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Esperanza Academy, an independent school for middle-school girls from low-income families in Lawrence, is entering the new school year with an expanded faculty, a thriving sports program and a reinvigorated sense of Episcopal identity.  They also have major cause for celebration:  100…

St. Peter's Church in Beverly is celebrating  its 150th anniversary this year.  In thanksgiving for 150 years in Beverly, the parish set a goal of raising $3,000 to purchase 150 backpacks for Beverly Bootstraps "Back to School Bonanza." Every year, Beverly Bootstraps supplies more than…

The Diocese of Massachusetts' Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H., finished out its 2013 camp season in August, wrapping up its 10th year. There were five week-long sessions for campers entering grades 4-12, and the sixth week welcomed campers from the B-SAFE summer day…

This month, The Crossing returns to its weekly Thursday evening worship at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston. The Crossing is an emergent community that blends the traditions of the Episcopal Church with member-led ministry, creative prayer and meditation and a rich sense of community. The…

It has been more than nine months since Sandy tore through the East Coast, devastating many communities along the mid-Atlantic and causing damage as far north as Maine. There are thousands of homes that are still in need of repair, and the clean-up efforts are ongoing. Rebuilding these coastal…

The Parish of the Messiah in the Newton village of Auburndale welcomed Tinka Perry, the diocesan coordinator for Episcopal Relief & Development, as a guest speaker at a recent Sunday morning service. She discussed the charge to Christians to seek and serve Christ in all persons, and to strive for…

The first fruits of the diocese's successful $20-million Together Now fundraising campaign are already at work, through a tithe of $2 million for global mission. One of the ways these funds are being distributed is through new Mission Tithe Council Grants and Mission Tithe Matching Grants…

It’s a problem that just about everyone who has walked through Cambridge shares: finding a public bathroom around Harvard Square. Now, a loose coalition of churches, homelessness organizations, and businesses have launched a campaign called Advocates for a Common Toilet, in an effort to get a…

[Discernment Committee News Release]:  The Discernment Committee announced on Aug. 29 that the period for nominations for bishop coadjutor closed, as scheduled, on Aug. 26.  Applications are being received through 5 p.m. on Sept. 23.  Nominations are not necessary for applications…

Every year, more than four million people gather in Relay for Life events in more than 20 countries, raising some $400 million for cancer research and support.  In honor of Bishop Tom Shaw, who is undergoing treatment for brain cancer diagnosed in May, a team of 40 people from parishes in the…