Clergy Annual Report to the Bishop

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1-10-25

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The Clergy Annual Report is a requirement of Title I, Canon 6.2 of The Episcopal Church. In the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, we ask active, parochial and non-parochial, and retired clergy to complete the report. We also ask that non-canonically resident clergy living in Maine use the report as a chance to check-in with Bishop Brown. It’s short!

Please submit your Clergy Annual Report for 2025 by May 15, 2026 to remain in good standing. The steps listed below will complete the annual report requirement.

CLERGY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2025 due MAY 15, 2026

The form will ask you to check a two boxes:

  • I have submitted/will submit current, digital copies of my Praesidium transcript and State of Maine Mandated Training certificate as described in the instructions above.
  • I have submitted/will submit record of taking Anti-Racism Training. (An email with dates, location, church, name of facilitator is sufficient.)

Here’s more information about both of these trainings.

Safe Church Training Certification

Clergy serving in the Diocese of Maine in a parish or as supply clergy are required to maintain current Safe Church Training which consists of two parts: Part A (Praesidium Academy) and Part B (mandated reporter certification from the State of Maine). When completed, you will have two certificates. If you have not already, please provide a copy of both certificates to the diocese (send to [email protected]) and to your church (if serving).

To keep your Safe Church certification current, you need to do these things every year:

  • Complete any single module from Praesidium Academy (if possible, don’t retake a previously completed module)
  • Retake Part B, State of Maine Mandated Training, if it has expired (check certificate)
  • Submit your certificates as described above

Anti-Racism Training

Clergy serving (or who wish to serve) in the Diocese of Maine are also required to complete Anti-Racism Training to be in good standing. Those ordained after General Convention 2018 have been required to complete this training as part of the ordination process. While not a new requirement to The Episcopal Church, the diocese is just now beginning to collect and check to make sure that active (parochial or supply) clergy have taken a qualifying course.

The Episcopal Church has a lot of resources when it comes to anti-racism training. Please click here to explore their offerings. Currently, the diocese encourages postulants and candidates to take the training offered by the Absalom Jones Center from the Diocese of Atlanta which is online, accessible and affordable. Participation in Sacred Ground counts! When completed, please provide a certificate or information of training to the diocese (send to [email protected]). An email that includes the year, location or church, and name of facilitator or host to the same address suffices as proof.

CONTACTS

If you encounter any difficulty, or have questions, please don’t hesitate to be in touch.

CLERGY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2025 due MAY 15, 2026

FAQs

  • If you are well and truly retired, and not functioning as a clergy person more than once or twice in a twelve month period, you may skip submitting proof of training.
  • If you aren’t able to complete the report online, please email Wendy at dbaseadmin @ episcopalmaine.org for ideas on a workaround.
  • We depend on accurate information in our database for reliable communications. please help us keep up to date.

NOTES ABOUT THE FORM

  • Please allow adequate time to complete this report. Until you hit “submit”, we have no record of your work.
  • If you need to stop for any reason, please click on the text at the bottom of the form “Save and Resume” for a link.
  • Based on whether you are a priest and deacon or canonically resident or parochial or not, you will be asked different questions. Questions will appear on the form based on your answers. (For ex., If you are a clergy person whose ‘summary of ministry’ was included in your congregation’s Parochial Report, you will not be asked to repeat that information in this report.)
  • You do not need to print the form! After you submit, a copy of your report will be automatically emailed to you as confirmation of submission.
  • The form is not printable.