Diocesan News

Celebration, leave-taking and a sense of both opportunity and challenge were in the air as 600 clergy and delegates took up the annual business of Diocesan Convention this year alongside a big farewell to a beloved retiring bishop suffragan and the launch of an ambitious fundraising …

Diocesan Convention, Nov. 4-5, 2011, was the official public launch of  Together Now, the diocese’s $20-million fundraising campaign for an array of initiatives intended to build up congregational life and mission through collaboration and by expanding the reach of already successful…

In this video segment, Elisabeth Keller of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston shares her experiences of mission in East Africa and how giving away the first fruits of the campaign for global mission partnerships will bring blessing. With program emcees the Rev. Noah Evans of Grace Church in…

This video introduces Together Now, the Episcopal Diocese's $20 million fundraising campaign, launched at Diocesan Convention, Nov. 4-5, 2011, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston. Visit our Together Now page to learn more about the campaign.

In this video segment, Faith Salter of St. Andrew's Church in Ayer tells how environmental work became church work with the help of the diocesan Green Grants Initiative, a program that will be enhanced by Together Now campaign funds.

In this video segment, the Rev. Kate Cress of the Church of Our Saviour in Somerset shares how the mission hubs to be funded by the Together Now campaign will help congregations work together in partnerships to serve needs in their communities.

Among the Together Now campaign's goals are to expand the Life Together young adult intern program and the endowment and programming of the diocese's Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center. In this video segment, Natalie Finstad shares how her year in the Life Together program prepared her…

In this video segment, the Rev. Brian McGurk of St. Christopher's Church in Chatham tells how he and his congregation got connected to the Cathedral Church of St. Paul and shares his hopes for the renovations that the campaign will make possible.

In this video segment, the Rev. Zenetta Armstrong of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Mattapan shares how her parish's experience of raising money through a collaborative campaign in conjunction with the diocesan Together Now campaign has been transformative.