RIP: The Rt. Rev. Roy F. "Bud" Cederholm Jr., 1944-2023

Updated Sept. 5, 2023:  The funeral service for Bishop Bud Cederholm will be held on Friday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. at Christ Church, 1132 Highland Avenue, in Needham. Clergy are invited to vest (white stole).

Overflow seating will be available in the Chapel where there will be a livestream of the service.

The service will also stream on Christ Church's website at https://ccneedham.org and Facebook page beginning at 11 a.m. 

Parking is available in the lot directly across the street from the church and adjacent to the Needham Library (1139 Highland Avenue). There is limited handicap parking; please reserve the row closest to the street for those with handicap placards. 

Parking is also available at the Norfolk Masonic Lodge (1101 Highland Avenue, Needham). Parking spaces are located directly behind the building, in a dirt lot that is next to the library parking lot, and some parallel parking alongside the building. 

Limited street parking is available on Highland Avenue across from Sudbury Farms (1177 Highland Avenue, Needham).

If you have additional questions, please call 781-444-1469, ext. 114 or e-mail office@ccneedham.org.

Volunteer clergy choir tribute:  Bishop Gates has invited the clergy to participate in a volunteer clergy choir. Music for the funeral service will be led by Mary Jodice, Minister of Music at Christ Church, Needham, together with Louise Mundinger, Music Director at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. Two choral anthems are planned. All clergy have been invited to vest (white stole) and process; clergy in the choir will do likewise.  In order to participate in the clergy choir, singers must be able to arrive at Christ Church at 9 a.m. the morning of the service for rehearsal. RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 6 for planning purposes to lmundinger@diomass.org.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Bishop Cederholm's memory to:  Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Green Grants and Loan Funds (online via www.diomass.org/give-now or by check to Episcopal Diocese of MA Green Grants and Loan Funds, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111). 

Read a remembrance of Bishop Cederholm's life and ministry here.
 

Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Photo The Rt. Rev. Roy F. "Bud" Cederholm Jr., 1944-2023

The Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates, Bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts, announced on Aug. 28, 2023, the death of the Rt. Rev. Roy F. "Bud" Cederholm Jr., Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Massachusetts from 2001 to 2011. Bishop Cederholm was 79. The full text of Bishop Gates's pastoral message follows below.

Aug. 28, 2023

Dear People of the Diocese of Massachusetts and
Wider Church Community,

With deep sorrow and abundant gratitude I write to share word that the Rt. Rev. Roy F. Cederholm died peacefully last night, Sunday, Aug. 27, in Franklin. Bishop Bud, who served us as bishop suffragan from March 2001 until his retirement in November 2011, is beloved throughout our diocese and beyond. His deep pastoral heart and devotion to congregational life, honed over decades of ministry as a parish priest, continued to characterize his ministry as bishop. Whether supporting clergy and lay leaders, advocating passionately for environmental stewardship, or teaching children a new camp song – in countless ways Bishop Bud was a manifestation of the church’s care for God’s people and the world in which we dwell.

Ruth Ann Cederholm and Bishop Bud have both faced into the challenge of memory loss in recent years. They have been living at an eldercare community, and most recently in memory care together, attended to by caregivers and their devoted sons and family. 

Arrangements are underway and will be announced soon for a diocesan celebration of the life and ministry of Bishop Bud Cederholm, and opportunities for tribute and condolence. In the meantime, please hold Ruth Ann, Matt and Dan, and their extended family in your prayers.

We give thanks for this faithful, loving, generous-hearted servant of God. Rest eternal grant to him, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon him.

Faithfully and fondly,
+Alan
The Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates