ECW In-Reach

Service Opportunities through the Epicopal Church Women Guilds

GUILD #1 SUNSHINE FLOWER GUILD
Leader: Betsy Houck 704-366-5668 shouck@carolinadigestive.com 

A fulfilling opportunity to be involved in the giving of altar flowers to our ill and hospitalized parishioners.

No regularly scheduled meetings. Year-round commitment. Two-member teams for one Monday approximately every other month. No deliveries during Lent.

GUILD #2 PHOEBE GUILD
Leader: Robbie Horne 704-366-3336 rhorn4@carolina.rr.com 

Provides home cooked meals when there has been the birth of a new baby to a member of Christ Church or a death in the immediate family that lives in the area. Guild members cook and deliver meals 2-3 times per year. Suggested recipes that are easy to follow will be provided or members may opt to use their own recipes. Members may select months they will cook. This guild helps share the love that keeps our church a special community.

One general meeting/tea party will be held each year.

GUILD #3 MARTHA GUILD
Leaders: Shana Plott 704-554-9505 shana@kindermourn.org
Elizabeth Duperier 704-343-3437 ehduperier@msn.com 

Opportunity for fellowship and service by assisting with special receptions in the parish during the year.

No regularly scheduled meetings. Year-round commitment.

GUILD #4 ST. FIACRE GUILD
Leaders: Lulie Mallard 704-364-3190
Marilyn Simms 704-366-6727 msimms@carolina.rr.com 

A gardening guild that maintains the Christ Church gardens: The Memorial Garden, The St. Fiacre Walk, The Rector’s Garden, The Providence Road Sanctuary and Chapel Gardens, and The Margaret Garden. This is a working guild, involving planting, grooming and pruning each of these gardens. ATTENDANCE MONTHLY BY EACH MEMBER IS CRUCIAL. There will be a great need for help when new plantings go in after completion of the building addition.

2nd Monday - 10:00 A.M. September to May (Some volunteers also needed in summer).

GUILD #5 FRIENDSHIP TRAYS
Leader: Millice Ellerbe 704-364-4278 mellerbe2@aol.com 

We deliver meals to shut-ins in the Hall House, which is across from Discovery Place. The meals are picked up from Friendship Trays office between 10:45 – 12:00 and taken to the Hall House, where we distribute hot and cold meals to about seven ladies.

This is a once a month commitment, or there are two spots for bi-monthly commitments.

GUILD #6 HOSPITALITY GUILD
Leaders: Lucy Stephens 704-364-1225 lstephens1@carolina.rr.com
Ashley Cranz 704-770-0643 ocranz@carolina.rr.com

Come have fun serving your fellow ECW members! We help set up and serve lunches and dinners throughout the year for the ECW. Special events include the Friendship Feast, All Saint’s Day luncheon, Board luncheons, Advent luncheons and more.

No regularly scheduled meetings. Year-round fellowship opportunity.

GUILD #7 MATTHEW 25:44 GUILD
Leaders: Betsy Gefaell 704-334-6935 bhgefaell@carolina.rr.com
Beth Lee 704-375-1727 willalee@bellsouth.net 

The Matthew 25 Guild has committed to making 65 casseroles, for distribution through 5 different agencies, feeding 1500 to 2500 homeless people. The casseroles are prepared in your kitchen and brought to the church between 11:00am and 1:00pm on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, September through May. If you are away on the 3rd Wednesday, your casserole can be prepared in advance and taken to the Christ Church kitchen freezer. The recipe and aluminum pans are provided. No meetings are required.

3rd Wednesdays, September through May (food collection day at the church).

A ministry to assist families during a time of loss by providing a place for them to receive family and friends, in the Blue Room or Gathering Room, following a funeral service. Simple refreshments are provided. Ministry opportunities for guild members include: (1) providing homemade cookies which can be made and stored in the freezer and (2) arranging the set-up, service and clean-up for these receptions.

No regularly scheduled meetings. Year-round ministry opportunity.

