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The Office of the Bishop has issued the following pastoral announcement:

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Nov. 4, 2024 Greetings, Beloved in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. You are receiving this the day before our nation's national election, but I'm recording it a few weeks before, so God knows what has unfolded. But what I know to be true is this: We're probably all feeling pretty anxious…
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Martha Gardner
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Missioner for Networking and Formation Martha Gardner is retiring from the diocesan staff, with her last work day to be Dec. 6.

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In response to a resolution adopted by last year's Diocesan Convention, a Healthy Congregations Task Force has come together to explore what healthy congregations look like and what kind of support they need.  The group is now asking everyone to weigh in: Where do we shine and where can we, in…
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The Rev. Winnie Varghese preaching the consecration sermon
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Video and transcription of the sermon given by the Rev. Winnie Varghese, Rector of St. Luke's Church in Atlanta, at the ordination and consecration of the Rt. Rev. Julia E. Whitworth on Oct. 19, 2024, at Trinity Church in Boston.

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Bishop-elect Julia Whitworth and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
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On Oct. 18, as the weekend consecration celebration got underway, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Bishop-elect Julia Whitworth took time for an interview, sharing their thoughts on the upcoming presidential election and, among other things, what a consecration is really all about, why they love The Episcopal Church and where there's unrealized potential.

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Bishop Julia Whitworth giving sermon at seating service
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Video and transcription of the sermon given by Bishop Julia E. Whitworth at Evensong with Seating of the New Bishop on Oct. 20, 2024, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston.

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Bishop Julia Whitworth at consecration service
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Oct. 19, 2024:  Consecration service at Trinity Church in Boston Photo highlights from the service of ordination and consecration of the 17th bishop diocesan of Massachusetts, the Rt. Rev. Julia E. Whitworth, on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Trinity Church in Boston. …
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When they gather for the upcoming Diocesan Convention, clergy and delegates will be taking up the annual business of the diocese with a new bishop as chair and an invitation to consider together what it means to be "One Body in Christ, Members One of Another: Reconciliation and Belonging in an Age…
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Bishop Julia Whitworth in final procession at consecration service
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The Rt. Rev. Julia E. Whitworth was ordained and consecrated a bishop in the Diocese of Massachusetts on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Trinity Church in Boston, surrounded in celebration by an attending congregation of 1,200 and an additional 3,800-plus viewers online via livestream and from seven watch party locations hosted by churches around the diocese.

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