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As the state works to adapt and find alternative solutions to divert families from shelters, a network of nearly a dozen churches in the Greater Boston Area has collaborated with the Brazilian Workers Center — an immigrant support and advocacy organization— to fill in the gaps. “We began working…
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Dozens of people gathered on the town common in Franklin April 6 to share song and prayer at a vigil in response to two hateful acts of vandalism in town last week, including one that targeted a Jewish temple. "The acts of vandalism to the temple this week are acts of violence," said Rev. Kathy…
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Lowell's early history was inextricably linked to slavery through its many cotton mills where young women from rural New England and immigrants from Europe wove what Black people from slave-holding states in the South picked.  One vehement opponent of slavery was the first rector at St. Anne…
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A thrift shop in Sandwich open for nearly 50 years has undergone a redesign, renaming and will now offer consignments, as well. St. John's Thrift Boutique, as the shop is now known, is at 163 Main Street. It's open year-round from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. The grand reopening…
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The Community Preservation Act approved by Lowell voters in 2019 continues to drive citywide investments and improvements, as well as grow the city’s housing stock. The Community Preservation Committee, made up of volunteer representatives from many boards and city staff, approved on Jan. 23 almost…
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In 1970, the pastors of Boston’s St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church  and  Union United Methodist Church came together to create the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast. This year, the annual tradition celebrates its 55th year. A highlight of this year’s breakfast was the keynote speaker, Angela…
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In a Dec. 29, 2024, dispatch, Cape Cod Times columnist Lawrence Brown highlighted the helping hand that St. David's Church in South Yarmouth extends to a community: "Once a month, the church holds a 'Food and Paper Pantry' for Cape homeless people and struggling families. They've been serving up…
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Two dozen members of the Episcopal clergy surrounded Julia E. Whitworth and placed their hands on her head as she knelt in prayer. A few minutes later, she was on her feet with a red stole and cape draped over her shoulders and a golden shepherd’s crook in her hand. The crowd Saturday morning in…
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Last Sunday, worshipers at a morning service in Norwood discovered welcome flags with rainbow designs had been yanked down, multi-colored Adirondack chairs symbolizing the church’s support for the LGBTQ community had been rearranged, and a rainbow banner reading “Be the Church” had been covered…
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The Rev. Julia Whitworth, who will be consecrated Oct. 19 as the 17th Bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts, is eager to address the challenges of leading a large diocese based in the city of Boston. “I want to come in and know the diocese and be known. I want to build trust, be a keen listener,…