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Province 1 Becoming Beloved Community Network Meeting

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/province-1-becoming-beloved-community-network-meeting/

A call to appreciate one another as children of God continually has been repeated at the General Conventions of the Episcopal Church. In 2009, the General Convention urged every leadership body of the Church to...

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Give

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Thank you for considering a donation to our ministries or churches! You may also mail your contributions by check to:  Episcopal Diocese of Maine, PO Box 4036, Portland ME 04101 Please include the name of...

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Adults

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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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Bishop Brown’s Sermon: 2025 Fall Clergy Day

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/bishop-browns-sermon-fall-clergy-day-oct-7-2025/

A sermon for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine preached by the bishop, Thomas J. Brown, in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle for the Fall Clergy Day with the Bishop, Tuesday, 7 October 2025.  Take...

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Phishing & Email Scams in Churches

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/email-scam-prevention/

Cybersecurity Information & Resources From the Episcopal Diocese of Maine’s Weekly News for Clergy and Lay Leaders, various dates  Phishing in churches Please beware of email and text “phishing” in Maine churches. Fraudulent email and...

Blog Post

Special Message from The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing

https://episcopalmaine.org/special-message-from-the-absalom-jones-episcopal-center-for-racial-healing/

The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing is a church-wide resource which is primarily supported by the Diocese of Atlanta and The Episcopal Church, charged with providing tools and experiences to engage in racial healing, dismantling racism,...

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Breaking Chains, Building Bridges: Artists as Architects of the Beloved Community

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/breaking-chains-building-bridges-artists-as-architects-of-the-beloved-community/

UPDATE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Join the Maine Council of Churches for breakfast and a screening of MLK, Jr’s 1967 Stanford University speech, “The Other America.” The screening will be followed by a live...

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Faith, Values, and The 2024 Election

https://episcopalmaine.org/faith-values-and-the-2024-election/

Sermon delivered at Christ Church, Gardiner October 27, 2024 Good morning. My name is John Hennessy. I am the public policy director of the Diocese of Maine and the co-chair of the public policy committee...

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The Ministry of Showing Up

https://episcopalmaine.org/the-ministry-of-showing-up-jenks/

The Rev. Peter Jenks reflects on his long tenure in Thomaston When he retires from the Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist in Thomaston on Sept. 29, Rev. Peter Jenks will leave a legacy that...