News

The Bishop John M. Burgess Massachusetts Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians, together with the diocesan Office of Immigration and Multicultural Ministries, offered on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, a festival service for the diocesan community that celebrated the life and ministry of the Rev. Absalom Jones--the Episcopal Church's first African American priest.

Listen to this audio recording of the sermon given by the Rev. Will Mebane of St. Barnabas's Church in Falmouth at the Feb. 15, 2025, Absalom Jones Service, offered for the diocesan community by the Bishop John M. Burgess Massachusetts Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians, together with the diocesan Office of Immigration and Multicultural Ministries.

The Office of the Bishop has issued the following pastoral announcement:

Communities for Spiritual Vitality, a ministry for interparish formation born from a collaboration between the dioceses of Vermont and Massachusetts, is compiling, for a second year, an interdiocesan Lent-Easter devotional. This year’s devotional focuses on the prophet Isaiah and will feature daily prayers and readings alongside individual reflections from members of all seven Episcopal dioceses in New England, as well as artwork from Christian artists.

Bishop Julia E. Whitworth of the Diocese of Massachusetts and Bishop Douglas J. Fisher of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts issued the following joint statement on Jan. 24, 2025, in support of Diocese of Washington Bishop Mariann Budde and her Jan. 21 sermon at Washington National Cathedral focusing on unity and calling on President Trump for mercy toward immigrants and refugees, and LGBTQ+ people.

Bishop Julia E. Whitworth issued the following statement to clergy and diocesan and congregational leadership on Jan. 17, 2025, regarding diocesan ministries to and with immigrants.