"Most acts of courage are small and local and very relational. So I want to just say, that is probably the fabric that holds us all together." religionnews.com/2026/01/23/o...

"The question before us is simple and urgent: Whose dignity matters? "Our faith gives a clear answer: Everyone’s." www.foxnews.com/opinion/mari...

Important words from the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, where I served as a priest before moving to Texas. ⚓️

“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire

This #ChristmasEve, God will unite the Body of Christ in worship. Join Bishop Julia and friends from across the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts for Christmas Eve worship in front of the ICE Detention Center in Burlington. Tomorrow at 10am www.masscouncilofchurches.org/events/

Join us Jan 11th for a game day!

Delighted to have Bishop Julia Whitworth (@rtrevrdhd.bsky.social) as Celebrant and Preacher today, with a special blessing for our 150th Anniversary

Join us on Wednesday November 19 for a Thanksgiving evening prayer service and meal!

Prayer for those impacted by the Government Shutdown ”We lift before you the workers and families facing lost income and employment, and those who depend on public services for health, safety, and justice. Grant wisdom and humility to leaders and guide them toward compromise for the common good."

Tonight's concert in #ArlingtonMA, benefitting National Bail Fund Network and World Central Kitchen, is part of our 150th Anniversary celebration

"Resistance is Faithful"

Family Dance Party starting in #ArlingtonMA in 15 minutes 🕺💃

Join us October 25th for our next anniversary event!

From Episcopal City Mission: "Our collective presence sends a powerful message: we will not stay silent in the face of injustice." Join tomorrow (Sept 16) at 7am in Burlington: airtable.com/appoyeAUsQVR...

Prayer for the Gift of Medical Research "God of world-changing gifts, you have given us the grace to learn from your creation and to develop knowledge that brings healing and hope. Through the work of medical research, we glimpse your desire for wholeness and life abundant. Amid threatened cuts..."

@saintjohns-arlington.org Come celebrate our 150th Anniversary! The Family Dance Party is our 1st celebration event.

Join us September 27th as we kick off our series of anniversary events with a family dance party!

Joining with Episcopal City Mission, ECCO, interfaith partners, and people of goodwill to support a member of our diocese at her ICE hearing Info: myemail.constantcontact.com/URGENT---ECM... B: "I am relying on divine mercy and the humanity of this country"

"Because U.S. policy plays an outsized role in this conflict, we Episcopalians in the United States have a particular responsibility" www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffair...

Tonight: Emergent Action Network's monthly gathering focuses on Affordable Housing and Rent Stabilization to address the #housing crisis in #Massachusetts Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

grant that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy,

"Churches like ours, protected by the First Amendment and practiced in galvanizing people of goodwill, may be some of the last institutions capable of resisting this administration’s overreach and recklessness." religionnews.com/2025/07/03/o...

"Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger, for we were all once strangers in this land." www.christiancentury.org/features/bis...

📣 An interfaith group Burlington Area Clergy 4 Justice holds weekly actions outside of the ICE facility in #BurlingtonMA on Wednesdays from 11 AM - 1 PM. For more info, see attached. You don't need to sign up in advance but the form has useful info & you get added to their mailing list. /1

The Good News is, among other things, God staring into the abyss and saying, “No. This is not the end. I will roll away the stone.”

July 1: St Pauli of Baltimore! Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray was a human rights activist, legal scholar, labor organizer, poet, multiracial Black, LGBTQ+ Durhamite. 1st Black person to earn a JSD from Yale Law, a founder of National Organization for Women & first Black woman ordained an Episcopal priest.

Seeing photos of #PopeLeo wearing that White Sox hat reminds me of an old friend, Bishop Mark Dyer. He was the bishop of Bethlehem, PA and had been raised in Boston. A lifelong Red Sox fan, a parishioner made him (as a kind of cheeky gift) a #RedSox miter. I […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

"We as people of faith are called to draw the world’s attention to the plight of refugees and immigrants and to be a voice of conscience to our country" episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/06/23/s...

Members of St. John's were glad to support LGBTQ+ justice and equity at the Boston Pride March. www.saintjohns-arlington.org/special-anno...

Bearing Witness at the Burlington ICE Office Every Wednesday from 11am to 1pm at 1000 District Ave in Burlington MA, organized by Burlington Area Clergy 4 Justice www.facebook.com/events/26615...

They made it to Boston! These are ALL the #Clergy who marched 11.3m from 7am-2pm from #LexingtonMA to #Boston with #PrayersForLiberty

Marching with #PrayersForLiberty in #ArlingtonMA (en route from Lexington all the way to #Boston) "In our faith traditions and our American tradition, the President is not a dictator or tyrant." www.masscouncilofchurches.org/news/

Leaving from #ArlingtonMA, and heading down Mass Ave, next stop is #CambridgeMA at 11:45am on #CambridgeCommon for more #PrayersForLiberty.

Update: 200+ friends showed up to #PrayersforLiberty. Clergy praying and marching from Lexington to Boston. Join us today, Details here: www.masscouncilofchurches.org/wp-content/u...

Now entering #ArlingtonMA

Prayer march from Lexington to Boston on Friday, passing through #ArlingtonMA: 7:45 a.m. Walk from Lexington to Arlington (along Mass Ave) 9:45 a.m. Prayer in Arlington Center - The lawn at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Arlington 10:15 Walk to Cambridge Commons (along Mass Ave)

Update - per a friend in El Salvador and also the EDS/Cristosal webinar today, Ruth has met with her husband and mother in prison. We must still demand her freedom and her ability to meet with her attorney.

Prayer for Government Leadership "Holy God, Three in One, we raise to you our concerns about the consolidation of power in the executive branch of the federal government. We hear and echo the cries of those asking for Congress and the courts to hold fast..." www.episcopalchurch.org/ogr/public-p...

As Christians, we hear the story of Jesus’ Passion today. Denial of fair process. Imprisonment. Torture. Execution. If we cannot see the judgement this brings on us for the apparently gleeful actions of our government, we are denying Christ. #episcopalchurch #holyweek #jesus ⚓️

DC’s Episcopal Bishop, Mariann Budde, on Trump, Kindness, and Respect

Join us for our upcoming Holy Week and Easter services Maundy Thursday with Holy Eucharist + Foot washing: 7 p.m. Good Friday with Communion: 12 noon & 6:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.

A Prayer for USAID Workers and Recipients: O Lord, we pray for the workers at USAID who have had their life’s work and livelihoods halted. We pray for those who were to benefit from those programs; ease their suffering. We lament the chaos, uncertainty, and anxiety...

Holy Week Services at St. John's 📅 4/13: Palm Sunday - 10 a.m. 4/17: Maundy Thursday with Holy Eucharist + Foot washing - 7 p.m. 4/18: Good Friday with Communion - 12 noon & 6:30 p.m.

All are welcome, including pets.

👋 Wherever you find yourself, St. John’s invites you to join us in bringing Jesus’ messages of hope, compassion, and justice into our daily lives and society. Together we will deepen our capacity to serve, to respond to God’s call, and to grow our willingness to be stewards of God’s gifts.