August 15, 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, The Diocese of Maine is ready to support the people of Hawaii, and especially the people who live on Maui. The loss of life, the unfathomable destruction of...
COVID Continued: Sick Clergy and Sunday Morning Plan B In recent weeks we’ve been hearing frequent reports of people testing positive for COVID, including in many cases, clergy in charge of Sunday worship. The good...
Websites: episcopalchurch.org/ministries/creation-care/loving-formation: you will find here a pdf with liturgies and prayers for the Season of Creation seasonofcreation.org: here are a number of resources from the various faith traditions as well as an interfaith resource btscenter.org:...
Here is a list of spiritual directors working within the Diocese of Maine. This is not a list of vetted practitioners; it is merely a list of those who have let us know that they...
A Pastoral Word from Bishop Thomas Brown to the Episcopal Diocese of Maine in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston 27 October 2023 On Wednesday evening, our beloved community of Lewiston joined the...
July 11 Greetings from Baltimore! We finished our business by lunchtime today. The last few items of business are usually courtesy resolutions. These are resolutions that essentially say thank you to various people for contributions...
Christ Transfigured This image was created for the season of Epiphany, 2023. As I thought about the themes inherent to the season, and looked at the various gospel readings for this year, I found myself...
It’s been a quiet time during these dark months. Now that Winter Solstice is over, we can put our hearts and minds toward spring! We have a new member joining us, Meredith Tipton, and she is a...
"Jesus once told a story to teach about what it looks like to love one’s neighbor, which Moses and Jesus both said is a commandment of God. It’s a story about a man beaten nearly to death and left on the side of the road to die by people who knew what Moses taught about love for God and neighbor—and what the prophet Micah taught when he said that God requires three things of us: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God." Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
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 in 2022. This link provides materials and resources from the...