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2024 Weekly Legislative Update #1

https://episcopalmaine.org/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...

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Read More About Climate Change and Environmental Issues

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/blogs-about-environmental-issues-mainers/

Mainers are writing about climate change and the environment: Sam Matey’s The Weekly Anthropocene: Dispatches from the wild, weird world of humanity and its biosphere Jason Anthony’s Field Guide to the Anthropocene: A weekly essay/newsletter on the transformed...

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Maine House of Representatives Weekly Legislative Report Index

https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/Documents/WLR?Legislature=129

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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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How to Worship When Your Priest is Sick

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/supply-sunday-morning-plan-b/

COVID Continued: Sick Clergy and Sunday Morning Plan B In recent weeks we’ve been hearing frequent reports of people testing positive for COVID, including in many cases, clergy in charge of Sunday worship.  The good...

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Clergy Conference

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/clergy-retreat-2/2024-04-28/

Two-night clergy formation event brought to you by the Clergy Formation Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine. Feast in a Time of Famine: Sacramental Life for our Secular Age with Rev. Dr. Patricia Lyons Passionate...

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Bishop Brown Discusses Our Digital Museum

https://episcopalmaine.org/bishop-brown-discusses-our-digital-museum/

A few weeks ago, Bishop Brown sat in conversation with the Founder and CEO of HistoryIT, Kristen Gwinn-Becker, to discuss the diocese’s focus on digital preservation. Find more info and the link to explore our...

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Trinity Providing Housing to Asylum Seekers

https://episcopalmaine.org/trinity-providing-housing-to-asylum-seekers/

Trinity Church in Portland has begun hosting three families of asylum seekers. They will be sleeping and living at Trinity for two weeks in conjunction with the organization Family Promise. It is a joy that...

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Responding to Hurricane Helene

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/hurricane-helene/

A Call to Prayer and Action As we gather in faith communities tomorrow and in the coming weeks please include in intercessions and offertories particular focus on our solidarity with the millions of people impacted...

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Fall Religious Observance Security Briefing

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/fall-religious-observance-security-briefing/

Sponsored by the Dept. of Homeland Security and interagency partners, this webinar will provide participants with a threat briefing during the period of fall religious observances and the “Protecting Places of Worship National Weeks of...