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Coast Guard Auxiliary Chaplain Support (ACS)

https://episcopalmaine.org/coast-guard-auxiliary-chaplain-support-acs/

USCG Auxiliary Casco Bay Flotilla “The 2-1 ACS” “Semper Paratus – Always Ready”. That’s the proud motto of the United States Coast Guard, the guardians of our Nation’s maritime safety and security. The Coast Guard...
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“Creative Church Fundraising” Spring Training 2022 Presentation

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gXM_4Rvu-vbW2qJs5JFrCbqDXkPLHXUO/view?usp=sharing

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Ordination of Kristen Burkholder to the Diaconate

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/ordination-of-kristen-burkholder-to-the-diaconate/

By the Grace of God and with the consent of the people The Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Brown Tenth Bishop of Maine will ordain Kristen Burkholder to the Diaconate in Christ’s one holy catholic and...
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Holy Eucharist with Reaffirmation of Vows and Consecration of Chrism Worship Bulletin – 8 April 2025

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/holy-eucharist-with-reaffirmation-of-vows-and-consecration-of-chrism-8-april-2025/

Liturgical Remarks Since 2023, we have crafted this liturgy from The Book of Occasional Services 2022 (BOS) in which the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music made considerable changes to “Consecration of Chrism Apart from...
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Viewing Party of the Presiding Bishop’s Investiture in Belfast

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/viewing-party-of-the-presiding-bishops-investiture-in-belfast/

On Saturday, November 2, our new Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe will be installed.  This service will be broadcast from the Chapel of Christ the Lord in The Episcopal Church Center in NYC so that people...
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Why Summer Chapels are Important with Persis Laverack

https://episcopalmaine.org/the-importance-of-summer-chapels-with-persis-laverack/

Persis Laverack, a longtime member of one of our summer chapels, Church of the Redeemer in Sorrento, shares her views on the importance of providing financial support for summer chapels. The Church of the Redeemer...
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The Episcopal Church’s Creation Care Covenant

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/02/CC-creation_care_covenant_action.pdf

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Sacred Ground Webinar on Youth Anti-Racism Curricula

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/sacred-ground-webinar-on-youth-anti-racism-curricula/

All are welcome to join Sacred Ground facilitators and participants in this webinar highlighting programs available for children and youth in line with Sacred Ground’s curriculum on race and faith. Sacred Ground is The Episcopal...
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Trinity Providing Housing to Asylum Seekers

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Trinity Church in Portland has begun hosting three families of asylum seekers. They will be sleeping and living at Trinity for two weeks in conjunction with the organization Family Promise. It is a joy that...
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Election of the Presiding Bishop in 2024

https://episcopalmaine.org/election-of-the-presiding-bishop-in-2024/

The JNCPB is composed of 20 people. Five bishops were elected by the House of Bishops, and five clergy and five lay people were elected by the House of Deputies (Canon I.2.1.a). Two members between ages 16-21 were appointed by the president of the House of Deputies (Canon I.2.1.a). Three members were jointly appointed by the presiding bishop and House of Deputies president to ensure the cultural and geographic diversity of the church and skillsets needed for effective service on the committee (Canon I.2.1.c). The members serve a three-year term that concludes with the close of 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.