Episcopal Church presiding bishop Sean Rowe takes office, proclaims 'one church in Christ' for a changing world
Michael Curry presents Sean Rowe with the primatial staff during Rowe's investiture November 2 at the Chapel of Christ the Lord. (Photo by David Rider/The Episcopal Church)
Sean Rowe began his nine-year term as the 28th presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church with an intimate but festive investiture service on November 2 at the Chapel of Christ the Lord in New York that was livestreamed to close to 20,000 viewers in homes, churches, and dioceses around the world.
In his 10-minute sermon, Rowe emphasized the importance of supporting the church’s ministries at the congregational and diocesan levels—already a central theme of his nascent term, which officially began November 1.
“That’s where ministry is taking place. It’s in these places where faithful Episcopalians gather day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, to worship God, to celebrate and mourn their sorrows and to care for God’s people,” he said.
