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The Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry, Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, will be installed as the Episcopal Church's 27th presiding bishop on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 12 p.m. at Washington National Cathedral.  The whole church is invited to join the celebration via a live webcast of the installation…

This year's Diocesan Convention will be marked by a special spirit of celebration as the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston reopens its doors to the diocesan community after having been closed for more than a year for renovations.Bishop Alan M. Gates, who in September completed his first year…

St. Luke’s-San Lucas Church in Chelsea and El Hogar Ministries are welcoming a special guest this week. Eduardo Bennett, a graduate of El Hogar and formerly of the Honduran national soccer team, is visiting North America in support of El Hogar.  Bennett will headline a community night at St…

On Oct. 10, the Rev. Christopher R. Morck was instituted as the 22nd rector of Grace Episcopal Church in New Bedford. Bishop Alan M. Gates officiated and William Boyce served as chaplain to the bishop.The Renewal of Ministry began as the church’s wardens escorted Morck to the front of the assembly,…

Prayers and presence are requested for these upcoming services of ordination to the priesthood:• The Rev. Edward Cardoza on Friday, Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m., at St. Mark’s Church (116 South Street) in Foxborough• The Rev. Stephen McCarthy on Saturday, Dec. 12, 9:30 a.m., at the Cathedral Church of the…

Five young people from the Diocese of Massachusetts are traveling on an Episcopal Church-sponsored pilgrimage to Ferguson, Mo., Oct. 8-12.  The aim of the pilgrimage is to gather young people to engage in the work of racial justice and reconciliation in a place that has recently been deeply…

 For the Rev. Elise Feyerherm, the priest-in-charge of Trinity Episcopal Church in Wrentham, it's been a long journey to ordination.Feyerherm, 54, who has been at Trinity since February, has gone through both a career transition, from teaching to the priesthood, and a denomination transition…

While tending to nature was an important part of St. Francis’ response to God’s call, it is only a part of the whole of his ministry and understanding of “rebuilding” God’s house, the Very Rev. Francis Fornaro writes in this reflection on St. Francis of Assisi, commemorated in the church during…

Bishop Alan M. Gates has announced that, beginning this winter, priests will be ordained individually in the parishes to which they have been called, rather than at one ordination service in January which has been the recent practice.“While all Christian leaders are called to represent Christ and…

A simple service of prayer and remembrance for the Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE on the one-year anniversary of his death will be offered on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. at Christ Church (12 Quincy Avenue) in Quincy.  All are invited and welcome.  (Please note the time and location changes…