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  • What will happen to St. Susanna’s controversial nativity scene?

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📰 News we're reading

• Archbishop Henning, Dedham priest will meet in January to discuss anti-ICE nativity scene (bostonglobe.com) — A long-running controversy over an anti-ICE nativity scene at St. Susanna’s in Dedham is heading toward a sit-down in January between Archbishop Christopher Henning and Rev. Stephen Josoma. Parishioners remain divided, with some praising the display’s immigrant-rights message and others echoing church officials’ concern about using sacred symbols for political protest.
   

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    Monday December 29
  • Monday Morning Music
    Endicott Branch - Back Lawn
    10:30 am
    • Thursday January 1
  • New Years Day Sports Card & Memorabilia Show
    Holiday Inn Boston - Dedham Hotel & Conference Center by IHG , 55 Ariadne Rd , Dedham
    8:30 am
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    Holiday Inn Boston - Dedham Hotel & Conference Center by IHG , 55 Ariadne Rd , Dedham
    4:00 pm
    • Monday January 5
  • Monday Morning Music
    Endicott Branch - Back Lawn
    10:30 am
  • Sprouts Storybook Theater
    Church of Our Saviour , 25 Monmouth St , Brookline
    3:00 pm
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    Church of Our Saviour , 25 Monmouth St , Brookline
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    Thursday December 25
  • Lego Time at Needham Library
    Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Ave , Needham
    3:30 pm
  • Boston Pops - Holiday Pops
    Symphony Hall , 301 Massachusetts Ave , Boston
    7:30 pm
    • Friday December 26
  • Town Hall Closure
    Town Hall Norwood, MA 02062
  • Sensory Storytime
    Children's Room Needham Free Public Library , 1139 Highland Avenue , Needham
    10:00 am
  • Boxing Day Box Craft and Story Time
    Mattapan Branch Library , 10 Hazelton Street , Mattapan
    10:30 am

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