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Massachusetts Bishop Alan M. Gates apologizes for removing female priest’s clergy collar during Easter Vigil
Texas diocese suspends Fort Worth priest following arrest for online solicitation of a minor
Committees hear testimony on possible full communion with Bavaria’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
WCC expresses grave concern over escalation of violence in Middle East
Social Justice & US Policy committees hear testimony on gun violence, homelessness, religious nationalism, pacifism and just war
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Julianne Ture Choir members from the Church of the Holy Spirit, Mattapan and St. Cyprian's Church Roxbury lead the singing of "Soon and Very Soon." Hymn singing and reminiscences marked the late afternoon memorial service for the Rt…
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The Rev. Jeffrey Mello
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Courtesy photo The Rev. Jeffrey Mello The Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, offered the following response to the election on May 21 of the Rev. Jeffrey Mello, the rector of St. Paul's Church…
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Bishop Alan M. Gates and Bishop Gayle E. Harris issued the following statement on May 17, 2022, regarding the May 14 shootings in Buffalo, N.Y. “Christ has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us.” ~ Ephesians 2:14 Last Sunday’s reading from Acts explored ways in which…
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The Rev. Spencer Hatcher hiking
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Courtesy photo The Rev. Spencer Hatcher, the new executive director of the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H., arrived on the job in February after four years working at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, Calif.  She is…
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Chelsea Millsap is the first woman named sexton in Old North Church's nearly 300-year history.
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Amid a massive workforce housing crisis that threatens the survival of local businesses, the members of the vestry of St. Mary of the Harbor, the Episcopal church at 517 Commercial Street, Provincetown, are working out final details with restaurant owners Joachim Sandbichler and Mark Ferrari to…
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The flock of plastic pink flamingos that were seen around Scituate last year will be heading back for a return visit next month. The flamingos are part of a fundraising campaign for St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and will be landing on the front lawn of the church, located at 465 First Parish…
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Margaret Lias
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Margaret Lias has been hired as assistant for congregations and grants administration, a new full-time position on the diocesan staff, and will begin on May 31.

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The Office of the Bishop has issued the following notice. Updated May 6, 2022:  The funeral for the Rev. Helen Moore, originally planned for Jan. 8, 2022, will now take place at Trinity Church, Boston on Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m.  Clergy are invited to vest (white stoles).  Masks are required; early arrival is advised. 

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"Imagine" was the theme of the Rev. Deborah M. Warner’s final sermon at Church of the Messiah in Woods Hole on April 24, as she reflected upon her long tenure as rector of the oldest Episcopal church on Cape Cod and prepares to retire. “Dear friends,” Ms. Warner said in her sermon, “Over the past…
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