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The Poor People’s Campaign will be holding coordinated assemblies at capital state houses in more than 30 states, including Boston, on Saturday, March 2 at 11 a.m., and Massachusetts Episcopalians are invited to make their voices heard.

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

Diocesan News

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

Diocesan News

All Saints Parish in Brookline hosted Choral Evensong on Sunday, Feb. 11, commemorating the historic consecration on that date in 1989 of the Rt. Rev. Barbara C. Harris (1930-2020) as the first woman to be ordained a bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion. "'I will sing to my God a new song'--what an appropriate reading for any gathering that celebrates, thinks about, wants to still argue with Barbara Harris!" guest preacher Byron Rushing said of the evening's opening Scripture lesson.

In the News
As state and local officials grapple with supporting migrant families in more official settings like the state emergency shelter system and overflow sites, they’re also leaning on faith groups and residents to lend a helping hand. Church leaders and groups are encouraging more people to join that…
Diocesan News

A joint Lenten-Easter devotional is being offered in the dioceses of Vermont and Massachusetts on the theme of “Baptism and Collaboration in the Body of Christ.”  It features lay, ordained and monastic voices reflecting on the season’s daily Scripture readings and the various “Will you…” questions of the baptismal covenant. The devotional is available here along with additional Lenten program offerings.

In the News
St. Andrew's Church in Edgartown and Grace Church in Vineyard Haven are among the churches offering local community supper programs: "As the Island’s cost of living continues to rise, local community supper programs are seeing an increase in residents looking for relief, with demand for food at an…
In the News
A healthy dose of curiosity and a love of research has led a deacon to uncover information that revises accepted Episcopal Church history. Prompted by her dedication to the diaconate, the Rev. Daphne B. Noyes, deacon at the Church of the Advent in Boston, researched the life and ministry of…
Diocesan News

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

In the News
For the first time in nearly two years, there are no scaffolds covering the front of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Route 30. Work was recently completed to repair and restore the masonry at the Southborough church’s bell and clock tower. “The bell and clock tower will continue to serve as a…