THE VERY REV. LYNNE SHARP
BIO
Lynne was called to St. James in
June 2014 after serving in a variety of ministerial positions on
the West Coast. A graduate of the Church
Divinity School of the Pacific, Lynne was ordained in 2008
and called to St
Aidan’s as temporary Associate for Outreach and Pastoral
Care, then as an Associate at Grace
Cathedral. Lynne served her last two years in California at St
Paul’s in Burlingame as the Youth Minister and Pastoral
Care Associate. During her twelve years in San Francisco Lynne
was an Episcopal Franciscan Sister. Lynne is a Rochester native
and returned to Rochester in 2013 to participate in a Clinical
Pastoral Education (CPE) Residency at Strong
Memorial Hospital working as a Chaplain in the Cancer Center
and on Palliative Care. Before her call to ordination, Lynne worked
in the field of addiction in both outpatient and residential settings.
Lynne has two daughters who live in the Rochester area, as well
as a son-in-law and two grandchildren. She has a variety of hobbies
and interests which include hiking, gardening, reading, knitting,
and yoga.

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