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Construction of New, Expanded Trinity Jubilee Center Underway in Lewiston

https://episcopalmaine.org/construction-of-new-expanded-trinity-jubilee-center-underway-in-lewiston/

On Thursday, Dec. 5, Trinity Jubilee Center broke ground for its new building at 123 Bates St. in Lewiston. From its beginning in 1991 as a project of Trinity Church in Lewiston serving three meals...

Event

The Crisis in Israel and Palestine: An Interactive Dialogue with Episcopal Peace Fellowship

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/the-crisis-in-israel-and-palestine-an-interactive-dialogue-with-episcopal-peace-fellowship/

This free and open-to-the-public event will begin after the 9:30 a.m. service. The conversation will be led by Wendy Love, MD, who has served with two medical missions to the West Bank, and has traveled...

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Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate of Emily Keniston and Maribeth Payne

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/ordination-to-the-transitional-diaconate-of-emily-keniston-and-maribeth-payne/

By the Grace of God and with the consent of the people The Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Brown Tenth Bishop of Maine will ordain Emily Ainsworth Keniston and Maribeth Anderson Payne Deacons (Transitional) in Christ’s...

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TENS Webinar: Creating a Year-Round Stewardship Campaign

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/tens-webinar-creating-a-year-round-stewardship-campaign/

Stewardship is an essential Christian practice to help your members understand the connection between gratitude and generosity. Year-round stewardship does not imply that we ask for money at every available opportunity, rather it suggests that...

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Ordination of Kristen Burkholder to the Diaconate

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/ordination-of-kristen-burkholder-to-the-diaconate/

By the Grace of God and with the consent of the people The Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Brown Tenth Bishop of Maine will ordain Kristen Burkholder to the Diaconate in Christ’s one holy catholic and...

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A Joint Letter from 154 Bishops of The Episcopal Church: Whose Dignity Matters?

https://episcopalmaine.org/a-joint-letter-from-154-bishops-of-the-episcopal-church-whose-dignity-matters/

A letter to our fellow Americans. We, the undersigned bishops of The Episcopal Church, write today out of grief, righteous anger, and steadfast hope. What happened a week ago in Minnesota and is happening in...

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Having ‘Bridged the Gap,’ George Cooper Finally Gets to Retire

https://episcopalmaine.org/having-bridged-the-gap-george-cooper-finally-gets-to-retire/

by Susan Sherrill Axelrod It’s not unusual for the career paths followed by Episcopal clergy to have taken a number of turns—sometimes sharp ones—before ending up at the church. For the Rev. George Cooper, who...

Resource

Permission to Officiate and Recording a Marriage Form (non-canonical clergy)

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/form-for-recording-a-marriage-after-permission-to-officiate/

In order to fulfill Canon 1:19 of Regulations Respecting Holy Matrimony: Concerning Preservation of Marriage, Dissolution of Marriage and Remarriage, non-canonical priests should complete this request form at least 30 days before the solemnization (Canon...

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LGBTQIA+ Liturgies, Prayers, and Music

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/lgbtqia-liturgies-prayers-and-music/

Enriching Our Worship 6 Rites for Blessing Relationships Service of Renaming in The Book of Occasional Services, page 149 Prayers for Trans Day of Visibility from TransEpiscopal and Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission Pastoral...

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Schoodic Awe

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From Sunday through Tuesday of this past week, I attended the annual Clergy Conference for Episcopal clergy at the Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor, along withthe other “Sisters of St. Brendan” (Donna Downs, Jenny Reece...