Presiding Bishop Curry’s Visit to the Diocese

We are excited to welcome Presiding Bishop Michael Curry who will visit New Hampshire from November 3rd through the 6th, 2022!

His visit will take him from Franklin to Concord to Portsmouth. This visit is an opportunity for him to meet with individuals and groups from across the diocese to learn about our ministries in a variety of local communities, lead us in worship, and experience the beauty of our state.

We will continue to update this page with additional information as it becomes available.

Visit Schedule

Thursday, November 3

  • The Presiding Bishop will visit St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 9 W Wheelock Street, Hanover, for “Building an Anti-Racist America: Becoming Beloved Community” hosted by the School House Anti-Racism Coalition of Dartmouth College. This event is open to the public; if you would like to attend virtually, please see the St. Thomas home page for the Zoom link.

    • 6:30 - 7 pm - Presiding Bishop will give an address

    • 7 - 7:30 pm - Q&A

    • 7:30 pm - Reception to follow

Friday, November 4

  • During the day, the Presiding Bishop will visit the mission in Franklin and meet with community leaders.

  • In the evening, the Presiding Bishop will attend the beginning portion of our online diocesan convention.

Saturday, November 5

  • All are welcome to attend a Eucharist and Panel Discussion event with the Presiding Bishop, Bishop Rob, and the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord! Register here by October 21st. This event will also be live streamed on our YouTube page.

    • 8:30-10 am - Check-in (advance registration required)

    • 9-10 am – Coffee hour for attendees

    • 10-11:30 am – Eucharist service with Presiding Bishop Curry preaching and Bishop Rob presiding

      • The service program can be found here.

    • 11:45 am-12:30 pm – Panel discussion with Presiding Bishop Curry and Bishop Rob

    • Good news! We are collecting gifts for the Children of Incarcerated Persons (ChIPS) program at this event! For more information, click here.

    • Firearms are not welcome at the 11/5 worship service. There will also be a security presence at the event for everyone’s safety.

    • If you would like to take advantage of the Capitol Center for the Arts’ hearing assistance app, you can find more information here.

  • In the evening, the Presiding Bishop and his staff and Bishop Rob and his wife Polly will attend a private dinner.

Sunday, November 6

  • The Presiding Bishop will preach at the morning service (9:00 am) at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth. Space is limited, so please attend online via the livestream, which will be available on the St. John’s YouTube channel here.

Offerings Information

BLESS offering in honor of the Presiding Bishop

In honor of the Presiding Bishop’s visit to our diocese, all are invited to give a gift to support the BLESS Annual Appeal of the Episcopal Church and as a reflection of our love and support for the ministry of the Most Rev. Michael Curry. Contributions will not be collected in person at the Capital Center on November 5, but all are welcome to give to the campaign online, by phone or by mail – more information about giving here.

United Thank Offering In-Gathering

United Thank Offering (UTO) supports innovative mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church. The focus for grants in 2023 will be ministry that addresses all aspects of the worldwide incarceration crisis, including prevention, prisoner support, prison reform work, and post-prison re-entry. Congregations are encouraged to gather gifts in support of the UTO. Please collect your congregation’s UTO gifts and mail a check for the total amount given to UTO to the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire with UTO in the memo line. Contributions will not be collected in person at the Capital Center on Saturday, November 5.

ChIPS Contributions

Congregations may make financial contributions to the Children of Incarcerated Parents (ChIPS) program by mailing a check to Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire with ChIPS in the memo line. Financial contributions will not be collected in person at the Capital Center on Saturday, November 5. For more information about the ChIPS program, click here.

Who is the Presiding Bishop?

The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry is the presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church. At the church’s 78th General Convention in June 2015, he was elected to a nine-year term in this role and installed in November of that year; he serves as The Episcopal Church’s chief pastor, spokesperson, and president and chief executive officer.

Throughout his ministry, Bishop Curry has been a prophetic leader, particularly in the areas of racial reconciliation, climate change, evangelism, immigration policy, and marriage equality. The animating vision and message of his ministry is Jesus of Nazareth and his way of radical, sacrificial love, and he regularly reminds Episcopalians they are “the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement.”

Bishop Curry was ordained a priest in 1978 and served parishes in North Carolina, Ohio, and Maryland until his 2000 election as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. He graduated with high honors from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and earned his Master of Divinity degree from Yale University. Bishop Curry is the author of five books and a regular guest on national and international media outlets.

Bishop Curry is the author of: