The story of the Women's Witnessing Community at Lambeth 1988 is published under the title Her Daughter's

Shall Rise Up, and a second woman is consecrated bishop, Penny Jamieson of New Zealand, as the first diocesan.

Fund raising begins to enable vice president Sally Bucklee to accept the invitation of MOW/Australia to meet with

their chapters and with women deacons to bring encouragement in the struggle toward acceptance of women as

priests. Caucus members were generous enabling Sally to make a whirlwind tour of six mainland cities as well as

the island of Tasmania, speaking to groups, meeting with bishops and giving radio interviews. Through it all she

brought "the love and support of thousands of North Americans, from Canada and the United States."

Since 1982 General Convention preparations have included sponsoring a breakfast for women deputies and

friends as an opportunity to raise convention issues affecting women and to provide training on parliamentary

procedure and Robert's Rules. Inclusive language, sexuality, violence, civil rights, health care, poverty remain as

high priorities convention after convention, as does the election of women to Executive Council and the Church

Pension Board. The Episcopal Church Women invite the EWC to appoint a representative with seat and voice in

the Triennial Meeting. Sally Bucklee begins her tenure as president in 1991, and as a member of the Executive

Council, she will make an interesting and historic connection. The fall/1991-Winter/1992 issue of Ruach sees Jo-

Ann Murphy as its new editor and contains an article by Board member Ted Jones, Bishop of Indianapolis, on

"Why we still need the Caucus." He cites deployment, solidarity and education as major reasons. Ted's is also an

historic connection: assurance of attention to our issues in the House of Bishops. An expression of solidarity

continues to be financial assistance for women to travel to Anglican events, and the Encounter in Brazil is sent

$7,000 from EWC Lambeth funds. As a champion of inclusive language, the new phrase "God is not a boy's name"

makes its appearance on T-shirts and mugs.

Pamela Chinnis is elected President of the House of Deputies, making her the highest ranking woman in the

Episcopal Church. The Caucus marks this historic achievement with the gift of an icon of Mary Magdalene for

Pam's new office at the Church Center. One of the highlights of the Anglican Encounter was an open conversation

with Pam, Sally Bucklee and Marge Christie talking with Bishop Browning about the Church's solidarity with

women and conjecturing that perhaps it's the other way round -- women are in solidarity with the Church. The

workshops at the Encounter raise the critical need for the church to confront the issues of racism, violence, poverty

and injustice.

Jane Dixon is elected Bishop Suffragan of Washington, and the Annual Meeting rejoices to have the

opportunity to meet and greet her. Resolutions passed include one to the Executive Council asking it to both adopt

a policy on Sexual Harassment and Abuse and recommend it to every committee and commission of the Church;

also one to the Church Pension Fund asking it to extend the list of beneficiaries to include the life partners of

lesbians and gay men. Funds are raised to help Bishop Penny Jamieson with travel funds to attend Jane Dixon's

consecration.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND VOTES

November 1993 is an another historic month: on the 11th the Church of England votes by a slim margin to go

forward with the ordination of women; on the 19th Jane Dixon is consecrated bishop with Barbara Harris and

Penny Jamieson at her side; on the 21st, Australia, also by a slim margin, votes in favor of women's ordination.

Floating on the euphoria of the moment, the EWC begins plans for its annual meeting in San Joaquin; one way to

be in solidarity is to stand with the oppressed on their turf.

Led by the Fort Worth chapter, EWC members across the church assemble in protest vigils at the time of the

consecration of the new bishop of Fort Worth. His negative statements concerning the ordination of women are a

precursor to his actions once installed, leading to Caucus efforts to assure women's access to ordination in every

diocese in the Church.

The viability of the "conscience clause" adopted by the House of Bishops at Port St. Lucie in 1977 begins to

surface, along with the possibility of asking the General Convention to rescind it. The president asks Pamela

Darling to prepare a background paper for the bishops and deputies as they prepare for the 1994 General

Convention. An extensive report under the title "Equally Applicable" - Conscience and Women's Ordination in the