Lenten Clergy Quiet Day has been scheduled for Thursday March 13, 2025 9 – 2pm via Zoom. The theme of the day is “Lost and Found: Reflection and Renewal,” led by David Hoover, MDiv LCSW. A...
The environmental issues facing society are deeply connected with lasting problems of racism, colonialism, and white supremacy. To be faithful to its calling, the church needs to rethink its environmental theology and confront these problems...
What does racial inequality have to do with climate change? Dr. Andrew Thompson, associate professor of theological ethics and director of the Center for Religion and Environment at the School of Theology of the University...
Climate change and environmental degradation are manifestations of our turning away from God. The effects of this willful separation from God resonate across our collective lives: All areas of justice are either worsened or made better depending on the health of the planet. A changing climate and degraded environment worsen conflict, forces human migration, and causes food insecurity. These related crises increase the rate of violence, cause more natural disasters and humanitarian crises, and deepen the wounds of those already suffering from racism. People living in poverty are plunged further into poverty by the deteriorating condition of the planet.
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...
Download a PDF Celebrated Maine author Elizabeth Strout, born in Portland and now living in Harpswell, is arguably best-known for introducing the world to her character, Olive Kitteridge, in 2008. Strout’s eight books aren’t exclusively set in...
Church Group Expectations We are welcoming, inclusive, open, and non-judgmental We arrive on time We stay focused on the purpose of the group We are welcome to share or not as is comfortable for us...
Mission Statement The mission of the Diocese of Maine Communications Department is to amplify the message of Jesus Christ beyond our worship spaces—both within the diocese and externally. We may be headquartered at Loring House,...
As states across our region take action to build a 100% clean, local, and renewable energy future, our region’s electricity-grid operator, the Independent System Operator for New England, or ISO-NE, is keeping us hooked on...
Past projects of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship - Maine Chapter
