The 206th Convention of the Diocese of Maine
Saturday, October 25 , 2025
The diocese met to conduct business and worship on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The Bishop’s address begins at 24:38 in the recording below.
Business
- Agenda
- Minutes (to be posted here when available)
- Convention Address 2025
- Clergy Eligible to Vote
- Certified Lay Delegates
- Secretary’s Recap
Resolutions – adopted
- 1 Resolution – Foster Care Advocacy in Maine V2 10-5-2025 – adopted
- 2 Resolution – Yes on Question 2: Extreme Risk Protection Order Referendum V2 10-18-2025 – adopted
- 3 Resolution – 2026 Minimum Lay Compensation V3 10-20-2025– adopted
- 4 Resolution – 2026 Minimum Compensation for Priests V4 10-20-2025 – adopted
- 5 Resolution – Update to Canon 18, Of Business Methods in Church Affairs FINAL– adopted as amended
- 6 Resolution – Updates to Canon 7 (1), Of the Treasurer of the Diocese; and to Canon 15 (2), Of the Diocesan Council V2 10-6-2025
- 7 Resolution – Update to Canon 15 (2), Of Diocesan Council FINAL– adopted as amended
- 8 Resolution – Walking Together Diocesan Ministry V4 10-16-2025 – adopted
- 10 Resolution – Preserving Voter Access – No on Question 1: Voter ID Referendum FINAL – adopted as amended
- Courtesy Resolutions – adopted
Results of Elections
Diocesan Council
Elected lay reps for each of six areas; three-year terms through 2028:
Acadie, Theodore Fletcher; Aurora Borealis, Ben Barr; The Heart of Maine, Jeff Mansir; Midcoast, Lucia Elder; Presumpscot, none; The Southern Gateway, Julie Littlefield
Secretary of the Diocese
Theodore G. Fletcher (2026)
Treasurer of the Diocese
Julian Sheffield (2026)
Standing Committee
The Rev. Ann McAlhany (2028)
Nancy Whitehouse (2028)
Trustees of Diocesan Funds
Elected five; four-year terms serving through 2029:
Nick Penfield, The Rev. Timothy Boggs, Sandra McPhee, Nathaniel Henshaw, Carlos Mello
Finance and Statistics
- Budget for 2026 – Spreadsheet
- Budget for 2026 – Narrative
- Congregation Statistics from 2024 Parochial Report
Reports and Official Acts
- Read all reports to the 2025 Diocesan Convention here
- Official Acts of Bishop Thomas Brown for 2024 (to be posted here when available)