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Voting Procedure for the 2025 Convention

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/voting-procedure-for-the-2025-convention/

Orientation to Voting Procedures Be prepared to vote in two ways at the 2025 Convention: By raising colored and labeled voting cards By online ballot Only certified delegates and clergy may vote. Voting by Card...

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Cathedral Dean leaving Portland after 18 years of service

https://episcopalmaine.org/cathedral-dean-leaving-portland-after-18-years-of-service/

The Very Rev. Dr. Benjamin Shambaugh, Dean of St. Luke’s Cathedral will complete 18 years of service to the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, the City of Portland, and the state and Episcopal Diocese of...

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Archives of the Diocese of Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/archives-of-the-diocese-of-maine/

The Archives contain a mixture of public, historical records that can be used for research, and legal records that are sealed from view. Together they comprise a history of the people and places that have formed and shaped us over the years.

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Episcopal Indigenous Justice Network Resources

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/episcopal-indigenous-justice-network-resources/

Resources and More Information Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery  The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery calls on the Christian Church to address the extinction, enslavement, and extraction done in the name...

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Recap of the 205th Diocesan Convention (2024)

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/2024convention/

The 205th Convention of the Diocese of Maine “Building and Supporting Strong Communities of Faith” Saturday, November 16, 2024 The diocese met to conduct business on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Holiday Inn by the...

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Customary for Retiring Deacons

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/customary-for-retiring-deacons/

The Canons of The Episcopal Church require the retirement of deacons from all positions of active service in the Church, on reaching the age of 72. Deacons are required to submit their resignations, and bishops are...

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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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Parish Administrators’ Collaborative (PAC)

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/pac/

The Parish Administrators' Collaborative of the Diocese of Maine is a community of professionals who support one another, share knowledge and resources, and support the ministry of our congregations and the mission of the Church.

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Season of Creation in the Episcopal Diocese of Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/season-of-creation-in-the-episcopal-diocese-of-maine/

“Each year from September 1 to October 4, the Christian family unites for this worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. It is a special season where we celebrate God as...

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Faith-Based Advocacy Series 2023

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/faith-based-advocacy-series-2023-2/2023-02-02/

Maine Council of Churches Invites You to Participate in a Faith-Based Advocacy Series in 2023 Designed to inspire and equip people of faith to advocate for policies and people that align with their deepest beliefs...