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GC Deputy Liz Hall’s Daily Updates

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July 11 Greetings from Baltimore! We finished our business by lunchtime today. The last few items of business are usually courtesy resolutions. These are resolutions that essentially say thank you to various people for contributions...

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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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GC80 Wrap-up from Bishop Brown

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“Hello to the Episcopal Church in Maine. It’s the last day of General Convention. It’s Monday the 11th of July. We’ve just finished our work. We finished before noon. This is a historic General Convention:...

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A Pastoral Word from Bishop Brown

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A Pastoral Word from Bishop Thomas Brown to the Episcopal Diocese of Maine in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston 27 October 2023 On Wednesday evening, our beloved community of Lewiston joined the...

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Lament with Earth

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Seasonal events honoring the pain of loss through the liturgical year Wednesdays  7:30 – 8:30 p.m. • Online “We know and feel in our bones that something primal is amiss. Our extended home is being...

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Season of Creation Devotional

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Diocese of Southern Ohio Vestry Devotionals: Good News to All Creation Welcome to these brief devotionals reflecting upon the place of creation care in the life of the parish and work of the vestry. These...

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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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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...

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Lament with Earth

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/lament-with-earth-june12/

Seasonal events honoring the pain of loss through the liturgical year Wednesdays  7:30 – 8:30 p.m. • Online “We know and feel in our bones that something primal is amiss. Our extended home is being...

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Legislative Update – February 5, 2023

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Below you will find the first draft of the legislative tracking document and my notes from Advocacy Days. The tracking document is not set up with active links to the legislative documents – yet. I...