Portland, Maine welcomes EpisComm24 Early bird registration is now open for the in-person 50th Anniversary Episcopal Communicators Conference in Portland, Maine from April 16-19. Yes, lovely Portland. The group invites you to come enhance your...
DIOCESE OF MAINE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE III Section 4. Each Parish in union with the Convention, or the Vestry thereof, and each Organized Mission in union with the Convention, or the Bishop’s Committee thereof, may, at...
Clergy background checks are conducted through Praesidium or Verified First by the diocese when there is a new priest called to serve a congregation. The results are sent to the diocese for the bishop’s review....
The prayer below was inspired by Episcopal Peace Fellowship‘s Peace Out. “Never Again – Promises” Dear God, who creates, saves, blesses, and sustains us, these things we promise for this day and forever more: Never...
The weekend of February 16-18, 2024, faith communities in Maine are participating in a “Gun Safety Awareness Sabbath,” praying in unity for safety from gun violence for our families, communities, and state. In the last decade,...
Climate change and environmental degradation are manifestations of our turning away from God. The effects of this willful separation from God resonate across our collective lives: All areas of justice are either worsened or made better depending on the health of the planet. A changing climate and degraded environment worsen conflict, forces human migration, and causes food insecurity. These related crises increase the rate of violence, cause more natural disasters and humanitarian crises, and deepen the wounds of those already suffering from racism. People living in poverty are plunged further into poverty by the deteriorating condition of the planet.
Interested in exploring ways to share the Good News? Join on Zoom for Episcopal Evangelism Huddles Feb. 21, 12 p.m. Eastern time ‘The Good News of Beloved Community’ Join the Rev. Canon Eric McIntosh for...
Congregations are invited to apply for Strategic Congregational Support (SCS) from the diocese each year as the budget is prepared.
