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Mass. deputies lead Episcopal
Church to boycott Hyatt hotels
PHOTO:
Episcopal Life Online
Executive
Council members at work in Memphis on Oct. 6:
(from left) Bonnie Anderson, Gay Jennings, Presiding
Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Lee Crawford (back to
camera), Mark Harris and Ian
Douglas.
The decision, made by the church's
Executive Council at its Oct. 5-8 meeting in Memphis,
was instigated by the Diocese of Massachusetts' General
Convention deputies and bishops, who submitted
a resolution through the council's Standing
Committee on Advocacy and Networking.
"This
boycott would be consistent with the church's faithful
witness to economic justice and fair treatment of all
workers," the Massachusetts deputies say in their
resolution's explanation.
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New gym, newly
blessed
PHOTO:
Courtesy of the Barbara C. Harris Center
The
new George H. Kidder Recreation Center at the diocese's
camp and conference center in Greenfield,
N.H.
At the Sept. 16 Clergy Day held in
the new gym, Bishop Bud Cederholm drew the inaugural
free throw; he missed his shot, but the gym was
officially blessed anyhow, and Bishop M. Thomas Shaw,
SSJE praised those involved in its planning and
construction for completing the project on time and
under budget.
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Diocese marks 225 years at
upcoming annual convention Diocesan
Convention becomes a kind of big-tent meeting this year,
as the Diocese of Massachusetts marks its 225th year
Nov. 6-7 with a celebration that will spill out of
Trinity Church onto Boston's Copley Plaza. 
A benefit dinner and
square dance under a tent on the plaza will enliven the
proceedings on Friday night, as will a youth rally with
Bishop Tom Shaw on Saturday afternoon leading up to the
convention's closing Eucharist.
In between,
the 600-some parish delegates and clergy will, among
other business, review diocesan mission strategy and
consider two resolutions, one on whether clergy should
be allowed to solemnize same-gender marriages and
another on the church's continuing efforts to come to
terms with its complicity in the institution of
slavery. And, they will vote on a $6.4 million
budget proposed for
2010.
"Convention is the one
occasion when all our congregations, through your
representation, are present together in prayer and
worship, celebration and deliberation, discernment and
lifting up of a common vision for the glory of God and
God's kingdom," the bishops wrote to delegates and
clergy on Oct. 9. "And then we take it all home to
our congregations where our shared mission to be
Christ's inviting, forming, sending, serving presence in
the world finds local expression."
The
schedule of October delegate forums, online registration
and Convention materials are all available here.
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Newslinks: "Father of the
program": The Oct. 7 South End News profiles
Tim Crellin and his 10 years as vicar at St. Stephen's
Church in Boston.
Marchers draw attention to
domestic violence: The Rev. Joel Almono of
Grace Church in Lawrence led a prayer vigil during the
annual Brides' March mourning victims of domestic
violence, noted here by the
Eagle Tribune on
Sept. 29.
A half
century and counting: "God has more
expectations for you," Bishop Tom Shaw tells St.
Michael's Church as it celebrates 50 years of community
life in Holliston, according to this Sept. 28 Metrowest Daily News
story.
Where a first lady
prayed: Curry College professor and author
John Hill gave a talk last month at Christ Church in
Quincy on President John Adams's religious journey, and
this Sept. 27 Patriot
Ledger preview
included a sidebar on Christ Church's connection to the
second First Lady Adams, Louisa.
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A meaningful opportunity to prepare for a
difficult situation before it
arises: Elizabeth Keene from St.
Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, Maine, will lead a workshop
on "Helping Children (and youth) Cope
with Death and Grief" this Saturday, Oct. 17, 9
a.m.-12:30 p.m., at St. Peter's Church (320 Boston Post
Road) in Weston. This is a gathering for members
of parishes, communities and schools to come together
and gain strategies for caring for children and youth
grieving death and loss. E-mail Kit Lonergan at klonergan@diomass.org to sign
up. Click here for
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Coming up
Oct 17: Eucharistic Visitor Training,
St. Elizabeth's Church, Sudbury, 9 a.m.
Oct 17: Workshop: Helping Children
Cope with Death and Grief, St. Peter's Church, Weston, 9
a.m.
Oct 17: Worship Learning Party,
Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston POSTPONED TO JAN. 30,
2010.
Oct 20: Retired clergy gathering, St.
Peter's Church, Weston, 11 a.m.
Oct 20, 21, 27,
28 & 29: Pre-Diocesan Convention Forums, various
locations, 7-9 p.m.
Oct 21: Contemplative Eucharist,
Bethany House of Prayer, Arlington, 7 p.m.
Oct 22: MECA Storytelling Workshop
with Susan Klein, St. Andrew's Church, Framingham, 9
a.m.
Oct 22: Diocesan
Council, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston,
5:30 p.m.
Oct 24: Safe Church Training, St.
Paul's Church, Brookline, 8:30 a.m.
Oct 24: International Day of Climate
Action
Oct 28: "Modern-Day Slavery and the
Campaign to End It" Talk at Grace Church, Medford, 6:45
p.m.
Oct 31: "Fearless Singing" workshop at
Church of St. John the Evangelist, Boston, 10 a.m.
Nov 1: MagnificatBoston sings Evensong
at St. Anne's Church, Lowell , 4 p.m.
Nov 3: Refreshment Day at Bethany
House of Prayer, Arlington, 9 a.m.
Nov 4, 11 &
18: Wednesday Concert Series at Church of St. John
the Evangelist, Boston, 5:30 p.m.
Nov 6-7:
Diocesan Convention, Trinity Church, Boston
Nov 6-7:
"Art on the Pews" Show, St. Peter's Church,
Cambridge
Nov 8: "Healing Spaces: The Science of
Place and Well-Being" lecture, Trinity Church, Boston, 2
p.m.
Nov 10: "Amartya Sen: Reducing
Injustice on Earth" lecture at Trinity Church, Boston, 7
p.m.
Nov 11: Green Gathering at Bethany
House of Prayer, Arlington, 6 p.m.
Nov 13-14:
Antiracism Ministry's "Conversations on Racism," Trinity
Church, Boston
Nov 14: Safe Church Training, St.
James's Church, Cambridge, 8:30 a.m.
Nov 14: Eucharistic Visitor Training,
St. Mary's Church, Barnstable, 9 a.m.
Nov 14: Holly Fair, Church of the Holy
Nativity, South Weymouth, 9 a.m.
Nov 15: Youth Leadership Training for
Adults, St. Andrew's Church, Hanover, 3 p.m.
Nov 15: South Shore Deanery
Bowl-a-thon, Colonial Lanes on Rte. 18 in Weymouth, 3
p.m.
Nov 20-22:
Junior High Youth Retreat, Barbara C. Harris Camp and
Conference Center, Greenfield, N.H.
Nov 21: Parenting Workshop, Cathedral
Church of St. Paul, Boston, 10
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