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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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Ordination of Kristen Burkholder to the Diaconate

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/ordination-of-kristen-burkholder-to-the-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 Kristen Burkholder to the Diaconate in Christ’s one holy catholic and...

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From Sanctuary to Security: Practical Tools for Faith-Based Safety Planning

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/from-sanctuary-to-security-practical-tools-for-faith-based-safety-planning/

Creating spaces that are both welcoming and secure is one of the most pressing challenges faith communities face today. How can churches, schools, and ministries remain places of hospitality while also preparing for real-world security...

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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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“We Are Queer” on Community Radio WERU featuring The Rev. Douglas Beck

https://episcopalmaine.org/radio-interview-beck/

In the episode airing November 14 of “We Are Queer” on Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM, host Olivia Paruk interviewed The Rev. Douglas Beck who is the Rector at Saint Francis by the Sea Episcopal...

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Diocese of Maine’s Constitution and Canons Regarding Lay Delegates to Convention

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/diocese-of-maines-constitution-and-canons-regarding-lay-delegates-to-convention/

DIOCESE OF MAINE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE III Section 4. Each Parish in union with the Convention, or the Vestry thereof, and each Organized Mission in union with the Convention, or the Bishop’s Committee thereof, may, at...

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Prayers for Ukraine

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/prayer-for-ukraine/

A Prayer for Our World Rev. Stephanie Batterman, Deacon at Grace Church in Bath Lord, our world is starved for your love. Our children die in the streets. We are hungry and homeless. Nation wars...

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Compilation of Prayer & Liturgy Resources for the Season of Creation

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/liturgical-resources-for-the-season-of-creation-care/

Websites: episcopalchurch.org/ministries/creation-care/loving-formation: you will find here a pdf with liturgies and prayers for the Season of Creation seasonofcreation.org: here are a number of resources from the various faith traditions as well as an interfaith resource btscenter.org:...

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Ordination of Nancy Devor to the Transitional Diaconate

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/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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St. Alban’s Organ Dedication Festival of Concerts

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/st-albans-organ-dedication-festival-of-concerts__trashed/2022-06-05/

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church invites you to join us as we dedicate the new pipe organ with two special concerts: Friday, June 3rd at 7:30 p.m. Christopher Jacobson Duke University Chapel and Divinity School Organist...