Blog Post

Faith Formation and Fun with Catherine Mansir

https://episcopalmaine.org/mainer-member-of-official-youth-presence-at-the-81st-general-convention/

Catherine Mansir of Christ  Church, Gardiner was one of eighteen young people from every province in The Episcopal Church who served as the Official Youth Presence for the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. The Official Youth Presence was established by the 1982 General Convention; members have had seat and voice in the House of Deputies since 1997. Sixty young people applied for the 2024 General Convention Official Youth Presence and were interviewed by a team of youth ministers and General Convention deputies from across The Episcopal Church. A team of adult mentors shepherded the group through convention.

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Serving on the Vestry or Bishop’s Committee

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/vestry/

Serving on a vestry is an important ministry for the health and well-being of a church. It can bring with it questions and challenges, as well as rewards. The Diocese of Maine wants to help helps wardens and vestries find resources necessary to fulfill their responsibilities. Wardens and vestries are also encouraged to share ideas and to help one another.  

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Online Giving to Churches and Missions in Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/online-giving-info/

The Diocese of Maine uses the platform Vanco to collect donations for all of our churches! We established this system in order to provide an online giving resource to help facilitate stewardship in our churches. While every church and chapel is included in...

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Praying Online with the Mission of St. Clare

https://www.missionstclare.com/english/

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Press Release: A Church Closes and the Mission Transforms

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13plQmkbslXooYa9ySwBO7UgmJhNGHOh_/view?usp=sharing

Episcopal Maine Press Release: Closing of Saints Matthew and Barnabas in Hallowell, Maine

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SpiritBound – A Digital Mission

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/spiritbound-a-digital-mission/

Curiosity-Contemplation-Conversation: Digital gathering of the “Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement.” Join Episcopalians in New Hampshire and Maine as we use technology to create community among ourselves and in God’s name.

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Global Mission Digital Toolkit

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/global-partnerships/digital-toolkit/

Blog Post

Dio Maine Cooks: The ‘100’ Cookies

https://episcopalmaine.org/dio-maine-cooks-the-100-cookies/

In this second installment of “Dio Maine Cooks,” we honor St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Palmyra and the church’s new rector, the Rev. Christopher Warne, who are celebrating their new ministry together today. The slim,...

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Parish Administrators’ Collaborative (PAC)

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/pac/

The Parish Administrators' Collaborative of the Diocese of Maine is a community of professionals who support one another, share knowledge and resources, and support the ministry of our congregations and the mission of the Church.

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Parish Administrators Collaborative Meeting

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/parish-administrators-collaborative-meeting/

The Parish Administrators Collaborative (PAC) is a community of professionals who share knowledge and resources to support the ministry of our congregations and the mission of the Church. Membership is open to the primary administrative...