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SUMMARY:Spring Work Weekend at Camp Bishopswood
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we help to care for our beloved diocesan camp and get it ready for summer fun. We’ll have some time for play together\, as well. Youth who come with their families are welcome to join other youth for the day and spend the night with their family in their cabin. Please reach out to Director of Faith Faith Formation\, Emily Keniston\, with questions.
URL:https://episcopalmaine.org/event/spring-work-weekend-at-camp-bishopswood/
LOCATION:Camp Bishopswood\, 98 Bishopswood Rd\, Hope\, ME\, 04847\, United States
CATEGORIES:Youth
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260503
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260506
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SUMMARY:Clergy Conference
DESCRIPTION:About the conference:\nSunday\, May 3 – Tuesday\, May 5\nSchoodic Institute\, Winter Harbor\, ME\nBrought to you by the Clergy Formation Committee \nJoin fellow clergy and the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg at the beautiful Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor for our 2026 Clergy Conference. \nThe Rev. Brokenleg (she/her) has served as The Episcopal Church’s staff officer for racial reconciliation since 2020 and has recently been named interim missioner for the Office of Indigenous Ministries. She will lead us in discussion and crafts around the topic of “Wolakota: Right Relationship.” \nThis will be a thoughtful and stirring time of prayer\, truth-telling\, challenge\, and growth. We will enjoy the blessings of fellowship\, worship and prayer\, rest and quiet in the wonderful natural setting of the Schoodic Peninsula. \nRegistration is closed. \nCheck-in is at 3 p.m. on Sunday and departure will be after Eucharist and lunch on Tuesday. See full event agenda here. \nPlease bring a Book of Common Prayer. A flashlight may also be helpful. \nAbout the presenter:\nThe Reverend Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg (she/her) is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (Sicangu Nation).  She is an Episcopal priest in the diocese of South Dakota.  From a cultural perspective\, she believes we are all related and\, as such\, we are all called to be “good relatives” to one another.  As a winktè\, Shaneequa is called to be a healer and move communities in the direction of positive change.  From an academic perspective\, she has a Masters of Public Health Degree from the University of Minnesota and a Masters of Divinity degree from Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Shaneequa is the staff officer for racial reconciliation and the interim Indigenous missioner at The Episcopal Church.  She is passionate about social justice\, and working to end the structural oppression/violence that hurts us all. She strives to live out her calling through her work\, our church\, her art\, and in her life. \n\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://episcopalmaine.org/event/clergy-conference/
LOCATION:Schoodic Institute\, 9 Atterbury Circle\, Winter Harbor\, ME\, 04693\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bishop Thomas Brown,Clergy,Featured Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Clergy Formation Committee":MAILTO:gcooper@stalbansmaine.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T110000
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SUMMARY:Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate of Emily Keniston and Maribeth Payne
DESCRIPTION:By the Grace of God\nand with the consent of the people\nThe Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Brown\nTenth Bishop of Maine\nwill ordain\nEmily Ainsworth Keniston\nand\nMaribeth Anderson Payne\nDeacons\n(Transitional)\nin Christ’s one holy catholic and apostolic Church\nYour prayers and presence are requested\nSaturday\, the ninth day of May\, two thousand and twenty-six\nat ten o’clock in the morning\nThe Cathedral Church of St. Luke\n143 State Street\, Portland\, Maine\nReception immediately following the service\nClergy are asked to wear red stoles\nThe service will also be livestreamed on St. Luke’s YouTube channel.
URL:https://episcopalmaine.org/event/ordination-to-the-transitional-diaconate-of-emily-keniston-and-maribeth-payne/
LOCATION:Cathedral of St. Luke\, 134 Park Street\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Clergy,Featured Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T224958
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SUMMARY:Sacred Writing in Darkness
DESCRIPTION:Poets Shana Rose\, parishioner at St. Luke’s\, Portland\, and Julia Baker\, Mercy Hospital chaplain and parishioner at St. Alban’s\, Cape Elizabeth\, have announced the next dates for their new ecumenical ministry. “Sacred Writings in Darkness.” Held in the cathedral’s Emmanuel Chapel\, these monthly sessions each have a different theme and offer a time for guided sacred writing\, including poetry\, prayers\, songs\, and vignettes. The gatherings are designed to help spiritually feed participants’ longing for respite from the current chaos of our wider world. They begin with Julia and Shana providing simple grounding content—a prayer or brief message—followed by time for participants to write with a period at the end to share their completed work. \nTo register\, email Sacred Writing in Darkness or message @sacred.writing on Instagram. Reach out to Shana or Julia with questions.
