Trinity Episcopal CathedralDiocese of ArizonaPhoenix, AZThe Rev. Tommy J. Dillon II is Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, Washington. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Tommy honors and values his conservative Anglo-Catholic Episcopal roots, but has moved well beyond them in ministry, theology, and liturgical style. He has a passion for helping faithful church people discover how to take ministry and spirit beyond the church walls, and embrace new ways of being the church in a changing world. In Tommy’s world, there is no such thing as the “outcast and the stranger.” His work with newly-released prisoners, people suffering mental illness and homelessness, and Hurricane Katrina survivors, gives him a fearless compassion for human need. During his nine years as Rector of St. Aidan’s, San Francisco, parish foodbank and elder ministries flourished, and Tommy was dubbed ‘'the Vicar of the Castro District' for his work with the LGBTQ community. Tommy Dillon serves on the board of the Wild Goose Festival, and is newly-elected to the General Theological Seminary Board of Trustees. He graduated Louisiana State University, Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University, and General Theological Seminary, where he specialized in Anglican Liturgy. Collaborating to create eclectic liturgy feeds his soul. Good food, good friends, and road trips with his Whippet pal Josh reveal the Holy in the everyday world.