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. His visitation calendar has his full schedule.
January 13, 2019 | St. Antony of Egypt, Silverdale
February 3, 2019 | St. John, Snohomish
February 10, 2019 | Good Samaritan, Sammamish
March 17, 2019 | St. Augustine’s-in-the-Woods, Freeland
March 24, 2019 | St. John the Baptist, Seattle
April 7, 2019 | St. Mark, Montesano
April 14, 2019 | Christ Church, Puyallup
April 28, 2019 | Trinity, Seattle
May 5, 2019 | St. Mary, Lakewood
May 12, 2019 | St. Dunstan, Shoreline
May 19, 2019 | St. Clare, Snoqualmie
June 2, 2019 | Epiphany, Seattle
June 9, 2019 | Christ Church, Tacoma
June 16, 2019 | St. Barnabas, Bainbridge Island