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Mission Matters
News from the
Episcopal Diocese
of Western Massachusetts
CELEBRANDO LA ABUNDANCIA DE DIÓS
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‘Concert for the Human Family’ honored for best event and livestream video in Webby Awards |
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The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences has named “In These Uncertain Times—A Concert for the Human Family” as Best Event and Live Stream Video in the 26th Annual Webby Awards. The May 2021 concert was an artistic collaboration created by The Episcopal Church Office of Communication and Racial Reconciliation and Justice Team.
Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the digital arts and sciences academy, is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the internet.
The inaugural event in the Concert for the Human Family series—filmed under strict COVID-19 protocols at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral—paired pianist, composer, and musical director Kory Caudill of Nashville, Tennessee, and Baltimore-based hip-hop artist Wordsmith, for an uplifting journey through the human experience of love, grief, loss, and hope for beloved community. The event presented a musical commentary on social reckoning in the United States and a pandemic that has touched every corner of the world.
“Honorees like The Episcopal Church are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the internet,” said Claire Graves, president of The Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from more than 14,300 entries we received this year.”
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Did you miss the premiere?
The Way of the Cross: Ending Gun Violence in Massachusetts
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Episcopalians statewide are invited to “walk” the Way of the Cross together this Holy Week, by visiting 14 church and ministry sites from Falmouth to Great Barrington via a video project that draws on the ancient practice of pilgrimage to bring attention to the current-day scourge of gun violence.
Each site featured in the video serves as a station along the way, contributing a self-recorded video segment that invites viewers into prayer and reflection.
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Province I 2022 Conference Date Changed
to June 7 and 8
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June 7, 6pm
June 8, 7pm
Online
The first evening will be open to all Episcopalians in New England and guests, with a special focus on welcoming the province's General Convention Deputies, while the second evening will be a business session of the bishops and elected delegates of the Province I Conference to elect a lay representative to the Executive Council of General Convention.
More details to follow.
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Book Reading & Discussion
with the Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith
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April 20, 7pm
Online
We are pleased to announce a virtual meeting with the author who will read and discuss the thesis at the heart of this work.
Mark's ongoing involvement with Braver Angels and Bishops United Against Gun Violence has shaped a vision of human relationship that rejects the "us" and "them" dialectic. He suggests that thinking is not sufficient to get us out of the issue-based log jam. "This book is an invitation to see what we don’t see. To see beyond our prejudices, paradigms, and hidebound thinking, all of which can shroud us from, if not blind us to, injustice."
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2022 Appalachian Trail
Mini-Mission Day Trip
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June - August, 2022
Sheffield
Begun in 2018 as a shared ministry of two Sheffield churches, First Congregational Church, UCC and Christ Trinity Church (Episcopal and Lutheran), Mini-Mission Trip ‘Trail Magic” is back and we’re inviting you to share it with us.
We have all the supplies, we’ll guide the set up and clean up, we’ll even bring most of the day’s food. You simply pick a day, bring 4-5 people and a $75-$100 Big Y gift card, sit in the shade, grill, visit and create a corner of kindness in the world. It’s the easiest, most rewarding, least expensive, most volunteer inclusive mini-mission trip you’ll ever do!
Our 2022 Appalachian Trail Ministry will run from June 20st – August 13th. Mini-Mission Day Trips will occur on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays during the season.
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Trinity, Lenox hosts Monthly Service for Victims of Gun Violence |
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First Saturday of the month, 8am
Online
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Processing the Pandemic for Ministry |
April 19, 26, & May 3, 8pm EDT
Online
"In Processing the Pandemic, you’ll enjoy an immersive learning experience that includes:
- Two dedicated hours a week (for three weeks) to practice stillness, intentional reflection, and realistic goal-setting
- Opportunities to prioritize what’s been learned and to process it in a supportive environment
- A safe space for integrating what you’ve learned through the pandemic and gently moving forward in whole and healthy ways
- A sustainable gameplan for achieving two goals – unique to you – in the 30 days following this course
- … and so much more!"
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May 3-5
Westfield
Led by Gordon Scruton, Jo Ann Bourquard, and Carolyn Jacobs
This in-person retreat invites you to experience, as a community, the blessings and challenges of aging with grace.
There will be brief presentations, music and poetry, an exploration of nature, reflection and sharing. You will have the opportunity to reconceptualize the idea of aging, embrace the full expression of your gift of years, deepen everyday conscious living, learn how to remain present through life’s challenges, and honor your relationships with family, friends, community and Earth.
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Ministerio Hispano
Latino Ministries
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Para conectar con las actividades del Ministerio Hispano en Worcester visite el sitio web ministeriohispanoworcester.org o mande un email a jreyes@diocesewma.org.
Misa Dominical
Ministerio Hispano en Worcester:
- 12:00pm en la Iglesia de San Marcos en persona
La Catedral:
Durante la semana
Ministerio Hispano en Worcester:
- Estudio Bíblico todos los martes a las 6:30pm por Zoom
- Grupo de Oración todos los viernes a las 6:30pm for WhatsApp
La Catedral:
- Estudio Bíblico (En persona) Miércoles 6:00pm
- Sabatina (Segundo, tercer y cuarto sábado del mes) de 10am a 12pm
St. Paul's, Holyoke:
- Saturday, Holy Eucharist, The Rev. Joel Martinez, @ 6pm
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