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Protecting Houses of Worship

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Thursday, October 13, 2022 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook Faith-based events and houses of worship, such as churches, synagogues, and mosques, are inherently welcoming, with open access...
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Bishop at Lessons & Carols at Trinity Chapel in York Harbor

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Join Trinity as they gather together for this community tradition of A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols. The church is heated, the music is exquisite and the company of community will fill your heart....
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Clergy Formation

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The Clergy Formation Committee is a group of presbyters and deacons working to offer opportunities to enrich the ongoing formation of Maine's clergy community.
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St. David’s Harvest Fair

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At St. David’s annual Harvest Fair, good food abounds with delicious baked goods and sweets for sale along with homemade frozen pot pies and jams and jellies. Lunch will be a special treat featuring sandwiches...
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Walking Together

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Be a part of a new collaborative ministry! Director of Public Policy John Hennessy has begun gathering churches and people in our diocese involved in migration ministry. Please be in touch with him via email...
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LGBTQIA+ Liturgies, Prayers, and Music

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Enriching Our Worship 6 Rites for Blessing Relationships Service of Renaming in The Book of Occasional Services, page 149 Prayers for Trans Day of Visibility from TransEpiscopal and Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission Pastoral...
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2025 Johnson Amendment Ruling

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The Johnson Amendment, established in 1954, prohibits 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations—including religious bodies—from intervening in political campaigns. In July 2025, in a court settlement with two specific churches, the IRS made a concession, agreeing that the...
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Province 1 Online Conversation ~ Confirmation: The Lost Sacrament Finds Fresh Purpose

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The latest in the Province 1 Conversations with Noted Speakers is Confirmation: The Lost Sacrament Finds Fresh Purpose, led by the Rev. Josh Hosler. Hosler is the Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in...
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St. Alban’s Organ Dedication Festival of Concerts

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/st-albans-organ-dedication-festival-of-concerts/2022-06-03/

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church invites you to join us as we dedicate the new pipe organ with two special concerts: Friday, June 3rd at 7:30 p.m. Christopher Jacobson Duke University Chapel and Divinity School Organist...
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Definitions of Operating and Non-Operating Revenues and Expenses

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General Description of Operating Revenues and Expenses All funds, from whatever source, that are used for the general operation of the congregation are operating revenues. The general operation of the congregation includes—but is not limited...