ACW Woodstock Deanery Meeting

Yesterday I had the privilege of being present at part of the ACW Annual Deanery meeting, this year held in the Parish of Prince William and Dumphries. It was wonderful to meet so many dedicated members of the ACW, as well as the future national president.

The classic ACW understanding of it's own mission is to provide for mission at home and abroad through fund raising and fellowship. It is a witness to the compassion and dedication of so many volunteers who live their faith by giving up of themselves for the service of others; often of mature age these women organize and run teas, dinners, sales, and crafts, all to aid the greater Church. These ladies do not raise money for stipends (the priests salary) within their own parishes but serve the wider community meeting needs that often get left; such as sponsoring children at camps, bursaries for college students, missionary work and so much more.

Here the Rev'd Chris Hayes explained the financial situation at Camp Brookwood.


Before this, we celebrated the Eucharist with the Archdeacon and the new Rector elect, the Rev'd Elaine Hamilton. This church is only a few years old and called, St. Clement's.


Here are just some of my ACW and guild members who attended this conference... I see some were hiding :-)