Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey's First Official Visit to the U.S. Set for September
Episcopal News Service. July 30, 1992 [92164]
Carey, his wife, Eileen, and several staff members will arrive at Dulles Airport and go directly to Baltimore, Maryland, where they will be special guests during the closing session of the Episcopal Church's House of Bishops meeting at the Hyatt Regency.
The archbishop will participate with the American bishops in a discussion on authority and use of Scripture, listening to reports from small groups of bishops during their week-long meeting. Carey will respond and engage in a wide-ranging discussion with the bishops in the morning and again in the afternoon. The Carey party will join Bishop Ted Eastman of the Diocese of Maryland and ecumenical guests for dinner that evening.
Carey will hold a press conference at 4:15, following the day's discussions. Press contacts: Jim Solheim and Jeffrey Penn at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore.
The archbishop and his party will meet with the clergy of the Dioceses of Maryland, Easton, and Washington at the hotel in Baltimore to discuss issues of evangelism and vocation of the priesthood before departing for Washington.
Carey will participate in a Trinity Lay Institute Teleconference at the Capitol Hilton, delivering an address via satellite to dioceses across the nation and answering questions from participants. Concluding comments by Presiding Bishop Edmond Browning.
Press contact: The Rev. Charles Cesaretti of Trinity Church in New York ([212] 602-9693).
Carey will travel to the Diocese of Maryland to help them celebrate their 300th anniversary. He will preach at a festival Eucharist at Church of the Redeemer in Baltimore.
He will return to Washington early in the afternoon, may make a brief stop at the White House, and will attend a reception sponsored by Trinity and then dinner with the British ambassador.
On Sunday morning Carey will attend a Trinity Conference breakfast with Presiding Bishop Browning and then go to Washington National Cathedral at 11, where he will preach. He will be a guest at a lunch for ecumenical guests.
In the afternoon he will join a youth gathering at the cathedral before returning to his hotel.
Press contact: Robert Becker at the cathedral ([202] 537-6249).
The Carey party will leave Washington for Cincinnati, where they will be welcomed at the airport by Bishop Herbert Thompson of the Diocese of Southern Ohio and the mayor.
There will be a press conference at the airport about 2:15 P.M. After checking in at the Westin Hotel, Carey will go to Christ Church, where he will participate and preach at a Eucharist.
At 9:45 Carey will deliver the Charles Taft Memorial Lecture at Christ Church and meet the clergy and lay leaders of the diocese at a reception. At 1:00 P.M. he will leave for Seattle. Press contact: Michael Barwell ([513] 421-0311).
Arriving in Seattle, the Carey party will be welcomed to the Diocese of Olympia by Bishop Vincent Warner and visit a refugee resettlement center and meet with members of St. Peter's Japanese Church.
At 6:15 Carey will attend a reception at the Westin Hotel hosted by Church Divinity School of the Pacific and deliver an address at a banquet on the subject of "Evangelism: Religious Longing in an Irreligious Age."
Carey will go to the Church of the Holy Family in Tacoma and meet with members of the Cambodian congregation. In a meeting with diocesan clergy and lay leaders, Carey will speak about "The Minister: Teacher, Pastor or Prophet?"
At 2:15 Carey will visit Three Cedars, an AIDS hospice sponsored by Christ Church in Tacoma. He will lunch with church leaders and the staff of the hospice.
Mrs. Carey will meet with Episcopal Church Women of the diocese at 10 A.M. at St. Mark's Cathedral.
At 5 P.M. the Careys will meet diocesan staff and then go to St. Mark's Cathedral to meet ecumenical guests and join the congregation for Evensong. In the evening, they will be special guests at a dinner hosted by Bishop and Mrs. Warner.
The Careys will breakfast with church leaders at the Sorrento Hotel and at 11:15 they will be available for a press interview. At noon they will leave for Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Press contact: Diane Walker ([206] 325-4200)
The Careys will be welcomed to the Diocese of the Rio Grande by Bishop and Mrs. Terence Kelshaw and be guests at a private dinner.
Carey will meet with clergy of the diocese and Province VII, addressing them on the role of the clergy. At 11 he will meet with ecumenical church leaders and lunch with diocesan and provincial leaders. Mrs. Carey will attend a special luncheon for clergy spouses of the diocese.
At 1:30 the archbishop will give a greeting at the opening of the diocesan convention at the convention center adjacent to the Doubletree Hotel. At 2:30 he will attend a press conference.
In the afternoon Carey will speak with youth, and he will preach at the convention Eucharist at 6:30. In the evening he will join the diocesan standing committee and council for dinner.
The Carey party will leave for New York City. In the evening the Careys will be guests at a reception sponsored by the Diocese of New York.
At 9:30 on Sunday, Carey will attend a short press conference, which will precede the 10:30 Eucharist and dedication of Compasrose, the symbol of the Anglican Communion, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The archbishop will preach. After lunch he will tour neighborhood youth programs.
At 3:15 Carey will go to General Theological Seminary to attend Evensong. He will receive an honorary degree and preach, joining the seminary community for a reception after the service.
Press contacts: Jim Solheim and Jeffrey Penn (800) 334-7626 or (212) 9225385.
The Carey party will depart for London, Monday morning, September 21.