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Definitions of Operating and Non-Operating Revenues and Expenses

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/definitions-of-operating-and-non-operating-revenues-and-expenses/

General Description of Operating Revenues and Expenses All funds, from whatever source, that are used for the general operation of the congregation are operating revenues. The general operation of the congregation includes—but is not limited...

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Ordination to the Priesthood Chart

https://episcopalmaine.org/timeline-of-ordination-to-the-priesthood/

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The Ministry of Showing Up

https://episcopalmaine.org/the-ministry-of-showing-up-jenks/

The Rev. Peter Jenks reflects on his long tenure in Thomaston When he retires from the Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist in Thomaston on Sept. 29, Rev. Peter Jenks will leave a legacy that...

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Bishop Brown’s Sermon: 2025 Fall Clergy Day

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/bishop-browns-sermon-fall-clergy-day-oct-7-2025/

A sermon for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine preached by the bishop, Thomas J. Brown, in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle for the Fall Clergy Day with the Bishop, Tuesday, 7 October 2025.  Take...

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Convention

https://episcopalmaine.org/about/governance/convention/

The Episcopal Diocese of Maine gathers together annually to conduct the business of our diocese and worship together. The clergy of the diocese along with elected lay delegates from each congregation in Maine are the...

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Bishop Brown’s Update on How We Are Helping Our Immigrant Neighbors

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/bishop-browns-update-on-how-we-are-helping-our-immigrant-neighbors/

Feb. 3, 2026 You are a spectacular church! Thank you for all the ways you’re praying, giving, feeding, demonstrating, and loving our neighbors. You often hear me say “God has already given us everything we...

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Graduating to the Next Chapter of Life

https://episcopalmaine.org/graduating-to-the-next-chapter-of-life/

Sarah Harris delivered this reflection at St. Columba’s, Boothbay Harbor’s service for Youth Sunday on May 24, 2026, to mark her graduation from Boothbay Region High School. The valedictorian of her class, she will attend...

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The Pine Tree Essay: May 11, 2026

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/pine-tree-essay-may-11-2026/

Dear Friends in Christ, Wasn’t the clergy conference marvelous? At the “bishop’s time” I said, “there’s always something to receive from whomever the speaker or leader is, and there’s always something the speaker says or...

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It’s an Open-Door Policy Between Bridging the Gap and Emmanuel Lutheran

https://episcopalmaine.org/its-an-open-door-policy-at-bridging-the-gap-and-emmanuel-lutheran/

On a Tuesday morning in late April, the former parish hall at Augusta’s Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church is arranged much like a boutique, welcoming visitors to browse through carefully organized racks and baskets of gently...

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Ascension Day Call to the 207th Annual Convention, May 14, 2026

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/ascension-day-call-to-the-207th-annual-convention-may-14-2026/

Hello church.  Happy Ascension Day! This is a grand, grand day in the church. We celebrate Jesus fulfilling his ultimate destiny—foretold in scripture and by himself— that following his crucifixion and resurrection he would leave...