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Planning for the Season of Creation, a Webinar

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/planning-for-the-season-of-creation-a-webinar/

Would you like to start or expand your celebration of the Season of Creation, but looking for support? In this webinar Rev. John Lein, rector of St. Aidan’s, Machias, will discuss the Celebration Guide for...
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Prayer for a Church Convention

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/prayer-for-convention/

We pray for the convention’s work supporting diocesan mission and ministry using "For a Church Convention" from the BCP.
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Rev. Tom Mousin Retirement, April 12, 2026

https://episcopalmaine.org/rev-tom-mousin-retirement-april-12-2026/

On April 12, the congregation of St. Peter’s in Portland celebrated the ministry of the Rev. Tom Mousin, who served as priest in charge for five years. Mousin, who is retiring, was an elementary school...
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Election of the Presiding Bishop in 2024

https://episcopalmaine.org/election-of-the-presiding-bishop-in-2024/

The JNCPB is composed of 20 people. Five bishops were elected by the House of Bishops, and five clergy and five lay people were elected by the House of Deputies (Canon I.2.1.a). Two members between ages 16-21 were appointed by the president of the House of Deputies (Canon I.2.1.a). Three members were jointly appointed by the presiding bishop and House of Deputies president to ensure the cultural and geographic diversity of the church and skillsets needed for effective service on the committee (Canon I.2.1.c). The members serve a three-year term that concludes with the close of 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Anniversary of the Election of Bishop Brown

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/anniversary-of-the-election-of-bishop-brown/2025-02-09/

It’s been five years since Bishop Thomas Brown was elected in Bangor, Maine to serve as the Tenth Bishop of Maine. May God continue to bless our ministry together!
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Sacred Writings in Darkness

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/sacred-writings-in-darkness/

Poets Shana Rose, a parishioner at St. Luke’s, and Julia Baker, chaplain at Mercy Hospital and parishioner at St. Alban’s, Cape Elizabeth, are hosting a new ecumenical ministry at St. Luke’s Cathedral. “Sacred Writings in Darkness,” will be...
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UTO Grant Adds Showers and Laundry to Services at New Trinity Jubilee Center

https://episcopalmaine.org/uto-grant-adds-showers-and-laundry-to-services-at-new-trinity-jubilee-center/

The Episcopal Church Executive Council recently approved more than $1 million in United Thank Offering grants supporting 27 innovative mission and ministry projects focused on water-related issues around the world. One of these grants—for $55,000—was...
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Prophets, Saints, and Kings: Resisting Christian Nationalism and Building the Beloved Community with King and Bonhoeffer

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/prophets-saints-and-kings-resisting-christian-nationalism-and-building-the-beloved-community-with-king-and-bonhoeffer/

All are invited to Nativity Lutheran Church for the livestream of a morning with internationally renowned Bonhoeffer scholars, Dr. Stephen Haynes and Dr. Reggie Williams. On MLK weekend, participants will learn about the intersecting legacies...
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Fostering a Future with Leaders of Color in the Episcopal Church in New England

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/province-i-bipoc-conference/

The Episcopal dioceses of Province I will hold a conference “Fostering a Future with Leaders of Color” December 14, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Bethany Retreat Center in MA. This will...
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Acolyte Festival

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/acolyte-festival/

Join other Province I acolytes on Saturday, Mar. 1 for a day of fun and learning to celebrate the unique ministry that is acolyting in The Episcopal Church! Participants can expect to arrive at Christ...