Search Results for
tag/copyright_for_churches
Blog Post
UTO Grant Adds Showers and Laundry to Services at New Trinity Jubilee Center
The Episcopal Church Executive Council recently approved more than $1 million in United Thank Offering grants supporting 27 innovative mission and ministry projects focused on water-related issues around the world. One of these grants—for $55,000—was...
Resource
Customary for Retiring Deacons
The Canons of The Episcopal Church require the retirement of deacons from all positions of active service in the Church, on reaching the age of 72. Deacons are required to submit their resignations, and bishops are...
Resource
Deacons Day adopted by the 203rd Convention
Deacons Day in the Diocese of Maine! Remember Resolution 3 from Diocesan Convention in 2022? It sets aside the last Sunday in June for Deacons in the Diocese to travel to a parish that doesn’t...
Event
Maliseet tribal ambassador to speak at Church of the Good Shepherd in Houlton
Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald, tribal ambassador for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, will talk about the history of the relationship between the Maliseet Indians and Houlton-area settlers at the Church of the Good Shepherd on May...
Event
The Past as Prologue: Emerging in this Moment (Panel Discussion)
The Past as Prologue: Emerging in this Moment Tuesday, April 12th 3:00 pm Online Offered by the Episcopal Parish Network (formerly known as CEEP) Join this panel discussion for a virtual gathering of leaders from across the...
Blog Post
On Sacred Ground: Personal Transformation Leads to Sacred Ground Program Expansion
The national “Becoming Beloved Community” newsletter recently included this column about Caroline Russell, a St. Paul’s, Brunswick parishioner until her death in December 2021, and her relationship with the Sacred Ground program. Sometimes a transformation...
Resource
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...
Event
Project Resource Online Stewardship Team Training
Project Resource, Fall 2024 Project Resource equips stewardship teams with strategic training and flexible resources to design and execute annual stewardship campaigns which can be replicated and adapted in future years. Project Resource is dedicated...
Event
Choral Evensong at St. Francis by the Sea, Blue Hill
Choral Evensong, Potluck Meal and Anniversary Program This Choral Evensong, led by the St. Francis by the Sea Choir, and Music Ministers, The Rev. Carlton and Mrs. Lorna Russell, opens the 50th Anniversary Celebration weekend...
Blog Post
Special Message from The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing
The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing is a church-wide resource which is primarily supported by the Diocese of Atlanta and The Episcopal Church, charged with providing tools and experiences to engage in racial healing, dismantling racism,...