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The Rev. Elizabeth “Libby” Berman has been hired as canon for congregations for the Diocese of Massachusetts, a new staff position. The Rev. Libby Berman Berman will serve as the senior staff person overseeing…

Trinity Church in Boston announced on July 8 that the Very Rev. Dr. Samuel T. Lloyd III, currently the dean of Washington National Cathedral and the former rector of Trinity Church, will return in mid-October. The text of Trinity Church's announcement follows:The vestry of Trinity Church Boston has…

Former Episcopal priest Franklin E. Huntress Jr. was arrested on June 30 in Marblehead and arraigned on July 7 in Hillsborough County Superior Court in New Hampshire for felonious sexual assault.  The July 7 statement of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts in response follows:In October…

The Episcopal Church's revised clergy disciplinary canons (Title IV) went into effect on July 1.Clergy disciplinary matters were formerly brought to the bishop or the Standing Committee of the diocese.  Now, all matters are reported to an intake officer, initiating a process toward resolution…

Calvary Church in Danvers, Grace Church in Salem and St. Paul’s Church in Peabody will embark on a shared worship initiative beginning on Sunday, June 19, and running through Sept. 4. The three congregations are calling their new initiative “A Perfect Gift of Partnership.” Each congregation…

By Sharon Sheridan At her home parish of Christ Church in Medway, teenager Bella had never said more than “yes, please” and “thank you” to Deacon Maggie Geller. “Her mother describes her as having a real problem with spontaneous language, either expressive or written,” said Geller, an ICU nurse at…