Loading...With the the announcement from the presiding bishop's office that Bishop-elect Terry Allen White has received the required number of consents, all that we are now waiting on is the consecration on Saturday (Sept. 25) and the pre-consecration events (a clergy meeting and luncheon, dinner and presentation of gifts and an alternate pizza dinner for diocesan youth) on Friday (Sept. 24)
The dinner and presentation of gifts to the bishop-elect will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. (EDT) Friday, Sept. 25, at the Muhammad Ali Center, 144 N. Sixth St., Louisville. Advance reservations were required and tickets distributed.
Alternative dinner for youth
While the bishop-elect and an older set of well wishers will be noshing at the Ali center, the diocese's youth leaders have invited out-of-town youth coming to Louisville for the consecration to join them for dinner at Fourth Street Live.
Sponsored by the Diocesan Youth Council, the youth will meet at 6 p.m. (EDT) outside the banquet room at the Ali Center and then go as a group to a Fourth Street restaurant. Call diocesan youth director Beth Bojarski at 270-202-0920 to make a reservation.
Live webcast of consecration
The consecration begins at 11 a.m. (EDT) Saturday, Sept. 25, in the Archibald Cochran Ballroom at the Galt House. All are invited; advance reservations or tickets are not needed. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
Can't make it to downtown Louisville? You can still attend "virtually" if you have a computer and Internet hookup. The full service will be webcast live at the Diocese of Kentucky website. Uncomfortable with webcasts? Visit the site early to check it out in advance. We hope to have a test page with instructions in place at least one day ahead.
Plan to attend? Dare to care, bring a can
At Bishop-elect Terry White's request, canned goods will be collected at the site of his consecration. The food will be distributed to Dare to Care in Louisville and to various food banks in the rest of the diocese.
Collection boxes will be placed at the doors to the Archibald Cochran Ballroom of the Galt House, 140 N. Fourth St., Louisville. Some of the food will be brought to the altar during the Offertory.
Protein-rich foods such as meaty soups and stews, peanut butter and tuna are especially needed. For a list, click here.
Official seating of bishop
The day after the consecration, Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second St., will officially seat the newly consecrated bishop during its 10 a.m. (EDT) Sunday service at which the new bishop will preach. Seating will be limited to about 350 and will be first come, first served. A casual potluck meal will be served after the service.
A request to congregations
To make the Diocese's gift to the new bishop truly diocesan, the Transition Committee is asking that every congregation consider making a donation for the gifts (vestments, crozier, pectoral cross, etc.), using whatever method best suits the congregation. Please make checks out to Trustees and Council with "Bishop White's gift" in the memo line and send them to the Rev. Rose Bogal-Allbritten, Transition Committee chair, at St. John's Episcopal Church, 1620 W. Main St., Murray, KY 42071.
If you have questions, she notes in her request, do not hesitate to contact her at 270-293-9490 or rosebogal@gmail.com.
