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Updated Nov. 4, 2013:  Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE announced to the Diocesan Convention on Nov. 2 his plans to retire at the time of his successor’s consecration on Sept. 13, 2014.  Shaw in January 2013 called for the election of a bishop coadjutor to serve alongside him for a period of…

With the Red Sox World Series victory parade through downtown Boston rolling past the Cathedral Church of St. Paul while Diocesan Convention is underway on Saturday, Nov. 2, the convention schedule and arrangements have had to be adjusted as follows…

Oct. 22, 2013:  Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE and Bishop Gayle E. Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts today issued the following statement on the recent government shutdown: Like many of you, we give thanks to God that our congressional…

The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts’ B-PEACE Resource Day on Sept. 28, 2013, drew more than 300 eastern Massachusetts Episcopalians for workshops and inspiration to work against violence and be peacemakers in our churches, schools, families and communities.  In this video, our bishops and…

A group of Episcopalians is urging the Diocese of Massachusetts to vote with its dollars on the issue of climate change, sparking many conversations about the intersection of church investments and fossil fuels. It's part of a wider debate going on in universities, municipalities and faith…

In one week in October, three new rectors were installed in the parishes where they have been serving three-year appointments as priests-in-charge:  the Rev. Karen Coleman at St. James's Church in Somerville on Oct. 3; the Rev. Leslie Sterling at St. Bartholomew's Church in Cambridge on Oct. 6…

It's Wednesday evening and dinner is about to be served at St. Bartholomew's Church in Cambridge."Chicken and beans and rice tonight," an enthusiastic greeter called out to an approaching visitor on a recent Wednesday.  The church's red doors were wide open.Inside the church's small kitchen,…

As gambling companies compete for the three resort casino licenses and one slot parlor license allowed by Massachusetts' 2011 expanded gaming law, Bishop Douglas Fisher and casino gambling opponents in the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts have joined with a coalition working to repeal the…

On Thursday, Oct. 31, young adults from four communities will gather at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul to celebrate an All Hallows' liturgy, followed by a dance party on the front steps of the church."All Hallows' is an incredibly rich spiritual tradition," said The Crossing's Isaac Everett. "In…

Dozens of Taunton pets took part in what otherwise would have been a typical service at the Episcopal Church of St. Thomas on Sunday morning, Oct. 6. The Rev. Richard Bardusch said that the Blessing of the Animals has become a tradition for the Taunton parish, during which members and guests bring…