"To Hope and Act with Creation" You're invited to join a lunch and learn on Zoom about the Season of Creation for clergy and lay leadership, music, stewardship, and formation leaders. Participants in this virtual event on Wednesday, May 29 at 12:30 p.m., will hear how parishes in Maine and New Hampshire celebrated the annual...
There will be a meeting of the Provincial Conference on Wednesday May 29, 2024 from 5-9 p.m. over Zoom. There will be a gathering of Provincial ministry networks, a discussion with 2024 General Convention deputies, and the election of a clergy representative to the Executive Council of General Convention. This meeting is open to all...
Join Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project (MPCPMP) founder Ann Chinn and award-winning civil rights historian and activist Danita Mason-Hogans of Bridging the Gap for a community luncheon and conversation facilitated by June Thornton-Marsh about launching a Middle Passage Ceremony and Port Marker Project FOR MAINE! MPCPMP was established in 2011 to honor the...
Questions? Please contact the Rev. Andrew D'Angio White.
Every year on the first Friday in June, members of the movement against gun violence come together to honor survivors of gun violence and to demand a future free from this crisis. Moms, students, veterans, survivors, and others wear orange throughout the weekend to show their support—in every state across the country. Wear Orange originated...
A Choral Evensong Service will take place on Sunday, June 9, 4 p.m. at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Yarmouth. Music selections will feature some of the most beloved sacred composers for this contemplative music-filled event. The St. Bartholomew’s choir will be performing under the direction of choir director/organist, Dr Christina Scott Edelen. The event...
Seasonal events honoring the pain of loss through the liturgical year Wednesdays 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. • Online “We know and feel in our bones that something primal is amiss. Our extended home is being eroded. It is essential that we stop and recognize these losses...to respond with sorrow, outrage and apology at these places...
WHAT: A keynote presentation by Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries of The Ohio State University and Teaching Hard History podcast, followed by a panel conversation with leading voices in the struggle to integrate Black and Indigenous Studies. WHEN: Friday, June 14, 2024 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM WHERE: Hannaford Hall, University of Southern Maine, Portland...
Portland Pride Parade, June 15 at 12:30 p.m. Each year, our youth host the diocesan effort to participate in pride parades, and they march together in Portland Pride. This year's theme is "Life as Art" and we will encourage any church who wants to participate in the Portland Pride parade to RSVP using this link, but...
Organ Benefit Concert for Outreach on June 18 at 7 p.m. A free will offering will be received to assist in St. Francis’ community outreach. All proceeds will benefit a variety of community organizations on the Blue Hill Peninsula including Simmering Pot, the Magic Food Bus, H.O.M.E., Emmaus Center, Community Compass, Peninsula Ambulance and more....
The Permanent Commission has a list and map of events in Maine in observance of the holiday. From educational programs and historical explorations to music, food, art, and parades, there’s something for everyone. Let’s come together to honor the past, celebrate the present, and work towards a just and equitable future. The Episcopal Church (TEC) is...
"Formation" is the work of deepening our faith and learning about God, our faith tradition and ourselves throughout the course of our lives. And how we "form" Episcopalians is changing a lot as our churches and communities change! No matter what your connection to forming Christians is, you are welcome at these informal conversations where we...
High school students from across the Episcopal Church who are called to be advocates and witnesses against gun violence in their communities. The Episcopal Diocese of Maine will bring a group and youth from other dioceses are invited to join us. Youth will learn from experienced community organizers in the gun violence prevention movement, spend...
On June 26, The 81st General Convention will elect a new presiding bishop. We pray with the entire church. Almighty God, source of all wisdom and understanding: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the hearts and minds of those who will choose our next presiding bishop, that we may receive a faithful pastor...
High school students from across the Episcopal Church who are called to be advocates and witnesses against gun violence in their communities. The Episcopal Diocese of Maine will bring a group and youth from other dioceses are invited to join us. Youth will learn from experienced community organizers in the gun violence prevention movement, spend...
High school students from across the Episcopal Church who are called to be advocates and witnesses against gun violence in their communities. The Episcopal Diocese of Maine will bring a group and youth from other dioceses are invited to join us. Youth will learn from experienced community organizers in the gun violence prevention movement, spend...
On June 26, The 81st General Convention will elect a new presiding bishop. We pray with the entire church. Almighty God, source of all wisdom and understanding: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the hearts and minds of those who will choose our next presiding bishop, that we may receive a faithful pastor...
On June 26, The 81st General Convention will elect a new presiding bishop. We pray with the entire church. Almighty God, source of all wisdom and understanding: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the hearts and minds of those who will choose our next presiding bishop, that we may receive a faithful pastor...
It's time to plan for Deacons Day in the Diocese of Maine! Resolution 3 adopted by Diocesan Convention in 2022 set aside the last Sunday in June for Deacons in the Diocese to travel to a parish that doesn't currently have a Deacon assigned to preach and teach about the Diaconate. Here's the resolution that...
Save-the-Date! In 2024, we are planning a gathering with learning sessions for our chapel friends at the bishop's residence at 45 Belmont Street in Portland on Tuesday, July 2. Time to connect and lunch will be provided. The hope is that 3-4 people from each our 17 chapels will join us along with some leaders...
Loring House will be closed on Fridays in July and August. Please reach diocesan staff Monday through Thursday during these months.
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