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Letter from Dr. Barbra McCune regarding Mission in Honduras |
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Saturday, 30 January 2010 15:27 |
Dear Friends,
I noticed on the St Paul`s website that Sunday, January 31, St Paul`s will be celebrating the various missions outside the parish in which you are engaged. I thought this would be a good time for me to express my thanks to the St Paul`s community for their years of faithful and generous support of my medical ministry in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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Join us for our Christmas Celebrations |
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 16:55 |
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Please join us as we anticipate, and then celebrate, the birth of Jesus in the warmth and joy of community. Everyone is welcome! For more information on these and other events happening at St. Paul’s, please visit the events calendar. 
| Sunday, December 20 |
10:00a.m. |
Christmas Pageant
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5:00p.m.
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Candlelight Carols |
| Monday, December 21 |
7:30p.m. |
'Blue Christmas' Service |
| Christmas Eve, December 24 |
5:00p.m. |
Family Eucharist |
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10:30p.m. |
Musical Prelude
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11:00p.m. |
Festival Eucharist |
| Christmas Day, December 25 |
10:00a.m. |
Festival Eucharist
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| Sunday, December 27 |
10:00a.m. |
Christmas Lessons and Carols
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Statement from Bishop Shaw |
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Monday, 30 November 2009 09:01 |
Advent I
November 29, 2009
Christian marriage is a sacramental rite that has evolved in the church, along with confirmation, ordination, penance, and the anointing of the sick, and while it is not necessary for all, it must be open to all as a means of grace and sustenance to our Christian hope.
I believe this because the truth of it is in our midst, revealed again and again by the many marriages—of women and men, and of persons of the same gender—that are characterized, just as our church expects, by fidelity, monogamy, mutual affection and respect, and the holy love which enables spouses to see in one another the image of God.
In May of 2004 the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court opened civil marriage in our state to same-gender couples. That ruling set up a contradiction between what civil law would allow and what our church’s canons and formulary state, which is that marriage is between a man and a woman. And so, for more than five years now, while faithfully waiting for the General Convention of the Episcopal Church to act in response, we in the Diocese of Massachusetts have been living at some cost with an imperfect accommodation: Our clergy have not been allowed to solemnize same-gender marriages, but they have been permitted to bless them after the fact.
In July of this year, the 76th General Convention adopted resolution C056, “Liturgies for Blessings.” It allows that “bishops, particularly those in dioceses within civil jurisdictions where same-gender marriage, civil unions or domestic partnerships are legal, may provide generous pastoral response to meet the needs of members of this church.”
Your bishops understand this to mean for us here in the Diocese of Massachusetts that the clergy of this diocese may, at their discretion, solemnize marriages for all eligible couples, beginning Advent I. Solemnization, in accordance with Massachusetts law, includes hearing the declaration of consent, pronouncing the marriage and signing the marriage certificate. This provision for generous pastoral response is an allowance and not a requirement; any member of the clergy may decline to solemnize any marriage.
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Volunteer for the St. Paul’s "Be An Angel" Program |
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 09:00 |
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The Brookline Community Mental Health Center heals lives and builds community. For 50 years, the Center’s safety net of services has caught individuals before their personal crises became community-wide problems. The largest human service agency in Brookline, the Center provides over 38,000 visits per year. The Holiday season is a stressful time for many individuals/families, but it is especially challenging for those individuals/families that are facing economic tough times. This Be An Angel project is special in that our congregation will be assisting in the process of placing huge smiles on the faces of children of all ages and their families.
How does it work? All volunteers will be matched with a child’s wish list provided by Brookline Community Mental Health. You will shop for the items on the wish list (approx. $50 per child) and return the items to St. Paul’s by Sunday, December 6th. If you and your family would like to participate, please email Paul Daigneault at
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Not a shopper? We are happy to accept your cash donation or gift card toward this program. Thank you for taking the time, energy, and financial resources to purchase gifts that will help to make the holidays a magical time for many children, You are all Angels! |
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