The Office of the Bishop has issued the following pastoral announcement:
April 17, 2025
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We are saddened to inform you of the death of the Rev. Bruce Benshoff in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on April 14, 2025.
Bruce served as rector of the Church of Our Saviour in Middleboro from 1981 until 2003, as co-missioner of the Bristol
Cluster in North Easton from 2003 until 2012, and as assistant priest at St. John’s Church in Sandwich from 2004 until 2013. He also served on the Diocesan Council from 1984 until 1985.
A burial service will be held on Saturday, April 26, at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of Our Saviour, 120 Centre Street, Middleboro, Massachusetts. Clergy are invited to attend, but will not vest or process.
May the soul of God’s faithful servant departed rest in peace and may light perpetual shine upon him.
Faithfully yours,
The Rt. Rev. Julia E. Whitworth
Condolences may be sent to his family at:
The Benshoff Family
11 Meadowlark Drive
Middleboro, MA 02346
Memorial donations may be made to:
Greater Boston Food Bank
(www.gbfb.org)
or
Covenant House New York
(https://ny.covenanthouse.org)