St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church is an inner-city parish in Dorchester built around three commitments: serving its communities, welcoming the stranger and celebrating the Spirit through justice and joy. Feeding people sits at the center of its work, through a weekly food pantry, Sunday brunch hospitality after worship and the Can We Talk ministry, which aims to feed people with good food and sustaining relationships. The parish also aims to be a safe, enriching place for children and youth.

The congregation embraces the diversity of its members and neighborhood: young and old, Black and white, gay, straight, queer, trans and non-binary, poor and well-resourced. The Rev. Tamra joined St. Mary’s after six years at The Crossing, earned her M.Div. at Church Divinity School of the Pacific and was a founding member of the diocese’s reparations subcommittee in 2021. Clergy colleagues include the Rev. John H. Finley IV, co-founder of Epiphany School.

What to Know

• Sunday worship is a celebration of Holy Eucharist.
• The parish steel pan band, Heavenly Fire, has played during services.
• Godly Play for all ages has been offered in the parish hall during church.
• Activist partnerships connect the parish to justice work in the wider community.