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Choral Evensong Service in Yarmouth

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A Choral Evensong Service will take place on Sunday, 22 October, 4:00pm at St Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Yarmouth. Choral Evensong is a service of music, beauty, and mindful prayer. It is considered one of...

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Visitations from Bishop Brown

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Episcopal Visitations are required by Canon III every three years.  In the Diocese of Maine, episcopal visitations are scheduled in rotation about once every 28-30 months.  Other celebrations, special services/ mission leadership or pastoral care visits may be scheduled 'in between' official visitations by either the Priest in Charge/Sr. Warden or the Bishop.Episcopal Visitations are required by Canon III every three years.  In the Diocese of Maine, episcopal visitations are scheduled in rotation about once every 28-30 months.  Other celebrations, special services/ mission leadership or pastoral care visits may be scheduled 'in between' official visitations by either the Priest in Charge/Sr. Warden or the Bishop. You will be provided with visitation forms (available below) ahead of Bishop Brown's visit. Please complete these to help you to prepare for your time together. Here are few highlights: A visitation consists of four parts—a pre-visitation conversation, worship and congregational conversation, vestry/leadership meeting, and time with the clergy person. Please consider scheduling the vestry meeting to a weekday, about 90 minutes, either before or after the visitation. We'll find the time that’s most convenient for you and your leadership. The clergy-bishop time need not occur on Sunday, and when the visitation is online, we’ll likely have to use Zoom for this part. The Bishop's preference, whenever it’s safe and possible, is to have a meal together. Forms to read and complete before Bishop's visit: Bishop's Visitation Customary Notes for Vestry Visits Notes about Confirmation Visitation Planning Worksheet Visitation Schedule Please contact Lauralee Raymond, Executive Assistant to Bishop Brown will any questions.

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Bishops Against Gun Violence

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/bishops-against-gun-violence/

Offering liturgical, formation, and other resources for congregations

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Finding Livestream Worship Stats

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/finding-livestream-worship-stats/

Facebook: Access the data in the Meta Business Suite, including: video performance, benchmarking, audience, loyalty, and retention. Learn more here. YouTube:  Log in to your account, click on the icon for your account in the...

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Center for Racial Healing

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/absalom-jones-center-for-racial-healing/

We encourage you to visit the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing! Subscribe to their newsletter and you’ll gain access to the many resources that they’ve posted, helping them expand their work throughout the...

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Multifaith Vigil for Lewiston

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All are invited to a multifaith gathering to grieve, hope, and dream of a different world on Wednesday, November 1 at 6:30 p.m. This gathering of prayer and song will be led by the Greater...

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Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church

https://episcopalmaine.org/resources/constitution-and-canons-of-the-episcopal-church/

CONSTITUTION AND CANONS ONLINE VERSION 

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In Returning and Rest: A Learning Lunch for Summer Chapels – July 2, 2024

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Find materials from the presenters at the 2024 chapel learning lunch below. Insurance  2024 Presentation – Church Insurance Agency 2024 Vacant Properties Tip Sheet – Church Insurance  Future-Planning Future Committee: Transforming Congregational Culture Outline  Future...

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Here We Are Send Us! 2.5

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Maine Council of Church’s has organized as a continuation of the second event in a series of online “town hall” gatherings to discuss ways Maine’s communities of faith can be prepared to respond when vulnerable...

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Earth Day Sermon “To Till and Keep the Earth”

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To Till and Keep the Earth A sermon preached at St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church, Deer Isle, MaineFirst Sunday after Easter, Year C, April 24 2022 Celebrating Earth Day (April 22) Texts: Genesis 2:4b-25...