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The diocesan Office of Youth Ministry is taking the show on the road, so to speak, by initiating a series of regional youth days for middle and high school students and their adult mentors--regardless of the size of their church youth group. The idea is…

On Sunday, Sept. 9, Bishop Gayle E. Harris blessed the new boiler at Grace Church in Medford Bishop Gayle E. Harris blesses the new boiler at Grace Church. during her visitation to the parish.  "Almighty…

Sept. 7, 2012Late this afternoon, the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts was informed by the Middlesex District Attorney's Office of the arrest of the Rev. Paul LaCharite on charges of assault to rape a child and indecent assault and battery on a child.  He is a former rector of St. James's…

President Obama has proclaimed Sept. 7-9 as National Days of Prayer and Remembrance.  Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE and Bishop Gayle E. Harris commend the invitation to remember the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, and their loved ones through prayer, contemplation, memorial services and vigils and…

Weekly posts through October and November for reflection and conversation are on our Creation Care Season page, here. In a Sept. 4 letter, retired bishop suffragan Bud Cederholm asks congregations to observe a Creation Care Season during late…

Donations to Episcopal Relief and Development's Hurricane Fund will be designated for preparation and response in areas that are in the path of the tropical storm "Isaac."  As of Friday, Aug. 24, Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) had reached…

The Diocese of Massachusetts' fall Resource Day is an annual learning event that brings together leadership teams from congregations around the diocese for skill-building and best-practices workshops on an array of topics and for networking with one…