The Diocese of Western Massachusetts, 1901-1951, Part 5

Author: Alexander, Donald Nelson
Publication date: 1950
Publisher: Springfield, Mass. : Printed by Commonwealth Press
Number of Pages: 174


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The Diocese is also a complicated organiza- tion. Like a tiny farmhouse, to which the farmer adds a room here and there as the family increases, so the Diocese has been adding a committee here and there as its business in- creases. Some day the farmer's family will need a map to find the way around its expanded home. Already, because of the multiplication and duplication of committees, a diagram is needed to grasp the mechanics of diocesan busi- ness. The one, long advance step that the Dio- cese has made in the last half century is the establishment of a Diocesan Council through which, in theory at least, the business of the Dio-


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cese may be channeled. Already in operation is a Central Diocesan Fund into which the money received from missionary offerings, in- vestments, and trust funds is gathered and dis- bursed by a single treasurer. In this "stream- lining" of diocesan business, Bishop Lawrence, from early experience, is a most competent ad- visor and leader. Some means must be devised to simplify the business affairs of a Diocese which has grown by accretion until it has be- come unwieldly in operation. A Continuing Committee is now seeking a solution to the problem.


Another outstanding characteristic of Bishop Lawrence's episcopate is the deep affec- tion which he feels for his clergy and people. To the clergy and their families he is a true "Father in God," ready to praise and reluctant to admonish. In his travels about the Diocese, he seldom fails to stop for a few minutes in all the rectories along his route. Though this may add to the time of his journey, it also adds to the affection in which he is held by the lonely par- son in a difficult field. No one, save the person concerned, can record the aid, financial and spiritual, which he has given wherever he knows or suspects a need.


The laity, also, have not been neglected in the Bishop's ministrations. Throughout World War II, upward of three thousand and six hun-


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dred letters were mailed, three times in each year, to the men and women in the armed forces. The letters were all signed by the Bish- op and frequently contained personal post- scripts with bits of news concerning the recipi- ent's family and parish. It does not require much imagination to realize how deeply such letters were appreciated by those who often wondered if their Church had forgotten them.


Three times in the year about six hundred and fifty letters are sent to members of the Dio- cese who, by reason of illness or old age, are confined to their homes. This kind of pastoral ministry is very much needed, and the Bishop's letters and cheery words do much to lighten the tedious hours.


One other group, the boys and girls in col- lege, receive a letter from the Bishop early in in the fall, indicating his interest in their work and studies. These letters number about three hundred. It is this leadership by attraction, rather than by compulsion, which makes of Bishop Lawrence the efficient administrator and guide that the Diocese of Western Massa- chusetts needs for the greater work the ap- proaching future demands.


The great meeting that is to be held in Christ Church Cathedral on November 19, marks the end of one era and the beginning of another in our diocesan life. What of joy or


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sorrow, success or failure, the next fifty years holds for us, no one can know. To quote Bishop William Lawrence at the time of the organiza- tion of the Diocese: its life "is to be measured not by years or generations, but by centuries and milleniums." We trust that the work for Christ and His Church which has been here be- gun, will continue down the ages and that suc- ceeding generations of clergy and people will continue to hold the faith, in unity of spirit and in the bond of peace.


May God grant to the Diocese of Western Massachusetts the richness of His grace, that it may go from strength to strength, bearing the fruit of faithful service, to the glory of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


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THE DIOCESE OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS


BISHOPS


The Right Reverend Alexander Hamilton Vinton, D.D., 1902-1911


The Right Reverend Thomas Frederick Davies, D.D., 1911-1936


The Right Reverend William Appleton Lawrence, D.D., S.T.D., L.H.D., 1937-


SECRETARIES


The Reverend Henry M. Morrill, 1901


The Reverend Eliot White, 1902-1906


The Reverend Marshall E. Mott, 1907-1940


The Reverend Rush W. D. Smith, 1941-


TREASURERS


Mr. Charles M. Bent, 1901-1913


Mr. DeWitt Clinton, 1914-1927


Mr. Henry D. Vining, 1928-1946


Mr. Robert A. Adolphson, 1947-


ARCHDEACONS


The Venerable Charles J. Sniffen, 1912-1917 The Venerable Marshall E. Mott, 1920-1937


