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Almighty God, giver of all good things:We thank you for the natural majesty and beauty of this land.They restore us, though we often destroy them.Heal us. We thank you for the great resources of this nation. They make us rich, though we often exploit them.Forgive us. We thank you for the men and…

A growing number of mainline Protestant churches in New England are calling upon their denominations to divest from fossil fuel companies in an effort to cast unlimited coal, oil, and gas production as immoral as well as environmentally unsustainable. 

Corporate prayer is a gift to the church, the Standing Committee says in a July 1 invitation to the diocesan community to pray over the summer months for the nomination, election and transition process that is underway for a bishop coadjutor to succeed the Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE when he…

The Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, released the following statement today: "I know that I rejoice with many Episcopalians of our diocese in eastern Massachusetts and across the Episcopal Church because of the Supreme Court’s decision today that the…

The Church of the Messiah this summer is celebrating its stone church and the man who built it, Church of the Messiah, Woods Hole as well as its mission in the village of Woods Hole. “Honoring the Past,…

Catch up, act up was part of Bishop George Packard's challenge to the church as he addressed a The Rt. Rev. George Packard describes crowd of 420 Episcopal City Mission supporters gathered for the organization…

As the country's citizens and legislators continue to debate gun law restrictions, members of faith-based communities in the Lexington area gathered to talk about how gun violence has affected their lives. A group of mroe than 50 people gathered in the First Parish Church of Lexington Wednesday…

June 7, 2013:  The Discernment Committee, one of two committees responsible for carrying out the nomination, election and transition process for a bishop coadjutor to succeed the Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE when he retires, today released the following information to the diocesan Office of…

Christ Episcopal Church will mark the centennial of the construction of its current building this Sunday with the premiere of a special, commissioned anthem. “Cornerstone” features lyrics by poet and Christ Church parishoner Dianne Harrison, set to music by Kaeza Fearn, the music director at First…

Join Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE and Bishop Barbara C. Harris and the Episcopal Church contingent marching in the Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8. A celebration, with food, music and fun activities, will follow afterward on the steps of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul (138 Tremont Street)…