July 15, 2025

Diocese Awards $33,200 in Grants for Parish Outreach Efforts

by Susan Sherrill Axelrod

The following grants were recommended by the Grants Committee and approved for funding by the Diocesan Council at their June meeting. INTERNATIONAL POVERTY Christ Church, Gardiner was awarded $5,000 for the St. Jacques Parish school...

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July 10, 2025

Tri-Dio Sacred Ground Circles this Fall 2025

Tri-Dio Sacred Ground Circles Begin Again This Fall Are you interested in joining others from the Episcopal dioceses of Northern New England, Province 1, or elsewhere, in a film-based dialogue series on race and faith?...

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July 9, 2025

Season of Creation liturgical resource now available in perennial edition

Episcopal News Service (ENS) by the Diocese of Western Massachusetts on Jul. 7, 2025
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June 11, 2025

Episcopal Clergy and Lay People Fight Anti-Trans Legislation at the State House

by John Hennessy

Update June 16, 2025: The Maine legislature has defeated all eight of the anti-transgender bills! The Episcopal Church has taken an unequivocal and strong position in support of trans, non-binary, and two-spirit people. We have...

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June 4, 2025

Dio Maine Cooks: Better Than Boursin

by Amy Redfern

When I was growing up in Camden, St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church was an anchor for the community (and still is). The church motto: We are followers of Jesus who: “Worship in beauty, Question in faith,...

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May 19, 2025

How to Author a Resolution

by Episcopal Diocese of Maine Resolutions Committee

The Episcopal Diocese of Maine’s Resolutions Committee is now accepting proposed resolutions for the 2025  Diocesan Convention! Proposed resolutions may be submitted at any time by any parish or individual before the deadline of September...

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May 15, 2025

Diocese of Maine Members Attend Global Episcopal Mission Network Conference

by Emily Keniston

The last week in April, members of the Diocese of Maine traveled to San Pedro Sula, Honduras to engage in a conference hosted by the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN), and to participate in their...

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May 15, 2025

What are we doing as a church in this moment? Reflecting on ‘A World Unraveling’ with Brian McLaren

by Shana M. Rose

Letting Go, Letting Be, Letting Come, Setting Free These words were the theme of “A World Unraveling,” an event featuring theologian and author Brian McLaren hosted by the diocese and St Alban’s Church, Cape Elizabeth...

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April 15, 2025

Sunrise Easter Services, 2025

Sunrise services on Easter morning are a Christian tradition that many believe started with the Moravian church in Germany in the 1730s. For Episcopalians, the practice arose from the Easter Vigil, which, according to The...

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April 10, 2025

The Episcopal Church Awards Campus Ministry Grant to UMaine’s Wilson Center

The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church awarded 19 grants, totaling $135,000, to young adult and campus ministries from dioceses across the U.S., Europe, Caribbean, and South America. The Wilson Center at the University of...

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