Diocesan News

This year’s diocesan Spring Learning Event, which annually draws Episcopalians together for learning, resource sharing and inspiration, is flinging its doors open even wider, partnering with Episcopal Village and welcoming neighboring New England dioceses to what’s being called “a village gathering…

By The Rev. Lise Hildebrandt I recently spent three weeks in Haiti where I taught a seminar on public health at the Bishop Tharp Business and Technical Institute (BTI) in Les Cayes, and in return received an education about the country and the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti.    …

The sisters of the Society of St. Margaret surprised many with their announcement in early February that they are selling their Boston convent and moving their operations to their summer retreat property in Duxbury. PHOTO:…

I am off this morning to the annual Martin Luther King Jr. memorial breakfast sponsored by St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church and the Union United Methodist Church.  This day, whether we attend an event like the breakfast or not, is our yearly opportunity to give thanks for the life and…

Episcopal City Mission on Jan. 11 gathered a roomful of community organizers representing some of the state’s most ethnically diverse and economically hardest-hit cities—Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Fall River, Brockton—and gave out 17 checks totaling $200,000 to fuel their efforts against social…

In the quiet of the snowstorm I have been thinking and praying about the terrible events in Arizona last weekend.  Like many of you I have been listening to talk radio programs, reading newspaper editorials and watching news commentary on television concerning the murders and woundings in…

This year’s annual diocesan Spring Learning Event on Saturday, March 5 will be part of a larger local “Episcopal Village Mission Event” focusing on reaching new communities and sharing the Gospel in new ways.  A five-part Epiphany study is available to help everyone get ready.  Find…