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July 17, 2026
Play Maine Summer Chapel Bingo!
Did you know that Maine has the most summer chapels—17—of any state in the country?! To encourage you to visit them, we thought we’d channel both your Episcopal and your competitive spirit in a fun...
July 16, 2026
Tri-Dio Sacred Ground Circles Returning this Fall
Sacred Ground: An Exploration of Race and Faith is again being offered by the three dioceses of Northern New England on Zoom starting this fall. This is an 11-session curriculum developed by The Episcopal Church...
June 24, 2026
St. Francis by the Sea Offers Unused Vestments
St. Francis by the Sea is offering the vestments and other items pictured below to anyone in the diocese who can use them. Please reach out to St. Francis by email or phone, 207-374-5200, if...
June 18, 2026
It’s an Open-Door Policy Between Bridging the Gap and Emmanuel Lutheran
On a Tuesday morning in late April, the former parish hall at Augusta’s Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church is arranged much like a boutique, welcoming visitors to browse through carefully organized racks and baskets of gently...
June 18, 2026
St. David’s Next-Level Recycling Project Puts Textiles to Multiple Uses
The three-times-a-year textile drives also support church ministries. A primary goal of our commitment as Episcopalians to the care of creation is keeping items we no longer have use for out of landfills. For clothing...
June 16, 2026
Graduating to the Next Chapter of Life
Sarah Harris delivered this reflection at St. Columba’s, Boothbay Harbor’s service for Youth Sunday on May 24, 2026, to mark her graduation from Boothbay Region High School. The valedictorian of her class, she will attend...
June 10, 2026
Faithful Givers Roadshow a Rousing Success
Clergy, wardens, treasurers, and others interested in church fundraising turned out in good numbers for the Faithful Givers Roadshow, held at St. John’s, Bangor on Friday, May 29 and St. Mary’s, Falmouth, on Saturday, May...
May 27, 2026
Joyce Kennedy Joins the Diocese as Stewardship Advisor
Bishop Brown is pleased to announce the appointment of Joyce Kennedy to the new consultant position of Stewardship Advisor, which is underwritten by the Trustees of Diocesan Funds for a period of two years. In...
May 20, 2026
Rev. Tom Mousin Retirement, April 12, 2026
On April 12, the congregation of St. Peter’s in Portland celebrated the ministry of the Rev. Tom Mousin, who served as priest in charge for five years. Mousin, who is retiring, was an elementary school...
May 20, 2026
Regional Confirmation at Grace Church, Bath, April 11, 2026
Grace Church in Bath hosted a regional confirmation with St. Paul’s, Brunswick, on Saturday in Easter Week. In addition to Bishop Thomas Brown, clergy included the Rev. Misty Kiwak Jacobs, rector at Grace, the Rev....