Opportunities for Women of the Diocese of the Rio Grande

Vision for WDRG, as developed by the Women's Ministry Council:

Connect and support all women in their diverse ministries. Offering opportunity to gather for study, recreating, celebrating who we are as women of Faith, Hope, and Love.

Do you have an existing ECW (Episcopal Church Women) or other Women's group (including DOK) at your church? Cindy Davis is hoping to connect with all current women's groups throughout 2020, and needs your help. Please email her with the name of the president of your women's group!

Women’s Ministry: GATHER, LEARN, WORSHIP

(Feb. 8, 2020: Holy Faith Quiet Day on Hildegard of Bingen, Santa Fe)

Mar. 14, 2020: RE:Lent with Canon Lee Curtis (St. Luke’s, La Union)

Women’s Ministry Summer 2020: Creative Worship Workshop/Retreat (location TBD)

(Aug.: DOK Diocesan Assembly, Bosque Center)

Nov. 20-21: Wildernesses with the Rev. Carolyn Metzler (Bosque Center, ABQ)

March 4-5, 2021: Women of the Gospel Witness Jesus with Jane Ross at Bosque Center (Lent retreat)

Outreach at many events includes collections for women’s shelters, or Borderlands.

Women’s Ministry: CONNECT, SHARE, RE-CREATE

Participate and Follow via Website, Email, Facebook*

WDRG Liturgical Study: By Elaine Wilson, overview of Sunday Lessons and informational bits about history and BCP (sign up at WDRGStudy@gmail.com)  Posted on website and emailed to those signed up.

Also, in person class on Wednesday at Cathedral (10:30) 

Online presence: *VarietiesOfGifts.blogspot.com; Facebook.com/WomensMinistryOfDRG

E-Newsletter every other month, Website, and Together and In the Loop

UTO and Women's Ministry

Cindy Davis has been appointed the diocesan UTO chair by Bishop Michael. She hopes to coordinate with parishes to improve understanding of role and mission of UTO, locally, nationally, and internationally. 

If you would like to be part of a group coordinating this outreach of women and men in the Episcopal Church, contact Cindy. 

Women’s Ministry, UTO, and the Good Book Club

Join the Good Book Club in Epiphany, and be part of something big!

Women’s Ministry of the Diocese is joining with the United Thank Offering to participate in the Good Book Club during Epiphany. This year, we will focus on reading the Gospel of John. 

The reflections are from last year’s UTO Grant sites, so we hope you’ll follow along to hear the stories of those your blessings went on to bless while you work your way through John’s Gospel. https://episcopalchurch.org/library/document/go-gratitude-reflection-guide-gospel-john. The booklet is designed for weekly use by individuals or groups.  

Each week you will read a meditation, learn about a ministry, respond to thought-provoking questions, and think about what you are personally thankful for. You can join at any time throughout Epiphany.

If you are interested in learning more about UTO (United Thank Offering) check out their website (unitedthankoffering.com), or the new diocesan rep: Cindy Davis (utocindydrg@gmail.com).

Holiday Blessings

Wishing you all Christmas Blessings

and looking forward to the New Year.

As you fill in your 2014 calendar...consider adding the Women's Retreats in the Diocese of the Rio Grande. Info about them is always available on the calendar page of this blog, as are registration forms as they become available, but here's a quick run-down so you can get the dates on your calendars:

January 18, 2PM: Who are the Daughters of the King Tea at Holy Spirit, El Paso. If you've ever wondered about this order, come and learn more.

March 1, 8:30AM: Quiet Day at Holy Faith, Santa Fe with Deborah Smith Douglas. Last year over 80 women attended and were refreshed.

March 15, 8:30AM: Lent Retreat with Bishop Vono at the Cathedral. Bishop will speak about Galatians 5.

June 13-14: Christ & Chocolate & Cherishing. The Second Annual 'pampering' retreat at San Geronimo will focus on ways to cherish ourselves as beloved of our Lord.

November 14-15: Taste & See, the 3rd Annual Retreat at the Bosque Center is a time for pausing and refreshing our souls and minds in community.

The Women's Council is also working on how to present an online study so that we can all participate no matter where we are in this far-flung diocese! Stay tuned!

Hope to see you at one or more of these events that help bring us together as a community of holy women building up the Body of Christ in the Diocese of the Rio Grande. In this way we live into our mission statement: "As women of the Diocese of the Rio Grande we work to live out this promise in retreat, fellowship, study, and ministry."
 

Retreats for Women in 2013

There are so many retreats around the Diocese this Lent, a new and updated list is in order! This is wonderful news that there are so many opportunities for Spiritual Growth in Lent and beyond! I hope that you will have a chance to take advantage of one or more of these retreats! Some of the retreats are in the northern part of the Diocese and some in the south. The Feb. 9 retreat at Holy Faith is anticipating over 80 ladies! Looking forward to seeing some of you there! Watch for photos here!
February 16: Centering Prayer Retreat at the Cathedral, Albuquerque with Susan Rush of the Contemplative Center, sponsored by the Daughters of the King. (Free, donations accepted for food & supplies) Contact Martha Ernest, or Cindy Davis
February 22-23: Stations of the Cross with the Rev. Rhonda McIntire (overnight) at the Bosque Center, Albuquerque. RSVP to the Rev. Rhonda McIntire of San Gabriel, Corrales. ($75, includes room and 3 meals.)
February 23: A Study of the Book of Ruth led by Canon Scott Ruthven at St. Andrew's, Las Cruces, sponsored by the Santa Rosa Chapter, Daughters of the King. R.S.V.P. 575-522-2622 or bcb88005@yahoo.com (9-1, with lunch to follow)
March 2 (8-6): A Lively Lent in Thought, Word, and Deed a retreat for women at St. Francis on the Hill, El Paso with Bishop Vono as keynote speaker. $40 (There will also be workshops with ideas for an active, lively Lent and a presentation by Susan Hutchins of the Our Lady of Las Palomas border ministry. Attendees are encouraged to stay and attend St. Francis on Sunday. Donations for Las Palomas are being requested.) More info and registration form here.
March 23: A Lent Retreat for Women with Canon Kathleen McNellis sponsored and hosted by the Julian of Norwich Daughters of the King in Roswell. (Contact Kathleen Pittman at St. Andrews, Roswell for more info.)
May 18: A Day with Bishop Barbara Harris, first woman Bishop of the Episcopal Church, in Albuquerque. (Watch for more information about this exciting opportunity to meet and learn from the first woman bishop of the Episcopal Church)
June 21-23: Body, Mind, Spirit: A Time of Pampering and Renewal at the San Geronimo Center in Taos. (Plans are in process to make this a time of refreshing both physically and spiritually in the cooler summer beauty of Taos.)
November 8-9: Second Annual Women’s Retreat at the Bosque Center, Albuquerque.
November 14-17: Cursillo Weekend at the Bosque Center, Albuquerque.

If you know of other Retreat opportunities, please email Cindy Davis so they can be posted on the blog and highlighted in the newsletter.
More info about all these retreats can be found on the Varieties of Gifts blog for Women of the Diocese of the Rio Grande.

Retreat at the Bosque Center, Albuquerque. (Dates and