This year's annual Diocesan Convention will be marked by a special spirit of celebration as the Cathedral Church of St. Paul reopens its doors to the diocesan community after having been closed for more than a year for renovations.
"What a joy it will be to worship in that renewed space, rededicating the Cathedral Church of St. Paul as 'a house of prayer for all people' and the liturgical heart of our diocesan community," Bishop Alan M. Gates wrote in a June 18 letter to clergy and convention delegates.
The newly renovated cathedral church, at 138 Tremont Street in Boston, will be rededicated and Gates, just completing his first year as bishop, will be officially seated during a special service of Holy Eucharist on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. All are invited and welcome. Seating for the congregation will be first come, first served, with some overflow seating available in the lower-level Sproat Hall. A reception will follow.
Clergy and delegates representing the congregations of the diocese will gather the next day, Saturday, Nov. 14, for a full day of regular Diocesan Convention business.
Registration for the convention is now open online here.
"At Saturday's session, we will celebrate ways in which the Spirit has been moving in our midst; I will share reflections on my first year as your bishop; plans for communal discernment of our diocesan mission strategy will be laid out; and we will conduct such annual business as our common life requires," Gates said in his letter.
Convention materials and more information are posted on the Diocesan Convention Web page at www.diomass.org/diocesan-convention-2015.
Updated 10/15/2015 to include registration link.