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Nov. 7, 2024 Beloved of God in Massachusetts, In the deluge of emotions and words after Tuesday’s election, it was a challenge to find more which might add meaning yesterday. Perhaps those of you pastoring congregations, schools, and other communities, church or otherwise, felt the same way…

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Diocesan News
On March 7 the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) in the Diocese of Massachusetts hosted its first clinic on team building at St. Peter's Church in Weston.  This clinic was a follow-up to the January LDI training at which 12 congregations and faith-based teams launched local justice…
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The Diocese of Massachusetts is now over halfway to its $20-million fundraising goal, with a little more than $11 million raised to date.  "Generous donors continue to step forward with their support, and more and more of our congregations are…
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The diocesan community mourns the loss of friend and colleague Lois Murphey, who died Lois Murphey on Feb. 25.  She served for five years as Bishop Bud Cederholm’s administrative assistant before being…
Diocesan News
Dios todopoderoso y eterno, tú no aborreces nada de lo que has creado, y perdonas los pecados de todos los penitentes: crea y forma en nosotros, corazones nuevos y contritos, para que, lamentando debidamente nuestros pecados y reconociendo nuestra miseria, obtengamos de ti, Dios de toda…
Parish News
Grace Church in Medford organized a letter-writing campaign on Feb. 12 to protest proposed MBTA fare increases and service cuts.  The church's "Greening Grace" environmental group has been working on reducing energy usage at church and doing…
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Beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Rev. Barbara Smith-Moran, Priest-in-Charge at Grace Church in Everett, will be doing a half-hour radio show at 1:30 p.m., in English, with Creole translation, on Haitian Radio WNTN, 1550 AM.  It's called "Neighborhood is Family"/"Vwazen se fanmi."  "I'll…