OUTDOOR WELLNESS SERIES
Join us in the CCR garden to relax, restore, and reduce stress through gentle wellness workshops.
Experience: Inner peace
Learn: Self-care techniques
With: Experienced teachers in hatha yoga, breath work, meditation, reiki and heart math.REGISTRATION FORM
Suggested donation: $20 per event or $100 for the full series. This 5 week nature wellness workshop welcomes all participants to attend one or all workshops. Please bring your own yoga mat, blanket, lawn chair and bug spray. Please email ecw@christchurchriverdale.org with any questions.
Date Class Instructor July 23 Healing with Nature 1 Paula Saddler July 30 Gentle Yoga Stephanie Mitchell August 6 Reiki Energy Balancing Circle Deborah LaRusso August 13 Breathing Meditation Stephanie Mitchell August 20 Healing with Nature 2 Paula Saddler
ECW Wellness Instructors
· Paula Saddler, Certified IAYT Yoga Therapist
· Stephanie E Mitchell, Certified Yoga Instructor
· Deborah LaRusso, Reiki Master
Since 1871, the National Episcopal Church Women, ECW, have championed women’s rights and the Christian foundation of God and family. They are a ministry of the Episcopal Church and celebrate that Episcopalians believe in a loving, liberating, and life-giving God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Their women’s ministry and children’s programs feed, educate, and provide community grants around the world. They are a volunteer organization that creates a legacy for Episcopal Church Women to lead future generations with stewardship in Christ.
The ECW at Christ Church Riverdale, Bronx, New York, supported by Reverend Emily Anderson Lukanich and the Vestry, reactivated their Parish chapter in 2026. ECW aims to empower CCR women through gatherings, spiritual growth, and fellowship. The Daughters of Bethany Daughters of the King (DOK) chapter, established in 2020, supports this effort and will collaborate to further Christ’s work. ECW Officers are: Stephanie Mitchell (President), Mandy Colgan (Vice President), Sarah Rybka (Treasurer), Elizabeth Weeks (Secretary), and Aija Sears (Altar Guild/DOK representative) and will be presented for approval for commissioning and installation later this year. The Lenten United Thank Offering (UTO) sponsored by ECW raised nearly $700 before its May submission.
Our first annual general meeting, an afternoon tea on Saturday, May 9, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., was a great success! Dianne Roberts, ECW Province II Chair, was our guest speaker.
Learn about ECW’s purpose and ministry to empower women of the Episcopal Church to carry out Christ’s work. Gather to meet other women of the CCR community. Grow your relationship with God and others through spirituality, fellowship and prayer.
