A variety of meetings and forums are scheduled in Washington this week to coincide with the investiture of Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori of Nevada as our new presiding bishop. Episcopal News Service has this story, which includes news of an upcoming meeting of Bishops Working for a Just Society, a group co-founded by Bishop John Bryson Chane, and the initial meeting of the Episcopal Majority, among others.
Meanwhile, Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire will be the featured speaker at a forum on Working for Justice and the Common Good: The Struggle for Inclusion, Diversity and Equality Within Religion. It is being held on Thursday at 9 a. m. at the Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW.