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"Imagine" was the theme of the Rev. Deborah M. Warner’s final sermon at Church of the Messiah in Woods Hole on April 24, as she reflected upon her long tenure as rector of the oldest Episcopal church on Cape Cod and prepares to retire. “Dear friends,” Ms. Warner said in her sermon, “Over the past…

St. Stephen’s Food Pantry will participate in Project Bread’s 54th annual Walk for Hunger, which takes place on May 1. Run by St. Stephen’s Memorial Episcopal Church, St. Stephen’s Food Pantry provides food to people in need in Lynn and surrounding communities. “During the pandemic, we have…

"Nestled into one of the prettiest corners of the Cape's scenic Route 6A is the inviting St. Mary's Church in Barnstable Village. This Cape Cod-style, cedar-shingled complex of buildings dates from the 1800s, and is both beautiful and highly energy efficient. For economic and environmental reasons,…

"The St. Mary’s [Barnstable] garden is open every day from dawn to 6 p.m., and even dogs are welcome. A sign encourages visitors to approach with gratitude for not only the garden and its gardeners, but for all of God’s creation." Susan Moeller reflects on a recent visit to the garden of St. Mary's…

After two years of uncertainty and feelings of isolation and disconnect, members of the Social Justice Group of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church wanted to not only find a way to bring people together, but to raise awareness about all people subject to prejudice and injustice, especially considering…

Around 60 people showed up at St. Barnabas’s to take part in an event called “Families Together Support Ukraine,” organized by The Coalition for Children, a support program based in Falmouth and Mashpee for kids and their families.

Lenten observances are part of the tradition at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Foxboro. The Rev. Ed Cardoza, the church’s former rector, now on the staff of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, said “a lot of folks are still suffering. There’s a sense of isolation from COVID...a lot of…

Six months after it was announced that Falmouth’s volunteer meal service Around The Table would not be reopening, St. Barnabas’s Episcopal Church has launched its own iteration of the program, called A Place At The Table.   A Place At The Table will launch on Tuesday, March 8, at the St…

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan this past August, St. Peter’s parishioner Martin Costa knew he needed to offer his help to any of the refugees that were to be resettled on the South Coast. When a young family of six arrived in South Dartmouth in December, he and fellow church…

Every Tuesday, the Black Seed Writers Group, a band of homeless, transitional or recently housed people, convenes at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul for an hour and 15 minutes of free-writing. As of late, the writers have been abuzz with anticipation of their first large-scale, in-person reading…