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Leaders of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts on June 1 ordained five women as deacons, welcoming them into ministry as the church prepares next month to mark the 50th anniversary of the first ordination of women as priests.

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church members began a yearlong celebration of the church’s 200th anniversary on May 19 led by diocesan Bishop Alan Gates and joined by parishioners and clergy from area Episcopal churches, including St. John’s Church in Lowell, St. Anne’s Church in Billerica and All Saints…

For the first time in its 240-year history, a woman will be the top bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. The Rev. Julia E. Whitworth, an Indianapolis priest, was elected Saturday by clergy members and lay delegates during a special convention at Boston's Trinity Church.

The Rev. Julia E. Whitworth, an Indianapolis priest, was elected the next bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts on Saturday, becoming the first woman elected to the role.

Agroecologist Peter Jensen, a former Peace Corps permagarden training specialist, worked in Haiti and East Africa for over two decades, “building landscapes back better than they ever were.” Since leaving Ethiopia in 2019 and moving back to Orleans, where he grew up, he has been applying that…

As part of the island's Interfaith Climate Action Team, the Rev. Stephen Harding, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Vineyard Haven, meets with a group of a dozen or so people who have gathered regularly since COVID to brainstorm ideas around climate and ecology, and turn those ideas into action…

As state and local officials grapple with supporting migrant families in more official settings like the state emergency shelter system and overflow sites, they’re also leaning on faith groups and residents to lend a helping hand. Church leaders and groups are encouraging more people to join that…

St. Andrew's Church in Edgartown and Grace Church in Vineyard Haven are among the churches offering local community supper programs: "As the Island’s cost of living continues to rise, local community supper programs are seeing an increase in residents looking for relief, with demand for food at an…

A healthy dose of curiosity and a love of research has led a deacon to uncover information that revises accepted Episcopal Church history. Prompted by her dedication to the diaconate, the Rev. Daphne B. Noyes, deacon at the Church of the Advent in Boston, researched the life and ministry of…

For the first time in nearly two years, there are no scaffolds covering the front of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Route 30. Work was recently completed to repair and restore the masonry at the Southborough church’s bell and clock tower. “The bell and clock tower will continue to serve as a…