Parish News

St. Barnabas's Church in Falmouth is marking its 125th anniversary with a full year of special events, with a high point on June 11, when the parish will welcome Bishop Alan M. Gates and dedicate a new labyrinth. Gates will celebrate and preach at a special anniversary service, followed by dinner…

"BE YOU" is the name of a new high school group at St. Stephen's Church in Lynn seeking to provide a safe, fun and supportive space for LGBTQ+ teens and their straight allies. Dan Bell, a second-year Life Together fellow, started the group this past winter with support from youth minister Jason…

Grace Church in North Attleboro is reaching out to the community to help keep the World War II Memorial Swimming Pool open this summer while honoring fallen veterans.The Rev. Phillip Kutta will be conducting a special church service at Grace Church on Sunday, May 31 at 10 a.m., with music, prayers,…

St. Mary’s Church in Dorchester on April 8 hosted State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry for a "Meet Our Legislator" Event coordinated with Episcopal City Mission (ECM) to provide parishioners with a time to meet, hear from and ask questions of their local legislator.Cl …

The Evensong Choir from Christ Church in Cambridge departed on April 9 for its second international tour. The tour will include singing in some of Europe’s most famous cathedrals. The choir will be directed by its founder, Dr. Stuart Forster, and accompanied by Michael S. Murray. The group will…

Mayor Ed Murray of Seattle picked up a paintbrush at St. Stephen's Church in Boston on Saturday, March 21 and got to work, in fulfillment of a Super Bowl agreement made between mayors to do a service project in the winning team's locale.  Murray and his host for the day, Mayor Martin J. Walsh…

Everything old becoming new again was the refrain of the day as Bishop Alan M. Gates joined the congregation and community of St. Luke's-San Lucas Church in Chelsea on Feb. 21 to celebrate the completion of major building renovations, and to rededicate the refreshed parish hall in memory of the…

Water, soil, seeds, animals, harvest:  Enjoy this video visit to the Vacation Garden School at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Watertown, where children learn to love creation and begin claiming their role as caretakers.  It's just one way we're answering God's urgent call, together.

St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church in Lincoln has announced a new series of worship services that will explore innovative ways of worshiping together.  "Come and Grow: St. Anne’s @ 5" will be offered one Sunday a month in the late afternoon through May. The services will be followed by food and…

Music minister Carol Abel and the Rev. Mary Church of the Good Shepherd, Reading, Massachusetts, recently completed the restoration of their 65-year-old pipe organ, which had not been playable for several years. A dedication ceremony is scheduled to take place at the church’s 10…