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Upcoming Formation Events of Note for 2025
Dear folks in Maine committed to the work of formation, Happy New Year and joyful Christmastide greetings to all of you. I’m writing to be sure you know about some upcoming formation events and opportunities,...
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Employment
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Sacred Ground: New Facilitators Support Webinars
New Sacred Ground facilitators are invited and encouraged to join a small-group webinar to learn techniques and practices to help make your first group as successful as possible. Choose from two time slots—or indicate your...
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Creation Care Prayer from the 2017 House of Bishops
Dear God, Creator of the earth, this sacred home we share; Give us new eyes to see the beauty all around and to protect the wonders of creation. Give us new arms to embrace the...
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Children and Youth
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The Pine Tree Essay: June 8, 2026
Dear Friends in Christ, Six days a week the spirit is alone, disregarded, forsaken, forgotten. Working under strain, beset with worries, enmeshed in anxieties, one has no mind for ethereal beauty. But the spirit is...
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Youth Formation in Maine Discussion and Lunch
You are invited to join a group of colleagues for a discussion about Episcopal youth formation in Maine—what we’re doing, what we need, and how we might support each other. This will be an open-ended...
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Spirit Chats in Maine and New Hampshire
Gather, Share, and Build with Spirit Chats Have you ever experienced a “God-incident” in your life and wanted to share it but weren’t sure where or with whom? Perhaps this has so spilled over into...
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Leave-Taking Protocol for Ministry Leaders in the Diocese of Maine
A good beginning depends on a good ending. A church’s ability to call a successor depends on how well the rector, priest, or ministry leader and the wardens and vestry manage the leave-taking and on...
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The Ministry of Showing Up
The Rev. Peter Jenks reflects on his long tenure in Thomaston When he retires from the Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist in Thomaston on Sept. 29, Rev. Peter Jenks will leave a legacy that...