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About 50 people gathered on Main Street in Sandwich on July 13 to hold a candlelight vigil after the shootings in Baton Rouge, Dallas and St. Paul the previous week.  The Rev. Thomas Ferguson of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Sandwich spoke before the crowd and noted that in his short time as…

Lynn is trying to bridge the divide between the community and the police through conversation. The Essex County Community Organization (ECCO) held a community vigil and training at Bethel AME Church on July 12. Religious leaders, residents, police officers and children came together to discuss what…

Following is a letter issued July 12 to the people of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts from Bishop Alan M. Gates regarding the violent tragedies of the last week.Dear people of the Diocese of Massachusetts,Last weekend I made a two-day silent retreat at the Trappist Abbey in Western…

Summer is a great time to slow down, relax and enjoy one another’s company. At St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sudbury, there is a new summer tradition that reflects that slower summer pace: the cookout Eucharist.Every Wednesday in July, St. Elizabeth’s parishioners gather for a come-as-you-are Eucharist…

The online dating service Christian Mingle is now open to same-sex searches, and some are saying it's a victory for the church as the whole. "It might seem like a trivial thing that this Christian website is opening up," the Rev. Jeff Mello of St. Paul's Church in Brookline explained, "but that…

Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry today called the Episcopal Church to prayer for the human family following the week's violent tragedies in Dallas, Minnesota and Louisiana.Click the link above to view his video message and find other resources.

The bishops of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, the Rt. Rev. Alan M. Gates and the Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris, issued the following statement in response to the transgender rights bill enacted by the Massachusetts State Legislature on July 7:We rejoice at today's news that our Massachusetts…

The Mission Strategy Drafting Team is meeting weekly over the summer to create a draft of a new mission strategy for the Diocese of Massachusetts.  The team is taking input and data from listening events held around the diocese earlier this year, as well as from the bishops, demographic…

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and the president of the General Convention House of Deputies, the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, have written the following letter to the Episcopal Church. June 28, 2016 Dear People of God in the Episcopal Church: We all know that some things in holy Scripture can be…

For three decades, Wilberta Davis has taken part in the festive atmosphere around the Open Door community meal. She said she likes the music, singing and just being with other people.  The free meal on Thursdays in Sherrill Hall at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, she said, is not just for people…