Diocesan News

It’s like a living room, a recent visitor said of Dinah’s House, the new storefront ministry now open on Emerson Street in downtown Haverhill, “a living room within our busy city where women feel at home, safe and supported.” Sponsored by nearby Trinity Church, the new drop-in center is described…

Bishops United Against Gun Violence is urging Episcopalians to consider wearing orange on June 2 as a sign of their commitment to reducing gun violence in their communities.Bishop Alan M. Gates and Bishop Gayle E. Harris of the Diocese of Massachusetts are members of the organization, a group of…

Following a two-week public response period in April, the diocesan mission strategy listening team has revised its initial report and now will hand it off to the recently appointed drafting team responsible for the third and final phase of the process that is underway to create a new mission…

On Saturday, April 9, 145 people gathered at St. Peter’s Church in Weston to celebrate global mission.  Twenty-one speakers and seven panelists led discussions about successes and challenges, what healthy mission looks like and what mission could look like in the future. Participants shared…

The Ven. William Clay Parnell, currently the archdeacon for mission in the Diocese of New York, has been named canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Massachusetts.  A June 1 start date is anticipated.As canon to the ordinary, Parnell will have both external and internal responsibilities,…

The bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, the Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates and the Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris, on April 7 issued the following letter to the clergy of the diocese, urging support for statewide nondiscrimination protections for transgender people now pending in the state…

The Diocese of Massachusetts' B-PEACE for Jorge antiviolence campaign is gearing up for the annual Mother's Day Walk for Peace on Sunday, May 8, this year marking its 20th anniversary.This will be the fourth year that Episcopalians have rallied as a team to walk as a witness for peace and…

The diocesan mission strategy listening team has issued its initial report and invites the diocesan community’s response—in person, online or by phone.  The initial report is posted at www.diomass.org/new-mission-strategy.Four open forums have been scheduled at locations around the diocese, at…

The Episcopal Church's presiding bishop, the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, has called for a season of prayer for regions of the Anglican Communion which are experiencing violence and civil strife.“In this season of resurrection, I call on everyone to pray for our brothers and sisters in areas where…

Responding to events in Brussels this morning, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said:  “In the great Holy Week of Christian prayer and mercy, the Brussels attacks shock all those who seek peace and justice through the terrible cruelty and utter separation from all that is of God. Once…