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2024 Weekly Legislative Update #3

https://episcopalmaine.org/2024-weekly-legislative-update-3/

February 5, 2024 LD 780 – RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Protect Personal Reproductive Autonomy was voted out of the Judiciary Committee with a divided report. Democrats on the committee supported...

Event

Midcoast “Area D” Churches Raucous Caucus Picnic

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/area-d-picnic/

The Midcoast Area churches (Area D) will be getting together for fun, fellowship and eating on Sunday, July 24, from 3:00 to 7:00 PM at Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson. Families of all sorts, please bring your games...

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Resources for Preparing Testimony Against Anti-Trans Bills Before Maine State House

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/maine-council-of-churches-mcc-resources-for-preparing-testimony/

On Thursday, May 8, numerous anti-trans bills will be introduced before the Judiciary Committee at the Maine State House, and the the Maine Council of Churches (MCC) is urging people of faith to show their...

Event

Faith-Based Advocacy Series 2023

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/faith-based-advocacy-series-2023-2/2023-02-02/

Maine Council of Churches Invites You to Participate in a Faith-Based Advocacy Series in 2023 Designed to inspire and equip people of faith to advocate for policies and people that align with their deepest beliefs...

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Recording: The Seven Deadly Sins of White Christian Nationalism with Carter Heyward from 9/21

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/recording-the-seven-deadly-sins-of-white-christian-nationalism-with-carter-heyward-from-9-21/

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Foster Care Advocacy

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/foster-care-advocacy/

The 206th Diocesan Convention on Oct 25, 2025, passed Resolution 1: Foster Care Advocacy in Maine, which encourages the diocese to include prayer for children in foster care this liturgical year, either as a petition...

Event

Environmental Harm Being Done by the Federal Government – Town Hall Gathering

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/environmental-harm-being-done-by-the-federal-government-town-hall-gathering/

Maine Council of Churches invites you to join them on Tuesday, June 24, at 3 pm, for the fourth event in a series of online “town hall” gatherings to discuss ways Maine’s communities of faith...

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Economic and Social Impacts of Restrictions on the Applicability of Federal Indian Policies to the Wabanaki Nations in Maine

https://wabanakialliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-2-Economic-Social-Impacts-Fed-Indian-Policies-to-Wabanaki-Nations-final.pdf

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A Call to Prayer for Our Nation from Bishop Brown

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IhERXn6BqvlxTQQDWygJ5DyvmAC4CIc4/view?usp=sharing

Blog Post

2023 Legislative Review

https://episcopalmaine.org/2023-legislative-review/

October 12, 2023   The Maine Council of Churches Public Policy Committee met yesterday to do a final debrief of the legislative session. I co-chair this group and was excited to meet, mostly in person,...