GUILD #9 GOOD NEWS SHOP GUILD
Leaders: Judy Gaines 704-365-0229
Laura Stevens 704-366-5451 lolstev@aol.com
Rolline McGinnis 704-364-1373 rhmcgin@aol.com 

An opportunity to volunteer in the Good News Shop. Fun atmosphere and flexible schedule. Profits from the Good News Shop fund missions and community projects of the ECW. There will be one early fall training session for each new member.

Flexible commitment - weekly, monthly or bi-monthly shifts.

GUILD #10 FRIENDS AND VISITORS GUILD
Leader: Betsy Westerberg 704-366-3653 elizabethwest5@aol.com 

The Christ Church Friends and Visitors Guild involves becoming real friends to those identified persons who are not able to attend worship services, other parish functions or participate fully in the church on a regular basis. A guild member would visit their friend at least once a month and stay in contact through notes, cards and phone calls. The guild also delivers flowers or a small arrangement (provided by the church) twice a year to our homebound parishioners.

GUILD #11 PRAYER GUILD
Leader: Ann Haslam 704-372-6286

Study designed to help prayer become more meaningful. We will be studying different forms of prayer this year. Time is set aside for intercessory prayer each month.

1st Monday - 11:00 AM: October to May / St. Frances B

GUILD #12 MONDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
Leaders: Sarah Tomlinson 704-551-7072
Nancy Dooley 704-366-6311

We will seek a clearer understanding of God’s revelation of Himself in Jesus through His words and actions recorded in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament. We are always available for review of missed classes.

Every Monday – 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM; October to May / Room 206

GUILD #13 RELATIONSHIP GUILD
Leader: DeeDee Dalrymple 704-376-8149 deedal@bellsouth.net

The women participating in the Relationship Guild invite you to join us as we study the Book of Isaiah. We will begin the year with a broad overview of the Old and New Testaments and then begin an in depth study of Isaiah. This book has been chosen for several reasons; it is the most Messianic book in the Bible with its many prophecies of Jesus, it has the most connections with the New Testament, and we have the opportunity to be mentored in this study by Dr. Barry Leventhal. In addition to bringing his personal Jewish history and perspective having been raised an Orthodox Jew who became a Christian, Dr. Leventhal is also one of the foremost Biblical scholars in the country. As we study Isaiah, we will consider its historical, cultural, and political context, when and to whom it was originally written, its prophecies and the fulfillment of those prophecies, and its meaning for our lives today. The study will meet with DeeDee Dalrymple at Christ Church on Thursday mornings, 9:30 – 11:30. Those wishing to attend the class with Dr. Barry Leventhal will meet at Southern Evangelical Seminary on Wednesday mornings, 9:30 – 11:30. Participants can alternate between Wednesday and Thursday mornings, depending on your schedule. The same material is offered each week in both classes. We will meet September – April, observing holiday weeks for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. All are welcome!

GUILD #14 THE M.O.M. GUILD
Leader: The Rev. Lisa Saunders 704-553-7416 tgsaunders@aol.com 

The Ministry of Motherhood will focus on discipleship, Bible study, prayer, issues of motherhood and fellowship with other mothers. Particularly for mothers with young children.

Two Wednesdays a month – 10:30 AM: October to May – Room 206 
Baby-sitting available - Payable after second use of nursery.
$40.00 for year – 1 child $55.00 for year – 2 children

GUILD #15 DEBORAH BOOK GUILD
Leader: Martine Warot 704-708-5358 indyfanplus@aol.com 

A theme in literature or authors is chosen in May for the following year. Meetings begin with devotions, and a different book is reviewed each month. Great discussions and great fellowship.

1st Wednesday of each month – 10:00 AM, October through May / Meet in homes

GUILD #16 SERENDIPITY GUILD
Leader: Fran Teter 704-376-5589 teetmo@yahoo.com 

A guild composed of mothers of school-aged children (grades K-12) interested in fellowship, prayer, support and sharing ideas for living a balanced Christian life. Every month there will be a book chosen for discussion or a speaker of interest that focuses on spiritual growth, family enrichment, or Christian values in a small group setting

2nd Wednesday of each month - 9:30 AM, September to May / Meet in homes