 Mayor Ginny Desorgher speaks at a Friday vigil held for those lost to opioid overdose. FOR THE RECORDER/ADA DENENFELD KELLY GREENFIELD — Nicole St. Hilaire recently lost her father to an opioid overdose.
On Friday, through her role as outreach manager with CONNECT, St. Hilaire passed out free naloxone, a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose, in an effort to promote harm reduction practices. CONNECT, which stands for Community Opportunity, Network, Navigation, Exploration and Connection Team, is a regional collaboration of law enforcement, community health centers and outreach organizations created to combat the opioid epidemic in Franklin County. read more... Faith Matters: Divine activity out in the farm fields: Reflections from an agricultural Anglican8/30/2024
 The Rev. Jimmy Pickett is an Episcopal priest and farmhand. CONTRIBUTED I have on my right arm a tattoo that reminds me every day why I serve as a priest in the Episcopal Church.
I grew up in Leicester and spent nearly every weekend at my Great Grandmother’s house, an old red farmhouse with a big barn and a large field that has been fallow for a couple of generations. On Sunday mornings, we would go to the little Episcopal Church on the hill in town. This is where my theological imagination was first sparked and nurtured by the women who raised me. In the Episcopal Church it is common for communities to gather together to celebrate the Eucharist, also known as Communion or the Lord’s Supper, every Sunday. Day after day, week after week, we take simple things, little wafers of bread and a small cup of wine, as we ask God’s blessing to transform these simple gifts into something profound — love made tangible, the real presence of Jesus in our midst. Read more...  Greenfield resident Maggie Sweeney is seen here starting to weed the labyrinth at the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew in Greenfield in May 2022. In recognition of World Labyrinth Day, the Friends of the Community Labyrinth will hold a “Walk as One” event at this labyrinth on Saturday at 1 p.m. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Read Anthony Cammalleri's article for the Recorder here.
 In Stile Moderno is directed by Agnes Coakley Cox and Nathaniel Cox, who met in Switzerland and relocated from Boston to Greenfield in 2022. CONTRIBUTED Read Grace Lee's article for the Recorder here.
 Participants walk from the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew to the Greenfield Common on Aug. 31, 2022 to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Read Mary Byrne’s full article in the Recorder here.
 From the Bancroft Herbarium, 1862. Christine Pifer-Foote advises this piece hung in the Capitol building.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO By AALIANNA MARIETTA for the Recorder
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We believe God is calling us to cultivate a community of love, joy, hope, and healing. Jesus is our model for a life of faith, compassion, hospitality, and service. We strive to be affirming and accessible, welcoming and inclusive; we seek to promote reconciliation, exercise responsible stewardship, and embrace ancient traditions for modern lives.
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