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Climate Advocacy Organizations

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/climate-advocacy-organizations/

Creation Care Team Climate Advocacy Organizations 350 Maine 350 Maine is a grassroots movement with local chapters working primarily on state and local initiatives. They focus on climate justice and work extensively with youth. Citizens’...
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Sample Church Group Expectations and Confidentiality Policy

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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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The Gatherings: A Province I Book Study

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Province 1 Indigenous Justice Network and the Episcopal Diocese of Maine Committee on Indian Relations invite you to a series of book studies beginning with a discussion of The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relationships by Shirley N....
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Advocacy Report – A Busy 90 Days Coming Up

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Update March 18, 2023 The 131st Legislature was very slow to take off and is just now shifting into a quicker pace. As of March 17th, 1210, of an expected 2,000 +/- bills have been...
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The Gun Safety Day of Action, and What’s Next

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Dozens of Episcopalians were among the hundreds of Mainers gathered at the Maine State House in Augusta on January 3—the first day of the new legislative session—to press for gun safety reform. Among them was...
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Deadline for JNCEPB Survey

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Share Your Thoughts Regarding the Next Presiding Bishop   The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCEPB) invites all Episcopalians to participate in a survey. The responses will help the...
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Summer Finale at Bishopswood

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/finale-at-bishopswood/2024-09-14/

Come to Summer Finale this September 13-15! This is the Episcopal Diocese of Maine’s annual celebration at Camp Bishopswood in Hope, ME located on Lake Megunticook, about five miles from Camden. All are welcome …...
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For Earth Day, Honor the Wabanaki’s Response to the Climate Crisis

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How should parishes celebrate Earth Day (April 22) and Earth Week (April 17-23) this year? The Diocese of Maine’s Creation Care Team suggests that we look to the Wabanaki experience as they respond to the...
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April 2024 Total Eclipse in Maine

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Phil and Judith Clucas live in Crick, a small English village between Rugby and Northampton in Britain’s Midlands. Their church is a short distance away in Houlton, England. And on April 6, they will be arriving in Houlton, Maine to help Good Shepherd Episcopal Churc h serve lobster rolls and whoopie pies for the total solar eclipse festivities.
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Protecting Houses of Worship

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Thursday, October 13, 2022 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook Faith-based events and houses of worship, such as churches, synagogues, and mosques, are inherently welcoming, with open access...