From Sunday through Tuesday of this past week, I attended the annual Clergy Conference for Episcopal clergy at the Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor, along withthe other “Sisters of St. Brendan” (Donna Downs, Jenny Reece...
Interested in exploring ways to share the Good News? Join on Zoom for Episcopal Evangelism Huddles Feb. 21, 12 p.m. Eastern time ‘The Good News of Beloved Community’ Join the Rev. Canon Eric McIntosh for...
The legislature convened the second session this week and the schedule for public hearings and work sessions is already starting to fill up. All legislative committee work will be conducted virtually at least through January...
Conference on Homelessness: Solutions Start with ME Homelessness is a crisis and is continuing to escalate throughout Maine. This crisis is driven by a wide range of complex factors including a lack of affordable housing and accessible...
Loring House Task Force Report – October 24, 2023 The Loring House Task Force has concluded its charge to study the best and highest use for Loring House (143 State Street, Portland) which is the...
Online filing for the 2024 Parochial Report for all Episcopal Church congregations opened on Jan. 6, 2025 and closed on Mar. 1, 2025. Parishes will no longer have access to the online form after Mar....
Join Episcopalians across New England for a conversation about the Future of Racial Reconciliation in Province 1 on Sunday November 13, 2022 from 3-5 p.m. on Zoom. James McKim, Chair and Province 1 Representative of...
March 3-5 On Zoom Registration fee: $30 Deacons serving Province I in the Episcopal Church are invited to an online conference to focus on preaching and the unique voice of the deacon to represent the...
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine is committed to the prevention of abuse of all forms. We want to help the church to be a safe place and believe that requiring safe church training is one aspect of honoring our baptismal vows to “respect the dignity of every human being.”
All matters of clergy misconduct will be reported to an intake officer for the diocese. Matters might then be resolved through pastoral care, mediation, an agreement with the bishop, an investigation or any combination of these. An investigation may result in formal mediation, and, if necessary, a hearing.