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2025 Johnson Amendment Ruling

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The Johnson Amendment, established in 1954, prohibits 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations—including religious bodies—from intervening in political campaigns. In July 2025, in a court settlement with two specific churches, the IRS made a concession, agreeing that the...
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Episcopal Church Immigration Call: ‘Effective Interventions’

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This weekly call hosted by Episcopal Migration Ministries will include a special 30-minute segment with guests from the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe. Join Bishop Mark Edington, the Rev. Michael Rusk, and Guilia Bonoldi...
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Past Reckoning: Exploring the Racial History of the Moravian and Episcopal Churches

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/past-reckoning-exploring-the-racial-history-of-the-moravian-and-episcopal-churches/2023-01-25/

Join Webinars on Racial Reconciliation Work of Moravian, Episcopal Churches “Past Reckoning: Exploring the Racial History of the Moravian and Episcopal Churches,” a webinar series presented by the Moravian-Episcopal Coordinating Committee Racial Reconciliation Working Group,...
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Diocesan Office Closed

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/diocesan-office-closed/2024-07-05/

Loring House will be closed on Fridays in July and August. Please reach diocesan staff  Monday through Thursday during these months.
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Online Film Salon: “Come and See; Go and Tell–Next Year in Palestine”

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On Sunday December 11, 2022, at 3 pm ET, join an Online Film Salon, “Come and See; Go and Tell–Next Year in Palestine.” Register, view short documentaries, then join the discussion at tinyurl.com/VFHL-December2022. This event...
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Sixteen Bishops Authorize Use of Liturgical Resource for Creation Season

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Press Release Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts August 14, 2023 Creation Season 2023: Celebration Guide for Episcopal Parishes is now available for those who integrate Creation Season into Sunday worship (Sept. 1- Oct. 4). Curated...
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Clergy Conference 2025: How Liturgy Can Save the World (beginning with Clergy!)

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/save-the-dates-for-clergy-conference-2025/2025-05-05/

Spring Clergy Conference   Monday – Tuesday, May 5-6 St. Luke’s Cathedral, Portland  Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate...
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Diocesan Online Compline

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/diocesan-online-compline/2026-01-26/

Pray compline with the diocese for the next three Mondays (Jan. 26, Feb. 2, Feb. 9) at 7 p.m. led by our clergy and broadcast on our YouTube channel. We will join together throughout the...
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Prayer from the Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop

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The Most Rev. Michael Curry’s nine-year term as presiding bishop concludes Oct. 31, 2024. The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop asks the church to join it in prayer for the...
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Thank God for Our Church Leaders

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Dear Friends in Christ, the People of God called to be the diocese of Maine, The Psalmist sings, “no good thing will the Lord withhold from those who walk with integrity” (Psalm 84:11). Yesterday, the...