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Canon to the Ordinary’s 2022 sabbatical

https://episcopalmaine.org/diocesan-staff-members-sabbatical/

Over the last several years I have been working on a plan to support the work of clearing unexploded ordnance in Laos. Laos is a small country in between Thailand and Vietnam and is profoundly...

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World Too Beautiful service reflection

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Reflection by Peter Jenks for World Too Beautiful service, January 5, 2022 January 6, Feast of the Epiphany, is no longer simply an overt religious date for churches to offer a service or meal; but...

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Resolution Writing: How to Make Change Happen in Our Church

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/resolution-writing-2025/

The deadline for submitting a resolution for the 2025 Diocesan Convention (Sept. 22) has passed. Proposed resolutions will be available on the convention page and emailed out after Oct. 6. Members of the Resolutions Committee...

Event

Communities for Spiritual Vitality Information Session

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/communities-for-spiritual-vitality-information-session/

The Communities for Spiritual Vitality is an initiative of gratitude, hope, and joy offered as a source of renewal for laity with roles of leadership or service in parishes with part-time or shared clergy support....

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Canon to the Ordinary’s sabbatical results in formation of Restoration Laos

https://episcopalmaine.org/restoration-laos/

I fell in love with the tiny, distant country of Laos about twelve years ago, when I first visited on vacation. Laos is a sliver of mountain and river, with Vietnam on one side and...

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2025 Convention Materials & Results

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/pre-convention-journal-2025/

Agenda Download the agenda here Bishop’s Address Bishop Brown’s Convention Address 2025 Budget – adopted Budget for 2026 – Spreadsheet Budget for 2026 – Narrative Slide Presentation from Pre-convention Meetings Budget Increase Summary Consent Calendar...

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Diocese Working with Government Agencies to Address Current Homelessness Crisis

https://episcopalmaine.org/homeless-crisis-update/

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...

Event

MOM’s Demand Action Rally in Portland

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/moms-demand-action-rally-in-portland/

On May 13, National Mothers Day of Action, our Maine Chapter of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship and MOM’s Demand Action invite you to join them in Portland’s Monument Square from 3-4 p.m. Bring your homemade...

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Staff to Contact by Topic

https://episcopalmaine.org/who-to-contact/

Please don’t hesitate to be in touch with diocesan staff with any questions, concerns, or requests. Reach any of us by phone by dialing 207-772-1953 and then “2” for a staff directory of extensions. Not...

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Advocacy Update – April 2023

https://episcopalmaine.org/advocacy-update-april-2023/

It has been a busy couple of weeks on the advocacy front now that the legislature has dealt with the statebudget. Speaking of the budget, you have heard the democratic majority passed a budget that...