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Episcopalians of eastern Massachusetts on Saturday elected the Rev. Alan M. Gates, rector of a large church in Ohio, to succeed Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, who will retire in September after a 20-year tenure. Gates, 56, will lead a diverse and active diocese with 183 congregations and 63,000 baptized…

The Travel Channel show "Church Secrets and Legends" recently featured Boston's Old North Church. Most people have heard the story of Paul Revere's lanterns--one if by land, two if by sea--but have you heard of John Childs, the man who "flew" from the steeple in 1757?  Click the link to watch…

 Lent Madness is pits saints against each other for the coveted Golden Halo. There is a website with weekly video updates and regular blog posts. Every day, thousands of people read about and vote for their favorite saints online. This discipline can help people live out their faith. As…

On Feb. 28, a group of teens and adults from All Saints Parish and Church of Our Saviour participated in City Reach, an overnight program that enables housed people to learn firsthand about homelessness from people who have experienced it. City Reach takes place several times each year at the…

Seven members of the confirmation class at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Milton and six adults visited Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston on March 7 for Ecclesia Ministries’ "CityReach," an overnight program of discovery and conversation about the causes and circumstances of homeless people…

Religious leaders, town and state officials and residents gathered in Bedford March 20 to denounce recent acts of anti-Semitism in the schools and pledge their support to help make Bedford a safe and welcoming community for all cultures and races.  "We wish this wasn't happening but since they…

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…

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…

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…

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…