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Sunrise Easter Services, 2025

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Sunrise services on Easter morning are a Christian tradition that many believe started with the Moravian church in Germany in the 1730s. For Episcopalians, the practice arose from the Easter Vigil, which, according to The...
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Executive Council of The Episcopal Church Accepting Nominations

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The Episcopal Church Executive Council is accepting nominations for a clergy member to fill an unexpired term that became vacant when the Rev. Lester Mackenzie, who was elected at the 2024 General Convention, resigned to join...
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Democracy, Not Theocracy: A Training on How to Recognize and Resist Authoritarianism and White ‘Christian’ Nationalism

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/democracy-not-theocracy-a-training-on-how-to-recognize-and-resist-authoritarianism-and-white-christian-nationalism/

The Maine Council of Churches and Multifaith Justice Maine are co-hosting this free training, which is designed to equip you to speak and act with the moral clarity this moment demands. “Faith communities have superpowers in this...
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Faith, Values, and The 2024 Election

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Sermon delivered at Christ Church, Gardiner October 27, 2024 Good morning. My name is John Hennessy. I am the public policy director of the Diocese of Maine and the co-chair of the public policy committee...
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Faith Formation and Fun with Catherine Mansir

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Catherine Mansir of Christ  Church, Gardiner was one of eighteen young people from every province in The Episcopal Church who served as the Official Youth Presence for the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. The Official Youth Presence was established by the 1982 General Convention; members have had seat and voice in the House of Deputies since 1997. Sixty young people applied for the 2024 General Convention Official Youth Presence and were interviewed by a team of youth ministers and General Convention deputies from across The Episcopal Church. A team of adult mentors shepherded the group through convention.
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The Episcopal Church’s Indigenous Relations Resolutions, Statements & Ministries

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The Episcopal Church's Resolutions, Statements & Ministries
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General Convention

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The General Convention is the primary governing and legislative body of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It meets regularly once every three years.

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Finding Solid Rock in a Time of Shifting Sands: Insights from the Spring House of Bishops Meeting

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Photo: Bishops at Camp McDowell in Nauvoo, Alabama, for the Spring 2025 House of Bishops meeting. Courtesy of the Bishop of Georgia, Frank Logue. To reflect on the recent House of Bishops (HOB) meeting last...
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It’s an Open-Door Policy Between Bridging the Gap and Emmanuel Lutheran

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On a Tuesday morning in late April, the former parish hall at Augusta’s Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church is arranged much like a boutique, welcoming visitors to browse through carefully organized racks and baskets of gently...