The Jubilee Ministry is a group of individuals, laity and clergy, who come together in the community of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Massachusetts to help to repair the suffering inflicted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

The 2010-2011 bishops' visitation schedule, as published and distributed to congregations on July 2, 2010, appears below. It covers Dec. 4, 2010 through Nov. 20, 2011. Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Confirm dates and details with the local church office, or direct questions to Jackie Drapeau in Bishop Shaw's office (617-482-4826, ext. 407 or jdrapeau@diomass.org) or Diane Pound in Bishop Cederholm's office (617-482-4826, ext. 349 or dianep@diomass.org).

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Date	Parish	Town	Bishop
12/04/10	St. Andrew's Church	Methuen	Shaw
12/05/10	Christ Church	Andover	Shaw
12/05/10	Emmanuel Church	West Roxbury	Cederholm
12/05/10	St. John's Church	Saugus	Harris
12/12/10	Cathedral Church of St. Paul	Boston	Shaw
12/12/10	St. Paul's Church	Brookline	Cederholm
12/12/10	St. John's Church	Sharon	Harris
12/19/10	St. Stephen's Church	Boston	Shaw
12/19/10	St. Andrew's Church	Hanover	Harris
12/19/10	St. Mark's Church	Westford	Cederholm
01/09/11	Cathedral Church of St. Paul: Chinese Congregatio	Boston	Shaw
01/09/11	St. Luke's Church	Scituate	Harris
01/09/11	Christ Church	Medway	Cederholm
01/15/11	Church of St. John the Evangelist	Boston	Shaw
01/16/11	Ecclesia Ministries	Boston	Shaw
01/16/11	St. John's Church	Franklin	Cederholm
01/16/11	St. Martin's Church	New Bedford	Harris
01/23/11	St. Michael's Church	Milton	Cederholm
01/23/11	Church of Our Saviour	Somerset	Harris
01/23/11	Anglican Congregation of St. Peter at Christ Episc	Waltham	Shaw
01/30/11	Church of St. Augustine & St. Martin	Boston	Shaw
01/30/11	Christ Church	Swansea	Harris
01/30/11	St. Peter's Church	South Dartmouth	Cederholm
02/06/11	Church of the Messiah	Woods Hole	Cederholm
02/06/11	Trinity Church	Newton Centre	Harris
02/06/11	Calvary Church	Danvers	Shaw
02/12/11	St. Anne's Church	North Billerica	Shaw
02/13/11	Trinity Church	Wrentham	Cederholm
02/13/11	St. Andrew's Church	Ayer	Harris
02/13/11	St. Mary's Church	Rockport	Shaw
02/20/11	St. Paul's Church	Brockton	Cederholm
02/27/11	St. Andrew's Church	Framingham	Harris
02/27/11	St. Mary's Church	Dorchester	Cederholm
02/27/11	St. Michael's Church	Marblehead	Shaw
03/06/11	Wyman Memorial Church of St. Andrew	Marblehead	Shaw
03/06/11	St. Peter's Church	Buzzards Bay	Cederholm
03/06/11	St. Paul's Church	Natick	Harris
03/12/11	Church of the Holy Name	Swampscott	Shaw
03/13/11	All Saints' Church	West Newbury	Cederholm
03/13/11	St. Elizabeth's Church	Sudbury	Harris
03/13/11	St. Mark's Chapel	Southborough	Shaw
03/20/11	St. John's Church	Newtonville	Cederholm
03/20/11	Church of the Redeemer	Chestnut Hill	Shaw
03/20/11	Church of the Holy Spirit	Wayland	Harris
04/03/11	All Saints' Church	Attleborough	Cederholm
04/03/11	St. Paul's Church	Hopkinton	Harris
04/03/11	Christ Church	Needham	Shaw
04/09/11	St. Mary's Church	Newton Lower Falls	Shaw
04/10/11	Parish of St. Paul	Newton Highlands	Shaw
04/10/11	Trinity Church	Canton	Cederholm
04/10/11	St. Luke's Church	Hudson	Harris
05/01/11	Grace Church	Lawrence	Shaw
05/01/11	St. Anne's in-the-Fields Church	Lincoln	Harris
05/01/11	Grace Church	Norwood	Cederholm
05/08/11	St. David's Mission	Pepperell	Harris
05/08/11	St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church	Lynn	Cederholm
05/15/11	Church of the Holy Nativity	South Weymouth	Cederholm
05/15/11	Trinity Chapel	Shirley	Harris
05/15/11	St. John's Church	Lowell	Shaw
05/15/11	St. Anne's Church	Lowell	Shaw
05/22/11	St. Paul's Church	North Andover	Shaw
05/22/11	Church of the Good Shepherd	Wareham	Harris
05/22/11	St. John's Church	Arlington	Cederholm
06/05/11	St. Mark's Church	Burlington	Cederholm
06/05/11	Christ Church	Plymouth	Harris
06/05/11	St. Paul's Church	Newburyport	Shaw
06/12/11	St. James's Church	Amesbury	Shaw
06/12/11	St. Peter's Church	Osterville	Harris
06/12/11	Church of Our Redeemer	Lexington	Cederholm
06/19/11	Trinity Church	Boston	Cederholm
06/19/11	St. Barnabas's Church	Falmouth	Harris
06/26/11	Grace Church	Vineyard Haven	Harris
08/07/11	Emmanuel Chapel	Manchester-by-the-Sea	Shaw
08/21/11	Trinity Church	Oaks Bluff	Harris
09/11/11	St. Paul's Church	Nantucket	Cederholm
09/11/11	St. Andrew's Church	Edgartown	Harris
09/11/11	St. Mary's Church	Dorchester	Shaw
09/25/11	St. Paul's Church	Bedford	Shaw
09/25/11	Church of the Holy Spirit	Orleans	Harris
09/25/11	St. James's Church	Groveland	Cederholm
10/02/11	St. Christopher's Church	Chatham	Cederholm
10/02/11	Church of Our Saviour	Brookline	Harris
10/02/11	St. James's Church	Somerville	Shaw
10/15/11	Christ Church	Somerville	Shaw
10/16/11	Church of Our Saviour	Arlington	Shaw
10/16/11	Church of the Good Shepherd	Fairhaven	Harris
10/16/11	Christ Church	Cambridge	Cederholm
10/23/11	Christ Church	Andover	Cederholm
10/23/11	Church of the Holy Spirit	Fall River	Harris
10/23/11	All Saints' Church	Belmont	Shaw
10/30/11	St. Bartholomew's Church	Cambridge	Shaw
10/30/11	St. Luke's Church	Fall River	Harris
10/30/11	St. Stephen's Church	Boston	Cederholm
11/13/11	St. Gabriel's Church	Marion	Harris
11/13/11	Church of the Good Shepherd	Watertown	Shaw
11/20/11	Grace Church	New Bedford	Harris
11/20/11	St. John's Church	Charlestown	Shaw

