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General Seminary leases New York City campus to Vanderbilt University, agreement ensures lasting presence
Historically Black North Carolina church fights environmental racism through advocacy, education, creation care
Loss of cultural wealth feared as cash-strapped Canadian churches struggle to preserve buildings
Anglican Communion secretary general Bishop Anthony Poggo visits Burundi
Presiding bishop-elect discusses his initial plans for Episcopal Church ‘structural realignment’
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The Office of the Bishop has issued the following notice: May 22, 2019 Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are saddened to inform you of the death of the Rev. John Alfred Fesq in Pinehurst, N.C., on April 30, 2019. John served as curate of Christ Church in Quincy from 1967 until 1969. In October of…
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Presiding Bishop Curry, Bishop Barbara Harris and Byron Rushing
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Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry joined Bishop Barbara C. Harris and General Convention House of Deputies Vice President Byron Rushing on April 28 at Grace Church in New Bedford, Mass., for a candid panel conversation about racism and who is on the inside, who is on the outside and who is still on the margins of the church and society.

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El obispo presidente de la Iglesia Episcopal, el Reverendísimo Michael B. Curry, estuvo llevando su mensaje "Camino del amor" al este de Massachusetts durante los días 26 al 28 de abril y, además de sus apariciones públicas, aprovechó para hacer una visita a la Academia Esperanza en Lawrence el…
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A comprehensive review of the diocese's constitution and canons is underway, and the committee charged with the task wants to hear from anyone and everyone who has an interest in any eventual revisions.   Working closely with the bishops and chancellor of the diocese, members of the Committee…
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20s and 30s meet with Presiding Bishop Curry
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A lively and thought-provoking exchange between young adults and Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry during a breakfast meeting on April 26 highlighted the challenges that people in their 20s and 30s face in their spiritual journeys, and it underscored the need for the church’s renewed…
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
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For the second straight year, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church converted its social hall and kitchen into assembly lines to package 10,000 meals for the Outreach Program. In exchange for a financial donation, the program’s New England manager, Matthew Martin, arrived on Friday, May 3, with…
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Esperanza students take selfie with Bishop Curry
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The Episcopal Church's presiding bishop, the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, brought his "Way of Love" message to eastern Massachusetts April 26-29, 2019, traveling the Diocese of Massachusetts from north to south over the course of four event-filled days of public preaching and gatherings with…
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
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The Episcopal Church's presiding bishop, the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, brought his "Way of Love" message to eastern Massachusetts in the first week of Eastertide, traveling the Diocese of Massachusetts from north to south over the course of four event-filled days of public preaching and gatherings with Episcopal Church ministries, groups and congregations from the Merrimack Valley to Cape Cod.

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The senior chaplain assigned to the Massachusetts National Guard visited Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Kenya April 25-28, highlighting one of the National Guard’s lesser-known missions, building enduring partnerships through its State Partnership Program.  U.S. Army Col. Paul…
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