Advocacy Report – A Busy 90 Days Coming Up
Update March 18, 2023 The 131st Legislature was very slow to take off and is just now shifting into a quicker pace. As of March 17th, 1210, of an expected 2,000 +/- bills have been...
Posts by Teresa Pinney
“Never Again – Promises” : A Prayer for Peace
The prayer below was inspired by Episcopal Peace Fellowship‘s Peace Out. “Never Again – Promises” Dear God, who creates, saves, blesses, and sustains us, these things we promise for this day and forever more: Never...
Exciting Episcopalians Interview with Bishop Brown
Bill Green of Trinity Church, Portland sat down to interview an exciting Episcopalian…our own Bishop Thomas Brown!
Diocese Working with Government Agencies to Address Current Homelessness Crisis
Update February 20, 2023 Jane Field of the Maine Council of Churches and I participated in a call with state officials from the Governor’s office, the Department of Health and Human Services, Portland legislators, the...
Nominations open for Episcopal Church positions, committees, boards
The Joint Standing Committee on Nominations invites members from across The Episcopal Church to apply for the churchwide roles listed below. The deadline to apply is April 15. Elections will take place at the 81st...
Bowen receives 2023 Kany Award for work with Seeds of Hope
Excerpted transcript of remarks by Bill Kany, son of the award’s namesake, from the award presentation “The criteria is to be a person who has done a great deal to benefit our communities over a...
Why Justice? A reflection on the Diocesan Justice Commission Meeting
“Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?” From our Episcopal Baptismal Covenant “Do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8...
Welcoming New Staff and Announcing Staff Retirements
8 February 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, Today I am delighted to share with you several updates about the diocesan staff as we welcome new faces and begin to honor and celebrate upcoming retirements. Transition...
Legislative Update – February 5, 2023
Below you will find the first draft of the legislative tracking document and my notes from Advocacy Days. The tracking document is not set up with active links to the legislative documents – yet. I...
A pastoral word from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on the death of Tyre Nichols
"Jesus once told a story to teach about what it looks like to love one’s neighbor, which Moses and Jesus both said is a commandment of God. It’s a story about a man beaten nearly to death and left on the side of the road to die by people who knew what Moses taught about love for God and neighbor—and what the prophet Micah taught when he said that God requires three things of us: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God." Presiding Bishop Michael Curry