Diocesan News

Allegra Robinson is a member of St. John's Church in Franklin, and will be serving as an Official Youth Presence delegate at the 2015 General Convention, taking place in Salt Lake City June 25-July 3.  Two youth represent each of the Episcopal Church's provinces on the Official Youth Presence,…

Bishop Gayle E. Harris ordained 11 new deacons and received one priest at a service on Saturday, June 6 at Emmanuel Church in Boston. Bob Greiner Pictured with Harris (front, center), they are:  (front row…

Bishop Alan M. Gates has announced that he has appointed the Rev. Sam Rodman to serve as acting chief of staff, effective July 1. Rodman has most recently served as project manager for campaign initiatives, coordinating the implementation of mission hubs and numerous other projects throughout…

Bishop Alan M. Gates and Bishop Gayle E. Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts issued the following statement today regarding the sentencing of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev:We are grieved at the death sentence rendered today by the jury in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber…

Louis D. Brown Peace Institute founder Tina Chery greets a Boston Police officer at the start of the walk. Peg Mallett Deborah Gardner Walker Deborah Gardner Walker …

John (Jack) F. Doran, 96, an Episcopalian of Christ Church in Harwich Port and Christ Church in Andover, known to many throughout the Diocese of Massachusetts for his faithfulness to the Episcopal Church and his volunteer retirement career as a leader and consultant to bishops, diocesan…

Bishop Alan M. Gates announced on May 13 that the Rev. Canon Mally Lloyd, who has served as canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Massachusetts since December 2008, will be stepping down in mid-September.  The text of his letter to the diocesan community follows. Dear People of the Diocese…

Members of the Diocese of Massachusetts will be joining the party in style for the Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 13. All are welcome to join Bishop Alan M. Gates, The Crossing worshiping community of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul and the whole diocesan community for this joyful…

[Episcopal Relief & Development News Release]:  Episcopal Relief & Development is working with the ecumenical ACT Alliance in Nepal and local partners in northern India and southwest China regarding urgent needs and assessment efforts following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck near…

As the jury convenes this week in the sentencing phase of the trial of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the bishops of the Episcopal Church’s two Massachusetts dioceses today issued the following statement against the death penalty:As bishops of the Episcopal Church in…