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The bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, the Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates and the Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris, issued the following statement in response to the transgender rights bill enacted by the Massachusetts State Legislature on July 7:We rejoice at today's news that our Massachusetts…

The Mission Strategy Drafting Team is meeting weekly over the summer to create a draft of a new mission strategy for the Diocese of Massachusetts.  The team is taking input and data from listening events held around the diocese earlier this year, as well as from the bishops, demographic…

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and the president of the General Convention House of Deputies, the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, have written the following letter to the Episcopal Church. June 28, 2016 Dear People of God in the Episcopal Church: We all know that some things in holy Scripture can be…

For three decades, Wilberta Davis has taken part in the festive atmosphere around the Open Door community meal. She said she likes the music, singing and just being with other people.  The free meal on Thursdays in Sherrill Hall at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, she said, is not just for people…

Dishes. Bones. Bottles. Brooches.  Underneath a quiet garden at the Old North Church, archeologists and their volunteers sifted through layers of soil to seek their own kind of treasure.  The archeological survey comes ahead of the church’s planned garden renovation, part of a…

Four carved stone pinnacles will soon return to their prominent location at the base of the steeple at the Grace Episcopal Church tower.  As Bishop Gayle E. Harris blessed the pinnacles Sunday at a special service at the church, she reminded the worshipers that these structures have an…

Episcopal City Mission marked a new day in its 172-year ministry as friends and supporters gathered June 14 for the organization's annual end-of-program-year celebration to welcome a new executive director and to honor individuals and groups engaged in urban social justice advocacy.Instead of the…

Outside the city pulsated, with sirens wailing and vehicles rumbling, life racing by as usual.Inside, there was only silence, the flickering of candlelight and a few tears.About 50 people gathered Monday night at Grace Episcopal Church to share thoughts, recite poetry and read prayers.But perhaps…

Following is a letter to the people of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts from Bishop Alan M. Gates in the aftermath of the June 12 shootings in Orlando, Fla.:Lord, have mercy.  Christ, have mercy.  Lord, have mercy.A week ago I joined a neighborhood Peace Walk in Boston’s South End…

Following are local gatherings and services that diocesan parishes and organizations are hosting or participating in.  All are welcome.  Events will be added as information about them becomes known.  E-mail submissions to news@diomass.org.Monday, June 13:• Boston City Hall Plaza…