CHANCELLORS


Mr. George A. Gaskill, 1924-1933 Mr. Russell L. Davenport, 1934-


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CLERGY OF THE DIOCESE OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS As of January 1, 1951


Lawrence, William Appleton, D.D., S.T.D., L.H.D., Bishop Alexander, Donald N., Christ Church Cathedral, Spring- field


Andrews, Sherman W., Trinity Church, Milford


Armitage, William T., Trinity Church, Whitinsville; Vicar, St. John's Church, Millville


Arnold, William E., Vicar, St. Luke's Church, Lanesboro; and St. Martin's Church, Pittsfield


Atkins, John A., All Saints' Church, Springfield


Bennett, A. Vincent, D.D., Christ Church, Fitchburg


Brown, Charles O., St. Peter's Church, Springfield Bryant, Nelson W., St. Mark's Church, Adams Burgess, George, Assistant, St. James' Church, Greenfield; Vicar, St. Andrew's Church, Turners Falls


Carmichael, Robert R., St. John's Church, North Adams


Carter, E. Lawrence, Assistant, St. John's Church, Williamstown; Vicar, St. Andrew's, Blackinton


Chase, Arthur, New Haven, Connecticut


Clapp, Thaddeus, St. Mark's Church, Worcester; Vicar, St. Thomas' Church, Auburn


Coburn, John B., Grace Church, Amherst


Cooper, T. Frederick, Church of the Good Shepherd, Clinton


Cribbe, Augustus G., Gloucester


Curry, Robert L., Lenox School, Lenox


Davis, Robert E., Church of the Reconciliation, Webster; Priest in Charge, Grace Church, Oxford


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Day, Edward J., Master, Lenox School, Lenox; Assistant, St. Paul's Church, Stockbridge; Vicar, Chapel of the Good Shepherd, South Lee; Priest in Charge of St. George's Church, Lee


Fairfield, Leslie L., Amherst


Fisher, Charles R., Assistant, St. Stephen's Church, Pitts- field


Glaeser, Henry, Pittsfield


Green, Robert L., St. Luke's Church, Worcester


Greene, Albert F., St. Barnabas' Church, Springfield


Harvey, Benson H., St. Philip's Church, Easthampton


Hubbard, James DeW., Kent, Connecticut


Hutchins, Gordon, Jr., Captain, U.S.A., Fort Lewis, A.P.O. 942, Seattle, Washington


Kates, Frederick W., M.A., St. Stephen's Church, Pittsfield Kellett, Norman L., Holy Trinity Church, Southbridge


Kendrick, Raymond H., Canon to the Ordinary; Canon, Christ Church Cathedral


Knight, Franklin, Lenox


Knoble, John W., Assistant Minister, Trinity Church, New Haven, Connecticut


Laine, Edmund R., L.H.D., Associate, Church of the Ascen- sion, New York City


Linsley, S. Wolcott, New Haven, Connecticut


Mckenzie, John R. V., St. Matthew's Church, Worcester


Madison, James F., St. Paul's Church, Holyoke


Miller, Levi T., M.A., Auburn


Miner, Malcolm H., Vicar, Christ Memorial Church, North Brookfield; Christ Church, South Barre


Mortimer-Maddox, Richard, St. James' Church, Great Bar- rington; Vicar, Trinity Church, Van Deusenville


Morrill, Jonathan, Trinity Church, Ware; Vicar, St. Mary's Church, Palmer


Neill, James S., Andover, Connecticut


Nichols, Ellwyn J. H., Vicar, St. Luke's Church, Springfield Noble, A. Grant, D.D., St. John's Church, Williamstown Parke, John H., St. John's Church, Worcester


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Payne, John H., Jr., St. Paul's Church, Gardner; Vicar, Emmanuel Church, Winchendon


Peckham, John L., S.T.M., Ph.D., Worcester


Preston, Richard G., All Saints Church, Worcester Rathbun, George St. J., St. Mark's Church, Leominster


