On July 1, five members of the Council on Indigenous Relations (CIR) and three members of the Friends Committee on Maine Public Policy met with leaders from the Maliseet and Mi’kmaq tribes. The day marked...
Normal Operating Income (NOI) Assessments are calculated as a percentage of Qualifying Normal Operating Income (QNOI) as reported on the Annual Parochial Report submitted two years prior to the assessment year. For example, 2026 assessments...
Founded in 1975, St. Francis, Blue Hill is one of the newer congregations in the Diocese of Maine. “In its very early days it moved around from the wine shop, to the bank, to a...
Liturgical Customary for a Celebration of New Ministry Guiding Principles We celebrate two realities: a new clergyperson and the ongoing ministry of the people of God called to be a particular faith community We highlight...
Update February 20, 2023 Jane Field of the Maine Council of Churches and I participated in a call with state officials from the Governor’s office, the Department of Health and Human Services, Portland legislators, the...
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and others, offers this guide, “Mitigating Cyber Threats with Limited Resources: Guidance for Civil Society,” that is...
The 15th Lambeth Conference 26 July – 8th August 2022 Convened by The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lambeth Conference is a gathering of bishops from across the Anglican Communion for prayer and reflection, fellowship and...
The greatest question I ever heard was this: “What would your life look like if you followed Jesus?” Well, Jesus has led me to a mysterious beauty about racial justice that I could never have...
DOWNLOAD A PDF Merry Christmas. In this feast, God reminds us of God’s extraordinary love in giving us absolutely everything that we need: Our breath. Our conscience. Our imaginations. In sending Jesus Christ to be...
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...
