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For Earth Day, Honor the Wabanaki’s Response to the Climate Crisis
How should parishes celebrate Earth Day (April 22) and Earth Week (April 17-23) this year? The Diocese of Maine’s Creation Care Team suggests that we look to the Wabanaki experience as they respond to the...
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Diocese Working with Government Agencies to Address Current Homelessness Crisis
Update February 20, 2023 Jane Field of the Maine Council of Churches and I participated in a call with state officials from the Governor’s office, the Department of Health and Human Services, Portland legislators, the...
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Collecting Signatures for the Safe Schools, Safe Communities Initiative
You may have signed a petition for the Safe Schools, Safe Communities Initiative at your polling place on Election Day. While 60,000 signatures were gathered that day, more are still needed, and you can help...
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Conference on Homelessness: Solution Start with ME
Conference on Homelessness: Solutions Start with ME Homelessness is a crisis and is continuing to escalate throughout Maine. This crisis is driven by a wide range of complex factors including a lack of affordable housing and accessible...
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Webinar: Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Join The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations for a conversation with the Very Rev. Canon Richard Sewell, dean of Saint George’s College in Jerusalem. He will speak about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, ongoing...
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What are we doing as a church in this moment? Reflecting on ‘A World Unraveling’ with Brian McLaren
Letting Go, Letting Be, Letting Come, Setting Free These words were the theme of “A World Unraveling,” an event featuring theologian and author Brian McLaren hosted by the diocese and St Alban’s Church, Cape Elizabeth...
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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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Bearing Witness: Video Series Provides Resources for Talking About Crisis in the Middle East
Are you and your congregation looking for constructive ways to talk about the devastating situation in the Holy Land? “Bearing Witness” is a free, video-based study program from the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of...
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Diocese Awards $33,200 in Grants for Parish Outreach Efforts
The following grants were recommended by the Grants Committee and approved for funding by the Diocesan Council at their June meeting. INTERNATIONAL POVERTY Christ Church, Gardiner was awarded $5,000 for the St. Jacques Parish school...
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Christian Climate Training
The Episcopal Church is partnering with Blessed Tomorrow and eight other Christian denominations to offer online training for people of faith ready to respond to the climate crisis with hope, courage, and action. Those who...