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Saturday, Feb. 27, was a milestone in the life of Catherine Elizabeth “Cat” Healy: The Right Reverend Alan M. Gates, Bishop of Massachusetts, ordained her a priest at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. The bishop, now in his second year in the diocese, was making his first trip to the Wellesley church…

On Saturday, Feb. 27, Grace Episcopal Church hosted a benefit concert to raise funds for the World Food Program’s relief effort for refugees and internally displaced people in Syria.  More than 200 people packed the parish hall to enjoy music by local artists Monty Hill, Sisters in Song, Param…

Welcome!  Bienvenido! We are 180 churches, chapels and campus ministries across eastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the islands. Our congregations make up our diocese.  Our diocese is part of the wider Episcopal Church, which in turn is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.  In…

Old North Church and its Captain Jackson Chocolate Shop is featured in this "Chronicle" segment on the history of chocolate.Click the link above to view the segment.

A group based out of St. Barnabas Church has been hosting six to eight homeless people at the Falmouth Inn since Jan. 8. They hope to continue the program through the end of March but need more funding, said Alan Burt, co-founder of Homeless not Hopeless Inc., an organization that houses homeless…

A new stained glass window in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul--its one and only--now beckons, in brilliant blue, to passersby looking in from the street and to worshipers looking out from the sanctuary.The window was unveiled, blessed and dedicated on Feb. 21 before a congregation of about 100…

Good participation, in both numbers and spirit, has the diocese's mission strategy listening process on a successful track so far, according to members of the design team that has been hosting open forums around the diocese in January and February.  Their next step will be to compile what they…

Charlie Jordan The diocesan staff is welcoming two new members this month: Charlie Jordan, Controller, and Lauren Zook, Grants Administrator. Prior to joining the diocesan staff, Charlie Jordan worked in both public accounting and private organizations specializing in…

The Barbara C. Harris Camp in Greenfield, N.H., has opened registration for its 14th summer. Online registration is now open, and will close on June 15. “Summer 2015 was sensational: lots of happy campers, cherished memories and new friendships. In 2016, we wish to continue building upon on…

Melissa McGrew balanced herself high above the floor of Old North Church, perched at the edge of slightly rocking scaffolding as she burrowed through paper-thin layers of paint and plaster to find the church’s original skin.  A good day is uncovering 7 square inches.  It’s nerve…