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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

One hundred years ago, on Dec. 25, 1914, Christ Church parishioners celebrated their first service at the stone chapel on Court Street in Plymouth.Founded in 1844, the Episcopal parish had built a new, statelier home. And after many years on Russell Street, the congregation had moved to a new place…

In the aftermath of events in Ferguson, Mo., the bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts issued the following message on Dec. 2, 2014, calling for prayer, dialogue and renewed dedication to issues of racial equity and justice:Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us;…

The Rev. Nicholas M. Morris-Kliment was installed as rector of Christ Church in Needham on Wednesday, Nov. 12. “It’s a community that takes being a community seriously,” Morris-Kliment said about Needham, describing the parish in particular as a “solid, vibrant, lively place." &nbsp…

The Episcopal Church has prepared a series of resources as well as discussion questions for adult forums and youth gatherings, following unrest over the recent grand jury decision not to indict the police officer involved in the August 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.The…

With the overcast midday sky signaling the approach of the winter storm forecast for the Thanksgiving holiday, an interfaith group of Boston religious leaders gathered on Boston Common today to pray and speak out on behalf of the approximately 700 people who have been displaced by the recent abrupt…