DIOCESE OF MASSACHUSETTS

The Diocese of Massachusetts web pages: http://www.diomass.org

The Bishop of Massachusetts: The Rt. Rev. Thomas Shaw, S.S.J.E

The Diocese of  Massachusetts representatives to GEMN:

        The Rev. Dr. Ted J. Gaiser, tgaiser@diomass.org , a member of the Board of Trustees of GEMN.

        Ms. Karen Hotte, rkhotte2@comcast.net

Companion Diocese: None

   Missioners from the Diocese: 

        The Rev. Robert and Deborah Edmunds, Jerusalem

        The Rev. Ranjit Matthews and Johanna Jacobs, Tanzania

        The Rev. Chris and Trish Morck, Ecuador

        Dianne Smith, RN, Kenya

Interesting and useful material from the diocesan website: There are two diocesan web links of interest: http://www.diomass.org/mission/global_partnerships and www.missiongoal.org.

The Diocese does not follow the national model of diocese-to-diocese covenants due to the fact that they have 190 churches, but encourage parish-to-parish partnerships. They have deacons assigned to global missions - Global Mission Partnerships, AIDS in Africa and Palestinian issues. Each of their three bishops is assigned to a mission area providing general support for global mission activities.

There are several long and short term individual missioners in Central and South America, Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East. The global Mission Partnership Task Force has organized a well attended training day to coincide with their Diocesan Resource Day, developed a mission brochure, strengthened a website www.missiongoal.org, developed an e-newsletter, documenting a medical missions model and a financial management model.

Facilitated mission leadership trips to Tanzania and Ecuador and also to Palestine/Israel in June 2009.