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Padanaram businesses and a local mother’s group hope a new holiday tree will buoy seasonal spirits. The tree will be made of buoys painted by area individuals and organizations to create a nautical-themed holiday look organizers say is appropriate for the town and the tree’s location at the…

The Rev. James E. Curry brought a hammer and tongs to the backyard of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Sunday to show a small crowd how to bang and bend shotgun barrels into garden trowels and spades. As he fired up a portable forge to turn 7-inch lengths of gun barrels white hot, Curry talked about…

Grace Episcopal Church in Newton will receive a grant of up to $250,000 from the National Fund for Sacred Places, a major milestone in the church’s effort to raise funds for its historic bell tower. The nearly 150-year-old tower’s masonry has been cracking for years and is at risk of collapsing. …

The United Nations climate conference features heads of state, government representatives, climate activists and concerned citizens from around the world. The global event also has a decidedly local angle in Susie Faria. Faria is a 25-year-old Beverly resident who was selected as a delegate for…

What started as an online effort to bring local mothers together has morphed into an in-person family fall festival that organizers hope will further unite the community.  The inaugural festival was held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 outside St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 351 Elm St. The…

A comunidade brasileira foi muito bem representada na celebração multicultural de agradecimentos, realizada no dia 16 de outubro. A Igreja Episcopal de Boston, Catedral St. Paul, juntamente com o Ministério UTO (United Thank Offering) abriram as suas portas para um encontro inter-religioso e…

What would we do without our faithful furry friends? Especially during the pandemic, when many of us have been working from home. Rev. Dr. Matthew Cadwell will honor pets this Sunday at 1:30, at Old North Church. "We know that pets are sources of strength, comfort and joy and we want to give…

Trinity Church’s Sunday morning service appeared to be just like any other except for the bevy of four-legged worshippers in attendance for the annual “Blessing of the Animals.” The annual ceremony was held on the church’s west porch in Copley Square with pets ranging from dogs and cats to guinea…

In honor of the retirement of the Rev. Dr. Susan H. Lee, a service of Holy Eucharist will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 315 Warren St., Fall River. Lee received her bachelor's degree from Brown University and completed a Master of Divinity degree at…

In 1862, William B. Gould sailed 28 miles across the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, N.C., to escape a life of slavery. He would later become a Civil War Navy veteran, a family man, and respected member of the community where he settled with his wife and eight children. More than 150 years later,…