Rice, Maxwell W., Grace Church, Dalton


Robinson, Kenneth R., Vicar, Christ Church, Rochdale Rodenmayer, Robert N., St. John's Church, Northampton Sanford, Edgar L., Vicar, St. Stephen's Church, Westboro Shultz, Paul T., Jr., M.A., Church of the Atonement, West- field


Smith, Rush W. D., Church of the Good Shepherd, West Springfield


Smith, William, Fayville, Massachusetts


Snively, Alfred D., M.A., Associate and Canon, Christ Church Cathedral, Springfield


Spurrier, William A., Middletown, Connecticut


Starratt, Alfred B., St. Paul's Church, Stockbridge; Chapel of the Good Shepherd, South Lee


Steinmetz, Philip H., Vicar, St. John's Church, Ashfield


Stockwell, George, St. Augustine, Florida


Throop, Robert H., St. Michael's Church, Worcester


Thurlow, Edward K., S.T.M., Christ Church, Sheffield


Torrey, R. Archer, Vicar, St. John's Church, Athol


Tower, Edward C. M., New York City


Urban, Leigh R., M.A., Asheville, N. C.


Walker, Edward R., Associate, All Saints Church, Worcester


Weaver, Howard A., Assistant, Christ Church Cathedral; Vicar, St. Andrew's Church, Ludlow; and St. Aidan's Church, Springfield


Whiteman, John B., St. James' Church, Greenfield


Whitman, Robert S. S., Trinity Church, Lenox, and the Mission of St. Helena's, New Lenox


Williams, Merritt F., S.T.D., Dean, Christ Church Cathe- dral, Springfield


Wilson, Donald O., St. Simon the Cyrenian, Springfield Wood, Percival M., M.A., Needham, Massachusetts


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THE illustrations of the churches on suc- ceeding pages were gathered by Raymond Holmes Kendrick, Canon to the Ordinary. Each Parish and Mission was given the oppor- tunity of selecting the picture it wished to have reproduced. Four photographers re- quested credit: Mary Darling Graves, St. Andrew's Church, Longmeadow; Gladys Wat- son, Trinity Church, VanDeusenville; Ronald Fraser, St. Stephen's Church, Westboro; Vail- lancourt, St. John's Church, Wilkinsonville.


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ADAMS, ST. MARK'S CHURCH


Organized, 1861; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1871; cornerstone of Church laid, 1881; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1882.


AGAWAM, ST. DAVID'S CHURCH


Organized, 1925; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1926; first Church totally destroyed by cyclone, 1927; present Church built, 1928.


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AMHERST, GRACE CHURCH


Organized, 1864; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1866; Church built, 1866; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1866.


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ASHFIELD, ST. JOHN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1820; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1821; Church built, 1827; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander V. Griswold, Bishop of the Eastern Diocese, 1828.


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ATHOL, ST. JOHN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1889; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1919; Church built, 1890; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1891.


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AUBURN, ST. THOMAS' CHURCH


Organized as St. George's Church, 1930; admitted into Union with the Convention, 1930; St. Thomas Church, Cherry Valley, in the town of Leicester, moved to Auburn, and St. George's became St. Thomas', 1933.


BLACKINTON, ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH


Organized, 1905; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1917; Church built, 1905.


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CHICOPEE, GRACE CHURCH


Organized, 1846; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1885; first Church consecrated, 1848; present Church built, 1896; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1897.


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CLINTON, CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD


Organized, 1879; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1880; cornerstone of Church laid, 1875; Church completed and consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1876.


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DALTON, GRACE CHURCH


Organized, 1892; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion as a Mission, 1916; cornerstone of Church laid by the Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1892; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1919; received parish status by action of the Diocesan Con- vention, 1947.


EASTHAMPTON, ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH


Organized, 1871; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1872; first Church built, 1886; cornerstone of pres- ent Church laid, 1901; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachu- setts, 1912.


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FITCHBURG, CHRIST CHURCH


Organized, 1863; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1868; cornerstone of Church laid, 1867; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1868; Church reconstructed, new chancel and Crocker Memorial Chapel consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachu- setts, 1929.


