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...
The following grants were recommended by the Grants Committee and approved for funding by the Diocesan Council at their June meeting. INTERNATIONAL POVERTY Christ Church, Gardiner was awarded $5,000 for the St. Jacques Parish school...
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...
Dear Friends in Christ, The recent House of Bishops meeting focused on the theological education and formation of presbyters, though what we discussed applies to lay people, deacons, and bishops. It was an excellent meeting,...
Here is a brief overview of the role and responsibilities of a convention delegate.
Trinity Church in Portland has begun hosting three families of asylum seekers. They will be sleeping and living at Trinity for two weeks in conjunction with the organization Family Promise. It is a joy that...
Christ Transfigured This image was created for the season of Epiphany, 2023. As I thought about the themes inherent to the season, and looked at the various gospel readings for this year, I found myself...
Below you will find the first draft of the legislative tracking document and my notes from Advocacy Days. The tracking document is not set up with active links to the legislative documents – yet. I...
January 15, 2024 The second session of the Maine Legislature is off and running. Having carried over a record number of bills from the first session and adding another 100 or so “Emergency” bills, every...
February 5, 2024 LD 780 – RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Protect Personal Reproductive Autonomy was voted out of the Judiciary Committee with a divided report. Democrats on the committee supported...
