Church Women United of the Barrington Area
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Church Women United of the Barrington Area |
Church Women United of the Barrington Area hosted its final celebration on November 4, 2011. After 55 years, this local unit has disbanded. The day was bittersweet: sad as we celebrated together for the last time, but joyous as we remembered the accomplishments and friendships of this unit.
See below for a history of this unit and ways to carry on the spirit and actions of peace of Church Women United.
In Retrospect
The years were filled with joys of service
And fellowships made strong by loving contacts
through Church Women United.
What breadth of vision,
What dedicated lives,
What depth of commitment
Urged these pioneers of ecumenism to venture
forth in manifold tasks! Today new challenges
call us. God grant us courage, renewed vision,
power that this decade will usher in His love.
by Viola M. Stowell, President NY State 1960-1964
We invite you to join us for “UP”: (United in Prayer) at Good Shepherd Hospital Chapel, 4th Friday of the month, 11:00 a.m.
(followed by lunch in cafeteria, for those who would like to stay)
Staying in touch!
CROP WALKS in Barrington and Cary
Fellowship of the Least Coin - http://www.flc.net.ph/
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) Prisoner and Family Ministries - http://lssi.org/Service/PrisonerAndFamilyMinistryOverview.aspx
Storycatchers Theatre - http://www.storycatcherstheatre.org/
Generations of Hope - http://www.generationsofhope.org/
CWU of Northwest Cook County – Barb Olson, bjolson@prodigy.net or Nancy Duel, 847-259-3793
CWU Greater Chicago – Edna Holloway, renepeace@sbcglobal.net, 773-445-2787, 10056 S. Peoria St, Chicago, Il. 60643
Renew “Hour of Prayer” (now called “UP”: United in Prayer) –
Good Shepherd Hospital Chapel, 4th Friday of the month, 11:00 a.m. (followed by lunch in cafeteria, for those who would like to stay)
World Day of Prayer - http://www.worlddayofprayer.net
| 1956 | United Church Women organized | ||
| 1957 | First World Day of Prayer at St. Paul United Church of Christ | ||
| 1959 | United Council of Church Women organized | ||
| Sent nylons to Japan | |||
| Held monthly parties at the Nike Base | |||
| Had Vacation Bible School for migrant workers | |||
| Sponsored UNICEF at Halloween | |||
| Had blanket collection for Algerian refugees | |||
| 1960 | Sponsored refugees’ milk fund | ||
| Began collection kits, blankets and sweaters for Church World Service | |||
| 1961 | 200 attended May Fellowship Day | ||
| Started a Mission Study Group | |||
| 1967 | Name changed from United Church Women to Church Women United | ||
| 1968 | $983.93 collected for UNICEF | ||
| Had a rummage sale for migrant workers | |||
| Helped 36 migrant families | |||
| 1970 | Had a Christmas party for 45 migrant families | ||
| Helped start newspaper and glass recycling | |||
| Began emergency food closet | |||
| Recommended low/moderate income housing in Barrington | |||
| 1972 | Collected $1215 for UNICEF | ||
| Began a chaplaincy program | |||
| 1974 | Collected $1907.32 for UNICEF | ||
| Began Christian Action Ministry | |||
| Helped start Meals On Wheels | |||
| Participated in Salvation Army Christmas distribution | |||
| 1980's | Participated in refugee resettlement | ||
| Active in Nuclear Freeze Campaign | |||
| Participated in the National Peace Ribbon project | |||
| Began a weekly "Hour of Prayer" at the new Good Shepherd Hospital | |||
| Participated in CWUI state fundraising project for the chapel at Dwight Correctional Center | |||
| Began delivering holiday gifts of food and essentials to low-income senior citizens | |||
