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Statement from Episcopal and Lutheran Bishops in New England: Our Commitment to Peace and Justice in a Broken World

https://episcopalmaine.org/statement-from-episcopal-and-lutheran-bishops-in-new-england-our-commitment-to-peace-and-justice-in-a-broken-world/

Beloved of God, In the midst of an Advent full of joyful preparation, this past weekend delivered a stark reminder that our Lord Jesus Christ was and continues to be born into a broken world...

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Bishop Brown’s Address to the 206th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/bishop-browns-address-to-the-206th-annual-convention-of-the-episcopal-diocese-of-maine/

DOWNLOAD A PDF One day in a diocesan staff meeting, I asked, “What is it that you want to hear, or receive, from my convention address?” Among the 10 or so answers, two jumped out...

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Convocation 2025, Flipping the Script: Claiming Our Voices, Telling Our Stories

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/convocation-2025-flipping-the-script-claiming-our-voices-telling-our-stories/

Throughout human history, people have told stories to make meaning of the world around them, to create and nurture bonds with one another, and to shape the ways in which they engage with the natural...

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Conversation and Screening: “Sugarcane”

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/conversation-and-screening-sugarcane/

The award-winning feature documentary “Sugarcane” is a groundbreaking investigation into an Indian residential school, shedding light on years of forced separation, assimilation and abuse that Indigenous children experienced at the hands of church and government....

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White Christian Nationalism: A Call to Faithful Witness

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/white-christian-nationalism-a-call-to-faithful-witness/

All are invited to join the New England United Methodist Church for a powerful and timely webinar hosted by the Committee on Christian Unity and Interreligious Relationships (CUIR) as we confront the rise of White...

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Sacred Ground Program Year Launch with Presiding Bishop Rowe

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/sacred-ground-program-year-launch-with-presiding-bishop-rowe/

Episcopalians and all interfaith partners are invited to join a fall program year launch event for Sacred Ground, the church’s 11-part film- and readings-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Join on Zoom for...

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Sunrise Easter Services, 2025

https://episcopalmaine.org/sunrise-easter-services-2025/

Sunrise services on Easter morning are a Christian tradition that many believe started with the Moravian church in Germany in the 1730s. For Episcopalians, the practice arose from the Easter Vigil, which, according to The...

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Walking Together for World Refugee Sunday

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/walking-together-for-world-refugee-sunday/

St. Mary’s in Falmouth invites all “Walking Together” parishes and parishioners to join a gathering in celebration and recognition of World Refugee Sunday. Speakers from Catholic Charities and In Her Presence—both in Portland—will provide an...

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Choral Evensong in Yarmouth

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/choral-evensong-in-yarmouth/

A contemplative service of beautiful choral music and lessons, with the St Bart’s choir led by Music Director Christina Edelen. A reception of light refreshments will follow the service.

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Celebrating the Anniversary of the Ordination of Women – July 2024

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/celebrating-the-anniversary-of-the-ordination-of-women/

Read a message from Bishop Brown here. Monday, July 29—the feast of St. Mary and St. Martha—was the actual date on which three retired Episcopal bishops ordained 11 women priests at the Church of the...