Racial Justice
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission: Our purpose for being
To advance and advocate racial justice in Maine.
Our Vision: What we desire and what compels us
To achieve a more just Maine by living into our baptism: to seek and serve Christ in all persons, respect the dignity of every human being, and transform unjust structures of society.
Our Work
How we plan to live into our mission and achieve our vision
We will raise awareness of and address the evils of systemic racism in Maine through liturgy, formation, and action.
Liturgy
- Provide liturgical resources for parishes
- Diocesan services
- Promote inclusion of multicultural materials as part of worship
Formation
- Provide educational resources for parishes and individuals
- Formation opportunities for parishes and the Diocese
Action
- Raise awareness of opportunities for action
- Advocate legislative measures that promote racial justice
- Come alongside those engaged in protests for racial justice
Sacred Ground Program
A major focus for The Episcopal Church is to promote the Sacred Ground program which offers discussion groups led by trained facilitators in order to make conversations about race safe and impactful.
There are several ways for you to participate in Sacred Ground:
1) Tri-Diocesan Sacred Ground circles shared between Episcopal Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. New circles start in the Fall of 2024.
2) You can begin a circle in your church, to meet in-person or online! Find more info online.
Our Members
The Rev. Carol L. Huntington
she/her, retired deacon, Grace Church, Bath, an Anglo white person living in the Abenaki Territory, Wabanaki Confederacy on the shores of the Kinipek
Diane Potter
she/her, Christ Church, Gardiner, European American, white person in Wabanaki Territory
Ted Potter
he/him, Christ Church, Gardiner, European American, white person in Wabanaki Territory
June R. Smoot
she/her, St. David Episcopal Church, Kennebunk, a European-American/white person in Wabanaki territory
Roy Smoot
he/him, St. David Episcopal Church, Kennebunk, a European-American/white person in Wabanaki territory
Tom Van Buren
he/him, St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church, Deer Isle
Racial Justice Resources
Link
Truth, Healing, and Repair: A Resource for Churches on Environmental Justice with Indigenous Peoples