URL:https://episcopalmaine.org/event/sacred-writing-in-darkness/2026-05-12/
LOCATION:Cathedral of St. Luke\, 134 Park Street\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spiritual Growth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T203000
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SUMMARY:Love is the Point: A Multi-Faith Response to the Turning Point USA Event
DESCRIPTION:With the support of Calvary Chapel Greater Portland\, Turning Point USA is bringing their “Make Heaven Crowded Tour” to the Portland Expo on May 15. Turning Point USA\, founded by the late Charlie Kirk\, advocates for conservative politics on high school\, college\, and university campuses. \nIn response\, clergy and leaders of the MultiFaith Organizing Group of Greater Portland\, which includes the Maine Council of Churches\, have organized “Love is the Point\,” a counter event scheduled for the same date and time that speaks to the core tenets of every world religion\, which call us to love our neighbors. The free event will include a roster of local musicians\, support for efforts related to immigrant rights\, trans rights\, reproductive rights\, and gun safety\, and provide fundraising opportunities for the communities targeted by Turning Point USA. It will not include political speeches from candidates for office or elected officials. \nAll are invited to shine light on the love and community support throughout Maine for those who feel that their lives\, safety\, and rights are oppressed\, targeted\, or at risk in the hands of right-wing politics\, white-supremacist ideas\, or Christian-nationalist ideologies. \nRegistration is encouraged so organizers can have a sense of numbers\, but not required. \nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER
URL:https://episcopalmaine.org/event/love-is-the-point-a-multi-faith-response-to-the-turning-point-usa-event/
LOCATION:First Parish Portland\, 425 Congress St\, Portland\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,LGBTQ+,Migration Ministries,Racial Justice
ORGANIZER;CN="Maine Council of Churches":MAILTO:info@mainecouncilofchurches.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T150000
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SUMMARY:Faithful Givers Roadshow
DESCRIPTION:The Faithful Givers Roadshow\, an intensive\, one-day immersion in all things giving will be held on Friday\, May 29 in Bangor and Saturday\, May 30 in Falmouth. Participants will choose one of the two days. The program\, which is offered at no cost\, will include inspiration\, instruction\, and practical sharing of development best practices and next steps. Each parish or ministry will send those most keen to help build its financial strength. All clergy\, wardens\, vestry\, treasurers\, stewardship\, and finance committees will be invited and at least one representative from each church or ministry must attend.  \nAGENDA (the same at both locations)\n9 a.m. – Check in and hospitality\n9:45 a.m. – Opening prayer\, welcome\, and introduction by Bishop Brown\n10 a.m. – Keynote and panel discussion\, followed by breakout learning sessions\nNoon – Break and working lunch with roundtable discussion\n2 p.m. – Concluding remarks and Q+A\n3 p.m. – Departure \nPlease reach out to Director of Communications and Engagement Susan Sherrill Axelrod with questions. The registration deadline is Wednesday\, May 20. \nREGISTER HERE \nKeynote Speaker\n \nThe Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth\, Jr.\, eleventh Bishop of Ohio (retired)\nThe Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth\, Jr.\, earned a Master of Divinity degree at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific\, from which he later received an honorary Doctor of Divinity. During his tenure as Bishop of Ohio from 2004 to 2023 he launched the Bishop’s Annual Appeal to support the Episcopal Community Services Foundation and new missions\, which raised over $2.8 million by 2016. In 2014\, he spearheaded “Planting for Tomorrow\, Growing in Faith Today\,” a collaborative fundraising campaign between parishes and the Camp and Retreat Ministry program\, which raised $18.3 million by the following year. He also founded the Epiphany at Sea program for inner-city youth and has held trustee roles at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Kenyon College. \nPanelists\n \nParish Endowment Development: Marisa Swystun\, national director\, Foundation and Institutional Advisory at AllianceBernstein \nMarisa Swystun brings 20+ years of diverse nonprofit and foundation experience to clients’ investment strategies. Her career began with a focused family foundation in Detroit and the Art Institute of Chicago. She then co-founded a 501©3 maternity clinic in Cote d’Ivoire and later served as the chief development officer for Nashville’s Center for Nonprofit Management. On Bernstein’s Foundation and Institutional Advisory (FIA) Team\, Marisa works with advisors to support and add structure to their servicing of nonprofit\, foundation\, and association clients. The FIA team brings a wide range of philanthropic subject matter expertise and experience to the table\, including customized development/donor engagement strategies and enhanced operational tools focused on driving sustainable growth