You are invited to the 125th Annual Episcopal Church Women’s Fall Conference
Keepers of the Garden October 2–3, 2014 Saint James Episcopal Church, Alexander City 256-234-4752 Our Keynote Speaker Becca Stevens
Becca Stevens is one of the premiere preachers and speakers in the United States proclaiming love as the most powerful force for social change. She is an Episcopal priest from Nashville, TN, and founder of Magdalene, residential communities of women who have survived prostitution, trafficking and addiction. She founded Thistle Farms in 2001 which currently employs nearly 50 residents and graduates, and houses a natural body care line, a paper and sewing studio and the Thistle Stop Café.
All Episcopal Women & Clergy are invited to this exciting event, activities include: Keynote Speaker Sessions Silent Auction
Guided Tours
Special Entertainment
Wine & Cheese Reception
Banquet Dinner
Parish Sharing
Registration is $40 and includes all activities, lunches, snacks, and drinks. Conference begins Thursday at 9:30 and ends Friday at noon. Register online at http://bit.ly/1q17UFZ or by mailing the form and your check (made to: ECW East Ala Convocation) to: Lissa Weathers, 5793 County Road 87, Roanoke, AL 36274 Hotel accommodations: A block of rooms have been reserved at each hotel under Episcopal Church Women. Hampton Inn $96 a night Days Inn $69 a night Baymont Inn $56 a night 256-‐234-‐2244 256-‐234-‐6311 256-‐234-‐7099 Memorial Roll: Names of parish women who have died after September 1, 2012, should be sent to Diane Weatherford, 3917 Montevallo Road, Birmingham, AL 35213, or emailed to
[email protected]; between September 1-‐15, 2014. Information contacts: Sandra Thompson, East Ala Convocation Coordinator, 256-‐392-‐4334, or Andrea Peacock, ECW President-‐Elect, 256-‐749-‐1134
We look forward to seeing you at the ECW Fall Conference!