GC81 was deputy John Hennessy’s second General Convention and first as elected chair of the Maine deputation. A public policy consultant for the diocese with long experience in advocacy at the state and federal level,...
You may have signed a petition for the Safe Schools, Safe Communities Initiative at your polling place on Election Day. While 60,000 signatures were gathered that day, more are still needed, and you can help...
Maine’s 2025 General Convention Deputation Lay Deputies Mark Spahr, Chair – St. Patrick’s, Brewer Nancy Dymond – St. John’s, Bangor Christian Clough – Cathedral of St. Luke, Portland Julie Littlefield – St. George’s, York Harbor...
The Maine Council on Aging (MCOA), together with several partner organizations from around the state of Maine, including Consumers for Affordable Health Care (CAHC), is working to spread the word about the Medicare Savings Program...
In December 2025, the Grants Committee awarded grants to St. Luke’s Food Pantry (Portland) $5,000 and St. George’s Community Outreach program (Sanford), $5,000. This is in addition to the $33,200 in awards made in the...
The General Convention is the primary governing and legislative body of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It meets regularly once every three years.
Sermon delivered at Christ Church, Gardiner October 27, 2024 Good morning. My name is John Hennessy. I am the public policy director of the Diocese of Maine and the co-chair of the public policy committee...
DIOCESE OF MAINE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE III Section 4. Each Parish in union with the Convention, or the Vestry thereof, and each Organized Mission in union with the Convention, or the Bishop’s Committee thereof, may, at...
DOWNLOAD A PDF One day in a diocesan staff meeting, I asked, “What is it that you want to hear, or receive, from my convention address?” Among the 10 or so answers, two jumped out...
