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Loring House Task Force 2023

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Loring House Task Force Report – October 24, 2023 The Loring House Task Force has concluded its charge to study the best and highest use for Loring House (143 State Street, Portland) which is the...
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Bishop Brown’s Reflection following the devastation in Lewiston-Auburn

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Earlier today in a press briefing Governor Mills captured beautifully not only what we’re feeling, but also what we’re praying. 18 of our neighbors have died, and 13 others are injured.* This is a moment...
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Bishop Brown’s Address to the 206th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine

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DOWNLOAD A PDF One day in a diocesan staff meeting, I asked, “What is it that you want to hear, or receive, from my convention address?” Among the 10 or so answers, two jumped out...
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2023 Legislative Review

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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,...
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Diocese of Maine’s Constitution and Canons Regarding Lay Delegates to Convention

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DIOCESE OF MAINE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE III Section 4. Each Parish in union with the Convention, or the Vestry thereof, and each Organized Mission in union with the Convention, or the Bishop’s Committee thereof, may, at...
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Background Checks for Employees

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Clergy background checks are conducted through Praesidium 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. The diocese pays...
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Earth Keeper Update from the Aroostook Cluster

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Aroostook Cluster’s Covenant to Care of Creation St. Paul’s, Fairfield Earth Keepers from our cluster of churches; St. Paul’s, Good Shepherd in Houlton, St. John’s in Presque Isle, are planning a combined gathering in September....
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Clergy Application Instructions

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Clergy interested in being considered for a position in The Episcopal Diocese of Maine should follow these instructions.
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Sixteen Bishops Authorize Use of Liturgical Resource for Creation Season

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Press Release Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts August 14, 2023 Creation Season 2023: Celebration Guide for Episcopal Parishes is now available for those who integrate Creation Season into Sunday worship (Sept. 1- Oct. 4). Curated...
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Holy Eucharist with Reaffirmation of Vows and Consecration of Chrism Worship Bulletin – 8 April 2025

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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...