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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

81st General Convention wraps up in Louisville
Prayer Book liturgies, church calendar commemorations reach final action in House of Deputies
81st General Convention finalizes reunion of the Diocese of Wisconsin
Bishops, deputies pass compromise resolution backing Palestinian state; no mention of ‘apartheid’
Presiding bishop-elect to forego installation at National Cathedral; scaled-back event to be held at church’s New York headquarters
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Diocese and Parish News

The Rev. Julia E. Whitworth
Diocesan News
Vicki Ix The Rev. Julia Whitworth joins the electing convention via Zoom following announcement of her election at Trinity Church in Boston on May 18. View more photos on Facebook here. The people of the Episcopal Diocese of…
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Diocesan News
The Diocese of Massachusetts will elect a new bishop diocesan on Saturday, May 18, 2024.  Ballot results from the electing convention will be posted on this page as they are announced, with the most recent results at the top.   You may need to refresh this page periodically to view newly…
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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.
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Bishop Alan Gates giving sermon at Electing Convention
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Following is the text of the sermon preached by the Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates at the Electing Convention on May 18, 2024, at Trinity Church in Boston. Vicki Ix Bishop Gates gives the…
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Diocese of Massachusetts bishop nominees group photo
Diocesan News

Clergy and lay delegates from the congregations of the diocese will gather on Saturday, May 18 at Trinity Church in Boston for the special convention to elect a diocesan bishop to succeed the Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates as the diocese’s 17th bishop when Gates retires later this year.

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Election eve prayer vigil graphic
Diocesan News
    The Cathedral Church of St. Paul and Old North Church in Boston invite the diocesan community to join on Zoom for a prayer vigil on the eve of the electing convention, Friday, May 17, from 7 to 7:40 p.m., to pray for the nominees, the electing convention and…
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The Transition Committee shares this travel alert for those planning to use public transportation to attend the May 7 evening Meet-and-Greet gathering with bishop nominees at All Saints' Parish, Ashmont (209 Ashmont Street) in Dorchester:  Because of track repairs on parts of the Red Line…
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At meet-and-greet gatherings May 7-11, our diocesan community will welcome the five nominees for election as the 17th bishop diocesan of the Diocese of Massachusetts. Videos provided by the nominees are now available for viewing on their individual nominee pages at www.diomass.org/bishop-search/bishop-nominees. The videos are also available in a YouTube playlist here.

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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…
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Final slate: Brendan J. Barnicle; Edwin D. Johnson; Jean Baptiste Ntagengwa; Gideon L.K. Pollach; Julia E. Whitworth The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts is pleased to announce that, having added one additional nominee from the petition process, it…
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