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Episcopal Church’s presiding officers sign documents to create Coalition for Racial Equity and Justice
Resolutions on Israeli ‘apartheid’ top agenda of General Convention international policy committees
Anglican Communion contributes to 55th UN Human Rights Council
Arkansas priest named interim executive director of Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing
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As state and local officials grapple with supporting migrant families in more official settings like the state emergency shelter system and overflow sites, they’re also leaning on faith groups and residents to lend a helping hand. Church leaders and groups are encouraging more people to join that…
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A joint Lenten-Easter devotional is being offered in the dioceses of Vermont and Massachusetts on the theme of “Baptism and Collaboration in the Body of Christ.”  It features lay, ordained and monastic voices reflecting on the season’s daily Scripture readings and the various “Will you…” questions of the baptismal covenant. The devotional is available here along with additional Lenten program offerings.

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St. Andrew's Church in Edgartown and Grace Church in Vineyard Haven are among the churches offering local community supper programs: "As the Island’s cost of living continues to rise, local community supper programs are seeing an increase in residents looking for relief, with demand for food at an…
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A healthy dose of curiosity and a love of research has led a deacon to uncover information that revises accepted Episcopal Church history. Prompted by her dedication to the diaconate, the Rev. Daphne B. Noyes, deacon at the Church of the Advent in Boston, researched the life and ministry of…
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The Office of the Bishop has issued the following pastoral announcement:

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For the first time in nearly two years, there are no scaffolds covering the front of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Route 30. Work was recently completed to repair and restore the masonry at the Southborough church’s bell and clock tower. “The bell and clock tower will continue to serve as a…
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Children’s Services of Roxbury (CSR) founders the Rev. Richard Richardson and Jestina Richardson received the Drum Major Award at the 54th Annual Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast on Jan. 15 for their extraordinary contributions to justice, diversity and inclusion efforts in Boston. The…
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Courtesy photo The Transition Committee was given its charge from the Standing Committee on Jan. 5, at the Church of the Redeemer in Chestnut Hill. Members are (pictured from left): Beth Grundy, James Dilday (Standing Committee), James Hairston, Walter…
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Following is the text of the sermon given by Bishop Alan M. Gates on Christmas Eve 2023 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston.

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Tim Mossholder on Unsplash In October Diocesan Convention approved a resolution from the Racial Justice Commission establishing a set of guiding principles for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Reparations Fund, and calling for the creation of a committee to oversee the…
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