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From Easter Guest to Belonging: Turning One Sunday into a Spiritual Home

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/from-easter-guest-to-belonging-turning-one-sunday-into-a-spiritual-home/

Episcopal churches fill their pews on Easter morning. The real question is—what happens on Monday? The panelists for this webinar, hosted by the Episcopal Parish Network, have figured out part of the answer. They have...
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Sunrise Easter Services, 2025

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Sunrise services on Easter morning are a Christian tradition that many believe started with the Moravian church in Germany in the 1730s. For Episcopalians, the practice arose from the Easter Vigil, which, according to The...
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Deacons Day in the Diocese of Maine

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/deacons-day-2026/

Deacons Day in the Diocese of Maine Last Sunday each June Resolution 3 adopted by diocesan convention set aside the last Sunday in June for deacons in the diocese to travel to a parish that...
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Prayer to open the Maine State Senate, March 3, 2026

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/prayer-to-open-the-maine-state-senate-march-3-2026/

Bishop Brown’s prayer opened the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. He was invited to offer the prayer by Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Cumberland).  We bless you, loving and gracious God, for being God,...
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Youth at the 207th Diocesan Convention

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/youth-at-the-207th-diocesan-convention/

There will be a youth event alongside Diocesan Convention! Youth will gather on Friday, Nov. 6, the night before Convention, at Embassy Suites hotel in Portland for a fun youth event (and pool time!), and...
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Canon to the Ordinary’s sabbatical results in formation of Restoration Laos

https://episcopalmaine.org/restoration-laos/

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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Episcopal Church Policies on Gun Safety and Gun Reform

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/episcopal-church-policies-on-gun-safety-and-gun-reform/

The Office of Government Relations is tasked with representing official Episcopal Church policies voted on and passed by General Convention or Executive Council, the legislative and governing bodies of the Church. Below is a list...
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Faith, Values, and The 2024 Election

https://episcopalmaine.org/faith-values-and-the-2024-election/

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...
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Climate Change Solutions that Really Work

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All are invited to join the St. Alban’s Earth Keepers for this engaging, eye-opening workshop presented by Peter Dugas, Maine State Coordinator for Citizens Climate Lobby, a national non-partisan organization dedicated to just and effective...
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Earth Day 2025 Worship

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/earth-day-liturgy-2025/

Earth Day 2025 Worship from the Creation Care Team of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine Resources for liturgy for a service on Earth Day (The Tuesday of Easter Week, April 22, 2025) or on the...