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Antonio Rocha’s “A Slave Ship Called Malaga” in Portland

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Join St. Luke’s at 7 p.m. on June 10 in the Cathedral Nave with Portland Ovations to see artist Antonio Rocha in his performance of “A Slave Ship Called Malaga.” Portland Ovations describes Rocha’s work...
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Recap of the 205th Diocesan Convention (2024)

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The 205th Convention of the Diocese of Maine “Building and Supporting Strong Communities of Faith” Saturday, November 16, 2024 The diocese met to conduct business on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Holiday Inn by the...
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State and Municipal Organizations addressing Climate

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Creation Care Team State and Municipal Organizations Maine Climate Council Appointed by the Governor, the Council consists of representatives of the State legislature, executive branch, quasi-government agencies, environmental non-profits, experts and Maine citizens representing various...
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Earth Keeper Update from St. Peter’s in Portland

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It’s been a quiet time during these dark months. Now that Winter Solstice is over, we can put our hearts and minds toward spring!  We have a new member joining us, Meredith Tipton, and she is a...
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Trinity Providing Housing to Asylum Seekers

https://episcopalmaine.org/trinity-providing-housing-to-asylum-seekers/

Trinity Church in Portland has begun hosting three families of asylum seekers. They will be sleeping and living at Trinity for two weeks in conjunction with the organization Family Promise. It is a joy that...
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Lessons in Hard History at USM

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WHAT: A keynote presentation by Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries of The Ohio State University and Teaching Hard History podcast, followed by a panel conversation with leading voices in the struggle to integrate Black and Indigenous...
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Maine Episcopalians advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights

https://episcopalmaine.org/maine-episcopalians-advocate-for-lgbtqia-rights/

A group of Maine Episcopalians from three parishes (Trinity in Portland, St. Albans in Cape Elizabeth, and St. Ann’s in Windham) recently joined forces to express their faith-based support for gender justice to their legislators....
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Beyond the Rainbow Flag: Walking the Walk of Radical Inclusion

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An Afternoon of Conversation with Brandan Robertson and Marpheen Chann Saturday, October 15, 2022, 4:00pm Saint Ansgar Lutheran Church, 515 Woodford Street, Portland So… your website says you’re a welcoming community, a rainbow flag flies out...
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Bishop Brown’s Address to the 205th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine

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Download a PDF Celebrated Maine author Elizabeth Strout, born in Portland and now living in Harpswell, is arguably best-known for introducing the world to her character, Olive Kitteridge, in 2008. Strout’s eight books aren’t exclusively set in...
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Special Commission to Study Diocesan Investments (SCSDI)

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/studying-diocesan-investments/

Convention adopted the resolution below (and here) regarding the investment of diocesan funds which asks the bishop to form a special commission to discuss the resolution, the ‘call to action’ attached to the resolution, and...