Taking the church to the streets (Photo 7 of 11) - Pictures

Father Doc Conway of St. Peter Church put on his clerical collar as he started his evening walk in the Bowdoin- Geneva neighborhood on July 8. Maria's edit: Father Doc Conway of St. Peter's Church put on his clerical collar as he started his evening walk in the Bowdoin- Geneva neighborhood on July 8.

The Rev. Richard “Doc” Conway of St. Peter Church put on his clerical collar as he started his evening walk in the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood on July 8.

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Conway high-fived a man who identified himself as King Rome 360 on Homes Ave. Maria edit:Conway high-fived a man on Homes Ave, who identified himself as a member of the gang, the Latin Kings, and called himself King Rome 360.

Conway high-fived a man on Homes Avenue who identified himself as a member of the Latin Kings gang and calls himself King Rome 360.

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Conway greeted parishoners following Sunday Mass at St. Peter's Church on Aug. 12. Maria edit: Conway greeted parishoners following Sunday Mass at St. Peter's Church on Aug. 12.

Conway greeted parishioners following Sunday Mass at St. Peter Church on Aug. 12.

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Conway meets with various Boston police officers and representatives from the Suffolk District Attorney's office at the St. Peter's Teen Center in October to strategize a response to the recent shootings in the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.

Conway met with various Boston police officers and representatives from the Suffolk district attorney's office at the St. Peter Teen Center in October to strategize a response to recent shootings in the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.

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Conway organized a family for a wedding rehearsal at the church in August.

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Conway meets with police after a friend of Tal's is shot on Olney Street on Sept. 28 in Dorchester. The friend survived.

Conway met with police after a friend of Tal's was shot on Olney Street on Sept. 28 in Dorchester. The friend survived.

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Conway attends a one-year anniversary memorial service on Aug. 25 for Jaivon Blake, who was shot and killed on Geneva Ave. On the right: Blake's aunt, Stephaney Blake, consoled his brother Kavan Blake who witnessed the death.

Conway attended a one-year anniversary memorial service on Aug. 25 for Jaivon Blake, who was shot and killed on Geneva Avenue. At right: Blake's aunt, Stephaney Blake, consoled his brother Kavan Blake, who witnessed the death.

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Conway at the kitchen table on Oct. 10 at the rectory of St. Ambrose church where he lives . There had been several shootings in his parish, one of them fatal, in the last two weeks.

Conway at the kitchen table on Oct. 10 in the rectory of St. Ambrose church where he lives. There had been several shootings in his parish, one of them fatal, in the previous two weeks. "I'm all funeraled out," he said.

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Anette Haynes gives Conway a kiss on Richfield Street while he walked the neighborhood on a Friday night in August.

Anette Haynes gave Conway a kiss on Richfield Street while he walked the neighborhood on a Friday night in August.

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Conway has his hand kissed while entering the Capeverdean Adult Day Health Center in Dorchester for his weekly mass.

Conway had his hand kissed while entering the Capeverdean Adult Day Health Center in Dorchester for his weekly Mass.

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Conway walked the neighborhood on a Friday night in August with Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Nora Baston.

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