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Summer Finale at Bishopswood
Families, individuals, and households from across the Episcopal Diocese of Maine are invited to celebrate the end of summer together for a weekend at Camp Bishopswood. There is free diocese-wide programming during the day on...
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Reading of the Passion for Palm Sunday on YouTube
The Passion According to St. Luke Thanks to several volunteers throughout the diocese, we are also delighted to share with you a Zoom reading of the Passion for Palm Sunday. The Passion will be made...
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RENEW: Gathering to Support & Reimagine Godly Play Going Forward
RENEW: Gathering to Support & Reimagine Godly Play Going Forward Saturday, March 11 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. St. James Episcopal Church, 120 Main Street, Amesbury, MA Join the Circle! Godly Players from northern New...
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Formation Conversation
“Formation” is the work of deepening our faith and learning about God, our faith tradition and ourselves throughout the course of our lives. And how we “form” Episcopalians is changing a lot as our churches and...
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Visitations from Bishop Brown
Episcopal Visitations are required by Canon III every three years. In the Diocese of Maine, episcopal visitations are scheduled in rotation about once every 28-30 months. Other celebrations, special services/ mission leadership or pastoral care visits may be scheduled 'in between' official visitations by either the Priest in Charge/Sr. Warden or the Bishop.Episcopal Visitations are required by Canon III every three years. In the Diocese of Maine, episcopal visitations are scheduled in rotation about once every 28-30 months. Other celebrations, special services/ mission leadership or pastoral care visits may be scheduled 'in between' official visitations by either the Priest in Charge/Sr. Warden or the Bishop. You will be provided with visitation forms (available below) ahead of Bishop Brown's visit. Please complete these to help you to prepare for your time together. Here are few highlights: A visitation consists of four parts—a pre-visitation conversation, worship and congregational conversation, vestry/leadership meeting, and time with the clergy person. Please consider scheduling the vestry meeting to a weekday, about 90 minutes, either before or after the visitation. We'll find the time that’s most convenient for you and your leadership. The clergy-bishop time need not occur on Sunday, and when the visitation is online, we’ll likely have to use Zoom for this part. The Bishop's preference, whenever it’s safe and possible, is to have a meal together. Forms to read and complete before Bishop's visit: Bishop's Visitation Customary Notes for Vestry Visits Notes about Confirmation Visitation Planning Worksheet Visitation Schedule Please contact Lauralee Raymond, Executive Assistant to Bishop Brown will any questions.
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Confirmation Retreat
A confirmation retreat at Barbara C Harris Camp and Conference Center from March 21-23. This is a retreat being organized by the program director at the Camp and Conference Center, but if Maine folks are interested, Emily Keniston...
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Reading of the Passion for Palm Sunday on Facebook
The Passion According to St. Luke Thanks to several volunteers throughout the diocese, we are also delighted to share with you a Zoom reading of the Passion for Palm Sunday. The Passion will be made...
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Finding Solid Rock in a Time of Shifting Sands: Insights from the Spring House of Bishops Meeting
Photo: Bishops at Camp McDowell in Nauvoo, Alabama, for the Spring 2025 House of Bishops meeting. Courtesy of the Bishop of Georgia, Frank Logue. To reflect on the recent House of Bishops (HOB) meeting last...
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Potato Palooza in Portland
Jason Briggs, parishioner at Trinity Episcopal Church in Saco, works with Aroostook County farmers to get Maine potatoes to those in need throughout the state. To raise funds for the endeavor, he invites everyone to...