Diocesan News

Ruth Ann Cederholm, a much-loved member of the diocesan and wider church community, died on Aug. 6 at Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill in Franklin.  She was the wife of the late Rt. Rev. Roy F. "Bud" Cederholm, this diocese's bishop suffragan from 2001-2011, and is remembered for her lively spirit and kind heart, and for her steadfast dedication and support to her church communities and family.  She was 79.  

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

The Rev. Canon Martha Hubbard has accepted a new call to become the rector of St. Andrew's Church in Albany, N.Y., beginning Sept. 1, and will be leaving her position on the diocesan staff at the end of August.

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

The Diocese of Massachusetts has received notification from the Presiding Bishop's Office and shares with joy that the election of the Rev. Julia E. Whitworth to become the diocese's next bishop has received the required majority of consents from diocesan standing committees and bishops exercising jurisdiction in The Episcopal Church.

A pastoral letter from the bishops of the Diocese of Massachusetts to mark the 50th anniversary of women's ordination in The Episcopal Church, with litany and resources