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Toning Down the Sound: one church helps another solve noise issues
When St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea, Little Compton, created significant improvements to its parish hall a few years ago, they inadvertently created a new problem: people couldn’t hear one another in a normal conversation. The solu
URI students learn about opioid problems and responses
Students at the University of Rhode Island (URI) learned about preventing and responding to the opioid crisis at a special campus event in mid April. Thirty participants attended the event, which included a panel discussion and information about responding to an overdose situation.
2018 issue of RISEN publishes
The 2018 issue of RISEN, which features the theme of “evangelism,” has been mailed. Read stories about how churches across our diocese and elsewhere are using innovative ways to bring others closer to God. Magazin
Karen Knisely weaves thread of connection to Episcopalians in Alaska
The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church meets twice every year. The bishops include spouses for the fall meeting, and in September 2017, Karen Knisely accompanied her husband, the Rt. Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely, to the me
Bishop’s policy on cancelling worship in inclement weather
Dear clergy colleagues; As we prepare for this weekend's storm, please be mindful of weather conditions that can affect our regular worship schedules. If the State or your municipality declares a weather emergency which urges people to stay off the roads, or your municipality bans parking because
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