| Produced a list of social service resources | |||
| 1990's | Barrington Giving Day sponsored by CWU and Salvation Army under the leadership of Jeanette Muench and Mary Anderson | ||
| Named Blanche Frey Valiant Woman | |||
| Named Jeanette Muench and Mary Anderson Valiant Women in May 1999 | |||
| Participated in CWUI state project – Generations of Hope | |||
| Included Generations of Hope and Lutheran Prison Ministry in annual budget | |||
| Began collecting toiletries, tote bags, underwear, greeting cards for women in prison | |||
| 2000 | Named Evelyn Pritchett Valiant Woman | ||
| 2001 | 10 members attended CWU Assembly in Milwaukee | ||
| Named Corina Robles manager of CWU Barrington Food Pantry | |||
| CWU Barrington Social Ministries began school kits project | |||
| 2002 | Had first interfaith program with representatives from the Islam and Jewish faiths. | ||
| 2003 | Named Betty Reed Valiant Woman | ||
| 2004 | Named Faith Semla Valiant Woman | ||
| 2005 | CWU Barrington Social Ministries closed food pantry; spent $10,000 for school kits | ||
| 2006 | Named Bonnie Floor, Valiant Woman | ||
| Celebrated our unit’s 50th anniversary at May Friendship Day | |||
| 2007 | Named Joan O’Halloran Valiant Woman | ||
| Began supporting and attending Music Theater Workshop (renamed Storycatchers Theatre) at the Illinois Youth Center in Warrenville | |||
| 2008 | Began volunteering for the Storybook Project at Dixon Correctional Center | ||
| 2009 | Named Rozann Shackleton, Valiant Woman | ||
| Held an ecumenical women’s retreat at Techny Towers in Northbrook | |||
| 2010 | Named Arbutus Swanson, Valiant Woman | ||
| Traveled to Rockford and studied volunteer needs in LSSI Prisoner & Family Ministries (PFM) program | |||
| Began volunteering at Beyer public elementary school in Rockford for LSSI PFM | |||
| 2011 | Named Candee Nustra and Linda Osikowicz, Valiant Women | ||
| Prepared by Mary E. Anderson, October 12, 1990 | |||
| Updated by Betty Reed, January 2003 | |||
| Updated by Mary E. Anderson, May 15, 2007, July 7, 2011 | |||
| Presidents of Church Women United of the Barrington Area | |||
| 1956-58 | Catherine Anderson | Barrington Methodist Church | |
| 1959 | Dena Weiss | Fox River Grove Methodist Church | |
| (resigned December 1959) | |||
| 1960-61 | Kay Sweeney | Barrington Methodist Church | |
| 1962-63 | Rose Brintlinger | St. Paul United Church of Christ | |
| 1964-66 | Evelyn Ritzenthaler | Salem Episcopal United Brethren Church | |
| 1969-70 | Marie Bruno | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | |
| 1971-74 | Jayne Minick | Presbyterian Church of Barrington | |
| 1975-77 | Lois Seedorf | St. Paul United Church of Christ | |
| 1978-81 | Ella May Bruhl | Fox River Grove Methodist Church | |
| 1982-84 | Liz Chase | St. Barnabas Lutheran Church | |
| 1985-87 | Linda Hussissian | Community Church of Barrington | |
| 1988 | Ella May Bruhl | Fox River Grove Methodist Church | |
| (filled one-year unexpired term) | |||
| 1989-90 | Evelyn Pritchett | Island Lake Community Congregational Church – UCC | |
| 1991-92 | Marion Nyman | Community Church of Barrington | |
| 1993-95 | Mary E. Anderson | Lutheran Church of the Atonement | |
| 1995-97 | Rozann Shackleton | St. Paul United Church of Christ | |
| 1997-99 | Jeanette Muench | Barrington United Methodist Church | |
| 1999-02 | Betty Reed | Barrington United Methodist Church | |
| 2002-05 | Bonnie Floor | Cary United Methodist Church | |
| 2005-07 | Mindy Fransen Hogan | St. Anne Catholic Community | |
| 2007-09 | Kelley Kepes | Faith Community United Church of Christ | |
| 2009-11 | Candee Nustra | Federated Church of Wauconda | |