Episcopal Campus Ministries in the Diocese

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The Chaplains to the Retired Clergy of the diocese are about "Caring for our Treasures," developing an ongoing, growing ministry not dependent on a few individuals, but part of the larger mission of the church.  The Chaplains to the Retired Clergy, all priests of the diocese, host spring and fall gatherings of retirees, spouses and surviving spouses; publish summer and winter editions of a newsletter, "Now What?"; and aid in communication about life issues among the community of the retired--canonically and physically resident--in the diocese.

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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Jesus took himself apart often in his ministry, to pray, to be with God, to be renewed.  The Clergy Sabbatical Program sponsored by the bishops 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 clergyperson and the congregation.

The Clergy Spouse and Partner Group is a forum for people from this peer group to discuss issues in their relationships, both inside and outside the church. The group meets monthly, alternating on the third Wednesday and third Thursday of the month, at the Bethany Convent of St. Anne in Arlington. Meetings are in the library of the convent, with tea, coffee and cookies provided by the Sisters.

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.

• Diocesan Convention 2010
• Diocesan Convention 2009
• Diocesan Convention 2008
• Diocesan Convention 2007

The Diocesan Cycles of Prayer for the current and recent years is available in PDF format below.

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

The diocesan library and archives is the official repository for the permanent records of the Diocese. 

Congregations and other entities of the Diocese of Massachusetts may download these diocesan graphics for use on official web pages and publications. If you have questions about whether the use of a diocesan graphic is appropriate, please e-mail tjs [at] diomass [dot] org.

For Episcopal Church graphics, check out the Episcopal Church site at www.episcopalchurch.org/imageshop

 

Episcopal E-News is the monthly e-mail newsletter supplementing the Episcopal Times print publication and providing timely event information, intended for the diocesan and wider community.  Subscribe here.  E-News is issued at the 15th of each month.

Find a church near you. Churches are listed alphabetically by town.

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:

• Arlington, Church of Our Saviour
• Charlestown, St. John's Church
• Gloucester, St. John's Church
• Randolph, Trinity Church

In self-study:

• Bedford, St. Paul's Church
• Boston (Roxbury), St. Cyprian's Church
• Dedham, Church of the Good Shepherd
• South Dartmouth, St. Peter's Church

Preparing profile:

• None currently

Receiving names:

• Wareham, Church of the Good Shepherd | (profile)

No longer receiving names:

• Beverly Farms, St. John's Church | (profile)
• Southborough, St. Mark's Church | (profile)

The Green Grants Initiative is newly launched this fall of 2010 to encourage, challenge and support all the congregations in the Diocese of Massachusetts in environmental stewardship. 

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 Officer for Ordained Vocations is Judith M. Lidberg (jlidberg [at] diomass [dot] org).

Mission strategy is a multi-year program of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts for congregations growing in mission.

Keep up to date and stay in touch with community life and mission of the Diocese of Massachusetts through our publications:

Episcopal E-News is a monthly e-mail newsletter providing news of the diocese and its people and parishes, as well as timely event information. Subscribe here. Past issues are available here.

This training is designed to increase awareness regarding sexual misconduct and abuse of power, to outline steps toward preventing abuse, to offer ways to intervene when misconduct occurs and to equip anyone in a position of parish leadership with ways of healing and rebuilding the body of Christ.

The Case Trust, left by the Case family of Swansea, provides funds to support the diocesan mission in the Episcopal parishes of Bristol County. The parishes are:

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.

Trustees of Donations Trustees of Donations The Diocesan Investment Trust (DIT) is an affiliated organization of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. It was first established in 1810 to manage funds left in trust for specific purposes. The DIT was later made available to parishes and other organizations within the Diocese for investing their own funds. These funds are controlled by the parishes or the investing organization.

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.

With the very large numbers of U.S. service members who have served, and are serving, in Afghanistan and Iraq, our church offers resources and developing ministry to our active duty personnel, our veterans and their families.  For information about this ministry contact The Rev. Canon Mally Ewing Lloyd at 617 482-4826 ext. 402 or mallyl [at] diomass [dot] org.

In its strategic ministry with young adults, the Diocese of Massachusetts supports two young adult internship programs under the title “Life Together.”  Micah Project interns live together in Christian community while discerning their vocational calls and serving in social justice related projects.  Relational Evangelism Pilot Project interns are trained as community organizers to engage more young adults in God’s mission and Episcopal Church life.  For further information about Life Together, please visit http://www.diomassintern.org.