Lutheran Presiding Bishop Visits New Haven, Ridgefield Feb. 8-9

Lutheran Presiding Bishop Visits New Haven, Ridgefield Feb. 8-9

The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will speak at events in New Haven and Ridgefield Feb. 8 and 9. Presiding Bishop was recently featured in the Dec. 23 CBS-TV broadcast, "In God's Name," which included prominent international church leaders. In addition to his role as ELCA presiding bishop, Hanson is president of the Lutheran World Federation, based in Geneva, which represents 66 million Lutherans worldwide.

The Connecticut events at are free and open to the public. They are:

+ Friday, February 8, 7:30 p.m., Hanson will deliver the keynote address
at the 30th annual "Lutherans in Diaspora" Conference at Yale Divinity
School, New Haven, Conn. The conference is an annual gathering of
Lutheran students enrolled at Harvard Divinity School, Princeton
Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary and Yale Divinity
School. Bishop Hanson will comment on the first 25 years of the ELCA
and his vision for its future. A reception will follow.

+ Saturday, Feb. 9, Hanson will be the keynote speaker at an ecumenical
event, "Public Church: Making a Difference in the Lives of
Communities," from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church,
351 Main St., Ridgefield, Conn. The presiding bishop's visit will
continue at 5 p.m. at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 6 Ivy Hill Rd.,
Ridgefield, Conn. with evening vespers and the installation of the Rev.
H. Gaylon Barker as pastor, followed by a dinner. Bishop Hanson will
preach.

Interviews with Presiding Bishop Hanson can be arranged. Please contact John Brooks for more information.

Contact: John R. Brooks, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), (773) 380-2958 or john.brooks@elca.org

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