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Episcopal leaders discuss ‘crisis in the Black church’ during annual African Descent Ministries conference
Michigan Episcopalians learn from author on rise of Christian nationalism as part of education series
Wyoming tribe to celebrate return of cultural items kept by Episcopal diocese nearly 80 years
Calls for release of Armenian hostages held by Azerbaijan growing in lead-up to COP29
Grant will help Pennsylvania church do its part to clean up Chesapeake Bay
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The Rev. Julia Whitworth, who will be consecrated Oct. 19 as the 17th Bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts, is eager to address the challenges of leading a large diocese based in the city of Boston. “I want to come in and know the diocese and be known. I want to build trust, be a keen listener,…
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The families moved into the basement of St. Paul's Church in Newburyport a few months after they fled Afghanistan in 2021. The church's rector, the Rev. Dr. Jarred Mercer, is leading an effort to develop a system of housing for the families and others who've been forcibly displaced from their…
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The Rev. Martha Hubbard
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The Rev. Canon Martha Hubbard has accepted a new call to become the rector of St. Andrew's Church in Albany, N.Y., beginning Sept. 1, and will be leaving her position on the diocesan staff at the end of August.

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Bishop Alan Gates and Bishop Carol Gallagher join with Episcopal and Anglican leaders worldwide in decrying the forced closure and evacuation of the Al-Ahli Anglican Hospital in Gaza on Saturday, July 7.  They commend to the people of this diocese the statements from Presiding Bishop Michael…
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The Office of the Bishop has issued the following pastoral announcement:

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Bishop-elect Julia Whitworth with MA General Convention deputation
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The Diocese of Massachusetts has received notification from the Presiding Bishop's Office and shares with joy that the election of the Rev. Julia E. Whitworth to become the diocese's next bishop has received the required majority of consents from diocesan standing committees and bishops exercising jurisdiction in The Episcopal Church.

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A pastoral letter from the bishops of the Diocese of Massachusetts to mark the 50th anniversary of women's ordination in The Episcopal Church, with litany and resources

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Making of a Witch play flier
Parish News
St. Peter's-San Pedro Church in Salem, founded in 1733 and one of the original Episcopal parishes in Massachusetts, is staging a new, original one-act play, "The Making of a Witch." It draws on extensive research that the church's rector, the Rev. Nathan Ives, and parishioners conducted through…
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Gratitude and prayers go with Diocese of Massachusetts deputies and bishops as they travel to Louisville, Ky., for the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church, June 23-28. Pictured above are Massachusetts lay deputies (top row, from left) William C. Boyce, Betsy Ridge, Brian Litzenberger,…
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Visit www.diomass.org/consecration for details and updates as they become available! The diocesan community is invited to save Saturday, Oct. 19 when the ordination and consecration of the Rev. Julia E. Whitworth as the diocese's next bishop will take place at a special 11 a.m. liturgy at Trinity…
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