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Episcopal Church News

81st General Convention wraps up in Louisville
Prayer Book liturgies, church calendar commemorations reach final action in House of Deputies
81st General Convention finalizes reunion of the Diocese of Wisconsin
Bishops, deputies pass compromise resolution backing Palestinian state; no mention of ‘apartheid’
Presiding bishop-elect to forego installation at National Cathedral; scaled-back event to be held at church’s New York headquarters
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Diocese and Parish News

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Bishop Alan M. Gates issued on July 24, 2019, the following letter to the diocesan community regarding the ongoing national immigration policy crisis. In these summer days, at a time when we may be looking forward to some opportunity for rest and renewal, many of us find ourselves deep in a state…
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Each year at St. Dunstan’s Vacation Bible School, many of the counselors and counselors in training stay after camp to do a service project. This year, they decided to do two projects so they could support two groups:  Solar Mamas and A Place to Turn Food Pantry in Natick.
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Presiding bishop issues July 15 video message on immigration: ‘Who is my neighbor?’ Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry said in a video message released on July 15:  “Deeply embedded in the Christian faith, indeed deeply embedded in the Jewish tradition, which is the mother of…
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Do you or others in your congregation have leadership skills to share and a desire to serve the Diocese of Massachusetts and wider Episcopal Church? This year's Diocesan Convention will be electing deputies to the Episcopal Church's 2021 General Convention, as well as members of numerous diocesan…
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The Office of the Bishop has issued the following notice:

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Bancroft's Jesse Tree mural
Parish News

In parish news in April, readers learned about a 16-foot mural that was painted by artist Martha Bancroft in 1971 for the chancel wall of the former Parish of the Messiah in Auburndale. When Messiah merged with Trinity Church in Newton Centre in 2015, the mural was removed and was in need of a new home.

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Julie Lowe
Parish News

On May 29, Grace Church in North Attleborough held an anti-bullying panel discussion as part of its "Community Conversations," a project to hold conversations of relevance at the church, intended for the entire community.

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Noah's Ark Art
Parish News

At St. James's Church in Cambridge, work has begun to build a new parish hall as part of the preservation and redevelopment project underway, which, according to its website, will transform the church property while preserving the historic church sanctuary. Right now there is a big excavation hole next to the church, surrounded by a construction fence.

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Jackson Humphreys
Diocesan News
Every three years, hundreds of Episcopal Church youth come together for the Episcopal Youth Event (EYE), an international gathering for worship, learning and fun. The next EYE will be hosted on the campus of Howard University, July 7-11, 2020, in partnership with Washington National Cathedral and…
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Task force
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Last year's Diocesan Convention called for a task force to be formed to examine successful models of engagement of adults in their 20s and 30s, within and beyond the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. The resulting 20-person task force is made up of people from across the diocese and…
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