Diocesan News

Thirteen hardy teens made the trip up to the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H., this February school vacation week for the very first Winter Camp. Alessia Doss, Camp Director, and Sam Gould, Director of Youth Ministry, collaborated to program this week of winter fun…

The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts announced today two additional candidates for election as bishop, having verified proper petitions and satisfactory background checks for both.  They are:• The Rev. Timothy E. Crellin, Vicar, St. Stephen’s Church, Boston; and•…

The world was watching on Feb. 11, 1989, when Barbara C. Harris was consecrated before a congregation of nearly 8,000 at Hynes Auditorium in Boston, thus becoming the worldwide Anglican Communion's first female bishop.The historic and, at the time, controversial nature of that event signalled for…

Laura Walta (in green) in Uganda. Global mission partnership coordinators for the Diocese of Massachusetts recently returned from a trip to East Africa, where they met with community organizers, clergy, small business owners and others working to enact sustainable change in…

The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts announced on Feb. 12 the schedule of public forums with the nominees for election as bishop.  The forums will take place on:• Friday, March 14, 6:30 p.m., at St. Andrew's Church (79 Denton Road) in Wellesley;• Saturday, March 15,…

Bishop Harris's consecration service on Feb. 11, 1989: Laying on of hands by the 55-plus bishops present. Diocese of Massachusetts/Episcopal Times Photo: Evan Richman The newly consecrated Bishop Harris with the presiding bishop, Edmond Browning. …

The winter and spring of 2014 offer a wealth of opportunities for middle and high school age youth to engage with their faith through mission, retreats and fellowship. Registration for all of these events is online at  http://www.diomassyouth.org/ The diocesan Office of Youth Ministry is…

The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts on Jan. 22 sent the following letter to diocesan clergy, wardens, Diocesan Convention delegates and diocesan leadership.“The Lord said to Samuel,‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature…for the Lord does not see…

Episcopal City Mission (ECM), a ministry which promotes social and economic justice through congregations, community-based organizations and people within the Diocese of Massachusetts, announced on Jan. 21 the presentation of its annual Burgess Urban Fund grants to 20 grassroots community…

The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts announced today its slate of nominees for election as bishop.  They are: •  The Rev. Holly Antolini, Rector, St. James’s Church, Cambridge, Mass.; •  The Rev. Ronald Culmer, Rector, St. Clare’s Church, Pleasanton,…