Spiritual Resources Here is a list of web sites recommended by parishioners that provide good resources for spiritual formation. Please let us know if you find them useful and suggest others to us.
www.spiritualityhealth.com (a site specializing in the relationship between spirituality and health) www.sacredspace.ie (daily prayer offerings from Irish Jesuits) www.ruahspirit.org (an interfaith spirituality institute based in Brookline, Massachusetts) www.ssmbos.com (site of the Anglican Sisters of Saint Margaret, Boston) www.ssje.org (site of the Anglican Society of Saint John the Evangelist, Cambridge) Spiritual Resources page on Diocesan web site Link to Sunday, Daily Office and Lesser Feasts and Fasts lectionaries:  www.satucket.com/lectionary  List of retreat centers: The Massachusetts Retreat Center lists local retreat centers, to view please click on this link: www.findthedivine.com/states/frameRetStates.html Other local resources include: Bethany House of Prayer, The Order of St. Anne, in Arlington provides space, companionship and opportunities to come together for the building of community, for prayer, and for worship as an ongoing expression and expansion for the faithful witness and work of the Bethany Sisters. Bethany House sponsors, coordinates, and offers a variety of programs and events, including: Quiet Days, Special Liturgies, Contemplative Prayer, Spiritual Direction (individual and group), Parish Retreats, Hospitality Workshops. Bethany House is located at 181 Appleton Street on the Grounds of the Convent in Arlington Heights. For more information about current and planned events and programs call 781/648-2433. The Walker Center for Global Mission: www.walkerctr.org is a place of hospitality enabling all who sojourn here to explore and develop their gifts for mission. We are intergenerational, multicultural, and diverse in our ecumenicity and lifestyle. Here at the Walker Center, about 35 international theological students mingle in vital community with several US seminary students, missionaries, residents, and Walker conference and Bed & Breakfast guests. We also provide shelter for folks needing emergency housing. Recent delegations staying at Walker have come from Ireland, Nicaragua, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Hawaii. Walker also houses leaders and families from other countries who are missionaries to churches in the Boston area. The Walker Center is becoming a "Mission Resource Center" with the goal of empowering local churches, laity, youth and clergy for doing mission work. Our interactive resource center on the ground floor of our main building serves as a clearinghouse for every kind of short-term hands-on mission work opportunity, both local and international. It houses a library, software, videos, curricula, Faith work packages, as well as an international gift shop. Church News Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (see especially the "links" page): www.diomass.org  Episcopal News Service: www.episcopalchurch.org  Anglican Communion News Service: www.anglicancommunion.org Support Groups and Resources Cancer support groups: www.dana-farber.org The Compassionate Friends:  The Bereaved Parents of Central Middlesex, Concord and Needham, Massachusetts, www.compassionatefriends.org / 1-877-969-0010 Hospice and Bereavement groups: www.grief-recovery.com ; Massachusetts Commission on End of Life care www.endoflifecommission.org ; Hospice of the Good Shepherd (a non-sectarian home care hospice serving Newton, Wellesley, Brookline and surrounding communities, which provides services in private homes and in nursing homes. Services include nursing, social work, bereavement and spiritual counseling, and volunteers. Support Groups: Caregiver: Family member, Healthcare professional; Bereavement: General Adult, Parental, Children) Contact: Elizabeth Bogyo, DFO; Phone: 617-969-6130; FAX: 617-928-1450; email: hospiceofthefoodshepherd@worldnet.att.net Springwell (formerly called West Suburban Elder Services) provides information on many local services and resources for elders & their families. Services include: Information and Referral, Care Advice/Case Management, Caregiver Support Services, Legal Services, Money Management, Nutrition Services, Protective Services and  Transportation. email: www.springwell.com Resources for caregivers: www.caregiver.org ; www.wellspouse.org ; www.caregiving.com ; www.ec-online.net ; www.longtermcareliving.com ; www.families4care.org  Suicide prevention and support for suicide survivors-The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: www.afsp.org  Interfaith Counseling Service: www.interfaithcounseling.org  The Wellness Community Center: www.wellnesscommunity.org Unemployment support: see the spiritual resources page of the web site of the Diocese of Massachusetts: www.diomass.org

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