Photos: A day for celebrating Bishop Tom Shaw

About 500 people brought picnics and enjoyed fellowship together with Bishop Tom at Jamaica Pond.
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Face painting
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Thank you to our State Trooper friends for their assistance.
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Music performed by the Ceremonial Brass Ensemble welcomed guests and enhanced the liturgy.
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Bishop Gayle E. Harris (Bishop Suffragan) and Bishop Barbara C. Harris (Bishop Suffragan, retired)
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Byron Rushing and The Rev. Jane Gould
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Wine and water ready for the Eucharist
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Bishop Tom Shaw (second from right) seated with his family
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A vocal quartet led the singing during the liturgy.
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Leaders of worship (from left): The Rev. Maggie Geller, Bishop Gayle E. Harris, Bishop Bud Cederholm, Bishop Frank Griswold and Bishop Barbara C. Harris
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Bishop Frank T. Griswold III, former presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church, preached.
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Bishop Tom thanked the gathering.
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Bishop Tom acknowledged his assistant, Jackie Drapeau.
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Some of Bishop Tom's brothers from the Society of St. John the Evangelist
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Parish respresentatives presented memory books for Bishop Tom.
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At the Eucharist
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Bishop Tom Shaw (right) with Bishop Frank Griswold
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"Recognizing Christ in Community": An icon commissioned in Bishop Tom's honor
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Volunteers at the picnic
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At the picnic
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Greeting Bishop Tom at the picnic
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The St. Cyprian's Celestial Infernos steel drum band performed during the picnic.
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At the picnic
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The ice cream trucks were a big hit.
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At the picnic
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Bishop Tom Shaw with his family
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Thank you to the celebration committee for making possible a memorable day with Bishop Tom.
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June 23, 2014