Arpilleras Sale — Two Sundays in Advent before and after the 10:00 a.m. service.
Art Soup — Friday, November 18—serve as a greeter and server from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Christmas Outreach Greeter — Sunday, November 20 before and after the 10:00 a.m. service.
FIT Christmas Project—Work on a team to solicit gifts and monetary donations. Assist with gathering contributions. Help distribute the gifts to the children.
FIT Operation Backpack— Work on a team to solicit gifts and monetary donations. Assist with gathering contributions. Help distribute the supplies to the children.
Loaves and Fish — Third Monday of each month

United Thank Offering (UTO) — Sunday, October 30 and Sunday, May 13—serve on a team to promote UTO prior to the bi-annual in-gatherings.

Special Events Serve as a team member for special events such as diocesan convention, and ordinations.

Spiritual Formation Younger Women’s Bible Study, and Morning Circle

Please submit your interest form and list the ECW team(s) on which you would like to serve—and if you would be willing to chair or otherwise serve in leadership. Costs for purchases for ECW commitments are reimbursed.
Episcopal Church Women
2011 — 2012 Ministries

Carolyn D. Eichold, Chair                      Lissa E. Watkins, Co-Chair

Episcopal Church Women (ECW) is a church-wide organization whose representatives gather annually within the diocese and every three years at Triennial. United Thank Offering (UTO) is a function of the ECW. The presentation of UTO offerings will be made at Triennial in July 2012.
Christ Church Cathedral
Episcopal Church Women
Annual Report
2010-2011

For 2010-2011 there were 163 members of the Christ Church Cathedral Chapter of the Episcopal Church Women (ECW). Lynne Davis served as chair and Carolyn Eichold served as co-chair. The other positions were held by: Carolyn Stephenson, Altar Guild Chair; Kay Whiting, Flower Guild Chair; Robbie Lynn Irvine, Flower Guild Co-Chair; Debbie Broome, Pastoral Care. Carolyn Eichold will move up to the Chair position for 2011-2012. Lissa Watkins has agreed to serve as co-chair.

An ECW sign-up sheet was distributed in the September Messenger. The sheet included all of the ECW ministries and other ministries open to all parish members. The goal of the ECW is to have 100% participation from the women of the church. The areas in which volunteers were solicited were: Altar Guild, Cathedral Tour Guilds, Communications Team, Flower Guild, Hospitality, Outreach, Pastoral Care, Special Events, and Spiritual Formation.

The ECW hosted many events during the year, and Cathedral hospitality was enhanced by their excellent work. The events were varied and included annual events and one-time occasions. The annual events that are hosted by the ECW are: All Saint’s Day luncheon, Alternative Christmas Fair, Advent lunches, Lenten lunches, Cathedral Celebration luncheon. Special events that were hosted by the ECW were a reception for the fall organ concert, luncheon for Retired Clergy.

In the area of outreach, the ECW is also in charge of selling Arpilleras for the women of Chili, a Christmas gift drive for underprivileged children, taking collections for Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD), and the United Thank Offering (UTO).

Please complete and submit this form to sign-up for new ministries, or to note changes in positions you currently hold. It is the goal of ECW to have each of you serving in at least one ministry!  
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MINISTRIES ON WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE!
Willing to serve in a leadership position? Please specify  in what capacity...Team Leader, Ministry Chair, etc.  Thank you!
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