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Graduating MTS student Joyce Cheng is extensively quoted in this article on Gen Z and Episcopal Worship!

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Book of Common Prayer draws Gen Z to the Anglican, Episcopal tradition [Episcopal News Service] In St. Luke’s Chapel at the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut, Books of Common Prayer slump in chair pockets, their spinal integrity lost to decade…

Congratulations to HDS alum the Rev. Adam Shoemaker, bishop-elect of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island!

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The Rev. Dr. Adam J. Shoemaker elected Ninth Bishop of Long Island.

On the fourth ballot, the Rev. Dr. Adam J. Shoemaker, Rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, has been elected ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island with 95 votes in the clergy order and 76 votes in the lay order. The election took place at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City.

Pending the required consents, the bishop-elect will be ordained and consecrated on September 19, 2026, succeeding the Rt. Rev. Lawrence C. Provenzano.

Please join us in prayer for our bishop-elect and the future of our diocese. Leave a message of welcome and congratulations for Bishop-elect Shoemaker below!

Current HDS student Michael Fletcher has been the seminarian at the Cathedral of St. Paul this year!

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Today after mid-week Eucharist we “vested” Michael Fletcher with a cathedral staff shirt, as he will soon end his tenure as our field ed. student and become our 2026 Minister of the Steps. Thanks be to God for his ministry!

Congrats to the Rev. Isaac Martinez, who has been called as Rector of Trinity Melrose!

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We are deeply honored and excited to announce that we have called our priest-in-charge, the Rev. Isaac Martinez, to remain as our next rector. And we are lucky to report to you that he has accepted and agreed to walk with us in our spiritual journey! We don’t need to tell you how much he has brought to our community, because he has touched each and every one of us.

We are excited to see where the Holy Spirit guides us next!

Congratulations to alum The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, who has been called as Priest-in-Charge at St. Gregory of Nyssa Church in San Francisco! If you're in Cambridge, you can offer Steph your congratulations in person when she gives a talk on her new book Church Tomorrow? at the Society of St. John the Evangelist (980 Memorial Dr. Cambridge) on Thursday, April 30th at 6pm, followed by a simple supper with the brothers. Congratulations, Stephanie!!

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A bittersweet moment in the life of St. Bart’s.

The Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers has been called to serve as Priest in Charge at St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco.

For nearly a decade, Canon Stephanie has inspired us with beautiful and thought-provoking sermons. Again and again, she has eloquently called us to be more faithful followers of Jesus and more caring neighbors to one another.

We give thanks for her ministry at St. Bart's, and look forward to celebrating Canon Stephanie in the months ahead. On Sunday, July 12, at all three services, Canon Stephanie will preach her final Sunday sermons as a member of the clergy team at St. Bart's. Canon Stephanie will say her farewell to the Imagine Worship community on Thursday, July 16. Then, on Sunday, July 19, she will preside at both the 9 am Eucharist in the Round and the 11 am Choral Eucharist. She will also speak at The Forum in between the two services. After the 11 am service, we will hold a festive coffee hour in her honor.

Read the full letter at https://conta.cc/4dE7IMT

Members of our Harvard Episcopal community are on pilgrimage to the Taize community in France this spring break week!

Congratulations to HDS alum the Rev. Adam Shoemaker, MDiv ‘05, who has been nominated to the slate for the next Bishop of Long Island!

📣 Announcing the Slate for the Ninth Bishop of Long Island
Following a comprehensive prayer-centered discernment process, the Search Committee has completed its work, and has submitted a slate of candidates which has received the approval of the Joint Oversight Committee. The individuals presented for consideration are:

🔹The Very Rev. Hickman Alexandre – Vicar, St. James, Brookhaven, NY
🔹The Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker, DMin – Rector, St. Stephen’s, Charleston, SC
🔹The Very Rev. Dr. Michael T. Sniffen – Dean of Long Island

Each candidate has agreed to stand for election, bringing particular gifts and experiences representing a variety of approaches to the central areas that were identified essential for our next bishop.

With the slate announced, the Joint Oversight Committee will open the petition process, inviting prayerful discernment as the diocese continues to seek the person God is calling to be our next bishop, with ample time for full vetting and review.

The Diocese now enters a season of continued discernment, reflection, and engagement, and we ask your continued prayers for our candidates, their families, and the entirety of the Diocese of Long Island.

🔗 To read the full announcement and to learn more about each candidate, visit dioceseli.org/slate.

Congratulations to HDS alum the Rev. Dr. Marisa Egerson on her new appointment as Priest-In-Charge at St. John’s in Athol, MA!

From Bishop Fisher Email from Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts St. John's, Athol Announcement from the Right Reverend Dr. Douglas J. Fisher   St. John's Calls Priest-in-Charge December 9, 2025 Friends, The peo

Congratulations to HDS alum the Rev. Greg Kimura MDiv ‘93, who has been elected the sixth bishop of the Diocese of San Joaquin!

San Joaquin elects Gregory Kimura as its sixth bishop [Diocese of San Joaquin] The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin elected the Rev. Gregory Kimura as its sixth bishop during an Oct. 18 special electing convention. Kimura was elected on the second rou…

Last night members of the HDS Episcopal/Anglican Fellowship celebrated the feast of St. Michael and All Angels with the brothers of the Society of St. John the Evangelist in Harvard Sq. Here we are with HDS alum and SSJE Superior Br. Keith Nelson!