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Six new priests ordained

Photo: Anthony Pretti Bishop Bud Cederholm ordained six new priests for the Episcopal Church on Jan. 9 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston.

 

Church responds to Haiti earthquake

Episcopal Relief and Development is accepting donations to its Haiti Relief Fund so that it can provide critical emergency funds in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake.  Click here to give and learn more.

01/15/10:  The three sisters of the Society of St. Margaret in Port-au-Prince are safe, as is ordination postulant and Young Adult Service Corps volunteer Jude Harmon.

 

Presiding bishop joins MIT discussion on science and social responsibility

Scientists have an obligation to “tell the truth they know,” the Episcopal Church’s presiding bishop recently told a forum at MIT in Cambridge.

An oceanographer before she became a priest and then bishop, Jefferts Schori joined stem cell researcher George Daley and pediatric neurologist David Urion for a Dec. 3 panel discussion on “The Social Responsibility of the Scientist.” 

The evening was part of a 45th anniversary celebration for the Technology and Culture Forum, a program coordinated by the Episcopal chaplain at MIT.

 

Diocesan clergy may now marry all eligible couples

Clergy of this diocese may now solemnize marriages for all eligible couples, Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE announced on Nov. 29, the first Sunday in Advent and the beginning of the church year. 

 

Parish News

New, expanded building catches up with ministry at St. Christopher’s in Chatham

A back view of the newly expanded building at St. Christopher’s Church in Chatham.  The first service in the new church is Dec. 20.Lynn Van Dine A back view of the newly expanded building at St. Christopher’s Church in Chatham. The first service in the new church is Dec. 20. After six years of planning and 14 months of construction, St. Christopher’s Church in Chatham is ready to open its new, renovated facility at 625 Main Street.

The remodeling and expansion project increased the size of the sanctuary while adding new meeting rooms and offices on five different levels. 

“This new building has basically caught up with our ministries” the rector, Brian McGurk, said.

 

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