The Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe was elected presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church in June 2024 and took office on Nov. 1 for a nine-year term. In this role, he serves as the church’s chief pastor and CEO. Known for his expertise in organizational learning and adaptive change, Rowe is committed to strengthening support for local ministry and mission.
He was ordained bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania in 2007 after serving as rector of St. John’s in Franklin, Pennsylvania, for seven years. From 2014 to 2018, he served as bishop provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, and from 2019 to 2024, he led a partnership between the Episcopal Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York.
Rowe holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Grove City College, a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in organizational learning and leadership from Gannon University. He has served as a leader of many civic and churchwide organizations and governance bodies, and as parliamentarian for the House of Bishops.
Welcome: The bulletin greets all who gather at Saint Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church.
Order of worship (as shown)
Prelude: "Nimrod" from the "Enigma Variations" (Edward Elgar)
Dedication and Thanks for Stewardship Pledges: led by Pam Ball, senior warden. A call-and-response prayer gives thanks for pledges, including first-time and increased pledges. It also remembers those who cannot pledge but remain a vital part of the community, and thanks the committee workers.
Processional Hymn 287: "For all the saints" (Sine Nomine)
The Word of God: opening acclamation, Collect for Purity, Gloria (S277, Canticle 20, David Hurd), Collect of the Day (the communion of saints)
First Reading: Revelation 7:9-17, the vision of a great multitude from every nation robed in white (excerpt truncated in source)
Hymn and Gloria music scores were not included in the source text.
Invitation
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