The diocesan library & archives is the official repository for the
permanent records of the Diocese. The archives contain a wealth of
historical and official documents from the Diocese and its parishes and
missions.

All congregations should conduct an annual financial audit. The goal of these workshops is to provide the tools that church treasurers, volunteer auditors and others need to prepare for a financial audit.

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The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer for 2007 is available in PDF format in the attached document below.

The Anglican Cycle of Prayer is available at the Anglican Communion web site here.

Located on the second floor of the diocesan offices, the Resource
Center provides tools and materials to help parishes live out their
ministries of Inviting, Forming, Sending & Serving. The Resource
Center is open Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Please call Amy Cook to arrange Saturday visits or consultations.

Due to the large number of congregations in the Diocese of Massachusetts, we encourage clergy to send their applications directly to the contact person at the parish (usually the search committee chair). Many parish profiles can be found here or on the parish web sites.

Parishes in Search

Initiating the process:

• Orleans, Church of the Holy Spirit

In self-study:

• Brookline, St. Paul's Church
• Edgartown, St. Andrew's Church
• Saugus, St. John's Church

Preparing profile:

• Hingham, Parish of St. John the Evangelist

Receiving names:

• Falmouth, St. Barnabas's Church | (profile)
• Rockland, Trinity Church | (profile)

No longer receiving names:

• Osterville, St. Peter's Church | (profile)

The confirmation and pre-confirmation retreats schedule is attached to
this page, as are the policy and practice documents for confirmation in
the Diocese of Massachusetts.

These are non-rector positions which require licensed clergy. Position, location and contact person are shown.

Jeffrey M. Cox Postulants and candidates at the 2008 retreat at the Barbara C. Harris Camp

The Office for Ordained Vocations works closely with the bishops and the Commission on Ministry in the recruitment, discernment and formation of postulants and candidates for ordained leadership as deacons and priests in the Episcopal Church.  The Staff Officer for Ordained Vocations is Judith M. Lidberg (jlidberg [at] diomass [dot] org).

The following positions may be of interest to clergy, although clerical status is not required.

Jesus took himself apart often in his ministry; to pray, to be with God, to be renewed. The bishops’ sponsored Clergy Sabbatical Program seeks to ensure that clergy in the Diocese of Massachusetts have an opportunity for a time of Sabbath; for a renewal of spirit and a reaffirmation of life with God. A sabbatical can offer opportunities for creativity and discovery for both the clergy person and the congregation.

Parishes in the Diocese of Massachusetts and diocesan staff are welcome to download these logos for use on official web pages and publications. If you have questions about whether the use of a logo is appropriate, please contact the communications director for the diocese, Maria Plati, at mplati [at] diomass [dot] org. If you need other logos, or if there are quality problems, please contact Tim Kinnel at tkinnel [at] diomass [dot] org.

The Urban Residents Program of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts deploys newly ordained clergy in congregations committed to vital ministry and mission in the city.

Click on the column header to sort by parish name, town or bishop.

Date	Parish	Town	Bishop
08/24/08	Trinity Church	Oak Bluffs	Cederholm
09/07/08	Church of the Holy Spirit (a.m.)	Orleans	Cederholm
09/07/08	Church of St. Mary of the Harbor (p.m.)	Provincetown	Cederholm
09/07/08	St. John's Church	Arlington	Harris
09/07/08	Emmanuel Church	Braintree	Shaw
09/13/08	Trinity Church	Rockland	Shaw
09/14/08	Church of St. John the Evangelist	Duxbury	Shaw
09/14/08	St. Peter's Church	Cambridge	Harris
09/14/08	Christ Church	Harwich Port	Cederholm
09/21/08	Church of the Messiah	Woods Hole	Cederholm
09/21/08	Christ Church	Somerville	Harris
09/21/08	Trinity Church	Marshfield	Shaw
09/27/08	Trinity Church	Weymouth	Shaw
09/28/08	St. Andrew's Church	Edgartown	Cederholm
09/28/08	Christ Church	Waltham	Harris
09/28/08	Christ Church	Quincy	Shaw
10/05/08	Christ Church (Old North)	Boston	Harris
10/05/08	St. Barnabas's Church	Falmouth	Cederholm
10/12/08	Church of St. John the Evangelist	Boston	Harris
10/19/08	Parish of the Epiphany	Winchester	Cederholm
10/19/08	St. Stephen's Church	Boston	Harris
10/19/08	St. Stephen's Church	Cohasset	Shaw
10/26/08	St. Luke's/San Lucas Church	Chelsea	Cederholm
10/26/08	St. Cyprian's Church	Roxbury	Harris
10/26/08	St. Andrew's Church	New Bedford	Shaw
11/02/08	All Saints Parish	Brookline	Shaw
11/02/08	Emmanuel Church	Boston	Harris
11/09/08	Grace Church	Medford	Cederholm
11/16/08	Emmanuel Church	Wakefield	Cederholm
11/16/08	St. John's Church	Charlestown	Harris
11/16/08	Trinity Church	Stoughton	Shaw
11/23/08	St. Paul's Church	Lynnfield	Cederholm
11/23/08	St. Mary's Church	Dorchester	Harris

Save the date and start recruiting a team from your parish to attend this year’s Congregational Resource Day at the lovely Conference Center at Bentley College in Waltham.  The workshops are designed to help develop skills and give you tools for many areas of Congregational Development.

Learn to perform an audit committee audit according to the Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs.

Please bring your own copy of the Manual to the workshop; it can be downloaded from the Episcopal Church web site at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/MANUAL.PDF.

For more information and to register>>

St. Mary's Church
258 Concord Street
Newton Lower Falls

The Fall Clergy Day will be held at Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The speaker will be author, teacher, consultant and coach Anthony B. Robinson.

Registration begins at 9 a.m.

Directions>>

Churches with annual operating expenses of less than $200,000 may use an alternative audit procedure. Learn how at this workshop.

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St. Peter's Church
320 Boston Post Road
Weston

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THIS RETREAT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Boston Harbor, Concord River, Neponset River and South Shore deaneries

Bishop: The Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE

Location: The Barbara C. Harris Center, Greenfield, NH

For more information, check out the pre-confirmation page on the diomassyouth site.

Churches with annual operating expenses of less than $200,000 may use an alternative audit procedure. Learn how at this workshop.

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St. Peter's Church
165 Main Street
Buzzards Bay

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Charles River, Merrimack Valley, Mount Hope/Buzzards Bay and North Shore deaneries

Bishop: The Rt. Rev. F. Roy "Bud" Cederholm

Location: The Barbara C. Harris Center, Greenfield, NH

For more information, check out the pre-confirmation page on the diomassyouth site.

Churches with annual operating expenses of less than $200,000 may use an alternative audit procedure. Learn how at this workshop.

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Cathedral Church of St. Paul
138 Tremont Street
Boston

Directions

Alewife, Cape & Islands, Mystic Valley and Taunton River deaneries

Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Gayle Harris

Location: The Barbara C. Harris Center, Greenfield, NH

For more information, check the pre-confirmation page on the diomassyouth site.

The Clergy Pre-Lenten Retreat takes place Jan. 29-31, 2008, at the Notre Dame Mission Center in Ipswich.