What is ACW?
Anglican Church Women (ACW) is an organization throughout the Anglican Province of Christ the King. Each local ACW chapter helps support the mission of The Church, in its parish, through acts of Christian charity. Local chapters also support diocesan and provincial ACW projects.
The ACW at St. Bartholomew’s
St. Bartholomew’s ACW is a parish guild for women and girls. We support each other in prayer and Christian friendship. We also organize projects and events that further the work of our parish and the broader Church locally and internationally. Working closely with the rector, we:
- form partnerships with local and international service organizations
- host parish community events
- help care for our parish building, and maintain the grounds,
- care for members of our parish
Projects and Events Supported by ACW
- collect non-perishable items and supplies for Storehouse Food Bank in Woodinville.
- gather supplies for Guatemala Village Health medical mission trips, and provide tuition assistance for an indigenous nursing student
- collect diapers, clothing and funds for Catholic Community Services Infant Layette Program
- raise funds in support of St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological Seminary and the Oxford & Morse House Refurbishment Fund
Monthly Meetings
The ACW meets about once a month after the Sunday Liturgy. We welcome you to join us!
The Story of Our Logo
The Christmas Rose is a symbol of The Nativity. The flowering of the staff believed to have been planted by St. Joseph of Arimathea when he took asylum in Glastonbury was a source of great wonderment in early years because the blooms appeared on or near Christmas Day every year. Legend has it that the original tree was destroyed by a fanatic Puritan, but another ancient thorn tree, a descendant tree of the original, stands at Glastonbury today.
~ from Saints, Signs and Symbols by Ellwood Post