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“Restoring Our World, Our Common Home” Creation Care Liturgy

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/earth-week-liturgy/

Season of Creation, Earth Week, Earth Day, Climate Justice Liturgy

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Bishop Brown Reflects on His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

https://episcopalmaine.org/bishop-brown-reflects-on-his-pilgrimage-to-the-holy-land/

Have you ever been in the presence of a member of the clergy and thought to yourself, “Wow, he/she/they is clearly called”?  That’s what happened for me during my recent visit with Archbishop Hosam E....

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Earth Day 2025 Worship

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/earth-day-liturgy-2025/

Earth Day 2025 Worship from the Creation Care Team of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine Resources for liturgy for a service on Earth Day (The Tuesday of Easter Week, April 22, 2025) or on the...

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Updates on Situation in Palestine and Israel

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/updates-tec-palestine-israel/

Please see this information put together by The Episcopal Church team with updates on the situation in Israel and Palestine.   Office of Government Relations resources Holy Land Resource Page Action Alert: “Help Save Lives...

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Praying in Advent with the O Antiphons

https://episcopalmaine.org/praying-in-advent-with-the-o-antiphons/

Today the O Antiphons begin. Part of the Church’s Advent prayer for at least 12 centuries, they employ seven images from the prophet Isaiah to engage us with the names and attributes of the Holy One whose...

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Lay Liturgical Ministry

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/lay-liturgical-ministry/

A communicant in good standing, may be licensed by the Bishop to serve as Worship Leader, Preacher, Eucharistic Minister, or Eucharistic Visitor. Requirements and guidelines for the selection, training, continuing education, and deployment of lay ministers, and the duration of licenses shall be established by the Bishop in consultation with the Commission on Ministry.

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Statement from Episcopal and Lutheran Bishops in New England: Our Commitment to Peace and Justice in a Broken World

https://episcopalmaine.org/statement-from-episcopal-and-lutheran-bishops-in-new-england-our-commitment-to-peace-and-justice-in-a-broken-world/

Beloved of God, In the midst of an Advent full of joyful preparation, this past weekend delivered a stark reminder that our Lord Jesus Christ was and continues to be born into a broken world...

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Advent Study Offering: Five-Week Course on Matthew’s Gospel

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/advent-study-offering-five-week-course-on-matthews-gospel/2025-11-21/

All are invited to join a group at St Margaret’s, Belfast for a free, online and in-person short course on Matthew’s Gospel, which is the focus of Lectionary readings for Year A starting in Advent...

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St. Margaret’s Leans In and Reaches Out for Refugee Sunday

https://episcopalmaine.org/st-margarets-leans-in-and-reaches-out-for-refugee-sunday/

In February, Bishop Brown announced that the diocese would show its support for the ministry of refugee resettlement by hosting a Refugee Sunday on the First Sunday of Lent, March 9. Realizing that churches might...

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Veterans Day Holy Eucharist with the Presiding Bishop

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/veterans-day-holy-eucharist-with-the-presiding-bishop/

Episcopalians are invited to join a first-time, church-wide Veterans Day service to honor those who have served in the military and specially recognize the Episcopal chaplains who support them. Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe will preside,...