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The following letter from the Standing Committee was issued on July 19, 2023, as an update on the bishop search and election process, including announcement of the hiring of search consultants and the naming of Nominating Committee co-chairs.

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The bishops issued the following statement on July 1, 2023, regarding recent Supreme Court decision.

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June 22, 2023 Dear Colleagues in the Diocese of Massachusetts, Last month, both the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. COVID-19 is now classified as an established and ongoing public health…
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The diocesan Standing Committee on June 15, 2023, issued the following invitation for applications from those interested in being considered for appointment to the Bishop Search Committee.  Applications, via an online form linked below, are due by June 25, 2023.  Questions should be…
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St. Peter’s Church in Dartmouth has received the 2023 William Tripp Award of the Church Home Society, along with a $10,000 grant to support its youth ministry. The Church Home Society provides grants to nonprofit organizations which support underserved youth.
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New deacon and transitional deacons ordained at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston on June 3.

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Just over a century after William Benjamin Gould’s death, the town of Dedham unveiled a statue honoring the Civil War veteran, who escaped slavery before establishing himself as an anchor of the local community. More than 100 residents of Dedham and beyond gathered at William B. Gould Park,…
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The Office of the Bishop has issued the following pastoral announcement:

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Recently, more than 60 volunteers came out to help plant a new permaculture garden at St. Barnabas’s Church on Falmouth’s Main Street. The 2,500-square-foot garden is located on the church property beside Siders Pond on a section of lawn previously used for auxiliary parking. The idea for this…
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Community of the Diocese of Massachusetts gathered at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Mattapan on Saturday, May 27, 2023, for a Celebrati.on of New Ministry with Assistant Bishop Carol J. Gallagher