Serving on a vestry is an important ministry for the health and well-being of a church. It can bring with it questions and challenges, as well as rewards. The Diocese of Maine wants to help helps wardens and vestries find resources necessary to fulfill their responsibilities. Wardens and vestries are also encouraged to share ideas and to help one another.
Business Bishop Brown’s Address to the 207th Diocesan Convention Elected to Office: Secretary: Theodore G. Fletcher (2027) Treasurer: Julian Sheffield (2027) Standing Committee Members: The Rev. Gwen Fry (2029) Patricia Buck-Welton (2029) Disciplinary Board...
“Our annual convention gives us the opportunity to come together and, bolstered by our faith in Jesus Christ, cultivate the relationships, policies, and programs that advance our common mission.“ — Bishop Thomas Brown Saturday, November...
The 202nd Convention of the Diocese of Maine assembled online via Zoom on Saturday, October 23, 2021. The proceedings were livestreamed on YouTube. We took time to pause throughout convention to hear the Word of God, praise God with song with our virtual choir, and share Spiritual Eucharist.
Supply Clergy Guidelines are intended to be a helpful tool for people in congregations who are responsible for working with clergy filling-in, as well as to serve as a resource for members of the clergy themselves.
The 203rd Convention of the Diocese of Maine “Looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith” Saturday, October 22, 2022 Let us run the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus,...
Clergy licensing, serving in Maine as supply, marriages, funerals
United Thank Offering (UTO) The United Thank Offering is a ministry of the Episcopal Church that encourages the personal spiritual practice of gratitude in support of the mission of the whole church. UTO encourages people...
