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Phishing & Email Scams in Churches

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/email-scam-prevention/

From the Episcopal Diocese of Maine’s Weekly News for Clergy and Lay Leaders, various dates  Phishing in churches Please beware of email and text “phishing” in Maine churches. Fraudulent email and text requests for money...
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Acolyte Festival

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/acolyte-festival-2/

Keeping your acolytes engaged and motivated may not always be easy. Here’s an opportunity for them to practice their skills through fun games and connect with other acolytes from around Province I—all while living out...
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Bishop Brown asks leaders to discuss resuming pre-pandemic Eucharistic practices

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/resuming-pre-pandemic-eucharistic-practices/

Excerpted from The Pine Tree Clergy Newsletter, 17 October 2022: “At clergy day on 27 September, I asked clergy who oversee congregations to begin conversations with lay leaders about when and how to resume pre-pandemic Eucharistic practices. I...
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Building Intentional Small Groups

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Resources for creating an intentional small group ministry in your congregation
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Parish Administrators Collaborative Meeting

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/parish-administrators-collaborative-meeting/

The Parish Administrators Collaborative (PAC) is a community of professionals who share knowledge and resources to support the ministry of our congregations and the mission of the Church. Membership is open to the primary administrative...
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CANON 13 Of The Standing Committee

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Canon 13 Of the Standing Committee Section 1. The Standing Committee shall at its first meeting choose a Chair and a Secretary, either Clerical or Lay. The Secretary shall record all proceedings in a book provided...
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Reckoning and Repair: An Update from the Episcopal Boarding School Commission

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/reckoning-and-repair-an-update-from-the-episcopal-boarding-school-commission/

This conversation will delve into The Episcopal Church’s work to confront its complicity in the Native American boarding school system. Experts will share updates on archival investigations, oral histories, and the development of educational, pastoral,...
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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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Watch Party for the Presiding Bishop’s Investiture in Bangor

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/watch-party-bangor/

St. John’s invites you to join in a Watch Party of the Celebration of New Ministry and Investiture of the Right Reverend Sean Rowe as Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church on Saturday,...
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Frances Perkins’ Day

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Frances Perkins’ life of good work – work that shaped our country and helped so many – has been an inspiration to generations and an icon for how baptized persons live out their ministry in...