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The Episcopal Church in eastern Massachusetts invites you to come and see what makes our faith communities meaningful to the people who call them home. 
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Episcopal Church News

General Seminary leases New York City campus to Vanderbilt University, agreement ensures lasting presence
Historically Black North Carolina church fights environmental racism through advocacy, education, creation care
Loss of cultural wealth feared as cash-strapped Canadian churches struggle to preserve buildings
Anglican Communion secretary general Bishop Anthony Poggo visits Burundi
Presiding bishop-elect discusses his initial plans for Episcopal Church ‘structural realignment’
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The Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H., will receive a little over $300,000 under an Oct. 30 settlement agreement, bringing to a close the embezzlement case involving the center's former bookkeeper, Beverly Morello, which has been in progress for nearly two years. The…
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2019 Convention
Diocesan News

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
Diocesan News

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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Diocesan News

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 News
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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The slender white steeple of Old North Church is a cherished symbol of American freedom, the place where two signal lanterns dispatched Paul Revere on his famous 1775 ride to warn the colonists of approaching British troops. But it’s also a symbol of something else — an American reckoning. New…
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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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Last year, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that only a dozen years remain to reduce worldwide carbon dioxide emissions by 45% to meet the goal of net-zero emissions from power plants and vehicles by 2050--the reduction level needed to avoid a disaster scenario in…
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