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COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at St. Elizabeth’s Jubilee Center

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2025 Preconvention Meetings

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Prepare for Diocesan Convention by Attending One of Two Meetings We’ll hold two pre-convention meetings on Zoom in October. Delegates and clergy should plan to attend one of these meetings. This will be an opportunity...

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Indigenous Peoples Justice Network Book Discussions

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Book Discussions  September 25, 7 -8:30 p.m. on Zoom for Healing Haunted Histories by Elaine Enns and Ched Myers- https://healinghauntedhistories.org/ Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdOuhqT4oHtJCIADpZFasHaGnST1X3OHj   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how...

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Racial Justice Council’s Historical Audit of the Diocesan Archives

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/racial-justice-councils-historical-audit-of-the-diocesan-archives/

Please join the Racial Justice Council and Bishop Brown on October 17th at 1 p.m. at Loring House (143 State Street, Portland ME 04101) for tea, an informational session about the project, and the kick-off...

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Ordination of Kristen Burkholder to the Diaconate

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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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St. David’s Harvest Fair

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At St. David’s annual Harvest Fair, good food abounds with delicious baked goods and sweets for sale along with homemade frozen pot pies and jams and jellies. Lunch will be a special treat featuring sandwiches...

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Accepting a Call in a Time of Transition: New Rectors Reflect

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Wednesday, October 19th  3:00 p.m. When COVID hit, the Church was already in a period of transition. Clergy retirements were increasing year-over-year. Some churches with years of stable clergy leadership were faced with finding new...

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Sacred Ground Fall Launch with PB Curry

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Sacred Ground Fall Launch Tue., Sept. 24, 1 – 2:30 p.m. On Zoom All Episcopalians are invited to join a fall program year launch event for Sacred Ground, the church’s 11-part, film- and readings-based dialogue series...

Blog Post

Canon to the Ordinary’s sabbatical results in formation of Restoration Laos

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I fell in love with the tiny, distant country of Laos about twelve years ago, when I first visited on vacation. Laos is a sliver of mountain and river, with Vietnam on one side and...

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Faithful Preaching in Changing Times: What the Recent IRS Interpretation of the Johnson Amendment Means for You

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In a pending case in Federal court in Texas, the IRS has reinterpreted the Johnson Amendment—potentially opening the door for churches to engage more directly with electoral politics during worship if they choose to. But...