Loading...HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. - Women from all 20 Episcopal dioceses in the nine southeastern states are invited to attend the Province IV Women's Conference June 1-3 at Kanuga Conferences in Hendersonville, N.C.
Co-sponsored by Kanuga and the Province IV Episcopal Church Women, the conference is open to all women, not just ECW members. The annual event will focus on the theme ‘The Lord's Prayer: Praying Heaven to Earth and Earth to Heaven," with keynote talks by the Rt. Rev. Mark Lawrence, bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina.
"Life with God can sometimes be confusing," Lawrence said. "The wonder of the Lord's Prayer is that it is truly a prayer for every season. During these sessions we shall walk more deeply into the heart of prayer and Jesus' life with the father."
Lawrence was consecrated the 14th bishop of South Carolina last year. He previously served at Church of the Holy Family in Fresno, Calif., Saint Mark's in Shafter, Calif., Saint Stephen's in McKeesport, Penn., and Saint Paul's in Bakersfield, Calif.
The event begins with an optional Play Day May 31, followed by an evening ECW business meeting June 1. Various workshops, free time at Kanuga and worship services with traditional hymns and renewal music will be offered throughout the conference. The Rev. Callie Perkins, vicar of Grace Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., will serve as chaplain.
"The ECW Province IV Women's Conference is a wonderful opportunity for prayer and praise, teaching and learning, fellowship and networking with Christian sisters in a beautiful mountain retreat setting," said Marcie Chérau, Province IV representative to the national ECW Board. "I'm looking forward to our homecoming at Kanuga and hope each of you will plan on attending this June."
Affiliated with the Episcopal Church since 1928, Kanuga is a 1,400-acre camp and conference center in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Hendersonville, N.C.
For more information, visit www.kanuga.org or call 828-692-9136.
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