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Everybody’s got roots, family, community.  Our community’s roots are in the Episcopal Church.
We are, after all, based in a cathedral.

You don’t need to be Episcopal to be part of The Crossing. But don’t be surprised that we keep
alive and often tussle with and riff on ancient church traditions. Jazz artists have been doing it for
generations. Now we’re doing it with church.

So yes, like other Episcopal communities, we’re in a lively conversation with the historic church
(often critical, always faithful). We’ve got a priest (though we think of her as our lead organizer,
facilitating everybody’s ministry and journey). We glory in the beauty of language and the beauty
of creation and dig worship that hits all five senses (think incense, poetry and funk).

We're not afraid of questions and we don't panic when different people come up with different
answers to the same question. (Actually, we like it.) We believe God speaks in scripture. (We also
believe God speaks in the prayer and wisdom of a homeless man.) We believe the incarnation –
God coming into the world in Jesus – changes all the rules, makes anything possible, frees us all to
live like children of God.

To get the full story on the big family called The Episcopal Church, click on any of these links:

• The Cathedral Church of St. Paul: our local family
• The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts: our regional family
• The Episcopal Church: our national family
• Worldwide Anglican Communion: our worldwide family
• Anglicans Online: home of all things Anglican

     
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