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Bishop Brown’s Sermon: 2025 Fall Clergy Day

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A sermon for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine preached by the bishop, Thomas J. Brown, in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle for the Fall Clergy Day with the Bishop, Tuesday, 7 October 2025.  Take...
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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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All That Is Within Us: A Research Presentation

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For two years, The BTS Center has been researching the unique role churches can play in a climate-changed world. Now they’re ready to share their findings with us. At this free presentation you’ll hear all...
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Nomination process opens for Episcopal Church leadership positions

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The Joint Standing Committee on Nominations invites members from across The Episcopal Church to apply for the key churchwide leadership positions listed below. The priority deadline to apply online is June 15. Elections will take place at the 82nd...
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St. Francis by the Sea Pilgrimage to Italy

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The Rev. Douglas Beck, rector of St. Francis by the Sea in Blue Hill, invites you to embark on a spiritual journey through Italy, immersing yourself in the sacred sites and timeless beauty of Assisi,...
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How to Author a Resolution

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The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is now accepting proposed resolutions for the 2026 Diocesan Convention! Proposed resolutions may be submitted at any time by any parish or individual before the deadline of September 25, 2026....
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The Pine Tree Essay: May 11, 2026

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Dear Friends in Christ, Wasn’t the clergy conference marvelous? At the “bishop’s time” I said, “there’s always something to receive from whomever the speaker or leader is, and there’s always something the speaker says or...
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Litany for Gun Violence

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A Litany in the Aftermath of Gun Violence  by the Rt. Rev. Stephen T. Lane, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine Giver of Life and Love, you created all people as one family and...
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Holy Curiosity: A Message From the Bishops of Northern New England

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Dear Episcopalians of Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire, Today we celebrated a new milestone! Episcopalians from across Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire met on Zoom today for Maine’s Spring Training event, and during the program,...
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Bowen receives 2023 Kany Award for work with Seeds of Hope

https://episcopalmaine.org/bowen-receives-2023-kany-award-for-work-with-seeds-of-hope/

Excerpted transcript of remarks by Bill Kany, son of the award’s namesake, from the award presentation “The criteria is to be a person who has done a great deal to benefit our communities over a...