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Following is the text of the sermon given by Bishop Alan M. Gates on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the annual diocesan Clergy Conference held in Devens.

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Bishop Alan Gates and Bishop Carol Gallagher
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Easter 2023 The refugee fleeing war-torn lands. The parent numbed by schoolchild massacre. The COVID-weary in every home and workplace. The friendship which has healed a loss. The treatment which has healed a wound. The miracle of the emergent daffodil. Amidst our losses, large and small, come…
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Screenshot from Bishop Alan Gates's Christmas 2022 message
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Standing in a parish hall in central Massachusetts, a group of Christians from Ghana gazed with surprise at the figures of a nativity scene from their home country. A parish of our diocese–St. Andrew’s in Ayer–maintains a remarkable tradition of displaying over 300 nativities from every corner of…
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New Bedford Easter Sunrise Vigil 2022
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A message for Easter 2022 from Bishop Alan M. Gates

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Screenshot of Bishop Alan Gates giving Holy Tuesday 2022 sermon.
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Text of the sermon delivered by Bishop Alan M. Gates at the Clergy Vow Renewal Service on Holy Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston.

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Constance Perry and Carol Morehead
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Constance Perry and Carol Morehead of the Racial Justice Commission's Subcommittee on Reparations share, in their own words, what's drawn them to engage in hard, holy work toward reparations. 

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A sermon delivered on Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston A primary focus during my sabbatical last year was cooking.  I tried out lots of new recipes and techniques.  Perhaps the greatest challenge for me in cooking has always been the timing. …
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Star detail from Advent paraments at St. Paul's Church, Dedham
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I am thinking about blue, a color of sadness. In common parlance, blue is associated with sorrow and discouragement.  A blue mood is a gloomy mood.  In my childhood there was a popular song called “Love is Blue,” in which the singer pines for his departed sweetheart.  Curiously,…
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Racial Justice Commission pull-quote with hands graphic
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A reflection from the Racial Justice Commission's Subcommittee on Fostering Antiracist Episcopal Communities, spotlighting its priorities and progress.

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Racial Justice Commission pull-quote with hands graphic
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A reflection from the Racial Justice Commission's Subcommittee on Resource Allocation, spotlighting its priorities and progress.

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