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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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Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate of Emily Keniston and Maribeth Payne
By the Grace of God and with the consent of the people The Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Brown Tenth Bishop of Maine will ordain Emily Ainsworth Keniston and Maribeth Anderson Payne Deacons (Transitional) in Christ’s...
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Ordination of Nancy Devor to the Transitional Diaconate
By the Grace of God and with the consent of the people The Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Brown Tenth Bishop of Maine will ordain Nancy Gieseler Devor a Deacon (Transitional) in Christ’s one holy catholic...
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Regional Confirmation at Grace Church, Bath, April 11, 2026
Grace Church in Bath hosted a regional confirmation with St. Paul’s, Brunswick, on Saturday in Easter Week. In addition to Bishop Thomas Brown, clergy included the Rev. Misty Kiwak Jacobs, rector at Grace, the Rev....
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Ordination to the Diaconate Chart
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Lay Liturgical Ministry
A communicant in good standing, may be licensed by the Bishop to serve as Worship Leader, Preacher, Eucharistic Minister, or Eucharistic Visitor. Requirements and guidelines for the selection, training, continuing education, and deployment of lay ministers, and the duration of licenses shall be established by the Bishop in consultation with the Commission on Ministry.
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Commission on Ministry
The Commission on Ministry (COM) assists the bishop in developing, recruiting, forming, and assessing those called to ministry in the church. Their work encompasses those called to lay or ordained ministry.
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The Pine Tree Essay: May 11, 2026
Dear Friends in Christ, Wasn’t the clergy conference marvelous? At the “bishop’s time” I said, “there’s always something to receive from whomever the speaker or leader is, and there’s always something the speaker says or...
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Young Adult Resources
Retreats We have young adult retreats when requested. There are young adult cabins at the diocesan intergenerational Summer Finale at Bishopswood. Christian Communities The Crossing in Boston – The Crossing is an active, emergent, welcoming...