Diocesan News

Diocese of Massachusetts Episcopalians were a strong presence again this year at the annual Mother's Day Walk for Peace in Boston, with at least 200 people walking with Bishop Alan M. Gates and members of the B-PEACE for Jorge Campaign--including large contingents from Trinity Church in Boston, St…

The diocesan community's prayers and presence are invited at the upcoming deacons ordination service on Saturday, June 2, 10:30 a.m., at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul (138 Tremont Street) in Boston. All are welcome. Those being ordained to the diaconate are: • Bernie Jones, sponsored by…

Bliss Austin Spooner has been hired to serve as the new director of development for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, beginning June 5. Courtesy photo Bliss Austin Spooner …

The Office of the Bishop has issued the following notice: Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are saddened to inform you of the death of the Rev. James S. Whitaker in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on April 22, 2018. Jim was the first rector at St. Paul’s Church in Bedford, Massachusetts, 1960-1981. Jim was…

Join Bishop Alan M. Gates and the B-PEACE for Jorge Campaign again this year in making a public witness against gun violence by walking together in the Mother’s Day Walk for Peace on Sunday, May 13. This annual pledge walk is sponsored by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute and is a fundraiser for…

The Office of the Bishop has issued the following notice: April 10, 2018 Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are saddened to inform you of the death of the Rev. Constance Chandler-Ward in Tenants Harbor, Maine, on April 2, 2018. Connie was the chaplain at Wellesley College in Wellesley,…

The Office of the Bishop has issued the following notice: April 6, 2018 Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are saddened to inform you of the death of the Rev. Robert C. Day in Sarasota, Florida, on Jan. 23, 2018. Bob was the longtime headmaster of the Advent School in Boston (1965-1995) and served…

Children's Stations of the Cross walk at Christ Church in Plymouth. PHOTO: Via Facebook Lighting the Paschal Candle at Grace Church in Norwood. PHOTO: Via Facebook Easter Vigil at Emmanuel Church in…

With the voice of a prophet, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed:  “With faith, we will be able to go on to carve a tower of hope on the mountain of despair, and bring into being that great dream, and create right here in America a nation where all will live together … and respect the…

The Jubilee Global Mission Committee's "Global Mission Summit," to take place on Saturday, April 21, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston, will be "an opportunity to step back, share what we each see as the big picture, and explore the role that God plays in our…