Our bishops regularly travels across Western Washington to visit congregations and participate in diocesan events and activities, including celebrations of new ministry, ordinations, pastoral visitations, and other special or noteworthy events.
A visitation is the bishop’s official pastoral visit to a congregation of the Diocese. Canon law requires every diocesan bishop to visit every congregation in his or her Diocese at least once every three years. The canonical purposes of a visitation are for the bishop to examine the condition of the congregation, oversee the clergy, preach, confirm, preside at the Eucharist, and examine parochial records. The BCP also assumes that the bishop’s visitation will be an occasion for baptism, and that the bishop will preside.
Bishop Skelton’s Visitations
- November 26, 2023 | Holy Apostles (Bellevue) Visitation | Bishop Skelton
- December 17, 2023 | St. Mary’s (Lakewood) Visitation & Celebration of New & Mutual Ministry | Bishop Skelton
- January 7, 2024 | St. David of Wales (Shelton) Visitation | Bishop Skelton
- January 17, 2024 | St. Antony of Egypt (Silverdale) Celebration of New & Mutual Ministry | Bishop Skelton
- January 30, 2024 | St. Andrew’s (Tacoma) Celebration of New & Mutual Ministry | Bishop Skelton
- February 21, 2024 | Grace (Lopez) Celebration of New & Mutual Ministry | Bishop Skelton
- March 17, 2024 | St. Dunstan’s (Shoreline) Visitation | Bishop Skelton
- April 14, 2024 | Transfiguration (Darrington) Visitation | Bishop Skelton
- May 5, 2024 | St. John’s (Gig Harbor) Visitation | Bishop Skelton
- June 2, 2024 | Emmanuel (Eastsound) Visitation | Bishop Skelton
Diocesan Staff Visits
Canons and other members of the diocesan staff visit congregations across the Diocese to offer pastoral support, resources, and assistance where needed.
- November 26, 2023 | Holy Apostles (Bellevue) | Cn Carla Robinson