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When tragedies such as the murder of nine church members inside the Mother Emanuel AME church last week in Charleston, SC, strike, many are ready to strike back.It was not the case Tuesday night, when members of the clergy in Chelsea – including the Rev. Sandra Whitley of the People’s AME Church in…

Dozens came together at a peace vigil for the Charleston shooting victims held at a small historic Baptist church in West Medford on Saturday.West Medford Baptist Church on Boston Avenue was filled to capacity for the interfaith vigil, as the religious community reached out to the nine victims…

Racism has reared its ugly head once more, and nine holy innocents are dead.  Many debate whether this is a hate crime or terrorism.  Both are manifestations of evil, and in either case the church has a word for this:  Sin.  We are tragically broken in our humanity.  When…

Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of yesterday's shootings in Charleston, S.C., and to their families, the people of Emanuel A.M.E. Church and the wider Charleston community.  This horrific event comes in the wake of our sorrow over the murder of Jonathan Dos Santos, the teen gunned…

"As paths of response, may we seek and develop avenues of racial conversation and reconciliation; may we refuse to accept things as they are in our world; and may we strive for the vision of peace offered by Jesus himself," writes Bishop Charles vonRosenberg of the Diocese of South Carolina, in…

At Episcopal City Mission's annual fundraising dinner on June 9, keynote speaker Sister Simone Campbell spoke about how it’s easy to become overwhelmed and paralyzed in the face of the world’s needs, and counseled choosing and taking action on just one thing.  She also recommended "holy…

Bishop Alan M. Gates has appointed a six-member design team to initiate the process that will lead to a new mission strategy for the Diocese of Massachusetts.Members of the design team include three Diocesan Council members, Billy Boyce of Grace Church in New Bedford, Jim Daniell of All Saints…

On a gorgeous Sunday morning in May, even the most sleepy-eyed observer could hardly miss the first clue that the 10:15 a.m. service would be different: Most members of the congregation were dressed in their pajamas.Soon, the reason for their garb became apparent. The 12 members of the children’s…

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The Rev. Canon Mally Lloyd is a Diocese of Massachusetts deputy to General Convention and chairs the Committee on Program, Budget and Finance (PB&F), charged with finalizing the Episcopal Church’s three-year budget for General Convention’s approval.  The current draft budget for 2016-2018 is…