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FITCHBURG, CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD


Organized, 1894, as Parochial Mission of Christ Church, Fitchburg; admitted into Union with the Convention, 1929; Church built, 1900; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander H. Vinton, being the first building to be consecrated in the Diocese of Western Massachu- setts, 1902.


GARDNER, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH


Organized, 1883; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1906; Church built, 1885; sold in 1908; building built for Parish House, but used as Church, 1909; Church consecrated by Rt. Rev. W. Appleton Lawrence, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1946.


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GREAT BARRINGTON, ST. JAMES' CHURCH


Organized, 1762; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1804; first Church built, 1764; second Church built, 1833; present Church built, 1857; Church con- secrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1862.


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GREENFIELD, ST. JAMES' CHURCH


Organized, 1812; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1816; cornerstone of first Church laid, 1813; first Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander V. Gris- wold, Bishop of the Eastern Diocese, 1814; cornerstone of present Church laid, 1847; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1849.


HOLYOKE, ST. LUKE'S CHURCH (Skinner Community House where St. Luke's worships) Mission started under auspices of St. Paul's, Holyoke, 1942; accepted by St. Paul's as a Parochial Mission, 1944.


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HOLYOKE, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH


Organized, 1863; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1865; first Church completed, corner of Suffolk and Middle Streets, 1868; present Church built, 1904; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander H. Vin- ton, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1905.


LANESBOROUGH, ST. LUKE'S CHURCH


Organized, 1767; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1796; first Church built, 1784; present Church (below) built, 1836; Parish House (above) but used most of the year for Church services, built 1898.


LEE, ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH


Organized, 1856; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1858; first Church built, 1857; Church destroyed by fire, 1861; second Church completed, 1864; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1873; Church destroyed by fire, 1879; present Church built, 1879; Church conse- crated by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1880.


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LENOX, TRINITY CHURCH


Organized, 1793; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1797; first Church built and consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander V. Griswold, Bishop of the Eastern Dio- cese, 1818; cornerstone of present Church laid, 1885; present Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1888.


LEOMINSTER, ST. MARK'S CHURCH


Organized, 1893; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion as a Mission, 1918; admitted into Union with the Convention as a Parish, 1921; cornerstone of Church laid by the Rev. Henry Hague, Archdeacon of Worcester, 1900; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1901.


LONGMEADOW, ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH


Organized, 1922; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion as a Mission, 1923; admitted into Union with the Convention as a Parish, 1945; Church built, 1924.


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LUDLOW, ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH


Organized, 1904; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1922; Church built, 1905; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1921.


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MILFORD, TRINITY CHURCH


Organized, 1864; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1865; Church built, 1867; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1871.


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MILLVILLE, ST. JOHN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1849; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1850; cornerstone of Church laid, 1850; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1854.


NEW LENOX, ST. HELENA'S CHURCH


Cornerstone of Union Chapel laid, 1892; Union Chapel, as St. Helena's Church, became Parochial Mission of Trinity Church, Lenox, 1897.


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NORTH ADAMS, ST. JOHN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1855; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1858; Church built, 1858; cornerstone of present Church laid, 1868; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1869.


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NORTHAMPTON, ST. JOHN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1826; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1828; cornerstone of first Church laid, 1829; first Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander V. Gris- wold, Bishop of the Eastern Diocese, 1830; cornerstone of present Church laid by the Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1892; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Frederic D. Huntington, Bishop of Central New York, 1893.


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NORTH BROOKFIELD, CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH


First Church built-the Union Congregational Church, 1894; accepted as an Episcopal Church, at the request of the congregation, 1905; admitted into Union with the Convention, 1916; Church building condemned, 1937; present Church built on site of first building, made from part of it, 1938.


NORTH GRAFTON, ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH


Organized, 1894; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1899; Church built, 1894; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachu- setts, 1897.


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OTIS, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH


Organized, 1827; cornerstone of Church laid, 1829; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander V. Gris- wold, Bishop of the Eastern Diocese, 1832.


OXFORD, GRACE CHURCH


Organized, 1863; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion of the Diocese of Massachusetts, 1865; admitted into Union with the Convention of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, 1949; Church built, 1863; Church con- secrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1865.


