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Maine Episcopalians advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights

https://episcopalmaine.org/maine-episcopalians-advocate-for-lgbtqia-rights/

A group of Maine Episcopalians from three parishes (Trinity in Portland, St. Albans in Cape Elizabeth, and St. Ann’s in Windham) recently joined forces to express their faith-based support for gender justice to their legislators....

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Permission to Officiate in Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/clergy-new-to-maine-and-licensing/

Clergy licensing, serving in Maine as supply, marriages, funerals

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An Update from EPF MAINE-Chapter

https://episcopalmaine.org/an-update-from-epf-maine-chapter/

Episcopal Peace Fellowship-Maine (EPF-ME) members have been focused on sharing information about EPF with the diocese. We recently participated in a diocese-wide Town Hall where others joined us to ask questions about EPF-ME. As the...

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Holy Curiosity: A Message From the Bishops of Northern New England

https://episcopalmaine.org/holy-curiosity-a-message-from-the-bishops-of-northern-new-england/

Dear Episcopalians of Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire, Today we celebrated a new milestone! Episcopalians from across Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire met on Zoom today for Maine’s Spring Training event, and during the program,...

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Visits with Maine Tribes Help Rebuild Connection for Council on Indigenous Relations

https://episcopalmaine.org/visits-with-maine-tribes-help-rebuild-connection-for-council-on-indigenous-relations/

On July 1, five members of the Council on Indigenous Relations (CIR) and three members of the Friends Committee on Maine Public Policy met with leaders from the Maliseet and Mi’kmaq tribes. The day marked...

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Season of Creation 2026 in the Episcopal Diocese of Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/season-of-creation-2026-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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Diocesan Payroll Program

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/diocesan-payroll-program/

The Diocesan Central Payroll Program was created to serve our congregations by providing an economical payroll service process. For the fee of $104 annually per employee, we prepare all direct deposits, file quarterly 941 reports, deposit payroll taxes and prepare W-2s at year-end. Basically, if all of your employees are on this program, you simply send money to the diocese twice a month and you have no other payroll responsibilities. 

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Responding to the Pandemic

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/pandemic-response/

Latest news, guidance, and resources regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and our churches

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Maine Legislature resumes work in Augusta

https://episcopalmaine.org/maine-legislature-resumes-work-in-augusta/

The legislature convened the second session this week and the schedule for public hearings and work sessions is already starting to fill up. All legislative committee work will be conducted virtually at least through January...

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Ordination to the Diaconate Chart

https://episcopalmaine.org/timeline-of-ordination-to-the-diaconate/