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It was storming outside, but the atmosphere was warm and inviting inside as parishioners flocked to All Saints’ Episcopal Church last weekend for an extra-special birthday celebration.Located at the gateway into West Newbury from Newburyport, the historic house of worship on Main Street — with its…

The city of Medford on Oct. 18 handed out its annual Green Awards to Medford homeowners, businesses and organizations working to keep the city environmentally sound. Grace Church Medford was among the organizations honored. The city noted Grace Church's many green improvements including: 1)…

As cold rain and a chill wind scoured Copley Square on Saturday afternoon, some 1,300 mourners gathered at Trinity Church to say a final farewell to the Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE who served as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts for two decades.  His funeral reflected both his…

Clergy, academics, and other advocates urged support on Wednesday for ballot questions that would repeal the state casino law and provide many workers with paid sick time, asserting that the measures would protect the state’s most vulnerable residents.The Rev. Luther Zeigler, Harvard’s Episcopal…

The Rev. Susan Russell writes: "We lost a bishop, an activist, a monk and a friend today. Bishop Tom Shaw died in Massachusetts at the age of 69 after a valiant battle against cancer.As the whole church mourns the passing of this powerful witness to God's love, justice and compassion, we also mourn…

Soft-spoken and clad in a subdued black robe of his monastic order, the Right Rev. M. Thomas Shaw seemed an unlikely choice in 1994 to lead one of the largest Episcopal dioceses in the nation. Yet his unswerving devotion to spirituality and his unwillingness to avoid political controversy turned…

The Episcopal Chaplaincy at BU has made a portable labyrinth, which can be easily taken to a variety of locations and shared with the community. The labyrinth is designed to be easily portable and usable both indoors and outdoors, and was first launched in late September on BU's busy Marsh Plaza…

With newly repaired church bells ringing a 10-bell chime above, and jackhammers blasting below, officials at Grace Episcopal Church in New Bedford talked about the restoration work they have undertaken following serious flood damage to the lower level of the adjoining building, Grace House.

A former linguist, the Rev. Alan M. Gates looks to etymology to describe his theological understanding of the role of the church.  At its root, the word religion does not just describe a system of beliefs and practices, he said, but also the ties that bind us all.  On Saturday Gates will…

 As the Church in Wales prepares to enable women to become bishops, Bishop Suffragan Gayle Harris of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts became the first female Anglican bishop to preside and preach in a Welsh cathedral.“The church is not just enriched by women’s ordination, it’s more…