Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori preaches.

Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori preaches.

View from the nave of Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori preaching (Lee Alison Crawford photo).

Dancers prepare to pour water into the baptismal font for the renewal of baptismal vows (Lee Alison Crawford photo).

Bishops at baptismal font prepare to asperge the congregation (Lee Alison Crawford photo).

Dancers during the asperging of the congregation.

The Rt. Reb. John Saxbee, Bishop of Lincoln, reads greetings from the Archbishop of Canterbury. Dean Samuel Lloyd looks on.

Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori receives bread. Concelebrants are, from top, Bishops Barbara Harris, Richard Chang, Frank Griswold, John Chane, and Edmond Browning, Cathedral Dean Samuel Lloyd and Bishop David Alvarez-Velasquez.

Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori elevates the wine.

Eucharistic ministers move to their communion stations.

Bishop Gene Robinson receives communion from Bishop Barbara Harris.

Former Presiding Bishop Edmond Browning leads the postcommunion prayer.

Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori blesses the congregation. With her are Deacons Delaney Armstead and Barbara Lewis, both of Nevada.

The congregation applauds the new Presiding Bishop, who is standing by the baptismal font (Lee Alison Crawford photo).

A group from St. Paul's, White River Junction, attended the investiture. From left, Bishop Bud Cederholm of the Diocese of Massachusetts and former St. Paul's rector; the Rev. Jean Jersey, Piotr Skowronski, Leslie Black, Stephen Pillsbury, Bishop Tom Ely, Ann Ely, Ethan Lawrence, Emily Higgins, St. Paul's Rector Nancy Vogele, Bishop Stew Wood, and Cheryl Elinsky. (Photo from Nancy Vogele)

Young people from St. Paul's, WRJ, with Bishop Ely after the investiture service. (Photo from Nancy Vogele)