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Everything old becoming new again was the refrain of the day as Bishop Alan M. Gates joined the congregation and community of St. Luke's-San Lucas Church in Chelsea on Feb. 21 to celebrate the completion of major building renovations, and to rededicate the refreshed parish hall in memory of the…

Father Brian Murdoch, parish priest at Grace Church in Vineyard Haven, observed Ash Wednesday with a particular Island theme, and a little humor. Father Murdoch met travelers arriving at the Steamship Authority Vineyard Haven terminal on the 11:30 am Island Home ferry to dispense ashes in the…

With work underway to build the 2016 diocesan budget, the Budget Committee has scheduled a series of open budget hearings this spring and widely invites participation and input from Diocesan Convention delegates, clergy and parish and program leadership.The committee is taking a new approach with…

Local communities with connections to the Israel Ahimbisibwe family are adding their prayers and remembrances to those being offered in Texas, Uganda and beyond.The Rev. Dr. Israel Ahimbisibwe, his spouse, Dorcas, and their five-year-old son, Jay, were found dead in their Houston apartment on Feb…

Young adults from several worshiping communities in the diocese are inviting one another into Lent this year with a daily dose of their own art, poetry, stories, photography, music and maybe even a cartoon or two.  And because these devotions are digital, anyone can sign up to receive them via…

B-SAFE, the summer enrichment program in the diocese that serves more than 500 children and employs 140 teens in Boston’s neighborhoods, is heading into its 16th year larger and wider in scope than ever before. The program relies upon volunteers from its partner parishes and organizations to…

Youth and advocates from across the state will gather at Old South Church (UCC) in Boston on Feb. 19 to rally for funding for youth jobs--advocating that teen employment can reduce street violence and enrich communities.The B-PEACE for Jorge campaign of the Diocese of Massachusetts is once again a…

For years I resisted admitting that my eyesight was slipping.  Always I told myself that the light was bad, or I was just tired.  I was unwilling to recognize this gradual function of nature because, honestly, I had spent a lifetime being quite proud of my eyesight:  20/20 in one eye…

The diocesan and cathedral offices at 138 Tremont Street in Boston will be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 10.

On Jan. 30, Episcopal City Mission (ECM) presented its annual Burgess Urban Fund grants to 20 Massachusetts grassroots community organizations working against social injustice.The Burgess Urban Fund was established in 1975 to improve the lives of the urban poor and oppressed. Grants are intended to…