Episcopal Press and News
ECW Board Announces Logo, Hymn Search
Episcopal News Service. March 20, 1986 [86059]
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (DPS, March 20) -- Meeting at the Kanuga Conference Center here Feb. 19-26, the 18 members of the national Episcopal Church Women's Board developed a task statement, set up committees and announced the search for a new logo and an official hymn. They also began work for a quilt for the 1988 Triennial Meeting.
The Board described their task as "Being responsive to the Gospel that calls us, acknowledging our responsibilities, we will: identify and define the constituency and needs of the Episcopal Church Women, communicate with and respond to that constituency by developing resources, become a community which models and provides support and unity for the common concerns while strengthening our spiritual life and affirming the women of the Church; and plan a triennial meeting that is visionary and responsive to expressed needs."
Committees were formed for worship, research and development, finance, program/education, strategy, logo and communications. An executive committee was also selected.
Citing the awareness that "Episcopal Church Women are creative in many fields," the Board announced three "artistic opportunities."
The first is a search for a new logo for the ECW organization as created at the 1985 Triennial Meeting. The Board is seeking "an original (not currently in use) permanent logo to be used in many ways, offering it to the Church at large to reproduce." This logo will not be the same as the 1988 Triennial Meeting logo. The design chosen will appear in their fall 1986 newsletter.
The national ECW Board is also looking for "an official Episcopal Church Women's hymn to be used by all the women of the Church." The hymn may be submitted as a poem or accompanied by original music or written for existing music, providing permission can be obtained to use that music. Submission of material will constitute permission of the Board to publish it. Names of contributors will be published and the hymn made available.
Submissions for the logo and/or the hymn should be made by Aug. 15, 1986 to: Anne Fuik, 40 Scenic Boulevard, Little Rock, AR 72207.
The third "artistic opportunity" consists of a request made to each diocese and Council of Women's Ministries member to submit a "square" for an ECW quilt which will be displayed at the 1988 Triennial Meeting and then preserved permanently. A letter with details on the quilt is being sent to each diocesan and organization's president or coordinator.
The next meeting of the national Episcopal Church Women's Board will be at the Convent of St. John Baptist in Mendham, N.J., Sept. 5-12, 1986.