Join the Churchwide Virtual Celebration
In this historic and joyful season, we invite you to pray for guidance for our church and our new presiding bishop as he leads us in envisioning the reign of God in our midst. May our celebration unite us as a sacramental community, and may we be filled with new energy to bear witness to God’s work of redemption.
The investiture of Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe will be a simpler, scaled-down event this fall with a view toward reducing carbon footprint and increasing virtual engagement and participation.
The service will take place on Nov. 2 at the Chapel of Christ the Lord in The Episcopal Church Center in New York City with a diocesan roll call at 9 a.m., prelude beginning at 10 a.m., and the service starting at 11 a.m. There will be an extensive livestream production to support churchwide access and participation.
Who: Everyone is invited!
What: The Episcopal Church will officially welcome the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe as its 28th presiding bishop with a smaller, simpler investiture service aimed at reducing carbon footprint and increasing churchwide virtual participation.
When: Nov. 2, with a prelude featuring a “roll call” of dioceses starting at 9:30 a.m. The service itself starts at 11 a.m.
Where: The service will be livestreamed on this page and on The Episcopal Church’s Facebook page. A recording will be posted and distributed after the service.
How can I participate? Churches, dioceses, small groups, seminaries, and other Episcopal communities are encouraged to organize watch parties to participate in real time with Episcopalians around the world.
Church Resources
- Invitations, graphics, etc., for investiture watch parties
- Children’s coloring page (coming soon)
- Investiture worship booklet (coming soon)
Media Kit
- Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe’s biography
- Download headshot of Bishop Rowe
- Press releases on election and investiture of Bishop Rowe
- Statements by and coverage of Bishop Rowe
- Closing sermon at the 81st General Convention
