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St. David’s volunteers bringing ‘hope and change’ to Haiti
There’s an old saying that if you give a person a fish, you feed them for a day. But if you teach them to fish, you feed them for a lifetime. A ministry at St. David’s-on-the-Hill in Cranston which focuses on Haiti is trying to do that just. Right after Hurricane Matthew struck the southern p
Roger Williams University freshman help clean Cathedral spaces for Center for Reconciliation
On August 28 fifty freshmen from Roger Williams University (RWU) in Bristol descended on the Cathedral of St. John to help clean the interior so that the Center for Reconciliation can begin holding programs in some of the spaces. The wo
Bishop Knisely invites us to help Texas and Louisiana after Harvey
August 29, 2017 Beloved in Christ: People in Texas and Louisiana need our help. We are all watching the search and rescue efforts underway in eastern Texas and in particular in the Houston area - but that is only part of the story. The early reports out of storm-ravaged areas are unable to con
Harry Potter and the church pledge drive
Good idea: Harry Potter is coming to church in Cumberl
Bishop Knisely issues statement on Charlottesville in cooperation with RI’s American Baptist leader
Rhode Island Religious Leaders Call Christians to Prayer This Weekend PROVIDENCE, RI--August 17, 2017--The following statement was issued today from the Rt. Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, and the Rev. Dr. Tom Wiles, executive minist
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