Episcopal Press and News

North Carolina Women Weave a Mission Imperative

Episcopal News Service. July 10, 1990 [90184P]

Fifteen Episcopal Churchwomen from North Carolina were recently offered hands-on involvement "in proclaiming and serving God's Kingdom throughout the world." The women from the Church of the Messiah in Rockingham, North Carolina, had learned of the Southwell Mission in the Diocese of Grahamstown, South Africa. A letter from the Grahamstown diocesan bishop's wife told of the sorry state of the cassocks worn by the mission's deacons. Measurements for ten cassocks were enclosed. The North Carolina women, assisted by master seamstress Elizabeth Moore, set to work on the project, and today four completed cassocks are on their way to South Africa. The Rockingham women only regret that six of the ten cassocks remain to be done. Are there any takers out there for any part of this challenge? For additional information -- and measurements -- contact Frances Cox-Taylor, Church of the Messiah ECW, Route 4, Box 307, Rockingham, NC 28379.