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Photos from the 2019 Diocesan Convention held Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Back Bay Events Center and Emmanuel Church, Boston.

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Bishop Alan Gates giving annual convention address 2019
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Video and text of the address given by Bishop Alan M. Gates on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the 234th annual convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts.

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In a powerful message preached on Boston Common in April 2019, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry proclaimed the power of following Jesus in the way of love.  This Diocese of Massachusetts video premiered at our annual Diocesan Convention on Nov. 2, 2019, to help us continue to reflect and act on the seven spiritual practices Presiding Bishop Curry invites us to take on to support us on our journey.

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Diocesan Convention proceedings at the Back Bay Events Center will be webcast live on Saturday, Nov. 2. Click on the link below and then follow onscreen instructions to join the webcast: https://zoom.us/j/956875686 If you are a new Zoom user, you will be prompted to download and run Zoom, which…
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Bishop Alan M. Gates notified the clergy and wardens in the Diocese of Massachusetts on Oct. 25 of the following clergy disciplinary matter. On Oct. 23, the Buffalo News reported that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo has added the Rev. Ramon Aymerich to its list of clergy and former clergy…
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The Office of the Bishop has issued the following notice: Oct. 25, 2019 Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are saddened to inform you of the death of the Rev. Robert D. Landreth in Danvers, Massachusetts, on Oct. 19, 2019. Bob retired here in 1999 following many years of service in the Diocese of…
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The Office of the Bishop has issued the following notice: Oct. 25, 2019 Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are saddened to inform you of the death of the Rev. Stephen V. Smith on the Annapurna Circuit, near Manang, Nepal, on Oct. 18, 2019. Steve was the assistant rector and then interim at the…
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The Diocese of Massachusetts--in partnership with its sister dioceses in New England, Episcopal Migration Ministries and the Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations--is organizing "Love God, Love Neighbor: Advocacy in Action"--a two-day training and advocacy initiative in Washington, D.C…
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Clergy and lay delegates will gather next month for Diocesan Convention, taking up the annual policy and budget-setting business of the diocese with the diocesan mission strategy in mind, which calls the community to embrace brave change by reimagining congregations, building relationships and…
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At this moment in Haiti, schools and businesses are closed down as protesters block the streets, demanding the resignation of their president, Jovenel Moïse, amid fuel and food shortages, and charges of corruption. The anti-government protests have been growing since mid-2018...

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