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Charlie Jordan The diocesan staff is welcoming two new members this month: Charlie Jordan, Controller, and Lauren Zook, Grants Administrator. Prior to joining the diocesan staff, Charlie Jordan worked in both public accounting and private organizations specializing in…

The Barbara C. Harris Camp in Greenfield, N.H., has opened registration for its 14th summer. Online registration is now open, and will close on June 15. “Summer 2015 was sensational: lots of happy campers, cherished memories and new friendships. In 2016, we wish to continue building upon on…

Melissa McGrew balanced herself high above the floor of Old North Church, perched at the edge of slightly rocking scaffolding as she burrowed through paper-thin layers of paint and plaster to find the church’s original skin.  A good day is uncovering 7 square inches.  It’s nerve…

To mark the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, Christians across the ages have flocked to churches to have their foreheads marked with ashes, a symbol of mortality and penitence. That centuries-old tradition continues today in Christian communities around the world.On Martha’s Vineyard, Father…

This year's annual diocesan Spring Learning Event will help parish leaders and teams ask questions about how they are participating in God's mission in the world in the midst of a changing society.Titled "Real Church, Real Mission," the Spring Learning Event takes place on Saturday, March 5, 9 …

As a result of the civil war in Syria, more than nine million Syrians have lost their homes or fled the Middle Eastern nation; over two-thirds of them are women and children. And parishioners at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Beverly Farms are not standing idly by as it happens.  “The Holy…

All Our Children is a national network formed to support and inspire faith communities that have partnerships with public schools. The network was recognized by the 2015 General Convention in Resolution B005, which endorses church-school partnerships as a pathway to serve children, connect churches…

Courtesy St. Barnabas's, Falmouth, after one of last winter's record-breaking storms. As December's mild temperatures give way to single-digit January nights, new and longstanding ministries are responding to the issue of homelessness…

Bishop Gayle E. Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts gave the invocation at Boston's Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast, co-sponsored by St. Cyprian's Church in Roxbury.  The text of her prayer follows.Almighty God, we gather to honor and to give thanks to you for the life,…

The Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates and the Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts have issued the following statement to the diocesan community regarding this week's action by the primates of the Anglican Communion.A moment for re-affirmationThe communiqué issued by primates of…