2026 Parish Assessment Update Changes to the format of The Episcopal Church’s Parochial Report form for 2024 have resulted in the need to gather additional financial information from parishes. The Diocesan Finance Committee asks that...
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...
Update June 16, 2025: The Maine legislature has defeated all eight of the anti-transgender bills! The Episcopal Church has taken an unequivocal and strong position in support of trans, non-binary, and two-spirit people. We have...
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...
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...
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...
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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Find new and updated Lent resources to help individuals, small groups, and congregations prepare for Easter including meditations, devotions, prayer, curriculum, sermons, and more.
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.