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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...
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Background Checks for Employees
Clergy background checks are conducted through Praesidium by the diocese when there is a new priest called to serve a congregation. The results are sent to the diocese for the bishop’s review. The diocese pays...
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Benediction by Bishop Brown at the Inaguration of Governor Mills
Holy God, whom we call by many names, we give you thanks for the people of Maine who come together today with the strongest sense of hope for the future you desire to give us....
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The Standing Committee
The Standing Committee is an elected body which serves as the Council of Advice to the Bishop and stands ready to be the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese when a vacancy occurs in the Episcopate.
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General Convention
The General Convention is the primary governing and legislative body of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It meets regularly once every three years.
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Sabbaticals for Clergy
The sabbatical standard in the Diocese of Maine is set by canon, and it’s a generous one: four months every five years. See Canon22.4(2). The canonical benefit is time off with pay. Covering the financial costs for a sabbatical is the...
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Diocesan Council
Diocesan Council is a decision-making body of the Diocese of Maine that is comprised of two elected members and members appointed by the bishop from each of six diocesan areas.
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How the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is Defined by The Episcopal Church
In 2022, the General Convention of The Episcopal Church approved a first reading of a constitutional change to define the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) as inclusive of all the liturgical texts that have been...
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Dio Maine Cooks: Baked Fish Chowder
The Communications Department launched “Dio Maine Cooks: Recipes and Stories from Vintage Church Cookbooks” in January 2025 as a way to explore the history of Maine’s Episcopal churches through the cookbooks in our diocesan archives....
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You Are Not Alone: Responding to Grief and Trauma by Building Relationships
The Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, has raised the alarm about what he refers to as a epidemic of loneliness and isolation. “You Are Not Alone” is an opportunity for learning,...