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Legislative Update – February 5, 2023

https://episcopalmaine.org/legislative-update-february-5-2023/

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...

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Keeping Kids Safe for Faith Communities Conference

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/keeping-kids-safe-for-faith-communities-conference/

The Maine-based organization Stop Trafficking US is hosting a free conference in August about Keeping Kids Safe. Penney Memorial United Baptist Church 393 Water St, Augusta ME 04330 August 21,  8 a.m. – 5 p.m....

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Clergy Formation

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/clergy-formation-committee/

The Clergy Formation Committee is a group of presbyters and deacons working to offer opportunities to enrich the ongoing formation of Maine's clergy community.

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Anti-Racism Training

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/anti-racism-training/

Clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of Maine (supply or parochial) are required to provide proof of having taken anti-racism training to be in good standing. Those ordained following General Convention 2018 were required to take...

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Conversation and Screening: “Sugarcane”

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/conversation-and-screening-sugarcane/

The award-winning feature documentary “Sugarcane” is a groundbreaking investigation into an Indian residential school, shedding light on years of forced separation, assimilation and abuse that Indigenous children experienced at the hands of church and government....

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Exploring the Facts of H.R. 1

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/exploring-the-facts-of-h-r-1/

Join The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations (OGR) for a pop-up webinar covering some of the anticipated impacts of the recently passed H.R. 1 legislation (also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”)....

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Host a #FreedomToLive Vigil

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/host-a-freedomtolive-vigil/

The Episcopal Peace Foundation (EPF) is is partnering again this year with the Newtown Action Alliance for a nationwide gun violence prevention (GVP) initiative Dec. 10 – 14. You are encouraged to join the initiative and...

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Yuletide Magic Marketplace at St. Paul’s

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/yuletide-magic-marketplace-brunswick/

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant Street, Brunswick ALL proceeds go to area non-profits (2023 donations totaled $48,890.00!!) Dec. 7 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Every year is magical at St. Paul’s Christmas fair and...

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Diocesan Grants Town Hall

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/grants-town-hall/

Join the Diocesan Grants Committee online on Zoom in 2025 to learn what grants are available, how to find out if your project is eligible for a grant, and how to apply. REGISTER HERE  

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The Cross, The Tomb, and the Resurrection: A Journey to Easter

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/the-cross-the-tomb-and-the-resurrection-a-journey-to-easter/

The Cross, The Tomb, and the Resurrection: A Journey to Easter in the Ordinary with Fr. Bob Pecoraro SJ This retreat looks at the cross, the tomb, and the resurrection not as individual events but rather,...