As he concluded his day-to-day ministry as bishop of the Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe sat for a farewell interview with Jim Naughton of Canticle Communications. JN: Are you finding it difficult to leave? Obviously you’re not leaving Erie physically, but you are detaching from a job you’ve…
Thanks to a collaborative relationship with Together We Can Venango County, the partnership’s Commission to Dismantle Racism and Discrimination is supporting students and teachers at Oil City High School who are working to create a more inclusive community. The Rev. Mark Elliston, vicar of Christ Church, Oil City, and Dr. Joseph Croskey, a longtime member…
Last week, Bishop Sean and 22 people from the diocesan partnership traveled to Alabama to visit key sites from the Civil Rights Movement and learn about the history of racism and racial violence. Organizers hope the journey will become a regular pilgrimage for people from our dioceses. The Rev. Kim Rossi of St. Stephen’s, Olean,…
“I remember Bishop Sean saying, ‘take that leap and build your wings on the way down.’ That’s what we’re trying to do.” –Cheryl Mumford, Our Saviour, DuBois Church of Our Saviour, DuBois, recently collected and distributed 20 bags full of personal care items such as soap, toothbrushes, pens, writing tablets, and hand and toe warmers,…
