Diocesan News

Good participation, in both numbers and spirit, has the diocese's mission strategy listening process on a successful track so far, according to members of the design team that has been hosting open forums around the diocese in January and February.  Their next step will be to compile what they…

Charlie Jordan The diocesan staff is welcoming two new members this month: Charlie Jordan, Controller, and Lauren Zook, Grants Administrator. Prior to joining the diocesan staff, Charlie Jordan worked in both public accounting and private organizations specializing in…

The Barbara C. Harris Camp in Greenfield, N.H., has opened registration for its 14th summer. Online registration is now open, and will close on June 15. “Summer 2015 was sensational: lots of happy campers, cherished memories and new friendships. In 2016, we wish to continue building upon on…

This year's annual diocesan Spring Learning Event will help parish leaders and teams ask questions about how they are participating in God's mission in the world in the midst of a changing society.Titled "Real Church, Real Mission," the Spring Learning Event takes place on Saturday, March 5, 9 …

All Our Children is a national network formed to support and inspire faith communities that have partnerships with public schools. The network was recognized by the 2015 General Convention in Resolution B005, which endorses church-school partnerships as a pathway to serve children, connect churches…

Bishop Gayle E. Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts gave the invocation at Boston's Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast, co-sponsored by St. Cyprian's Church in Roxbury.  The text of her prayer follows.Almighty God, we gather to honor and to give thanks to you for the life,…

The Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates and the Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts have issued the following statement to the diocesan community regarding this week's action by the primates of the Anglican Communion.A moment for re-affirmationThe communiqué issued by primates of…

[Episcopal News Service — Canterbury, England] A majority of Anglican primates Jan. 14 asked that the Episcopal Church, for a period of three years, “no longer represent us on ecumenical and interfaith bodies, should not be appointed or elected to an internal standing committee and that while…

[Episcopal News Service] The Anglican Communion is being called to prayer as its 38 primates – the senior archbishops, presiding bishops and moderators – head to Canterbury, England, next week for their first official meeting in five years. “I invite Episcopalians to join me in prayer for this…

With rapid-fire news headlines reporting the latest mass shootings in places such as Colorado Springs and San Bernardino, alongside news of school lock-downs and street shootings closer to home, a state of cognitive dissonance seems to have set in among us, as urgency comes up against complacency:…