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[Episcopal Relief & Development News Release]:  Episcopal Relief & Development is working with the ecumenical ACT Alliance in Nepal and local partners in northern India and southwest China regarding urgent needs and assessment efforts following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck near…

Jobs, not jails. That’s the focus of the Justice Reinvestment Act in Massachusetts and elsewhere. And Sunday, one of the program’s co-founders, Mass. state Rep. Byron Rushing, visited St. Stephen’s Memorial Episcopal Church to talk about that, and other things.Rushing, the House majority whip,…

Christian leaders from various traditions led an Armenian vespers service Thursday evening at Trinity Church in Copley Square to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the killings of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks.The service — whose leaders included Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant, and…

As the jury convenes this week in the sentencing phase of the trial of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the bishops of the Episcopal Church’s two Massachusetts dioceses today issued the following statement against the death penalty:As bishops of the Episcopal Church in…

After nearly a year, major renovations are still underway at the diocese's Cathedral Church of St. Paul at 138 Tremont Street in Boston, but on Saturday, May 2, everyone is invited to come take a peek inside and make their mark on the newly poured concrete slab that will be the foundation of the…

When it comes to being witnesses to our faith, the Rev. Tim Schenck writes, most Episcopalians are "basically members of the Witness Protection Program."  Then comes a remarkable public statement from the mother of a murdered young man that speaks about forgiveness and the power of not staying…

Grace Episcopal Church last weekend held a commissioning service for its former rector, the Rev. Maryalice Sullivan and her husband John.The Rt. Rev. Bishop Alan Gates, the bishop of the Massachusetts diocese, joined with the new church leader, the Rev. Phillip Kutta, to bless the couple, who are…

St. Mary’s Church in Dorchester on April 8 hosted State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry for a "Meet Our Legislator" Event coordinated with Episcopal City Mission (ECM) to provide parishioners with a time to meet, hear from and ask questions of their local legislator.Cl …

All dogs are welcome at the Perfect Paws Pet Ministry, a special service offered once a month at All Saints Episcopal Church of the North Shore in Danvers.“My goal is not to fill the pews,” said the Rev. Marya DeCarlen, pastor at All Saints in Danvers. “My goal is to set the hearts of the folks…

The Evensong Choir from Christ Church in Cambridge departed on April 9 for its second international tour. The tour will include singing in some of Europe’s most famous cathedrals. The choir will be directed by its founder, Dr. Stuart Forster, and accompanied by Michael S. Murray. The group will…