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Dios todopoderoso y eterno, tú no aborreces nada de lo que has creado, y perdonas los pecados de todos los penitentes: crea y forma en nosotros, corazones nuevos y contritos, para que, lamentando debidamente nuestros pecados y reconociendo nuestra miseria, obtengamos de ti, Dios de toda…

Grace Church in Medford organized a letter-writing campaign on Feb. 12 to protest proposed MBTA fare increases and service cuts.  The church's "Greening Grace" environmental group has been working on reducing energy usage at church and doing…

Beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Rev. Barbara Smith-Moran, Priest-in-Charge at Grace Church in Everett, will be doing a half-hour radio show at 1:30 p.m., in English, with Creole translation, on Haitian Radio WNTN, 1550 AM.  It's called "Neighborhood is Family"/"Vwazen se fanmi."  "I'll…

Applications are now being accepted for 2012 grants through the diocese's Creation Care Initiative (launched as the Green Grants Initiative in 2010).  The initiative exists to encourage, challenge and support all of the congregations of the diocese…

The 2012 schedule for summer camp at the diocese's Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H., has been announced, and registration is open for the six one-week sessions from June 24 to Aug. 4, along with specialized camp programs…

Español Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent:  Create and make in us new and contrite hearts…that we may obtain of you, God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness… .     from the Collect for…

The Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston kicked off its 100th anniversary year on Feb. 11 with a first-ever event that was partly a birthday party and partly a well-organized free-for-all of fun activities to help people of all ages learn about cathedrals and what they do. …

Routinely, at diocesan budget committee meetings and hearings, the question gets asked:  Why is it diocesan policy that clergy and lay church employees receive full payment of their health insurance premium as a compensation benefit when this is not the norm in many other professions,…