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Sample Letter of Agreement for Priests

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/sample-letter-of-agreement-for-priests/

  Click this link to download a Word version of the sample document to your computer: Letter of Agreement Template

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Sample Letter of Agreement for a Deacon

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/sample-deacons-letter-of-agreement/

Letter of Agreement Deacon Template – WORD VERSION

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Public Reading of MLK’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/committed-to-listen/

Committed to Listen took place in 2021 when political and faith leaders, including Episcopal Diocese of Maine Bishop Thomas Brown, gathered to read aloud the words of MLK's Letter form a Birmingham Jail.

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Mutual Study of Ministry (MSM)

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/msm/

For many years, the Bishop’s Office has encouraged congregations to conduct a Mutual Study of Ministry (MSM) every few years. An agreement to do an MSM about 18 months into the new priest’s tenure is...

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Disciplinary Board

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/disciplinary-board/

In the event of a charge of clergy misconduct, members of Disciplinary Board must meet to review the matter.

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Domestic and International Poverty Grants

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/domestic-and-international-poverty-grants/

The Grants Committee welcomes proposals for Domestic and International Poverty Grants. To apply for funding, please submit a letter to the Grants Committee outlining your proposal. Beginning in 2024, proposals will be considered for funding...

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Clergy Disciplinary Process

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/clergy-discipline-titleiv/

All matters of clergy misconduct will be reported to an intake officer for the diocese.  Matters might then be resolved through pastoral care, mediation, an agreement with the bishop, an investigation or any combination of these.  An investigation may result in formal mediation, and, if necessary, a hearing.

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Agreement for the Joint Administration of Title IV by the Dioceses of ME, NH, and VT

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18wD-5k0J9c3TR4CRZWX7Gx7iBZ3Oh4OH/view?usp=sharing

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Agreement for Joint Administration of Title IV

http://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc_attachments/public/documents/3101/3dioceseagreement.pdf

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Bishop Brown’s First Letter to the Diocese June 2019

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Nh3nJSZvq1eEUIi-_qfYU36MXJvJZBi/view?usp=sharing