Anglican Women

More than 160 women from throughout the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina joined with guests from the Diocese of the Carolinas and the Reformed Episcopal Church for the Annual Gathering of Anglican Women hosted by Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant, April 24, 2021. The Rev. Joyce Harder, who serves as a Deacon at the church, welcome the group.  Diocesan women’s president, Patricia Smith presided. With the theme” Faith Moving Forward,” keynote speaker, Joanne Ellison, challenged listeners to cast aside troubles of ...
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Is it wise to hold a large retreat, in person, during a global pandemic? Around mid-summer, parishes across the diocese were just tiptoeing out of the lockdown world of virtual worship. No one knew what to expect, or how things would work as churches reopened. At this juncture, board members of the Women of The Anglican Diocese of South Carolina were discussing whether to host their annual fall retreat—in the flesh. Would the coronavirus be surging again October 23-25, when ...
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Simple Method Focuses & Unites Family in Prayer By Patricia Smith, President, Anglican Women of The Anglican Diocese of South Carolina Women mentoring women,” is the second half of our Anglican Women’s mission statement. The idea of mentoring or being mentored might seem daunting, yet doing it is often simpler than we think. Sometimes it’s just an idea shared that changes how we live. Years ago, I was “mentored” by an 80+ year old grandmother, living in the mid-west, without ...
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By Janis Breazeale, Saint Matthew’s, Fort Motte, Founding Member of the Ft Motte Ukulele Choir (AKA “The Ukuloonies”) It all began with a simple prayer, and a longing for God to use me for His purpose in a unique and more challenging way. Feeling stuck in the spiritual gift of hospitality, I began praying diligently for a new spiritual gift. Then, one night I heard a voice tell me to start a ukulele band. I kept hearing this voice repeatedly ...
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Do your donations to the Diocesan Periodical Club make a difference? Read what one seminarian, Jeffrey Jacobs, a senior at Trinity School for Ministry (who happens to be my son), has to say: “In July of 2017, I quit my job; we moved to Ambridge, bought our first house, and had our firstborn almost simultaneously. The thought of spending $300 on one semester’s worth of textbooks in addition to all our family’s needs seemed like a huge luxury we could ...
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