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Creation Care

https://episcopalmaine.org/ministries/advocacy/creation-care/

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Attend Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe’s Online Service of Investiture on Nov. 2

https://episcopalmaine.org/attend-presiding-bishop-elect-sean-rowes-online-service-of-investiture-on-nov-2/

Join the Churchwide Virtual Celebration In this historic and joyful season, we invite you to pray for guidance for our church and our new presiding bishop as he leads us in envisioning the reign of...
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Parochial Reports

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/parochial-report-filing/

Online filing for the 2025 Parochial Report for all Episcopal Church congregations opened on Jan. 5, 2026 and closed Mar. 1, 2026. Parishes no longer have access to the online form and must complete and...
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Having ‘Bridged the Gap,’ George Cooper Finally Gets to Retire

https://episcopalmaine.org/having-bridged-the-gap-george-cooper-finally-gets-to-retire/

by Susan Sherrill Axelrod It’s not unusual for the career paths followed by Episcopal clergy to have taken a number of turns—sometimes sharp ones—before ending up at the church. For the Rev. George Cooper, who...
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Episcopal Diocese of Maine Indigenous Relations Resolutions & Statements

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/indigenous-relations-statements/

Episcopal Diocese of Maine's resolutions, statements, and sermons regarding to Indigenous Relations
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2024 Weekly Legislative Update #3

https://episcopalmaine.org/2024-weekly-legislative-update-3/

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...
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Season of Creation liturgical resource now available in perennial edition

https://episcopalnewsservice.org/pressreleases/season-of-creation-liturgical-resource-now-available-in-perennial-edition/

Celebration Guide for Episcopal Parishes updated for Lectionary Years A, B, and C In 2022, the Rev. John Elliott Lein (artist and priest in Downeast Maine) partnered with the Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas (Creation Care leader in Massachusetts and Western Massachusetts) to assemble and present liturgical resources for this Season for the benefit of interested yet busy parish worship leaders. Year by year, contributions and diocesan endorsements have grown. Last year, the 2024 Season of Creation worship guide was authorized for use in 50 dioceses across The Episcopal Church.
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Sunrise Easter Services, 2025

https://episcopalmaine.org/sunrise-easter-services-2025/

Sunrise services on Easter morning are a Christian tradition that many believe started with the Moravian church in Germany in the 1730s. For Episcopalians, the practice arose from the Easter Vigil, which, according to The...
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Contemplative Knitting Workshop

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/contemplative-knitting-workshop/

Attend a Contemplative Knitting Workshop at St. Andrew’s, Newcastle on October 28. Together with Julie Cicora, retired Episcopal priest and author of the book “Contemplative Knitting”,they’ve planned a day-long retreat to explore the connection between...
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A Pastoral Word from Bishop Brown

https://episcopalmaine.org/a-pastoral-word-from-bishop-brown/

A Pastoral Word from Bishop Thomas Brown to the Episcopal Diocese of Maine in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston 27 October 2023 On Wednesday evening, our beloved community of Lewiston joined the...