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Bishop Alan M. Gates ordained seven new priests on Saturday, Jan. 10 at Trinity Church in Boston.  Courtesy Photo Pictured with Bishop Gates (far left) they are: (front, from left) The Rev. Jeffrey Dodge,…
In the News
On Wednesday December 10th, partners and staff of the Blackstone Innovation School celebrated a virtual ribbon-cutting at the unveiling of EBSCO, one of the most sophisticated academic databases in the nation.  Blackstone students, faculty and administrators now have access to this incredible…
In the News
The AIDS Action Committee has announced that 300 backpacks filled with daily necessities, such as winter hats and gloves, have been donated to the agency by Emmanuel Episcopal Church in West Roxbury. It is the third year in a row that Emmanuel Church has collected backpacks and donations for street…
In the News
Frances Robinson has 600 books piled up in her guest bedroom. She’s not a hoarder, a book vendor, or even a speed-reader, however. The books aren’t even hers.Robinson, along with fellow parishioners at Trinity Church Boston, volunteers weekly at the Paul A. Dever Elementary School in Dorchester…
Diocesan News
The Board of Trustees of Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) in Cambridge announced today that it has accepted the decision of the Very Rev. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale, President and Dean, to not seek a renewal of her contract when it expires at the end of June."We accept her decision with gratitude…
Diocesan News
A message from Religious Leaders for the Long Island Refugees:In this cold and holy season we ache for the homeless people of Boston who are suffering as a result of the abrupt closure of the Long Island Bridge. Working with service providers and city officials, we have identified a critical, unmet…
Reflections
O God, in seasons of darkness you call us to seek illumination and proclaim the brightness of hope.  We are renewed this night, O Lord.We are renewed this night in our grief and sorrow, at the recollection of precious lives ended at Sandy Hook, and all the equally precious lives…
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Numerous churches, parks and public squares were wreathed in candlelight last week during vigils held across the country on the second anniversary of the Newtown, Conn., school shootings. The vigils, including local ones co-sponsored by Episcopal churches and organizations in Medford, Boston and…
Bright Ideas
The Church of Our Saviour in Arlington is using an old tradition to build new connections among parishioners and promote prayerful waiting during the Advent season.  Las Posadas is a tradition from Mexico and Central America, and Our Saviour's iteration of it, families bring nativity figures…
Reflections
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, It is not the usual sort of waiting.  The Advent discipline is unlike our typical experiences of waiting.  We wait in line at the grocery store and in congested traffic.  We wait for our computer program to download.  We wait for our workday…