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PALMER, ST. MARY'S CHURCH


Organized, 1908; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1922; Church built, 1924; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1924.


PITTSFIELD, ST. MARTIN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1912; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1913; Church built, 1911.


PITTSFIELD, ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1830; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1831; first Church built and consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander V. Griswold, Bishop of the Eastern Dio- cese, 1832; cornerstone of present Church laid, 1889; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1892.


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ROCHDALE, CHRIST CHURCH


Organized, 1824; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1825; cornerstone of Church laid, 1823; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander V. Griswold, Bishop of the Eastern Diocese, 1824.


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SHEFFIELD, CHRIST CHURCH


Organized, 1866; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion as a Mission, 1873; admitted into Union with the Convention as a Parish, 1924; first Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachu- setts, 1869; present Church built, 1912; Church conse- crated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1919.


SHELBURNE FALLS, EMMANUEL MEMORIAL CHURCH


Organized, 1900; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1924; Church built, 1883.


SOUTH BARRE, CHRIST CHURCH


Organized, 1908; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1922; Church built, 1909; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander H. Vinton, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1910.


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SOUTHBRIDGE, HOLY TRINITY CHURCH


Organized, 1905; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion as a Mission, 1914; admitted into Union with the Convention as a Parish, 1937; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1931.


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SOUTH LEE, CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD


(Chapel of Ease of St. Paul's Church, Stockbridge, until 1951)


Organized, 1856; cornerstone laid, 1901; Chapel con- secrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander H. Vinton, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1902.


SPRINGFIELD, CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL


Organized as Christ Church, 1838; admitted into Union with the Convention, 1839; first Church built and con- secrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander V. Griswold, Bishop of the Eastern Diocese, 1840; cornerstone of present Church laid, 1874; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1900; Christ Church became Christ Church Cathedral, 1929.


SPRINGFIELD, ALL SAINTS' CHURCH


Organized as St. Mark's, 1906; admitted into Union with the Convention, 1914; cornerstone of Church (All Saints') laid by Rt. Rev. Alexander H. Vinton, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1908; organized as All Saints' Parish, 1911.


SPRINGFIELD, ST. AIDAN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1933; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1940.


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SPRINGFIELD, ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH


Organized, 1926; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion as a Mission, 1926; admitted into Union with the Convention as a Parish, 1945; portable Church erected, 1925; present Church built, the portable Church build- ing having been moved to the eastern part of the city for St. Aidan's, 1931.


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SPRINGFIELD, ST. LUKE'S CHURCH


Organized as St. James', 1930; admitted into Union with the Convention, 1930; Church built, 1930; Holy Trinity Church, Chicopee Falls, merged with St. James' Church, Springfield, and the name changed to St. Luke's, 1945.


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SPRINGFIELD, ST. PETER'S CHURCH


Organized, 1893; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1895; cornerstone of first Church (now St. Simon the Cyrenian) laid by the Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1891; Church consecrated by Bishop Brooks, 1892; cornerstone of present Church laid by the Rt. Rev. Alexander H. Vinton, Bishop of Western Massa- chusetts, 1905; present Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachu- setts, 1919.


SPRINGFIELD, ST. SIMON THE CYRENIAN


Organized, 1945; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1946; Church on King Street (the first St. Peter's Church) deeded by the Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1949.


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STOCKBRIDGE, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH


Organized, 1834; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1834; first Church completed and consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1844; present Church built and consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1884.


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TURNERS FALLS, ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH


Organized, 1918; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1919; Church built, 1921; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1930.


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VAN DEUSENVILLE, TRINITY CHURCH


Organized, 1839; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1841; cornerstone laid, 1829; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachu- setts, 1868.


WARE, TRINITY CHURCH


Organized, 1888; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1893; cornerstone of Church laid by the Rector, the Rev. C. W. Duffield, 1888; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1901.


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WASHINGTON, ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH


Organized, 1899; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion after gift to the Diocese by Mr. George F. Crane of New York, 1927; cornerstone of Church laid, 1899; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1900.


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WEBSTER, CHURCH OF THE RECONCILIATION


Organized, 1870; cornerstone of the Church laid, 1870; admitted into Union with the Convention, 1871; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1871.


