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The story of All Saints Parish started 116 years ago when 24 people who lived near Cleveland Circle in Brookline, Mass. believed there should be an Episcopal church in their neighborhood. At that time there were two Episcopal churches located at the other end of Brookline: St. Paul's Church that was built and consecrated in 1852 (I), and Church of Our Saviour, built and consecrated in 1868 (II).

On September 10, 1894 this small group of worshippers wrote a letter to The Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts, for permission to build a new church. While they waited for his reply, they started worshipping in, of all places, the Beaconsfield Casino.

The Beaconsfield Casino was a one-room building where people could gather to have fun. It had a bowling alley, a dance hall, and pool tables. But it was also a space where the first members of this church could gather for worship. On November 1st, 1894, All Saints' Sunday, Bishop Lawrence led the worship a ...