The Office of the Bishop has issued the following pastoral announcement:
June 8, 2023
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We are saddened to inform you of the death of the Rev. Ann Coburn in Oakland, California, on June 7, 2023.
Ann served the Diocese of Massachusetts as interim priest at Grace Church in New Bedford from 2003 until 2005. She also served the wider church as a member of the House of Deputies for six terms, and on the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church from 2000 until 2005.
A more comprehensive obituary may be found at
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2023/06/07/rip-ann-coburn-advocate-forwomen-
in-the-priesthood/
A funeral service will be held on June 24 at All Souls Parish in Berkeley, California, and a memorial service with interment of ashes, tentatively scheduled for September 9, at St. James the Fisherman in Wellfleet.
May the soul of God’s faithful servant departed rest in peace and may light perpetual shine upon her.
Faithfully yours,
The Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates
The Rt. Rev. Carol J. Gallagher
Condolences may be sent to her family at:
The Coburn Family
40 Oak Street
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
Memorial donations may be made to:
The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Attn: The Rev. Ann Coburn Fund for Women in the Ministry
138 Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111