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More than 150 people gathered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Crossing, a worshipping community at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston. The congregation reflects a deep commitment to the Diocese’s mission of seeking justice and fostering creative discipleship. Bishop Julia joined the Rev’d Canon Stephanie Spellers, who helped found The Crossing, to celebrate and explore this community’s living example of radical welcome. Read more.

This year's Bishop's Appeal highlights the ways that shepherds, lay and ordained, are transforming congregational vitality in our diocese. Your gift will help raise up faithful shepherds for future generations.

Join Bishop Julia and Bishop Ian in listening to the Rt. Rev'd Anthony Poggo, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, talk about the Communion's future. Sung matins begins at 9am and the talk at 9:30.

The Rev'd Patrick S. Cheng, Ph.D, Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, will deliver the keynote address at Intersecting Identities: Asian American, LGBTQIA+, and the Church.

The group will meet Mondays from 6:30-8pm on May 4 and 18 and June 1 and 15 to discuss Wilkerson's book which points to our entire social structure as an unrecognized caste system.

Join Canon Clayton at this event, sponsored by the Board of Foreign Parishes, and learn about our church in Europe. If you can't attend in Boston, there's another gathering on May 13 in New York.

This month, we will come together to celebrate the confirmation of people from worshipping communities around the diocese, with confirmations at our Cathedral and congregations in different regions.

If you or your children are planning to attend Massachusetts Youth Pride, you can reach out to Katy Denning, youth minister at St. Paul’s Natick and our diocesan point person for the event.

beLOVED — join Bishop Julia and friends from across the Diocese for Boston Pride! Keep an eye out for more details. We also hope you and your worshipping communities will participate in local Pride celebrations.

Core Training for the Godly Play method and theology is recommended for adults leading Godly Play sessions, for administrators, and for clergy. Sessions are offered June 13, June 27, and July 11.

Care Solace promptly connects individuals with the right resources and appropriate care. This confidential service is available to individuals and families across the Diocese of Massachusetts.

 

April in Photos

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Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama and Bishop Julia led an evening conversation on Poetry as Prayer at Christ Church Cambridge.

Clergy from across the diocese gathered this week for the annual Clergy Conference where Pádraig Ó Tuama led sessions.

Bishop Mariann Budde was the keynote speaker at the annual Old North Church Lantern Service.

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Bishop Julia welcomed Governor Maura Healey and Bishop Mariann Budde at Old North Church for Lanterns and Luminaries.

Thank you to everyone from across the diocese who showed up at Boston City Hall to support those with Temporary Protected Status and to Episcopal City Mission for organizing this public witness!

Assisting Bishop Ian visited St. Peter's in Beverly on the Third Sunday of Easter. The service included Confirmations.

 
 
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