2nd John Roberts Festival

2nd John Roberts Festival
in celebration of the life and ministry of the Rev. John Roberts, the Welsh-born Episcopal priest who served among the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes for 66 years. It will be held at the Shoshone Episcopal Mission in Ft. Washakie, Wyoming on the Wind River Reservation.
Special guest speakers include John Washakie, the great-grandson of Chief Washakie. Also, at the festival we will be premiering the global tour of "WHITE ROBE," a powerful new contemporary art exhibition on the life and work of the Rev. Dr. John Roberts by celebrated Irish artist Brian Whelan, who will be speaking.
Additionally, we will be blessing the newly restored Mission Chapel, the oldest church building in Wyoming. The festival will include a lunch of Native American fare, and sacred Native music.
ALL ARE INVITED!