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Walking Together for World Refugee Sunday

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St. Mary’s in Falmouth invites all “Walking Together” parishes and parishioners to join a gathering in celebration and recognition of World Refugee Sunday. Speakers from Catholic Charities and In Her Presence—both in Portland—will provide an...
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Sixteen Bishops Authorize Use of Liturgical Resource for Creation Season

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Press Release Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts August 14, 2023 Creation Season 2023: Celebration Guide for Episcopal Parishes is now available for those who integrate Creation Season into Sunday worship (Sept. 1- Oct. 4). Curated...
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Leave-Taking Protocol for Ministry Leaders in the Diocese of Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/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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Supreme Court Review

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Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church in Augusta will offer a talk by Dr. James Melcher, professor of Political Science at University of Maine, Farmington, previewing, reviewing and updating our expectations of the US Supreme Court’s activity...
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Annual Congregation Reports

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Help us keep in contact with, and providing resources to, members of congregational leadership! The Annual Congregational Report to the Bishop is the best tool we have to keep our contact information up to date and ready to use...
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Sipayik Rally for Clean Drinking Water

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The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik will hold a Sipayik Rally for Clean Drinking Water in Augusta on April 11th. Sign in at 8 am. After receiving an update from Passamaquoddy leaders, a rally outside the...
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Church Cybersecurity

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and others, offers this guide, “Mitigating Cyber Threats with Limited Resources: Guidance for Civil Society,” that is...
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Dick Rozene and Rev. Cn. Lisa Fry Discuss Day Two of GC

https://episcopalmaine.org/update-from-dick-rozene-and-rev-cn-lisa-fry-on-day-two-of-gc/

General Convention Page Photo Gallery Meet the Deputies
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Lent and Holy Week Resources

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Find new and updated Lent resources to help individuals, small groups, and congregations prepare for Easter including meditations, devotions, prayer, curriculum, sermons, and more.

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Season of Creation liturgical resource now available in perennial edition

https://episcopalnewsservice.org/pressreleases/season-of-creation-liturgical-resource-now-available-in-perennial-edition/

Celebration Guide for Episcopal Parishes updated for Lectionary Years A, B, and C In 2022, the Rev. John Elliott Lein (artist and priest in Downeast Maine) partnered with the Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas (Creation Care leader in Massachusetts and Western Massachusetts) to assemble and present liturgical resources for this Season for the benefit of interested yet busy parish worship leaders. Year by year, contributions and diocesan endorsements have grown. Last year, the 2024 Season of Creation worship guide was authorized for use in 50 dioceses across The Episcopal Church.