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The Office of the Bishop has issued the following notice: Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are saddened to inform you of the death of the Rev. James S. Whitaker in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on April 22, 2018. Jim was the first rector at St. Paul’s Church in Bedford, Massachusetts, 1960-1981. Jim was…

Join Bishop Alan M. Gates and the B-PEACE for Jorge Campaign again this year in making a public witness against gun violence by walking together in the Mother’s Day Walk for Peace on Sunday, May 13. This annual pledge walk is sponsored by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute and is a fundraiser for…

Being a young person in the U.S., I can safely say that the March for Our Lives movement has been the most inspiring movement in my teenage years. Not only do I full-heartedly agree with the goals of this movement, but I am also encouraged by the extent to which youth voices have galvanized people…

The Office of the Bishop has issued the following notice: April 10, 2018 Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are saddened to inform you of the death of the Rev. Constance Chandler-Ward in Tenants Harbor, Maine, on April 2, 2018. Connie was the chaplain at Wellesley College in Wellesley,…

The Office of the Bishop has issued the following notice: April 6, 2018 Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are saddened to inform you of the death of the Rev. Robert C. Day in Sarasota, Florida, on Jan. 23, 2018. Bob was the longtime headmaster of the Advent School in Boston (1965-1995) and served…

Children's Stations of the Cross walk at Christ Church in Plymouth. PHOTO: Via Facebook Lighting the Paschal Candle at Grace Church in Norwood. PHOTO: Via Facebook Easter Vigil at Emmanuel Church in…

The Rev. Steve Ayres of Old North Church is interviewed about the Old North Foundation's decision to begin charging visitors admission on May 1, to help pay for maintenance and renovations to Boston's fourth most popular "museum."

With the voice of a prophet, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed:  “With faith, we will be able to go on to carve a tower of hope on the mountain of despair, and bring into being that great dream, and create right here in America a nation where all will live together … and respect the…

A sermon given at the Clergy Vow Renewal Service, Holy Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, by the Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates "...The Gospel which you and I have been given to preach, the sacraments which you and I have been entrusted to mediate, the reconciling love…

One floor below the choir room of Christ Episcopal Church in Waltham, a curvy corridor delivers families in need to a cozy niche where good things are happening. On the third Saturday of each month, expectant mothers and parents with babies from infancy to age three gather there to be supplied with…