The Bishops join together in prayer
asking God to "make Gene a Bishop in your Church."

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View the video of Bishop Theuner's sermon at the Consecration

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View the video of a brief talk by newly consecrated Bishop Coadjutor Robinson

Listen to Bishop Robinson's talk

Order of Service for the Consecration of Bishop Robinson

Sermon by The Rt. Rev. Douglas E. Theuner, Bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire

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Symbols of Office

Pectoral Cross.

The pectoral cross used for the consecration belongs to the Diocese of New Hampshire. Mark Knipe, a Concord goldsmith, is casting one from pieces of jewelry donated by the people of the diocese. The provenance and sentiment associated with these gifts are being preserved in a scrapbook, which will accompany the new bishop on his parish visitations in the first year of his episcopate.

Episcopal Ring.

A bishop wears a ring on the (traditionally) 4th finger of his right hand, emblematic of the marriage between Bishop and church. The ring was given to Gene by its previous wearer, the Rt. Rev. Philip A. Smith, retired Seventh Bishop of New Hampshire. On arrival it was discovered to be a perfect fit, with no re-sizing required.

Crosier.

The crook carried by a bishop represents his symbolic role of shepherd. The one chosen by the new Bishop Coadjutor is a Palestinian shepherd's crook from the Holy Land, a gift from the Eighth Bishop of New Hampshire, the Rt. Rev. Douglas E. Theuner.

Vestments.

The stole and chasuble are gifts of Gene's parents and sister; the mitre is a gift from Gene's family. Consecration vestments were designed and made by The Rev. Paul Woodrum and Victor Challenor of Challwood Studio, Brooklyn. The green, red and gold leaves worked in silk appliqué are drawn from trees of New Hampshire's White Mountains: American plum, eastern cottonwood, white oak, and red maple. Their colors represent the diversity of the  diocese, and the changing seasons of our lives. Flames are symbolic of the Spirit of God with whom Jesus "endowed the apostles and by whom [the] Church is built up in every place." Leaves rising and merging into the flames suggest the pungent incense of burning autumn leaves lifting up the prayers of God's people. They also represent fire descending, as it descended upon the apostles to warm and embolden their hearts to proclaim Jesus' gospel of a transcendent love.

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