August 11, 2026

Dio Maine Cooks: Baked Fish Chowder

by Susan Sherrill Axelrod

The Communications Department launched “Dio Maine Cooks: Recipes and Stories from Vintage Church Cookbooks” in January 2025 as a way to explore the history of Maine’s Episcopal churches through the cookbooks in our diocesan archives....

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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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March 30, 2025

Dio Maine Cooks: ‘Crab Cakes with Tarragon Tartar Sauce’

by Susan Sherrill Axelrod

Founded in 1975, St. Francis, Blue Hill is one of the newer congregations in the Diocese of Maine. “In its very early days it moved around from the wine shop, to the bank, to a...

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February 23, 2025

Dio Maine Cooks: The ‘100’ Cookies

by Susan Sherrill Axelrod

In this second installment of “Dio Maine Cooks,” we honor St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Palmyra and the church’s new rector, the Rev. Christopher Warne, who are celebrating their new ministry together today. The slim,...

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January 25, 2025

Dio Maine Cooks: Banana Nut Bread

by Susan Sherrill Axelrod

Welcome to the first installment of “Dio Maine Cooks: Recipes and Stories from Vintage Church Cookbooks.” Created as a way to fundraise and/or mark an anniversary, spiral-bound church cookbooks capture a moment in time, whether...

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