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Seaport chapel reborn as face of South Boston evolves

Seaport chapel reborn as face of South Boston evolves

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BOSTON – Decades ago, the little maritime chapel in South Boston's Seaport District provided a haven for weary sailors and fishermen docked along the waterfront. But as the economy shifted, so did the demographics of the chapel's parish, though not its original purpose. During a dedication ceremony Thursday, the Rev. James Flavin, Episcopal Vicar for the Central Region of Boston's  Archdiocese, blessed and raised the wooden cross to the top of a new, albeit still modest chapel to replace the 63

BOSTON – Decades ago, the little maritime chapel in South Boston's Seaport District provided a haven for weary sailors and fishermen docked along the waterfront. But as the economy shifted, so did the demographics of the chapel's parish, though not its original purpose. During a dedication ceremony Thursday, the Rev. James Flavin, Episcopal Vicar for the Central Region of Boston's  Archdiocese, blessed and raised the wooden cross to the top of a new, albeit still modest chapel to replace the 63…