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Faithful Givers

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/faithful-givers/

Faithful Givers is a new initiative of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine that will strengthen our capacity to engage God’s mission in our congregations and in our community-based ministries. This program will help us develop and sustain financial giving in seeking pledges, fundraising, and building endowments for the future.
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Communities for Spiritual Vitality Information Session

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/communities-for-spiritual-vitality-information-session/

The Communities for Spiritual Vitality is an initiative of gratitude, hope, and joy offered as a source of renewal for laity with roles of leadership or service in parishes with part-time or shared clergy support....
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Diocesan Staff Launches New Parish Visitation Program

https://episcopalmaine.org/diocesan-staff-launches-new-parish-visitation-program/

Offering Maine Episcopal congregations practical assistance and spiritual encouragement is a collective mission of the diocesan staff, and we continually look for ways to better serve our churches. So, in December 2025 we decided to...
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An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice

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March 19, 2025 An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice 2025 Update From the Rev. Rachel Field, project manager and Deb Baker, project coordinator An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice is halfway through its second year....
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Celebration of New Ministry: The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel and St. John’s, Bangor

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/celebration-of-new-ministry-the-rev-jarrett-kerbel-and-st-johns-bangor/

Details TBD.
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Celebration of New Ministry: The Rev. Elizabeth Marshall Casasola and Trinity Church, Castine

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/celebration-of-new-ministry-the-rev-elizabeth-marshall-casasola-and-trinity-church-castine/

Details TBD.
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Celebration of New Ministry: St. George’s, Sanford and the Rev. Tim Higgins

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/celebration-of-new-ministry-st-georges-sanford-and-the-rev-tim-higgins/

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Celebration of the Life and Work of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/celebration-of-the-life-and-work-of-the-rev-dr-pauli-murray/

Province I (spearheaded by the Diocese of Rhode Island) is offering a Zoom on May  23 from 7-8:30 p.m. about the life of The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. The guest speaker will be her niece,...
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“Here We Are. Send Us!” Town Hall

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/here-we-are-send-us-town-hall/

Join the Maine Council of Churches on Tuesday, January 14, at 4pm, for the first in a series of online “town hall” gatherings to discuss ways Maine’s communities of faith can be prepared to respond...
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Faithful Preaching in Changing Times: What the Recent IRS Interpretation of the Johnson Amendment Means for You

https://episcopalmaine.org/event/faithful-preaching-in-changing-times-what-the-recent-irs-interpretation-of-the-johnson-amendment-means-for-you/

In a pending case in Federal court in Texas, the IRS has reinterpreted the Johnson Amendment—potentially opening the door for churches to engage more directly with electoral politics during worship if they choose to. But...