It has been said that God's time and ours met on Feb. 11, 1989, when Barbara C. Harris became the first woman to be ordained a bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion. On that day, while the world watched, a woman donned the symbolic regalia of the church's highest order for the first time…
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Photo: David Zadig
The Rt. Rev. Barbara C. Harris, at her historic consecration service on Feb. 11, 1989.
The Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates, Bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts, announced on March 13,…
Bishop Alan M. Gates issued the following pastoral guidance on March 12, 2020, which supplements directives issued on March 11, posted here. A Spanish-language version is attached as a PDF below. See a growing list of congregations live-streaming and podcasting services here.
March 12,…
Bishop Alan M. Gates and Bishop Gayle E. Harris issued the following directive on March 11, 2020, effective immediately and until further notice. It replaces previously issued guidelines. A Spanish-language version is attached below. See a growing list of congregations live…
In our own backyard, across the country and around the world, faith communities are working together to help curb climate change.
On Cape Cod, the Faith Communities Environmental Network is actively working together to take action. They now number over 25 faith communities strong. Currently co-led…
Amory Houghton Jr. made a habit of welcoming new challenges at ages when many people think their life’s most significant work is in the past. Elected to Congress at 60, he served for 18 years and for a while counted among his interns one with an unusual resume: the Right Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, the…
Bishop Alan M. Gates issued the following update on March 11 to the diocesan community.
Dear Friends,
This is just a brief note to let you know that Bishop Barbara Harris has been transferred to a residential hospice facility. She is comfortable and receiving excellent care there, and…
Bishop Alan M. Gates and Bishop Gayle E. Harris issued on March 5, 2020, the following message regarding response to the emergence and spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Street artist Dennis Boylet hasn’t had an easy winter. Since mid-December, he’s slept every night at a Boston shelter and spent days walking the streets, often with nowhere to hunker down and ply his craft as a painter.
Even so, “Sidewalk Dennis” has had a place to paint, pray and enjoy two meals…
With the emergence and spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), updated guidelines from Episcopal Relief & Development's U.S. Disaster Program are a recommended and helpful resource for congregations and ministries as they seek to make a conscientious and measured response.
The guidelines include…
