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Presiding Bishop to visit Diocese of Indianapolis June 15-17

[Episcopal News Service] Christ Church Cathedral, in partnership with the Diocese of Indianapolis, St. Paul's Church and Trinity Church, will host Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori's June 15-17 visit.

Jefferts Schori is scheduled to meet with diocesan and lay leaders on June 15 and deliver the keynote address, themed "One Voice, One Hope: Acting on the Millennium Development Goals," at a day-long conference on June 16 at the Radisson Hotel, downtown.

The conference which is free and open to the public will be followed by a panel discussion led by Jefferts Schori and Bishop Catherine M. Waynick of Indianapolis on developing a global partnership to accomplish the goals. Other participants will include:

  • Sally Brown, president and CEO, Ambassadors for Children
  • Martha Gardner, consultant for environmental ministries in the Episcopal Church's Office of Peace and Justice Ministries
  • Dr. Jill Helphenstine, IU-Kenya Partnership (AMPATH), which has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize
  • The Rev. Dr. M. Kent Millard, senior pastor, St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Indianapolis
  • James Morris, former executive director of World Food Programme, former executive vice president of Lilly Endowment
  • Abigail Nelson, vice president for programs, Episcopal Relief and Development
  • Rabbi Dennis Sasso, Temple Beth-El Zedek, Indianapolis
  • The Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith, executive director, The Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis

The Presiding Bishop will also participate in both the 9 and 11 a.m. services on June 17 at Christ Church Cathedral. The services will feature a jazz Mass by David Baker, head of the jazz department at Indiana University, with the Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys and the Cathedral Girls' Choir.

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