Hello everyone! I am thrilled to be joining the Diocese of El Camino Real as Communications Director and I'm looking forwards to helping the parishes in our diocese connect with their parishioners and the communities they serve. I believe video and other multimedia can be extremely helpful in introducing The Episcopal Church to people who are curious about our beliefs, worship, and how our church might fit into their own spiritual journey. I’m excited to see what we will accomplish together.

 
The Episcopal Church has been a part of my life from early on. I was baptized at Saint Timothy’s in Mountain View and confirmed at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. I relate to Bishop Lucinda for her warm and gracious approach to the faith - she makes it clear that everyone’s spiritual development is unique to them and that all paths are valid and welcome. In particular I admire her amazing leadership of our diocese during the trials of her first two years.
 
I am honored Bishop Lucinda and her staff have chosen me to be a member of the team at the Diocese of El Camino Real. I look forward to meeting parishioners in all the other parts of the diocese.

Bishop Lucinda attended the March House of Bishops meeting at Camp Allen in Texas March 15 to 21, 2022. All bishops of the Episcopal Church, active or retired, make up the House of Bishops. This governing body of The Episcopal Church is made up by the nearly 300 active members and they will meet again this summer during General Convention. There were 133 bishops gathered in retreat for the first in-person meeting since September 2019 so there was a lot of ground to cover!

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's sermon from the House of Bishops welcomed the bishops back and talked about what the old spiritual "Give me Jesus" meant to him growing up and what it means to him in the current day world. The Presiding Bishop's remarks have been lightly edited for clarity and you may read his full remarks here in English or En Español

In addition to the House of Bishops' primary activities of fellowship, study, prayer, and Sabbath, the 133 bishops and bishops-elect present held a business meeting the morning of March 19 that included the passage of pastoral statements/resolutions on the war in Ukraine and anti-trans legislation in various states.

We invite you to participate by either joining a “Watch Party” in your parish, or another parish, or individually in your own home. The registration link is below, and you will be able to select if you’re participating in a Watch Party or participating at home. Either way, we are glad you will be there!

The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe was ordained bishop of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania in 2007 and became bishop provisional of Western New York in 2019. He previously served as bishop provisional of the Diocese of Bethlehem from 2014 until 2018.
 

Rowe was 32 in May 2007, when he was elected bishop on the first ballot. For almost 12 years, he was the youngest bishop in the church.
 

The bishop is known for his research and work on organizational learning and adaptive performance in the church. He earned a Ph.D. in organizational learning and leadership at Gannon University in Erie in 2014.

He serves as parliamentarian for the House of Bishops, chair of the Episcopal Church Building Fund, and vice chair of the Standing Commission on Structure, Governance, and Constitution and Canons. He also serves on the House of Deputies Committee on the State of the Church.

By popular demand, the search feature at realepiscopal.org just got a lot easier to find. The "Info" link at the right side of every web page now takes visitors to the search bar where you can easily search for resources, news, or more. See the example below with a high-tech arrow to find the "i" location. To suggest an improvement for the website, contact Carole Bartolini, Communications Director, at carole@realepiscopal.org.