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Bishop Julia E. Whitworth of the Diocese of Massachusetts and Bishop Douglas J. Fisher of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts issued the following joint statement on Jan. 24, 2025, in support of Diocese of Washington Bishop Mariann Budde and her Jan. 21 sermon at Washington National Cathedral focusing on unity and calling on President Trump for mercy toward immigrants and refugees, and LGBTQ+ people.

Bishop Julia E. Whitworth issued the following statement to clergy and diocesan and congregational leadership on Jan. 17, 2025, regarding diocesan ministries to and with immigrants.

St. Peter’s-San Pedro Church in Salem will honor the life of President Jimmy Carter with the tolling of its 1740 bell at 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 as the late president’s remains are laid to rest in Plains, Ga., just as the church has done at the death of every United States president since the nation was founded.   

The Office of the Bishop has issued the following pastoral announcement:

Bishop Julia E. Whitworth announced on Jan. 3, 2025, the following staff transition.

“The light shines in darkness and the darkness did not overcome it.” ~ John 1.5, NRSV

Blessings and joy to you this Eve of the Nativity!  As we approach the manger this night, I am so very aware of the hopes and the fears of all the years. We do not know what 2025 has in store for us.

Through a painstaking and possibly once-in-a-lifetime paint restoration project underway at Old North Church in Boston, a host of colonial-era angels is coming into view, one by one, for the first time in over a century, and just in time for Christmas.