Diocesan News

Boston University’s Agganis Arena will be transformed from sporting to sacred space on Saturday, Sept. 13 as the Episcopal Church ordains and consecrates a new bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.Some 4,000 participants and guests—including 28 bishops—from around the country and…

Courtesy Celebrating B-SAFE with ice cream. When B-SAFE began in 2000 as a safe haven for about 30 children in a neighborhood plagued by violence, the Rev. Tim Crellin says he could not have imagined that it would grow to the size and…

Eleven young people from the Diocese of Massachusetts and their adult mentors, including Bishop Gayle E. Harris, traveled to Philadelphia for the Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) held July 9-12 at Villanova University.Held every three years, the event gathers hundreds of young Episcopalians from across…

In June the Diocese of Massachusetts launched two new mission hubs to serve the North Shore and Boston's Metrowest area.The new hubs join three existing mission hubs serving the Merrimack Valley, the South Coast and Plymouth, Cape Cod and the islands and are part of the Mission Hub Initiative…

About 500 Episcopalians gathered under one of the bluest of June's skies to sing, pray and give thanks together with Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE as he prepares to retire after 20 years as the bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts.The June 21 celebration at Jamaica Pond in Boston was the…

About 500 people brought picnics and enjoyed fellowship together with Bishop Tom at Jamaica Pond. Tracy J. Sukraw Face painting Tracy J. Sukraw Face painting Tracy J. Sukraw …

Whether you're on a family vacation or just making a day trip to the beach this summer, make sure to stop at one or more of eastern Massachusetts' Episcopal churches along the way for a dose of history, a prayerful interlude, some music on the lawn or a lobster roll.  Here is a sampling of…

Dozens of churches in the Diocese of Massachusetts have taken steps to make their buildings more energy efficient. Many changes are affordable or even free, but some require a major investment. Now, when a parish is considering energy-efficient windows, a new boiler, or a new water heater, they may…

Two projects in the Diocese of Massachusetts have received United Thank Offering (UTO) grants from the Episcopal Church.  The UTO grants are awarded annually for projects that address human needs and help alleviate poverty, both domestically and internationally.  The B-PEACE for Jorge…

My Sisters and Brothers,You are much on my mind as we turn to a new season, and I write to update you on a few things. I am so grateful to all of you who hosted the Confirmation services this Eastertide: St. Stephen’s, Lynn, St. John the Evangelist, Duxbury, Christ Church, Needham, Church of the…