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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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Boston’s common cathedral doesn’t have walls or stained glass windows, but the vistas that it provides are unparalleled. “Common cathedral is the name of the Ecclesia Ministries’ worshiping community, which is primarily a ministry among the homeless on Boston Common,” explained the Rev. Bob…
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Interim executive director Kelsey Young on May 24 offered her resignation to the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center Board of Directors, effective June 24, to take a new position at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. "As the center's guest services manager and then its conference…
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Many of us heard President Obama's important policy speech on the Middle East on Thursday and are heartened by the seriousness with which he is promoting peace in that deeply troubled part of the world that has shown so much potential in recent months. The risen Christ has given each of us as…
Parish News
What do the president of the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Boston Bruins, the Waves Car Wash Grace Church, Medford Green Team members Jonathan Hunt and Linda Rodgers with EPA Region 1 coordinator Curt Spaulding …
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St. John's, Duxbury youth at St. Anna's Parish in New Orleans during Holy Week Over Holy Week, 38 high school youth and seven adult chaperones from the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Duxbury traveled 36 hours by train to New Orleans to work with the organization Camp…
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By Deborah Gardner Walker They came from all over the country to explore servant leadership and walking “The Jesus Way.”  More than 120 young adult interns and directors from 17 Episcopal Service Corps (ESC) programs gathered at Lasell College in Newton, May 6-8, to discern how they would…
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The Rev. Luther Zeigler The Rev. Luther Zeigler has been appointed the new Episcopal chaplain at Harvard University, effective Aug. 1. “We are delighted to announce the successful completion of our search and the appointment of the Rev. Luther Zeigler as our new chaplain. …
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The Diocese of Massachusetts is getting ready to put on its Pen tecost red for what promises to be a big, lively, public celebration of Church, capital "C," meaning, God's people, all of them.  It will happen on Pentecost Eve, Saturday, June 11, 7 p…