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Retirement Benefits Update – January 2026

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/retirement-benefits-update-january-2026/

We are pleased to share an important update regarding retirement benefits for employees in the Episcopal Diocese of Maine. Effective immediately, employees who work fewer than 1,000 hours annually are now eligible to enroll in...

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Liturgical Materials for Honoring God in Creation

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/liturgical-materials-for-honoring-god-in-creation/

From The Episcopal Church Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music Reports to the 78th General Convention: Supplemental Materials  

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Areas of the Diocese

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/areas-of-the-diocese/

The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is divided into six Areas made up of groups of congregations. Diocesan Council, a decision-making body of the Diocese of Maine, is comprised of two elected members from each of the six diocesan Areas.

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Thrivent Breakfast

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/thrivent-breakfast/

Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church Pastor Ben Cooke invites his fellow clergy and lay leaders to join him for this free breakfast, hosted by Thrivent—a financial company that has its roots in the Lutheran Church. This...

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Financial Assistance for Deacons

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/financial-assistance-for-deacons/

The Fund for the Diaconate provides vital financial assistance for deacons and those in diaconal formation who have insufficient funds for their needs. Most deacons in The Episcopal Church serve as non-stipendiary ministry leaders, and...

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Election Night Compline

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/election-night-compline/

As polling places close on the East Coast, all are invited to join other Episcopalians in a prayerful service of compline, hosted online by The Episcopal Church’s Public Policy, Partnership, and Witness and Mission Program...

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Earth Day Sermon “To Till and Keep the Earth”

https://episcopalmaine.org/earth-day-sermon-to-till-and-keep-the-earth/

To Till and Keep the Earth A sermon preached at St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church, Deer Isle, MaineFirst Sunday after Easter, Year C, April 24 2022 Celebrating Earth Day (April 22) Texts: Genesis 2:4b-25...

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Schoodic Awe

https://episcopalmaine.org/schoodic-awe/

From Sunday through Tuesday of this past week, I attended the annual Clergy Conference for Episcopal clergy at the Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor, along withthe other “Sisters of St. Brendan” (Donna Downs, Jenny Reece...

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Summer Civics Series: God’s Microphones: Preachers and Saints Against Authoritarianism

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/summer-civics-series-gods-microphones-preachers-and-saints-against-authoritarianism/

The final event in Grace’s Summer Civics Series will be led by the Rev. Nathan Empsall, Episcopal priest, organizer, writer, and public speaker against white Christian nationalism All are welcome. Coffee and light refreshments will be...

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Diocesan Staff Update

https://episcopalmaine.org/diocesan-staff-update/

22 February 2024 Dear Friends, Grace and peace be with you!  I believe the collaboration among the Dioceses of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont is a gift from God, and we will continue to collaborate...