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A former linguist, the Rev. Alan M. Gates looks to etymology to describe his theological understanding of the role of the church.  At its root, the word religion does not just describe a system of beliefs and practices, he said, but also the ties that bind us all.  On Saturday Gates will…

 As the Church in Wales prepares to enable women to become bishops, Bishop Suffragan Gayle Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts became the first female Anglican bishop to preside and preach in a Welsh cathedral.“The church is not just enriched by women’s ordination, it’s more…

St. Michael's Church in Marblehead, which is celebrating its 300th anniversary this year, has been without a steeple since George Washington's second term in office when the church's former steeple had to be taken down because of rot.  A new 38-foot zinc-shingled spire was installed on Aug. 28…

Cut off from Market Basket stores around the region, many people are turning to food pantries after finding that their dollars don’t go as far at the competition, said the Rev. Laura Everett, director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches.“There’s been an increased need earlier in the month, and…

Standing in a shadowy basement room at Christ Episcopal Church, next to the motor and pump that power the church organ, Michael Beagan held his finger up to a small digital screen."On a nice sunny day this would be eight or nine thousand," he said. "You can see it’s 664."Beagan, the church…

Episcopal Divinity School's Director of Lifelong Learning Diane D'Souza spoke to WBUR about the recent EDS pilgrimage to Haynesville, Alabama, where EDS student Jonathan Daniels was killed in 1965 for his involvement in the civil rights movement.  

Attleboro's All Saints Episcopal Church has started a breakfast program named One Family, A Mission of Unity Saturday Morning Breakfast. The church plans to hold the breakfasts every other month to aid low-income families in the area. Click the link above to read more. 

“God tells us to show hospitality for immigrants, to look out for and care for these children,” the Rev. Jane Gould of St. Stephen's Church in Lynn said at a protest, eliciting cheers and applause from demonstrators provoked by comments from the mayor that the influx of child immigrants from…

The Oasis Community Youth Group of St. Stephen’s Church in Lynn has been working on what they call Project 135. Project 135 is an outdoor art installations intended  to spread awareness and support of House Bill 135, which aims to reduce youth homelessness and  its effects.Upon its…

The parish office of St. Mary's Episcopal Church is abuzz with staff members preparing for the debut of a unique camp program that will be the first of its kind in Massachusetts.The Amazing Grace camp, planned for later this summer at Camp Burgess in Sandwich, will offer Cape children who have a…