Prayer Life is the annual diocesan Episcopal Church Women's retreat, led by the Rev. Barbar Smith-Moran, which will take place Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3 at St. Margaret's Convent, 17 Highland Park in Roxbury.

Cost is $60 for overnight, $30 for just the Saturday session; scholarships are available.

The reservation deadline is April 18.

For more information, pleast contact Betty Murray (eg.murray [at] verizon [dot] net).

This workshop, presented by the diocesan Congregational Business Consultants, is aimed at parish treasurers and other parishioners and church employees who are interested in acquiring the tools and resources to make maintaining a vital and viable parish easier and less fraught with stress.

For more information and to register on line>>

This course meets the training portion of the requirements established by the Diocese of Massachusetts for licensing as a Eucharistic visitor. A two-person team, consisting of a member of the clergy and an experienced Eucharistic Visitor, will introduce participants to the history and practice of this important lay ministry. It is recommended that the sponsoring rector attend the same session if he/she has not participated in a training course during the past three years.  read more » 

Church of the Holy Spirit in Orleans presents "Let's Take a Walk - Walking with Jesus," a retreat day led by the Rev. Margare Guenther. Guenther, a nationally known author and spiritual director, is the associate rector at St. Columba's Church in Washington, D.C.

Participants are encouraged to bring a bag lunch; refreshments will be provided. For more information, call the Rev. Sue Lederhouse, assistant rector of Holy Spirit, at 508-255-0433.  read more » 

The parish historians of the diocese will hold their twenty-fifth annual meeting at St. Andrew's Church in Ayer on Saturday, May 3. The general topic of the meeting will be church architecture.

Check-in begins at 9:15; the meeting begins at 9:45.

Cost of the event is $15. Register by Monday 4/28 by contacting Deborah Terry (dterry [at] ifb [dot] org; 617-439-0439 x630 during the day).

St. Andrew's Church
7 Faulkner Street
Ayer  read more » 

Chatham author Anne LeClaire will lead a quiet-day workshop on “Spiritual Silence to Our Secular Life: Making the Connection” on Saturday, May 3, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at St. Christopher’s Church in Chatham. The workshop will
include thoughts on the need for silence in our daily lives, ways to
find silence, and different types of silence. Ms. LeClaire will also
lead the group through exercises on silence.

Discussion will follow the workshop during a brown bag luncheon, followed by Holy Eucharist. Light refreshments will be served.  read more » 

As part of MicroFest 2008, the American Festival of Microtonal Music (AFMM), under the direction of Johnny Reinhard, presents two concerts at St. Paul's Cathedral, Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, each at 8 p.m.  read more » 

As part of MicroFest 2008, the American Festival of Microtonal Music (AFMM), under the direction of Johnny Reinhard, presents two concerts at St. Paul's Cathedral, Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, each at 8 p.m.  read more »