Diocesan News

Oct. 22, 2013:  Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE and Bishop Gayle E. Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts today issued the following statement on the recent government shutdown: Like many of you, we give thanks to God that our congressional…

The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts’ B-PEACE Resource Day on Sept. 28, 2013, drew more than 300 eastern Massachusetts Episcopalians for workshops and inspiration to work against violence and be peacemakers in our churches, schools, families and communities.  In this video, our bishops and…

A group of Episcopalians is urging the Diocese of Massachusetts to vote with its dollars on the issue of climate change, sparking many conversations about the intersection of church investments and fossil fuels. It's part of a wider debate going on in universities, municipalities and faith…

In one week in October, three new rectors were installed in the parishes where they have been serving three-year appointments as priests-in-charge:  the Rev. Karen Coleman at St. James's Church in Somerville on Oct. 3; the Rev. Leslie Sterling at St. Bartholomew's Church in Cambridge on Oct. 6…

As gambling companies compete for the three resort casino licenses and one slot parlor license allowed by Massachusetts' 2011 expanded gaming law, Bishop Douglas Fisher and casino gambling opponents in the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts have joined with a coalition working to repeal the…

Bishop Cederholm blesses the site It doesn’t look like much now: just a run-down old cabin that has not been used in years. But this structure on the grounds of the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H., will soon be cleared away to make room for a…

Climate change and environmentally responsible financial investing are among the issues that will come before the 228th annual convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts, as will a request to continue the antiviolence campaign it began a year ago.Clergy and delegates will also vote on an $8.2…

Solar panels on the roof at Grace Church Bishop Bud Cederholm, retired bishop suffragan, blessed the new 25 Kw solar array at Grace Church in Medford on Oct. 2.  The installation of the solar array is the result of years of work by the Grace Church community and the…

The B-PEACE Resource Day was held on Sept. 28 at Roxbury Community College. About 350 participants from 80 congregations throughout the diocese gathered to learn, collaborate and discover new tools for preventing violence in families, schools and communities. …

Greater Fall River Partners for a Healthier Community recently honored the Diocese of Massachusetts for the work of the South Coast mission hub. The diocese was among several honorees at the Partners for a Healthier Community 20th anniversary celebration on Sept. 18.  The South Coast is the…