and increasing mission impact. \n \nAnnual Giving Development: The Rev. Amanda Gerken-Nelson\, rector\, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church\, Yarmouth \nThe Rev. Amanda Gerken-Nelson joined St. Bartholomew’s as priest in charge in 2022 and became rector two years later. A graduate of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary\, she was ordained in 2015 and spent two years as pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in East Hartford\, Connecticut before becoming executive director of Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (ELM)\, a nonprofit organization that advocates for and supports LGBTQIA+ leaders in the Lutheran Church in the United States and Canada. She became an Episcopal priest last October. Under her leadership\, in 2025 St. Bartholomew’s conducted a successful capital campaign that raised $200\,000 for building improvements. \n \nFacing Challenging Environments for Development: The Rev. Matthew Dayton-Welch\, rector\, Church of the Epiphany\, New York City \nThe 16th rector of the Church of the Epiphany\, the Rev. Matthew Dayton-Welch presides over a season of vitality as the church settles into its new and much larger home\, with new outreach partnerships\, new senior staff appointments and a new financial picture. He is a graduate of the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Originally from Oklahoma\, Matthew has extensive experience in the Middle East\, having received his calling to ordained ministry while serving as a diplomat at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem. He is a trustee of the Spafford Children”s Center in the Old City of Jerusalem and leads its American fundraising campaign. He was admitted last year to the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem by His Majesty King Charles III. Matthew (Di-Ti-YO-Hi-Ha) is a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation. \n \nCapital Campaign Development for mission\, ministries\, and facilities: The Rev. Jon Feuss\, currently associate rector\, St. James’\, Los Angeles; starts as canon to the ordinary for the Diocese of Los Angeles in July. \nJon Feuss is currently serving at St. James’ in-the-City Episcopal Church in Los Angeles\, CA. He recently led a grass-roots capital campaign to prepare the church for its centennial in 2026. The campaign included planning and fundraising for a total refurbishment of the building\, the completion of design concepts from the original plans\, and the installation of an air-conditioning system while preserving the church’s Gothic Revival aesthetics. Previously\, Jon was a manager at Deloitte Consulting\, and more recently\, the senior director of human resources operations for the National Football League. He holds a master of divinity degree from the Episcopal Theological School at Claremont/Bloy House and is a graduate of Rowan University where he earned dual bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and computer science.
URL:https://episcopalmaine.org/event/faithful-givers-roadshow-2/
LOCATION:St. John’s Episcopal Church (Bangor)\, 225 French St\, Bangor\, ME\, 04401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Fundraising
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SUMMARY:Faithful Givers Roadshow
DESCRIPTION:The Faithful Givers Roadshow\, an intensive\, one-day immersion in all things giving will be held on Friday\, May 29 in Bangor and Saturday\, May 30 in Falmouth. Participants will choose one of the two days. The program\, which is offered at no cost\, will include inspiration\, instruction\, and practical sharing of development best practices and next steps. Each parish or ministry will send those most keen to help build its financial strength. All clergy\, wardens\, vestry\, treasurers\, stewardship\, and finance committees will be invited and at least one representative from each church or ministry must attend.  \nAGENDA (the same at both locations)\n9 a.m. – Check in and hospitality\n9:45 a.m. – Opening prayer\, welcome\, and introduction by Bishop Brown\n10 a.m. – Keynote and panel discussion\, followed by breakout learning sessions\nNoon – Break and working lunch with roundtable discussion\n2 p.m. – Concluding remarks and Q+A\n3 p.m. – Departure \nPlease reach out to Director of Communications and Engagement Susan Sherrill Axelrod with questions. The registration deadline is Wednesday\, May 20. \nREGISTER HERE \nKeynote Speaker\n \nThe Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth\, Jr.\, eleventh Bishop of Ohio (retired)\nThe Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth\, Jr.