Diocesan News

Episcopalians throughout the diocese are out in their communities this month, asking for signatures on a petition for a ballot initiative that would raise the minimum wage to $10.50 an hour. Dozens of parishes are involved in this initiative, which is led by Raise Up Massachusetts, a statewide…

For some, the word “mission” might evoke traveling to the other side of the world. But many communities in the diocese are answering the call to mission right in their own neighborhoods, supported by funds from the Together Now campaign. Two new mission hubs were announced at the 2013 Diocesan…

Two university chaplaincies in the diocese were recently awarded program grants by the Episcopal Church. The Lutheran Episcopal Ministry at MIT, led by the Rev. Thea Keith-Lucas, and the Episcopal Chaplaincy at Boston University, led by the Rev. Cameron Partridge, both received grants.The Lutheran…

Nov. 15, 2013 [Standing Committee News Release]:  The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts voted unanimously last night to accept a Sept. 13, 2014, resignation date for Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE.  This date coincides with the scheduled consecration of his…

Nov. 13, 2013 [Episcopal News Service]:  Episcopal Relief & Development’s local partner, the Episcopal Church in the Philippines, is assessing needs and determining how best to respond in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan. This update from Episcopal Relief & Development includes a message…

Life is a pilgrimage, says the Rev. Tina Rathbone. The act of taking up a pilgrimage—spending time in prayer, silence and discussion, moving together towards a destination—is an outward manifestation of the inward journey everyone is on. In early October, a group of pilgrims walked from the…

Bishop Shaw recognizes the Society of St. John the Evangelist, the Bethany House of Prayer, Mr. Rafael Soto, Mr. Jack Cogan, and Ms. Mary Cornille. 

The Diocesan Council awards the Mission Council Grant of $25,000 to St. Paul's Church Newburyport, for their work with Foundation Cristosal in El Salvador. 

The Rev. Sam Rodman announces the two new mission hubs in the diocese: Plymouth, Cape and the Islands,  and the Merrimack Valley. Representatives from each hub give their thanks. 

Leaders of the B-PEACE for Jorge Campaign give the 2013 convention an update on their work this year, and share their plans for the future.