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Safe Church Training in Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/safe-church-training/

The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is committed to the prevention of abuse of all forms. We want to help the church to be a safe place and believe that requiring safe church training is one aspect of honoring our baptismal vows to “respect the dignity of every human being.”

Event

Webinar: Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/webinar-gaza-and-the-occupied-palestinian-territories/

Join The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations for a conversation with the Very Rev. Canon Richard Sewell, dean of Saint George’s College in Jerusalem. He will speak about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, ongoing...

Blog Post

Finding Solid Rock in a Time of Shifting Sands: Insights from the Spring House of Bishops Meeting

https://episcopalmaine.org/finding-solid-rock-in-a-time-of-shifting-sands-insights-from-the-spring-house-of-bishops-meeting/

Photo: Bishops at Camp McDowell in Nauvoo, Alabama, for the Spring 2025 House of Bishops meeting. Courtesy of the Bishop of Georgia, Frank Logue. To reflect on the recent House of Bishops (HOB) meeting last...

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Viewing Party of the Presiding Bishop’s Investiture in Belfast

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/viewing-party-of-the-presiding-bishops-investiture-in-belfast/

On Saturday, November 2, our new Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe will be installed.  This service will be broadcast from the Chapel of Christ the Lord in The Episcopal Church Center in NYC so that people...

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Immigration Basics and Know Your Rights for Churches and Individuals

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/immigration-basics-and-know-your-rights-for-churches-and-individuals/

Join Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) to discuss the basics of U.S. immigration law and know your rights information for churches and individuals online on Feb. 3. Register here

Blog Post

Earth Keepers Organize Food Waste Presentation

https://episcopalmaine.org/earth-keepers-organize-food-waste-presentation/

Earth Keepers from St. Peter’s, St. Luke’s, and St. Alban’s Episcopal churches collaborated to invite Susanne Lee to give a presentation on food waste in the U.S. at St. Luke’s Cathedral on September 22, 2024....

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Messiah Sing at St. John Baptist

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/messiah-sing-at-st-john-baptist/

The Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist Thomaston presents its annual Messiah Sing. Handel’s Part I (the Christmas portion) and the Hallelujah Chorus will be performed with the audience as the chorus and accompanied by...

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Notice for Church Leaders Preparing 2026 Budgets

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/notice-for-church-leaders-preparing-2026-budgets/

2026 Compensation Minimums The 206th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine approved new minimum compensation standards for both lay employees and clergy serving in diocesan congregations and related ministries, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Lay...

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Diocesan Chrism Eucharist 2025

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/maine-chrism-eucharist/

Episcopal Diocese of Maine’s Annual Chrism Eucharist with Renewal of Vows and Blessing of Holy Chrism All are invited to join us for Chrism Mass on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at St. Mary 43 Foreside...

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Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/maine-paid-family-and-medical-leave/

Since January, 2025, both Maine employers and employees have helped to fund the payroll contributions for this new state program. Benefits for this program began on May 1, 2026. Employees will need to apply directly...