Sts. Elizabeth-Anne
Chapter History
Have you ever wondered how our Chapter bears the name of two
saints? It began back in 1956 when Becky Moser was
president of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Churchwomen and the
need was recognized for more chapters and brought to the
attention of the annual St. Bartholomew's Churchwomen's meeting
that year. It was voted on and decided to form two
chapters--St. Anne's and St. Elizabeth's.
St. Anne's was to be the
night chapter with Norma Barnett as its chairwoman. In
1961, it became a daytime chapter for young matrons with small
preschool children and met at the church where a nursery was
provided.
St. Elizabeth's was formed
as a daytime chapter, with Mary Meeks as its chairwoman, and it
met in the homes of members. It included matrons whose
children were in school or even older.
As time moved on, our
community became a transient area. Families were being
transferred in and out of Atlanta, homes were being sold, and
whole streets were becoming apartment complexes.
In 1969, with Father Ted
Hackett our priest and Joyce Dickinson the president of St.
Bartholomew's Churchwomen, the two chapters met jointly at the
home of Virginia-Anne Holmes. It was agreed that because
of the lack of membership in each chapter, they would merge the
two groups. They elected Mary Culwell as the chairwoman
and thus began the Sts. Elizabeth-Anne Chapter with a membership
of 47
Today, the Sts.
Elizabeth-Anne Chapter is still working to meet the needs of the
women of our church and contributing in every way possible to
the life of the church. |
The Mission
of the United Thank Offering is to expand the circle of thankful
people. To achieve this mission, we encourage daily prayers,
offerings and awareness of the abundance of God’s blessings.