Illinois
Chicago
Jane Schenck, president
chicago@ecwprovince5.org
Altar Guild Conference
Stitches for God:
Needlepoint Art in Our Diocese
Grace, New Lenox
Portions will be streamed
Saturday,
September 18, 2021
Women's Fall Retreat
October 14, 2021
streamed online
Mask Heroes
When the St. James Cathedral clergy realized they needed to provide face masks for guests of their feeding program they knew who to call, Lisa Rogers Lee. They asked her to lead a mask making ministry and needed at least 150 masks in a week. Lisa was already making masks and called her colleagues for help. She received commitments for 300 masks in one day!
Seven sewers, including Lisa, were able to get those masks ready in time for the clients of St. James Meals. This task also required some creativity as there was an elastic shortage. Lisa commented that what touched her so much during this time is the willingness of people to step up to help those in need, wanting to make a difference and help in any way possible. Congratulations to Lisa and her team!
Bear Hugs
The women of St. Julian's Guild, Trinity, Wheaton, spearhead the collection of new teddy bears to donate to Bishop Anderson House. The bears are distributed by chaplains from Bishop Anderson House to anyone needing a hug of support in several Chicago hospitals. Over 300 bears are donated each year.
Springfield
President
Cheri King
springfield@ecwprovince5.org
2020-2021 Outreach
Project
The Kwek Society is this year's outreach project for the women of the ECW in Springfield. The Kwek Society provides moon time bags and educational materials, pads, tampons, liners and underwear to Native American students and communities without ready access to these expensive menstrual supplies. Details
