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Jeanette Stokes

Mother May I?

May 2, 2017 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

On March 10-11, 2017 thirteen women gathered for “Mother, May I? A Narrative Leadership Workshop.” Reverend Jan Gregory-Charpentier, DMin and Senior Pastor at First Congregational Church in Westbrook, CT, came back to Durham for the second year in a row to lead this popular seminar. During this year’s weekend intensive, the women explored their relationships […]

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Art as a Spiritual Practice

March 30, 2017 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

Sue Sneddon approaches art as a spiritual practice. That’s why anyone who takes one of her workshops can feel safe trying something new and embracing the joy of creation. We’re so thrilled to spend two weekends every February at the coast, on beautiful Emerald Isle, playing with water colors, pastels, and acrylics, under Sue’s gentle […]

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A Tribute to Anita McLeod

February 16, 2017 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

In early January we lost a beloved member of the RCWMS community to cancer. Anita McLeod, RN, BSN, was a retired nurse and health educator in Durham, NC, a courageous trailblazer who will be sorely missed. During the twenty years of her association with Resource Center  she led many workshops on women’s spirituality, founded and […]

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RCWMS and the Women’s March

January 31, 2017 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

I handed my phone to a tall person who was standing nearby and asked him to take a picture of my friends and me. We had ridden the biodiesel bus together from Durham to Raleigh for the Women’s March on Raleigh. As our bus pulled into downtown, we saw cars and people streaming in from […]

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Turning Points

July 14, 2016 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

Last fall, a group of women whose ages spanned six decades gathered every Monday evening for four weeks to write, explore, and share in a safe and supportive community. Out of these gatherings came a booklet of deeply personal and moving poems and essays. Below is one of the short essays featured in this collection. […]

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Tea Gatherings Featured on UNC-TV

May 24, 2016 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

RCWMS Executive Director Jeanette Stokes was included in UNC-TV’s Our State feature on Japanese tea gatherings and the Asiatic Arboretum at Duke Gardens. RCWMS hosts a tea gathering each year in the spring. You can watch this lovely 8 minute video here:

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Hand Wringing and Reckoning

March 24, 2016 by Danyelle O'Hara 1 Comment

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 RCWMS Essay Contest. The theme was “Experiencing White Supremacy.” The first place winner is Danyelle O’Hara of St. Paul, MN, for “Hand Wringing and Reckoning,” which first appeared in our March newsletter, and is republished below. Second place goes to Karen Erlichman of Pacifica, CA […]

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End of Year Update

December 30, 2015 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

This fall was so busy, we barely had time to catch our breath, much less catch anyone up on what we’ve been up to! We hosted five separate writing workshops (several lasting over multiple sessions), the second annual “Herons Walk on Water’s Edge” (an intergenerational eco-spiritual retreat), programs for Elder Women, book readings and discussion […]

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Maura Wolf May 2015 East Coast Book Tour: What Matters Most

May 26, 2015 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

At the end of May, Maura Wolf will be touring the East Coast for intimate and lively readings from her new book What Matters Most: Everyday Leadership at Home, at Work, and in the World. About the Book What matters most today? In the midst of striving for success and reaching for fulfillment, how do […]

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Moments Magnified

April 14, 2015 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

“Evocative, sensual, suspenseful.” That’s how Carol Henderson described strong writing to 25 women who gathered on the first day of spring for Carol’s annual Resource Center weekend writing intensive. Many of the women were veterans of Carol’s writing workshops and dove in eagerly. Entitled “Moments Magnified,” the two-day workshop encouraged participants to write powerful vignettes […]

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Masks & Mirrors

March 31, 2015 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

What happens when you bring together a yearning at RCWMS to showcase someone’s art, a gorgeous venue, and the idea that a day should be designated to celebrating women in the arts? “Masks & Mirrors,” that’s what. “Masks & Mirrors: Works By Mary Jane Rivers & Friends,” which opened on March 15 at Cassilhaus, a […]

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2015 RCWMS Essay Contest Winners

February 27, 2015 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 RCWMS Essay Contest, “Embodying Faith.” First place goes to Rebecca Lanning of Durham, NC, for her essay, “How to Pet a Porcupine.” Second place goes to Sarah Woodford of New Haven, CT, and third place goes to Lauren Kilbourn of Chapel Hill, NC. An honorable […]

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Befriending Death

January 21, 2015 by Jocelyn Streid Leave a Comment

What would it look like to befriend death? That was the question presented to a circle of women on at the first session of a series of workshops sponsored by RCWMS on January 18th. Titled “Befriending Death,” the series seeks to explore how we may spiritually, mentally, and emotionally grapple with the realities of death […]

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Epiphany Labyrinth Walk, January 6, 2015

December 29, 2014 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

In the Christian tradition, Epiphany is the celebration of the visit of the three wise people to the baby Jesus.  Epiphany comes from ancient Greek meaning “manifestation” or “striking appearance.”  We use the work in English to denote a striking revelation. We invite you to walk a labyrinth this year on Epiphany and to let […]

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Homegrown: NC Women’s Preaching Festival

October 2, 2014 by Jeanette Stokes Leave a Comment

RCWMS is excited to sponsore the 2014 Homegrown: NC Women’s Preaching Festival. In October of 2012 and again in 2013, over 65 North Carolina clergy women gathered for two days of celebrating, learning, worshiping, and community building. Participants commented that the festival was “refreshing,” “healing,” and “overwhelmingly wonderful.” Attendees represented the African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Episcopalian, […]

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