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Pastor turns out to be sex offender But many are willing to forgive Jeff Hood Lodi Bureau Chief Published Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 LODI - A resident near Ebenezer Congregational Church was looking at a list of registered sex offenders on the Internet recently when he saw a familiar face. It belonged to the new pastor. Neighborhood whispers and e-mails about Bill Mastro's past culminated Friday evening with a community meeting at the east Lodi church. The 48-year-old pastor talked openly to two dozen concerned residents about his history, which includes a conviction on two child-molestation charges 17 years ago...

June 3, 2006 General Synod moved to Hartford Civic Center Not all are happy with State kicking in $100,000 - Source: "Americans United for Separation of Church and State will probably investigate. I don't know how they can pull this off." According to the Hartford Courant, the UCC's 50th General Synod will be relocated to the Hartford Civic Center with the state picking up $100,000 of the cost. From the Hartford Courant:   The United Church of Christ will keep its 2007 national convention in Hartford, but it won't be held at the year-old Connecticut Convention Center as all had...