A communicant in good standing, may be licensed by the Bishop to serve as Worship Leader, Preacher, Eucharistic Minister, or Eucharistic Visitor. Requirements and guidelines for the selection, training, continuing education, and deployment of lay ministers, and the duration of licenses shall be established by the Bishop in consultation with the Commission on Ministry.
“This Changes Everything,” is the late Rev. Edward Dufresne’s moving and brave chronicle of his six-year journey with cancer. A Lutheran pastor for over 40 years, Dufresne’s journal of daily thoughts and reflections accompanied by...
Led by Bishop Brown. Schedule for the day: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. – Coffee and fellowship 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. – Program 11:45 a.m. – Worship 12:30 – Lunch 1:30 – 2 p.m. Closing Prayers...
The Clergy Formation Committee is a group of presbyters and deacons working to offer opportunities to enrich the ongoing formation of Maine's clergy community.
Dear Friends in Christ, Wasn’t the clergy conference marvelous? At the “bishop’s time” I said, “there’s always something to receive from whomever the speaker or leader is, and there’s always something the speaker says or...
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is inviting you to celebrate the end of summer together with a weekend at Camp Bishopswood in Hope, located on Lake Megunticook, about five miles from Camden. Summer Finale is...
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....
Our Council of Indigenous Relations invites you to participate in the National Day of Remembrance. Also known as Orange Shirt Day, it is an annual opportunity to remember and honor those who attended Indian boarding schools, to tell the...
A few weeks ago, Bishop Brown sat in conversation with the Founder and CEO of HistoryIT, Kristen Gwinn-Becker, to discuss the diocese’s focus on digital preservation. Find more info and the link to explore our...
