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....
October 12, 2023 The Maine Council of Churches Public Policy Committee met yesterday to do a final debrief of the legislative session. I co-chair this group and was excited to meet, mostly in person,...
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...
CONSTITUTION AND CANONS ONLINE VERSION
Offering Maine Episcopal congregations practical assistance and spiritual encouragement is a collective mission of the diocesan staff, and we continually look for ways to better serve our churches. So, in December 2025 we decided to...
For more than 30 years, family-owned Qumri Pilgrimages has guided Christians on experiences to deepen their relationships with Jesus in the Holy Land. This pilgrimage is a unique opportunity to walk through the land where...
Two-night clergy formation event brought to you by the Clergy Formation Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine. Feast in a Time of Famine: Sacramental Life for our Secular Age with Rev. Dr. Patricia Lyons Passionate...
You’re invited to science discussions at Grace, Bath on three different Sundays after the 9:30 a.m. service. See topics below. June 1, 10:45 a.m.: Physics and Faith Is physics incompatible with faith? If the world...
