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Bowen receives 2023 Kany Award for work with Seeds of Hope
Excerpted transcript of remarks by Bill Kany, son of the award’s namesake, from the award presentation “The criteria is to be a person who has done a great deal to benefit our communities over a...
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Sample Church Group Expectations and Confidentiality Policy
Church Group Expectations We are welcoming, inclusive, open, and non-judgmental We arrive on time We stay focused on the purpose of the group We are welcome to share or not as is comfortable for us...
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Reciprocal Love and Being Seen with Holy Vision
Listen to the sermon preached at the Diocese of Maine Chrism Mass and renewal of baptismal and ordination vows on April 8, 2025 at Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church in Falmouth. Based on: John 12: 1-8...
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Breaking Chains, Building Bridges: Artists as Architects of the Beloved Community
UPDATE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Join the Maine Council of Churches for breakfast and a screening of MLK, Jr’s 1967 Stanford University speech, “The Other America.” The screening will be followed by a live...
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Diocese Holds Retreat for Governing Bodies
On Saturday, March 8, members of the Diocesan Council, Standing Committee, Trustees of Diocesan Funds, and diocesan staff gathered with Bishop Brown at St. Luke’s Cathedral for a Governance Retreat—the first retreat convened by the...
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Bishop Brown shares Lambeth updates
Sunday, August 8 Bishop Brown writes, “Ever feel totally grateful and also completely finished? The Lambeth Conference has been amazing, at times brilliant (as they say here); lots of grace, at least for me. I...
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Materials from the Committee on Indian Relations
CIR Materials: Brochure, Documentary, Op-Ed
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Earth Keeper Update: Talkin’ About the Weather
I’m writing from sunshine and 22 degrees with temperatures expected to drop down to 16. Yes, it’s cold! But according to NOAA, the federal agency which has been making records of tides, wind and weather...
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National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend
Every year on the first Friday in June, members of the movement against gun violence come together to honor victims and survivors of gun violence and to demand a future free from this crisis. Moms,...