Making a positive change in the world was the Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, message to the Saint Augustine’s University community on March 31. Bishop Jefferts Schori preached in the university’s historic chapel as part of her visit to Raleigh.

“We are all here to help this world become a better place, to heal what’s broken, to reconcile what’s divided, to bring the kind of justice and peace that Jesus taught,” said Bishop Katharine. “When we love our neighbors as ourselves, the kingdom of God can be found in our midst. The journeys of discovery that begin and grow here at Saint Augustine’s University can and do help to make that kind of transformation possible in the world around us.”

After her sermon, Bishop Katharine had lunch with university’s administrators and later sit down with student leaders for a roundtable discussion. Her visit ended with a campus tour.

Presiding Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in June 2006. She serves as chief pastor and primate to the Episcopal Church’s members in 16 countries and 110 dioceses. She joins with other principal bishops of the 38-member Provinces of the worldwide Anglican Communion, seeking a common cause for global good and reconciliation.