150th Anniversary Speaker Series (in-person)

In place of the bishop’s usual winter book study for 2025, there will be a speaker series with two sessions on Zoom and two sessions in-person.

The series will be held on Tuesdays from 7-8:30 PM on the following dates:

• January 21: The Rev. Dr. Amy Peeler, Associate Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College (Zoom*)
• January 28: The Rt. Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Suffragan Bishop, Diocese of Canterbury, UK (Zoom*)
• February 4: The Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Canon Theologian at Washington National Cathedral (at Trinity & St. Philip’s Cathedral, Newark**)
• February 11: Mr. Ray Suarez, Broadcast Journalist, Author, and Episcopalian (at St. Elizabeth’s, Ridgewood**)

*For the two Zoom events in January, please register by the day prior. The Zoom link will be emailed the morning of the event.
**The two in-person events in February will be preceded by a reception with light refreshments, beginning at 6:15 PM.

February 11: Mr. Ray Suarez

Journalist and author Ray Suarez is a veteran broadcaster with decades of experience as a national chief correspondent covering national and international issues. Previously, Suarez was the host of Al Jazeera America’s daily news program and a correspondent and anchor on PBS NewsHour where he rose to become chief national correspondent covering the 9/11 attacks, four presidential elections, and more. Today he hosts On Shifting Ground, a radio program syndicated on NPR that explores international fault lines and how they impact us all. In 2024, Mr. Suarez released his latest book We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century—an Oral History. To write the book, Suarez crisscrossed the country to speak to new Americans from all corners of the globe and record their stories. This portrait of our newest citizens is full of their own, compelling voices. It’s a story as old as the country, yet each new wave of arrivals tells that classic story in new and crucially important ways. Mr. Suarez is also active in the Episcopal Church and his daughter, the Rev. Eva Suarez, currently serves as Canon for Community Engagement at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, NYC.