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WESTBORO, ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1898; admitted into Union with the Conven- - tion, 1912; Church constructed from a stable, 1899.


WESTFIELD, CHURCH OF THE ATONEMENT


Organized, 1873; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion as a Mission, 1875; cornerstone of first Church laid, 1880; first Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1882; Church sold and new Church property purchased, 1924; ad- mitted into Union with the Convention as a Parish, 1929; present building consecrated by the Rt. Rev. W. Appleton Lawrence, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1944.


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WEST SPRINGFIELD, CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD


Organized, 1916; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1916; portable Chapel erected, 1921; basement of Church built, 1924; Church completed, 1929; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1934.


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WHALOM, ALL SAINTS' CHURCH


Organized, 1931; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1932; cornerstone of Church laid by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1935; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. W. Appleton Lawrence, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1937.


WHITINSVILLE, TRINITY CHURCH


Organized, 1908; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion as a Mission, 1917; cornerstone of Church laid, 1929; completed in 1930; admitted into Union with the Convention as a Parish, 1942; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. W. Appleton Lawrence, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1942.


WILKINSONVILLE, ST. JOHN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1827; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1828; cornerstone laid by Sutton Royal Arch Chapter of Masons, 1828; consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander V. Griswold, Bishop of the Eastern Diocese, 1829; again admitted into Union with the Convention as a Parish, 1930.


WILLIAMSTOWN, ST. JOHN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1894; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1896; cornerstone of Church laid, 1895; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1896.


WINCHENDON, EMMANUEL CHURCH


Organized, 1888; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1919; Church built, 1927; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1928.


WORCESTER, ALL SAINTS CHURCH


Organized, 1843; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1844; first Church built, 1846; consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1847; destroyed by fire, 1874; cornerstone of second Church laid, 1875; completed, 1876; consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock, Bishop of Massachu- setts, 1877; destroyed by fire, 1932; cornerstone of present Church laid, 1932; completed, 1934; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. W. Appleton Lawrence, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1938.


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WORCESTER, ST. JOHN'S CHURCH


Organized, 1884; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1886; cornerstone laid, 1884; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Alexander H. Vinton, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1903.


WORCESTER, ST. LUKE'S CHURCH


Organized, 1912; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion as a Mission, 1914; Church built, 1910; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1914; admitted into Union with the Convention as a Parish, 1921.


WORCESTER, ST. MARK'S CHURCH


Organized, 1887; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion, 1890; cornerstone of Church laid, 1888; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. W. Appleton Lawrence, Bishop of Western Massachusetts, 1939.


WORCESTER, ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH


Organized as a Mission, 1871; admitted into Union with the Convention, 1882; first Church built, 1871; organized as a Parish, 1874; Church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1880; cornerstone of present Church laid by the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts, 1894; present Church consecrated by Bishop Lawrence, 1895.


WORCESTER, ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH


Organized, 1927; admitted into Union with the Conven- tion as a Mission, 1928; portable Church erected, 1928; present Church built, 1939; admitted into Union with the Convention as a Parish, 1948.


DIOCESAN OFFICES, 37 CHESTNUT STREET, SPRINGFIELD


Built as a Rectory of Christ Church and first occupied by Bishop Charles L. Slattery when he was Rector, 1908; the second floor is now occupied by the Diocesan Offices, Christ Church Cathedral using the first floor.


BISHOP'S HOUSE, 83 RIDGEWOOD TERRACE, SPRINGFIELD Property purchased by the Trustees for the Diocese for use as the Bishop's residence, 1933.


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BUCKSTEEP MANOR, WASHINGTON


The Manor House, other buildings including St. An- drew's Chapel, and about one hundred and fifty acres of land, given to the Diocese in 1927 by Mr. George F. Crane of New York; first used as a Girls' Friendly Society Holiday House and later, in 1937, becoming the Dioce- san Leadership Training Center.


BEMENT CENTER, CHARLTON


Property purchased as a site for group retreats, confer- ences and a summer camp for the boys and girls of the Diocese, 1946; the Center was officially opened in 1948 and in the summer the first camp was held.


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