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Deacons Day adopted by the 203rd Convention

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/2022-convention-resolution-deacons-day/

Deacons Day in the Diocese of Maine! Remember Resolution 3 from Diocesan Convention in 2022? It sets aside the last Sunday in June for Deacons in the Diocese to travel to a parish that doesn’t...
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Cathedral Dean leaving Portland after 18 years of service

https://episcopalmaine.org/cathedral-dean-leaving-portland-after-18-years-of-service/

The Very Rev. Dr. Benjamin Shambaugh, Dean of St. Luke’s Cathedral will complete 18 years of service to the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, the City of Portland, and the state and Episcopal Diocese of...
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Time of Remembrance, Lament, Hope and Re-dedication

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/trinity-church-and-commons-lewiston/

In recognition of the one-year mark since the mass shooting in Lewiston, Trinity Church will offer a special time of Remembrance, Lament, Hope and Re-dedication on October 25, 2024. Afterwards, people can remain at the church to walk the labyrinth, or sit in meditation. Quiet music will be playing and simple meditative art materials and books will be available. Clergy, spiritual directors and others will be available to one-on-one quiet conversation and prayer.

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The Episcopal Church Parish Register App

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/the-episcopal-church-parish-register-app/

The Episcopal Church developed a parish register app which was released early in 2024 that you may wish to try!  
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The Advent Grace of Starting Over with Fr. Martin Smith

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/the-advent-grace-of-starting-over-with-fr-martin-smith/

All are invited to attend an advent gathering with Fr. Martin Smith for a short talk, contemplations, and personal mediation. Smith is the author of widely read books on contemporary spirituality and one of The Episcopal...
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Wild Church Network

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/wild-church-network/

WIld Church Network’s resources page offers ways to imagine worship in the natural world such as adapting liturgy and lectionary and includes outdoor wandering practices.
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Celebration of New Ministry – Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church & the Rev. Ben Cooke

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/celebration-of-new-ministry-emmanuel-lutheran-episcopal-church-and-the-rev-ben-cooke/

The Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, Tenth Bishop of Maine, will celebrate the new ministry of the Reverend Benjamin John Cooke as Pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church in Augusta on Sunday, June 1 at...
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Leave-Taking Protocol for Ministry Leaders in the Diocese of Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/leave-taking-protocol-for-ministry-leaders-in-the-diocese-of-maine/

A good beginning depends on a good ending. A church’s ability to call a successor depends on how well the rector, priest, or ministry leader and the wardens and vestry manage the leave-taking and on...
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Here We Are Send Us! 2.5

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/here-we-are-send-us-2-5/

Maine Council of Church’s has organized as a continuation of the second event in a series of online “town hall” gatherings to discuss ways Maine’s communities of faith can be prepared to respond when vulnerable...
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On Sacred Ground: Personal Transformation Leads to Sacred Ground Program Expansion

https://episcopalmaine.org/sacred-ground-russell/

The national “Becoming Beloved Community” newsletter recently included this column about Caroline Russell, a St. Paul’s, Brunswick parishioner until her death in December 2021, and her relationship with the Sacred Ground program. Sometimes a transformation...