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Serving on the Vestry or Bishop’s Committee

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/vestry/

Serving on a vestry is an important ministry for the health and well-being of a church. It can bring with it questions and challenges, as well as rewards. The Diocese of Maine wants to help helps wardens and vestries find resources necessary to fulfill their responsibilities. Wardens and vestries are also encouraged to share ideas and to help one another.  

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Having ‘Bridged the Gap,’ George Cooper Finally Gets to Retire

https://episcopalmaine.org/having-bridged-the-gap-george-cooper-finally-gets-to-retire/

by Susan Sherrill Axelrod It’s not unusual for the career paths followed by Episcopal clergy to have taken a number of turns—sometimes sharp ones—before ending up at the church. For the Rev. George Cooper, who...

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EPF-Maine Chapter Past Projects

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/epf-maine-projects/

Past projects of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship - Maine Chapter

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Faithful Givers

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/faithful-givers/

Faithful Givers is a new initiative of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine that will strengthen our capacity to engage God’s mission in our congregations and in our community-based ministries. This program will help us develop and sustain financial giving in seeking pledges, fundraising, and building endowments for the future.

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Clergy Annual Report to the Bishop

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/clergy-report-to-the-bishop/

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...

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Episcopal Clergy and Lay People Fight Anti-Trans Legislation at the State House

https://episcopalmaine.org/fight-anti-trans-legislation/

Update June 16, 2025: The Maine legislature has defeated all eight of the anti-transgender bills! The Episcopal Church has taken an unequivocal and strong position in support of trans, non-binary, and two-spirit people. We have...

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Diocesan Creation Care Team Minutes – February 2026

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nz2-q8t6CEqednXyRYezq1u-SBHqO8-3/view?usp=sharing

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Earth Keepers: A Presentation by the Creation Care Team (Convention, 2024)

https://episcopalmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/EARTH-KEEPERS-2024.pdf

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Bishop Brown’s Convention Address – October 22, 2022

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DibVXp_sg7I8w4CtoB8JamQC8Qw1IUs1/view?usp=sharing

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Constitution and Canons Applying to Lay Delegates to Convention

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cu5aTtb_0PJ4qgrDifSwo_y8HmxTfi-j/view?usp=sharing