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The small, quiet town in Fairfield County is a world away from the streets of Dorchester, but the two communities are, in a sense, linked: Both mourn the innocent children they have lost to gun violence. Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, saw that connection…

Jorge Fuentes did things his own way. “If you’re not being yourself, you’re not having fun,” he would say, flashing a smile. As a contrarian kid, he sometimes drove his mother and teachers and pastors crazy. But by his late teens, he was a standout counselor at his church’s youth programs. He…

Climate change and environmentally responsible financial investing are among the issues that will come before the 228th annual convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts, as will a request to continue the antiviolence campaign it began a year ago.Clergy and delegates will also vote on an $8.2…

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Dozens of dog-owners had their pets blessed at the SouthCoast Humane Society & Shelter on Saturday, some with canine friends in tow, others with the memories of those deceased in their hearts. The third annual event was organized in concurrence with the feast of St. Francis de Assisi, the 13th…

Solar panels on the roof at Grace Church Bishop Bud Cederholm, retired bishop suffragan, blessed the new 25 Kw solar array at Grace Church in Medford on Oct. 2.  The installation of the solar array is the result of years of work by the Grace Church community and the…

A former Catholic priest, the Rev. Scott A. Ciosek is the pastor of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in New Bedford and St. Peter's Episcopal Church in South Dartmouth. He is also a husband, father of three, full-time hospice bereavement minister and college professor. Originally ordained in the…

The B-PEACE Resource Day was held on Sept. 28 at Roxbury Community College. About 350 participants from 80 congregations throughout the diocese gathered to learn, collaborate and discover new tools for preventing violence in families, schools and communities. …

Greater Fall River Partners for a Healthier Community recently honored the Diocese of Massachusetts for the work of the South Coast mission hub. The diocese was among several honorees at the Partners for a Healthier Community 20th anniversary celebration on Sept. 18.  The South Coast is the…

Our B-PEACE Resource Day on Sept. 28, 2013, drew more than 300 eastern Massachusetts Episcopalians for workshops and inspiration to work against violence and be peacemakers in our churches, schools, families and communities.  The Rev. Kathleen Adams-Shepherd, Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church…