ILAP, Maine’s Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, offers this guide that explains the rights of a person stopped by an immigration officer in public. All people living in the United States, including undocumented immigrants, have certain...
The JNCPB is composed of 20 people. Five bishops were elected by the House of Bishops, and five clergy and five lay people were elected by the House of Deputies (Canon I.2.1.a). Two members between ages 16-21 were appointed by the president of the House of Deputies (Canon I.2.1.a). Three members were jointly appointed by the presiding bishop and House of Deputies president to ensure the cultural and geographic diversity of the church and skillsets needed for effective service on the committee (Canon I.2.1.c). The members serve a three-year term that concludes with the close of 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
The United Thank Offering Presents: Mental Health + Gratitude May 17 12 pm (noon) Several studies have shown that gratitude can improve physical health—lowering blood pressure, reducing stress, strengthening the immune system, and improving sleep—but...
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...
Join St. Luke’s at 7 p.m. on June 10 in the Cathedral Nave with Portland Ovations to see artist Antonio Rocha in his performance of “A Slave Ship Called Malaga.” Portland Ovations describes Rocha’s work...
Equip yourself for more constructive political conversations using Make Me an Instrument of Peace: A Guide to Civil Discourse. Help bridge partisan divides, learn from others, and enlarge the sacred space for debate. Brought to...
On May 13, National Mothers Day of Action, our Maine Chapter of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship and MOM’s Demand Action invite you to join them in Portland’s Monument Square from 3-4 p.m. Bring your homemade...
Details about the health and dental insurance offered to the diocese through the Episcopal Church Medical Trust and contact information for Quantum Health for benefit coordination
Down East Singers, Mozart Mentors Orchestra and four professional soloists will present Handel’s Messiah, Parts II and III (Easter portion) on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, at 5 p.m. at Watts Hall, 174 Main Street,...
Portland Pride 2025 is on June 21. The parade officially begins at 1 pm. SIGN UP HERE TO MARCH 11 a.m.: optional poster-making and light refreshments in the lower hall at the Cathedral Church of...
