Diocesan News

In an effort to demonstrate that "what hate burns, love rebuilds," Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) in St. Louis has established a "Rebuild the Churches" fund to support churches targeted by arsonists last month.Bishop Alan M. Gates and Bishop Gayle E. Harris invite congregations and individuals…

We greet with joy the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the right of same-sex couples to marry throughout the United States. This is a fundamental matter of equal treatment under the law, with profound implications for the ways in which couples and their families are supported in their life…

Racism has reared its ugly head once more, and nine holy innocents are dead.  Many debate whether this is a hate crime or terrorism.  Both are manifestations of evil, and in either case the church has a word for this:  Sin.  We are tragically broken in our humanity.  When…

Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of yesterday's shootings in Charleston, S.C., and to their families, the people of Emanuel A.M.E. Church and the wider Charleston community.  This horrific event comes in the wake of our sorrow over the murder of Jonathan Dos Santos, the teen gunned…

"As paths of response, may we seek and develop avenues of racial conversation and reconciliation; may we refuse to accept things as they are in our world; and may we strive for the vision of peace offered by Jesus himself," writes Bishop Charles vonRosenberg of the Diocese of South Carolina, in…

At Episcopal City Mission's annual fundraising dinner on June 9, keynote speaker Sister Simone Campbell spoke about how it’s easy to become overwhelmed and paralyzed in the face of the world’s needs, and counseled choosing and taking action on just one thing.  She also recommended "holy…

Bishop Alan M. Gates has appointed a six-member design team to initiate the process that will lead to a new mission strategy for the Diocese of Massachusetts.Members of the design team include three Diocesan Council members, Billy Boyce of Grace Church in New Bedford, Jim Daniell of All Saints…

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The Rev. Canon Mally Lloyd is a Diocese of Massachusetts deputy to General Convention and chairs the Committee on Program, Budget and Finance (PB&F), charged with finalizing the Episcopal Church’s three-year budget for General Convention’s approval.  The current draft budget for 2016-2018 is…

The Rev. Dr. Cameron Partridge of the Diocese of Massachusetts is a member of the Task Force on the Study of Marriage, which is proposing to the General Convention changes to the Episcopal Church's marriage canon.  Partridge served on the task force's subcommittee focused on the biblical and…