Diocesan News

Bank divestment, criminal justice reform, disaster preparedness and making a response to city street violence were among the issues that eastern Massachusetts Episcopalians put their voices and votes to when they gathered for the diocese's 227th annual convention, Nov. 2-3 at the Cathedral Church…

Oct. 30, 2012:  The day after hurricane-strength Sandy roared through the region, leaving nearly 300,000 without power statewide, eastern Massachusetts Episcopal churches seem to have come through the storm largely unscathed. By noon on Oct. 30, about 60 parish clergy from a wide range of…

The diocesan and cathedral offices at 138 Tremont Street in Boston will be closed on Monday, Oct. 29 because of Hurricane Sandy.Additionally, the memorial service for the Rev. Paul LaCharite, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 29 at Old North Church in Boston, has been postponed to a date to be determined.

John Koch has been named executive director of the diocese’s Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H., where he has served on-site in a John Koch n interim capacity since September 2011…

Bank divestment, criminal justice reform and disaster preparedness are among the issues that eastern Massachusetts Episcopalians will put their voices and votes to when they gather for the diocese’s 227th annual convention.  They also will hear about the progress of the diocese’s Together Now…

Registration is now open for Diocesan Convention, which takes place Friday-Saturday, Nov. 2-3 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston. Visit the Diocesan Convention 2012 page, here, to register and for access to materials and more information.

Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, issued the followed statement Sept. 26, 2012:With sorrow I received news this evening that the Rev. Paul LaCharite has died, an apparent suicide.  This is a shocking tragedy, and I've asked our diocesan community to…