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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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Schoodic Awe

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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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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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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...

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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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You Are Not Alone: Responding to Grief and Trauma by Building Relationships

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/you-are-not-alone-responding-to-grief-and-trauma-by-building-relationships/

The Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, has raised the alarm about what he refers to as a epidemic of loneliness and isolation. “You Are Not Alone” is an opportunity for learning,...

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Interview with The Rev. Amanda Gerken-Nelson

https://episcopalmaine.org/interview-gerken-nelson/

St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Yarmouth introduces the congregation to their new Priest in Charge, Amanda Gerken-Nelson in this short video.

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Celebration of New Ministry – St. Martin’s, Palmyra & Rev. Christopher Warne

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/celebration-of-new-ministry-st-martins-palmyra-rev-christopher-warne/

The Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown, Tenth Bishop of Maine, will celebrate the new ministry of the Reverend Christopher William Warne as Priest in Charge of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Palmyra on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 4...

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April 2024 Total Eclipse in Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/2024-april-eclipse-in-maine-houlton/

Phil and Judith Clucas live in Crick, a small English village between Rugby and Northampton in Britain’s Midlands. Their church is a short distance away in Houlton, England. And on April 6, they will be arriving in Houlton, Maine to help Good Shepherd Episcopal Churc h serve lobster rolls and whoopie pies for the total solar eclipse festivities.