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Finding Solid Rock in a Time of Shifting Sands: Insights from the Spring House of Bishops Meeting
Photo: Bishops at Camp McDowell in Nauvoo, Alabama, for the Spring 2025 House of Bishops meeting. Courtesy of the Bishop of Georgia, Frank Logue. To reflect on the recent House of Bishops (HOB) meeting last...
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2025 Preconvention Meetings
Prepare for Diocesan Convention by Attending One of Two Meetings We’ll hold two preconvention meetings on Zoom in October. Delegates and clergy should plan to attend one of these meetings. This will be an opportunity...
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On Sacred Ground: Personal Transformation Leads to Sacred Ground Program Expansion
The national “Becoming Beloved Community” newsletter recently included this column about Caroline Russell, a St. Paul’s, Brunswick parishioner until her death in December 2021, and her relationship with the Sacred Ground program. Sometimes a transformation...
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Prayer for a Church Convention
We pray for the convention’s work supporting diocesan mission and ministry using "For a Church Convention" from the BCP.
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Earth Day Sermon “To Till and Keep the Earth”
To Till and Keep the Earth A sermon preached at St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church, Deer Isle, MaineFirst Sunday after Easter, Year C, April 24 2022 Celebrating Earth Day (April 22) Texts: Genesis 2:4b-25...
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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...
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Legislative Themes for the 81st General Convention (GC81)
The 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church (GC81) will take place June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. The Maine deputation is excited to head to Louisville next month to represent our diocese. The group includes: the Rev. Joshua Hill, the Rev. Cn. Lisa Fry, the Rev. Kerry Mansir, the Rev. Lauren Kay, Mark Spahr, Christian Clough, Richard Rozene, and chair John Hennessy. The delegation also includes Catherine Mansir, one of two high school students representing Province 1 (the seven dioceses of New England). If you have any questions about GC81, please reach out to [email protected].
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Clergy Retreat for Dioceses of NH, ME, and VT
Music That Makes Community Geneva Point Center, Moultonborough, NH Sunday, Oct. 6, 4 p.m. – Tuesday, Oct. 8, lunch The Episcopal Church in New Hampshire is inviting clergy in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine to...
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Ecumenical Green Teams Gathering held in Cape Elizabeth
On May 19 the BTS Center hosted a Green Teams gathering at Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church. There were representatives from many churches of all denominations in southern and mid coast Maine, including many Episcopal Earth Keepers. We...
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2024 Weekly Legislative Update #1
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...