Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church to speak on the environment
Steve Jerbi
Perspectives on
Spirituality and the Environment
with
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
Sunday, January 27, 2013
at
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Milwaukee
914 East Knapp Street
Schedule
3 p.m. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
4 p.m. Open roundtable discussion and refreshments
5 p.m. Choral evensong, with prayer and readings – All faiths are welcome
Katharine Jefferts Schori became the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States in June 2006. She is the first woman elected as a primate in the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori has earned a PhD in oceanography and a Doctor of Divinity degree, which makes her uniquely qualified to be an advocate for environmental and climate issues.
She testified to the U.S. Senate on climate change and its impact on people living in poverty in the U.S. and around the globe, stating, “No life form can be studied in isolation from its surroundings or from other organisms. All living things are deeply interconnected, and all life depends on the life of others.”
As a scientist, she understands links between global poverty and the need to address global warming. Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori is author of the book, The Heartbeat of God: Finding the Sacred in the Middle of Everything.