On Wednesday the community came together for a prayer vigil at Grace Episcopal Church in Medford. The vigil was held for all victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Medford’s own Krystle Campbell, 29, was killed. Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn had the following to say about Campbell in his remarks at the vigil: “Tragically, Medford lost [...]

The Congregational Church of West Medford (CCWM) is thrilled to announce that in August 2013 it will send twenty-one volunteers to the Pine Ridge, South Dakota Oglala Lakota Sioux Reservation for one week to work on a project that will improve conditions on the reservation. The project will be coordinated through Earth Tipi (earthtipi.org), a [...]

Medford’s Grace Episcopal Church and St. Joseph Catholic Church held a joint event in honor of Christianity’s holiest time of the year. In a new spin on an old tradition, Grace Episcopal Church processed to St. Joseph’s this year for the annual joint Blessing of the Palms service. In years past St. Joseph’s always came [...]

In conjunction with St. Joseph Parish/Music Ministry’s Italian Nite back in November, Father Chip Hines, Pastor of St. Joseph’s, donated “Dinner for four with Father Chip”, as one of the raffle items. Warren Ramirez (pictured with Father Chip) was the lucky winner. Last month, Father Chip prepared a delicious dinner for Warren and Kathleen and [...]

Cardinal Seán O’Malley released a statement following the election of Pope Francis I, formerly Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cardinal O’Malley, who participated in the papal conclave, met the future pope on a trip to Argentina in 2010. He is pictured with him at right (courtesy photo). “I join my brother Cardinals in [...]

- Allison Goldsberry It is fitting that during Lent, a time of reflection leading up to the holiest day of the year for Catholics and Christians, the Catholic Church faces the task of selecting a new Pope. Much has already been published in the media, and more will continue to come out as people speculate [...]

Please mark your calendars!! Four of the parishes in Medford and Malden will be participating in a Lenten Mission with our fellow parishes in our collaborative. The Mission will take place on four Tuesday evenings in Lent. It will begin on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, and rotate among the collaborative parishes (see schedule below). All [...]

The Congregational Church of West Medford (CCWM) is thrilled to announce that in August 2013 it will send twenty-one volunteers to the Pine Ridge, South Dakota Oglala Lakota Sioux Reservation for one week to work on a project that will improve conditions on the reservation. The project will be coordinated through Earth Tipi (earthtipi.org), a [...]

Story Updated 8:52PM Wednesday, February 13, 2013 On the morning of Ash Wednesday, February 13, 2013, Grace Episcopal Church, Medford offered “Ashes to Go,” at the Medford Square and the West Medford Train Station. “Ashes to Go” is anew approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition. Grace Episcopal Church is part of a new nationwide movement [...]

Please mark your calendars!! Four of the parishes in Medford and Malden will be participating in a Lenten Mission with our fellow parishes in our collaborative. The Mission will take place on four Tuesday evenings in Lent. It will begin on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, and rotate among the collaborative parishes (see schedule below). All [...]