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Boston Globe
20-04-2025
- General
- Boston Globe
Boston churches bring in Easter during exciting Marathon weekend
The service on Sunday carried with it added excitement from some in the pews. For just the 13th time in history, Easter has fallen on the day before the Boston Marathon and Patriots Day. Several Greater Boston churches took advantage of the moment, offering prayers to marathon runners during their Easter celebrations. Related : Advertisement At the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Sunday morning, blue, white, and floral spring clothing filled the entirety of the church's Gothic Revival interior. Not one seat was left open, as it marked Archbishop Richard Henning's During his sermon, Henning discussed how complicated life can be, but encouraged worshippers to focus on the good and choose to be good people. 'Life is good,' Henning said. 'But isn't it also true that life can be frightening.' Mayor Michelle Wu and her family were present for the Easter ceremony at Holy Cross. Wu stood alongside Henning as he invited those running the marathon to join them at the front for a blessing. After the service, attendees gathered outside in the warm weather for pictures. Many also stopped for a quick chat and photo with Henning. Related : Advertisement Just after noon, hundreds of attendees poured out of Arlington Street Church. Senior Minister Parisa Parsa said goodbye to people as they left, smiling and waving at the young children wearing bright pink bunny ears and yellow and white Easter dresses. 'There is joy in the sense of celebrating life in the midst of struggles,' Parsa said. The Arlington Street Church, part of the Unitarian Universalist Society, has a As congregants left, they picked up rubber duckies and Easter candy left on a table covered by a deep purple tablecloth. Andrew MacPhail said he came to Easter services at Arlington Street Church four years ago after feeling like he had fallen off his path with faith. 'I really love this place — it gave me my faith back,' said MacPhail, 54, a marathon runner from New York City. How he'll spend the rest of the day? 'Lots of pasta, carbs, and sugar,' he said, laughing as he walked down the steps of the church into the spring greenery. Alexa Coultoff can be reached at
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Advocates rally in Hartford to strengthen the Connecticut Trust Act
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A hundred people rallied on the steps of Hartford City Hall on Monday, calling to strengthen the Connecticut Trust Act. 'We are here today to say that Connecticut, in the very least, should not be assisting ICE in its efforts,' Rev. Josh Pawelek at the Unitarian Universalist Society said. New Haven officials join the community for 'Know Your Rights' immigration training Bishop John Selders at Moral Monday Connecticut said that it's important to show strength and community. Mayor Arunan Arulampalam said that he's proud of the rally on the steps of City Hall where everyone is welcome. 'Welcoming city for everybody, I am an immigrant myself, a son of refugees, it is important to us, that the city is welcoming, it's frankly what makes a safe, building trust between our community and the city,' Arulampalam said. Democratic lawmakers agree and say that trust is the core of policing. 'If you talk to the police chiefs in the state of Connecticut, and we have in the past, they have been very clear, you cannot breach the trust of the community and if you do, you cannot be able to be effective in the policing,' Sen. Saud Anwar (D) South Windsor said. 'If you are here illegally, and you want to stay, don't commit a crime.' Watch the full video in the player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
