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Ecumenical Youth Service Corps Builds Connection for Portland-Area Teens

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The cheerful flyer with colorful graphics of winter hats, socks, and mittens invited Portland-area youth to spend an afternoon with the Youth Service Corps (YSC), shopping for warm accessories at Marden’s, followed by a visit...

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General Convention

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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.

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Holy Curiosity: A Message From the Bishops of Northern New England

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Dear Episcopalians of Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire, Today we celebrated a new milestone! Episcopalians from across Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire met on Zoom today for Maine’s Spring Training event, and during the program,...

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Celebration of a New Ministry (CNM) Liturgical Guidelines & Planning Worksheet

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Liturgical Customary for a Celebration of New Ministry Guiding Principles We celebrate two realities: a new clergyperson and the ongoing ministry of the people of God called to be a particular faith community We highlight...

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

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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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Meet our GC80 Deputies

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As we approach General Convention in July 2022, we’d like to introduce you to a few of the deputies who will be representing the Episcopal Diocese of Maine in Baltimore.  We will introduce our deputies...

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Maine Episcopalians advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights

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A group of Maine Episcopalians from three parishes (Trinity in Portland, St. Albans in Cape Elizabeth, and St. Ann’s in Windham) recently joined forces to express their faith-based support for gender justice to their legislators....

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Protecting Houses of Worship

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Resources to Help Protect Houses of Worship Follow-up material from the Protecting Houses of Worship forum hosted by the Maine Council of Churches  in Westbrook, 10/13/2022 This link provides materials and resources from the event....

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Holy Eucharist with Reaffirmation of Vows and Consecration of Chrism Worship Bulletin – 8 April 2025

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Liturgical Remarks Since 2023, we have crafted this liturgy from The Book of Occasional Services 2022 (BOS) in which the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music made considerable changes to “Consecration of Chrism Apart from...

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Earth Keeper Update from St Alban’s in Cape Elizabeth

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 St Alban’s Episcopal Church Covenant to Care of Creation Activities Update from Earth Keeper Team Feb. 2023 – Aug. 2023 In Jesus, God so loved the whole world. We follow Jesus, so we love the...