\, earned a Master of Divinity degree at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific\, from which he later received an honorary Doctor of Divinity. During his tenure as Bishop of Ohio from 2004 to 2023 he launched the Bishop’s Annual Appeal to support the Episcopal Community Services Foundation and new missions\, which raised over $2.8 million by 2016. In 2014\, he spearheaded “Planting for Tomorrow\, Growing in Faith Today\,” a collaborative fundraising campaign between parishes and the Camp and Retreat Ministry program\, which raised $18.3 million by the following year. He also founded the Epiphany at Sea program for inner-city youth and has held trustee roles at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Kenyon College. \nPanelists\n \nParish Endowment Development: Marisa Swystun\, national director\, Foundation and Institutional Advisory at AllianceBernstein \nMarisa Swystun brings 20+ years of diverse nonprofit and foundation experience to clients’ investment strategies. Her career began with a focused family foundation in Detroit and the Art Institute of Chicago. She then co-founded a 501©3 maternity clinic in Cote d’Ivoire and later served as the chief development officer for Nashville’s Center for Nonprofit Management. On Bernstein’s Foundation and Institutional Advisory (FIA) Team\, Marisa works with advisors to support and add structure to their servicing of nonprofit\, foundation\, and association clients. The FIA team brings a wide range of philanthropic subject matter expertise and experience to the table\, including customized development/donor engagement strategies and enhanced operational tools focused on driving sustainable growth and increasing mission impact. \n \nAnnual Giving Development: The Rev. Amanda Gerken-Nelson\, rector\, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church\, Yarmouth \nThe Rev. Amanda Gerken-Nelson joined St. Bartholomew’s as priest in charge in 2022 and became rector two years later. A graduate of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary\, she was ordained in 2015 and spent two years as pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in East Hartford\, Connecticut before becoming executive director of Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (ELM)\, a nonprofit organization that advocates for and supports LGBTQIA+ leaders in the Lutheran Church in the United States and Canada. She became an Episcopal priest last October. Under her leadership\, in 2025 St. Bartholomew’s conducted a successful capital campaign that raised $200\,000 for building improvements. \n \nFacing Challenging Environments for Development: The Rev. Matthew Dayton-Welch\, rector\, Church of the Epiphany\, New York City \nThe 16th rector of the Church of the Epiphany\, the Rev. Matthew Dayton-Welch presides over a season of vitality as the church settles into its new and much larger home\, with new outreach partnerships\, new senior staff appointments and a new financial picture. He is a graduate of the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Originally from Oklahoma\, Matthew has extensive experience in the Middle East\, having received his calling to ordained ministry while serving as a diplomat at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem. He is a trustee of the Spafford Children”s Center in the Old City of Jerusalem and leads its American fundraising campaign. He was admitted last year to the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem by His Majesty King Charles III. Matthew (Di-Ti-YO-Hi-Ha) is a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation. \n \nCapital Campaign Development for mission\, ministries\, and facilities: The Rev. Jon Feuss\, currently associate rector\, St. James’\, Los Angeles; starts as canon to the ordinary for the Diocese of Los Angeles in July. \nJon Feuss is currently serving at St. James’ in-the-City Episcopal Church in Los Angeles\, CA. He recently led a grass-roots capital campaign to prepare the church for its centennial in 2026. The campaign included planning and fundraising for a total refurbishment of the building\, the completion of design concepts from the original plans\, and the installation of an air-conditioning system while preserving the church’s Gothic Revival aesthetics. Previously\, Jon was a manager at Deloitte Consulting\, and more recently\, the senior director of human resources operations for the National Football League. He holds a master of divinity degree from the Episcopal Theological School at Claremont/Bloy House and is a graduate of Rowan University where he earned dual bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and computer science.
URL:https://episcopalmaine.org/event/faithful-givers-roadshow/
LOCATION:Church of Saint Mary\, 43 Foreside Rd\, Falmouth\, ME\, 04107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Fundraising
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T170000
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SUMMARY:Celebration of New Ministry: The Rev. Elizabeth Marshall Casasola and Trinity Church\, Castine
DESCRIPTION:Celebration of New Ministry\nBy the Grace of God\nthe Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown\nTenth Bishop of Maine\nwill celebrate the new ministry of\nThe Reverend Elizabeth Marshall Casasola\nas Rector of\nTrinity Episcopal Church\n150 Perkins Street\nCastine\, Maine\non\nSunday\, the thirty-first day of May\nat four o’clock in the afternoon\nYour prayers and presence are requested.\nClergy are asked to wear white stoles.\nThe service will be also livestreamed on Trinity’s YouTube channel.
URL:https://episcopalmaine.org/event/celebration-of-new-ministry-the-rev-elizabeth-marshall-casasola-and-trinity-church-castine/
LOCATION:Trinity Episcopal Church (Castine)\, 150 Perkins Street\, Castine\, ME\, 04421\, United States
CATEGORIES:Clergy,Featured Events,Worship
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