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People braved cold weather and even a few snowflakes to receive ashes on the go on Ash Wednesday, as two local Episcopal churches took the Christian ritual to the streets. The Rev. Scott Ciosek, who is the pastor of St. Martin's Church in New Bedford and St. Peter's in Dartmouth, said the parishes…

La realidad es que el tiempo de Cuaresma, que los cristianos han practicado por muchos siglos, es sobre el mismo anhelo de tener una mayor luz en el mundo, ya sea que usted vive en el hemisferio norte o el hemisferio sur. La palabra "Cuaresma" significa el periodo de 40 días que ahora constituye la…

The Eagle-Tribune features Ash Wednesday and Lent observances at the Episcopal parishes of St. Paul's Church in North Andover, Christ Church in Andover and Trinity Church in Haverhill.  While many are familiar with the aspects of Lent that involve fasting or sacrifices, local clergy say the…

At a meeting last week of the Church Pension Group, a senior trustee who knows a good bit about the Episcopal Church and her congregations introduced me to somebody by saying, "Thomas is the rector of a parish in Boston, a broad church."  It's not a description I hear much--broad church-…

A series of open public forums March 14-18 is underway, providing the opportunity to meet and learn about the candidates on the slate for election as bishop. The forums take place on:Friday, March 14, 6:30 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Church (79 Denton Road) in Wellesley;Saturday, March 15, 1 p.m.,…

It’s that time of year again: break out those brackets, pick your favorites and get ready to compete for serious bragging rights. College basketball? No, a tournament in which stakes are not as temporal as those of the NCAA, but instead reach all the way to heaven: Lent Madness.  For the fifth…

Thirteen hardy teens made the trip up to the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H., this February school vacation week for the very first Winter Camp. Alessia Doss, Camp Director, and Sam Gould, Director of Youth Ministry, collaborated to program this week of winter fun…

Two new candidates have emerged to succeed the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, introduced in this Boston Globe story.  The Rev. Timothy E. Crellin, vicar of St. Stephen's Church in the South End, and the Rev. Canon Margaret "Mally" Ewing Lloyd, who oversees diocesan staff and…

The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts announced today two additional candidates for election as bishop, having verified proper petitions and satisfactory background checks for both.  They are:• The Rev. Timothy E. Crellin, Vicar, St. Stephen’s Church, Boston; and•…

The Four Churches of the Southern Cross, a group of four small, local Episcopal churches, has developed a special church service for children who are autistic or have special needs. "Spirit of Grace" is held at 2 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month. The sponsoring group was conceived about one…