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Confirmation at St. John's in Barrington and then lunch with the deacons. What a great way to send the Last Sunday in Pentecost! 🕯️
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Confirmation at St. John's in Barrington and then lunch with the deacons. What a great way to send the Last Sunday in Pentecost! 🕯️
An historic moment that's been years in the making, RI House Committee passed Assault Weapons Ban entangledstates.org/2025/06/04/a...
An historic moment that’s been years in the making, RI House Committee passed Assault Weapons Ban
R.I. House committee advances assault weapons ban in historic 12-6 vote • Rhode Island Current: “Our advocates and partners have worked tirelessly for more than a decade in the name of public safet…
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June 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
An historic moment that's been years in the making, RI House Committee passed Assault Weapons Ban entangledstates.org/2025/06/04/a...
⚓St. John’s Cathedral, Providence, looks for a new future episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease...
St. John’s Cathedral, Providence, looks for a new future
The Episcopal Cathedral of St John, Providence, Rhode Island, has contracted with Partners for Sacred Places to help plan the future of this important landmark building. Founded in 1989, Partners i…
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May 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
⚓St. John’s Cathedral, Providence, looks for a new future episcopalnewsservice.org/pressrelease...
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Love that justice also turns out to be good business.
Providing farmworkers with health insurance is worth it for their employers − new research
At a time when California’s farm operators are struggling to hire enough people, providing better benefits could attract more workers who are citizens or have legal immigration status.
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April 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Love that justice also turns out to be good business.
Episcopal priest, poet receives award for ‘demonstrated consistent excellence’ in writing episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/03/11/e... ⚓
Episcopal priest, poet receives award for ‘demonstrated consistent excellence’ in writing
[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal priest and poet the Rev. Spencer Reece last week was awarded the John Updike Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The award, which comes with a pr…
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March 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Episcopal priest, poet receives award for ‘demonstrated consistent excellence’ in writing episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/03/11/e... ⚓
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The Diocese of Rhode Island is delighted to have a poet among us—and he has a new book.
Congratulations Spencer Reece! ⚓️ www.christiancentury.org/books/poems-...
Congratulations Spencer Reece! ⚓️ www.christiancentury.org/books/poems-...
Poems for a difficult life of faith
Like Paul, Spencer Reece has journeyed to see what he would suffer as a servant of...
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March 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The Diocese of Rhode Island is delighted to have a poet among us—and he has a new book.
Congratulations Spencer Reece! ⚓️ www.christiancentury.org/books/poems-...
Congratulations Spencer Reece! ⚓️ www.christiancentury.org/books/poems-...
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Nearly a month ahead of schedule, the Episcopal Church has fully divested from fossil fuels, according to its Office of Public Affairs. Pope Francis and the World Council of Churches have led calls for more investment into clean energy too. buff.ly/41AYryL
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Church Center Fully Divests from Fossil Fuels - The Living Church
The total divestment, which came three weeks ahead of deadline, applies to $400 million in trust funds managed directly by the Episcopal Church. The Church Pension Fund, dioceses, and parishes are…
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March 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Nearly a month ahead of schedule, the Episcopal Church has fully divested from fossil fuels, according to its Office of Public Affairs. Pope Francis and the World Council of Churches have led calls for more investment into clean energy too. buff.ly/41AYryL
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"I ask you to have mercy. Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away, and that you help those who are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands to find compassion and welcome here. Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful ..."
Trump attends prayer service, gets an earful on immigrants and LGBT youth
President Donald Trump began his first full day in office attending a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday and got a sermon he may not have been expecting: an appeal to protect immigrants and respect gay rights.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"I ask you to have mercy. Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away, and that you help those who are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands to find compassion and welcome here. Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful ..."
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In the days after #gc81, it is easy to forget what we accomplished in our time working together. There are far too many things to list, but let's look at just a few:
June 30, 2024 at 3:51 AM
In the days after #gc81, it is easy to forget what we accomplished in our time working together. There are far too many things to list, but let's look at just a few: