Women of the DRG met
at the Bosque Center for Crazy Quilt Conversations on November 9 and 10. We
were the inaugural group to use the Center and found it to be a delightful
venue. Two dozen women from across the Diocese gathered the evening of November
9 for a time of fellowship and conversation with Bishop Vono. Saturday was
spent in creating a vision for Women in the DRG. With broad strokes, the women
painted a dream of active, diverse lay and ordained women involved in
ministries both inside and outside of church walls. Participants created a
vision of women as leaders empowered with retreats, mission, and education
through communication and fellowship.
The final session of
the 'Crazy Quilt Conversations' involved planning concrete steps. The steering
committee will meet in February to create a mission statement for the Women and
set up focus groups to build communication with various demographics to help
identify needs and desires of all women.
If you are interested in being part of one of a focus groups, are curious
about an event, or have ideas for Women in the DRG, email Cynthia.
Several women's
events are already planned:
February 9 Retreat
for Women
March 2 Lenten
Retreat with Bishop Vono at St. Francis on the Hill, El Paso (co-hosted by St.
Christopher's)
March 23 Lent
Retreat with Canon Kathleen McNellis at St. Andrew's, Roswell
May 17-18, 2014: A Day
for Women with The Rt. Rev. Barbara Taylor Brown
Summer 2013: Body,
Mind, Spirit Retreat in Taos
Fall 2013: Women of
the DRG Retreat at the Bosque Center
Watch the What's Happening page of this blog for more information about each of these events as it becomes available.
Over the next few weeks, more of the work from this retreat will be posted here-so check back!