Bishop Robinson comes to Seattle

With support and sponsorship from the church in Western Washington, Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson will speak and worship in Seattle over the two day period of January 12 and 13.

Robinson, the Bishop of New Hampshire, is the first acknowledged, non-celibate gay man to lead a diocese in the Episcopal Church. He was confirmed in office by a vote of America's bishops at the 2003 General Convention of the church.

The bishop will begin his visit by celebrating and preaching at a eucharist for the Feast of St. Aelred at St. Mark's Cathedral at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, January 12.

Robinson will then deliver a community speech, "Civil Rights in the 21st Century: Why Religion Matters" at Town Hall Seattle. Tickets are $15, with $10 admission for students and seniors. Contact www.brownpapertickets.com or phone 800-838-3006.

The bishop's public events will conclude with a choral evensong and sermon on Tuesday, January 13, at 7 p.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Seattle. The Rt. Rev. Greg Rickel, Episcopal Bishop of Olympia, will preside.

The Robinson visit is being sponsored by St. Andrew's Parish, the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, and Integrity, a nationwide organization of gay and lesbian Episcopalians. Proceeds from the bishop's Town Hall speech will go to support Integrity's supper ministry at Lambert House and its low-income counseling program.

Robinson has been a vortex for controversy in the Episcopal Church as well as the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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