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St. Dunstan’s Church in Dover has long been one of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts’ standard-bearers for creation care initiatives, and now the parish has signed on to a national commitment to further reduce the size of its carbon footprint.The St. Dunstan’s vestry voted in late April to…

Back in the late 1970s, Brian Murdoch, now the parish priest at Grace Episcopal Church, wanted to live the Benedictine model of work, study, and prayer.This summer, Father Murdoch’s notion comes to fruition in a collaboration between Grace Church and Norton Farm. The Island institutions will co…

Last week, I had the privilege to gather with the other 200-plus Episcopal priests in the Diocese of Massachusetts who attended our annual conference.  We heard from Andrew McGowan, the dean of my former seminary, Berkeley at Yale Divinity School.  He spoke about his research into the…

Following a two-week public response period in April, the diocesan mission strategy listening team has revised its initial report and now will hand it off to the recently appointed drafting team responsible for the third and final phase of the process that is underway to create a new mission…

Outreach at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is defined by its long-standing relationships to local, Metrowest, urban, and international organizations. Their many volunteers are committed to nurturing the spiritual and physical connections they make with individuals and families, as they continue to…

After a long period of transition search, St. John’s Church in Sandwich recently welcomed a new rector to its parish.The Rev. Thomas Ferguson arrived in late March to take up his new position, overlapping with the interim rector, the Rev. Paul Bresnahan, for Easter week.“The best thing about the…

On Saturday, April 9, 145 people gathered at St. Peter’s Church in Weston to celebrate global mission.  Twenty-one speakers and seven panelists led discussions about successes and challenges, what healthy mission looks like and what mission could look like in the future. Participants shared…

The Ven. William Clay Parnell, currently the archdeacon for mission in the Diocese of New York, has been named canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Massachusetts.  A June 1 start date is anticipated.As canon to the ordinary, Parnell will have both external and internal responsibilities,…

Drawing from Psalm 50:23,“Whoso offereth praise glorifieth the Lord” is inscribed in calligraphy on the 1885 organ in Medford’s Grace Episcopal Church.Since its installation more than 130 years ago, the E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings organ has been touched up now and then, including a conversion from…

The bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, the Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates and the Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris, on April 7 issued the following letter to the clergy of the diocese, urging support for statewide nondiscrimination protections for transgender people now pending in the state…