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Creation Care Team Seeks New Members
The Diocesan Creation Care Team has an opportunity for new members to join us in our work. Our mission is to bear witness through the people of the Diocese of Maine to the need for justice in...
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Compensation Minimums
2026 Compensation Minimums The 206th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine approved new minimum compensation standards for both lay employees and clergy serving in diocesan congregations and related ministries, effective Jan. 1, 2026. New...
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Mutual Study of Ministry (MSM)
For many years, the Bishop’s Office has encouraged congregations to conduct a Mutual Study of Ministry (MSM) every few years. An agreement to do an MSM about 18 months into the new priest’s tenure is...
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Maliseet Ambassador presentation at Church of the Good Shepherd
Church of the Good Shepherd, Houlton invited community members to learn more about the history of the Maliseet people in Aroostook County. Ambassador Osihkiyol (Zeke) Crofton-Macdonald spoke on his personal experiences and his historical research,...
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Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave
Since January, 2025, both Maine employers and employees have helped to fund the payroll contributions for this new state program. Benefits for this program began on May 1, 2026. Employees will need to apply directly...
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Tri-Dio Sacred Ground Circles this Fall 2025
Tri-Dio Sacred Ground Circles Begin Again This Fall Are you interested in joining others from the Episcopal dioceses of Northern New England, Province 1, or elsewhere, in a film-based dialogue series on race and faith?...
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A Successful, Snowy, ‘Have Your Say’ Youth Retreat
Last weekend, middle and high school youth from both Maine and New Hampshire gathered for a winter retreat at Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in New Hampshire. Titled “Have Your Say,” what began...
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St. Alban’s Organ Dedication Festival of Concerts
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church invites you to join us as we dedicate the new pipe organ with two special concerts: Friday, June 3rd at 7:30 p.m. Christopher Jacobson Duke University Chapel and Divinity School Organist...
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The Gun Safety Day of Action, and What’s Next
Dozens of Episcopalians were among the hundreds of Mainers gathered at the Maine State House in Augusta on January 3—the first day of the new legislative session—to press for gun safety reform. Among them was...
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The Rt. Rev. Sean W. Rowe Elected Presiding Bishop
On a day full of prayer and celebration, the Rt. Rev. Sean W. Rowe, bishop of Northwest Pennsylvania and bishop provisional of Western New York, was elected to be the 28th Presiding Bishop of The...