Posts by Teresa Pinney

Diocese Holds Retreat for Governing Bodies

On Saturday, March 8, members of the Diocesan Council, Standing Committee, Trustees of Diocesan Funds, and diocesan staff gathered with Bishop Brown at St. Luke’s Cathedral for a Governance Retreat—the first retreat convened by the...

Thank God for Our Church Leaders

Dear Friends in Christ, the People of God called to be the diocese of Maine, The Psalmist sings, “no good thing will the Lord withhold from those who walk with integrity” (Psalm 84:11). Yesterday, the...

Upcoming Formation Events of Note for 2025

Dear folks in Maine committed to the work of formation, Happy New Year and joyful Christmastide greetings to all of you. I’m writing to be sure you know about some upcoming formation events and opportunities,...

Bishop Brown’s Christmas Message 2024

Merry Christmas from Bishop Thomas Brown! In these 12 Days of Christmas, more than at any other time of the year, we adore the Word made flesh, our hope is renewed, and our humanity is restored because Jesus Christ, ever ancient and ever new, is born. 

Praying in Advent with the O Antiphons

Today the O Antiphons begin. Part of the Church’s Advent prayer for at least 12 centuries, they employ seven images from the prophet Isaiah to engage us with the names and attributes of the Holy One whose...